Happy Birthday Olguita’s Garden

October 31^st, 2026, marks the 8^th anniversary of the opening of Olguita’s Garden, a lush, ornamental English-style garden at the Atlanta History Center built and named in honor of Olga C. de Goizueta. Known to her loved ones as “Olguita”, she left behind a legacy of philanthropy in the city of Atlanta and also served as a Trustee at the Atlanta History Center. This vibrant, tranquil space features a variety of foliage, textures, and colors and remains beautiful all year long with rotating seasonal annual displays to ensure that no two visits to this garden are alike.  

With shorter days and cooler temperatures upon us, the Gardens staff at the Atlanta History Center are busy getting Olguita’s Garden planted with brand new shrubs, perennials, and annuals. New additions include small trees like Cornus kousa ‘Summer Fun’ (variegated dogwood) and the evergreen Gardenia jasminodies ‘August Beauty’ (cape jasmine) to add permanent structure to the garden while long-flowering perennials like Perovskia ‘Prime Time’ (Russian sage) and Alstroemeria ‘Koice’ (Peruvian lily) help to bridge the gaps between seasons. 

Mixed between the shrubs and perennials are hardy, bulletproof annuals like Viola ‘Floral Power Plum Antique’ and Erysimum ‘Bowles’ Mauve’ (wallflower) that will bloom through the wintertime and long afterwards into the spring alongside statuesque beauties such as Digitalis ‘Camelot Rose’ (foxglove), Delphinium ‘Blue Lace’ (candle larkspur), and Allium ‘Gladiator’ (ornamental onion). Look forward to carpets of spring-blooming bulbs woven delicately into the garden beds like Hyacinthus ‘Delft Blue’ (hyacinth), masses of beautiful tulips such as ‘Mango Charm’ and ‘Double Surprise’, and stunning botanical curiosities like Fritillaria persica.  

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