
BGCI: The global network Our work Our supporters and partners Join in Resource centre Education centre Climate change information centre PlantSearch GardenSearch Sign up to our newsletter:	BGCI > Garden The State Botanical Garden of Georgia United States of America - Georgia - Athens Institution Code: GA International Agenda Registrant: Yes Current BGCI member: Yes Main Address: The State Botanical Garden of Georgia 2450 S. Milledge Avenue Athens Georgia 30605-1624 United States of America Telephone Number: 706 542 1244 Fax Number: 706 542 3091 Web Site: www.uga.edu/botgarden Institution Email Address: garden@uga.edu Show all data Staff Details Director: Dr. A. Jefferson Lewis III Curator: Shirley Berry Plant Records Officer: Jeannette Coplin Total Staff: Number of Horticultural Staff: 7 Number of Educational Staff: 2 Number of Research Staff: 4 Number of Administration Staff: 2 About this Garden Institution Type: Botanic Garden Status Private: No State: Yes Educational Establishment: Yes Municipal: No Satellite Garden: No Trust Administered: No Date Founded: 1968 Physical Data Natural Vegetation Area (inside BG): Yes Size of Area: 115 hectares Landscaped Area: Yes Size of Area: 12 hectares Total Area (in Hectares): 127 hectares Latitude: 33.5700 Longitude: -83.2300 Annual Rainfall: 1280 mm Altitude: 231.00 metres Total Area Under Glass: 1000 metres Features and Facilities Computer Plant Record System: Yes Open to the Public: Yes Society of Friends: Yes Retail Outlet (shop): Yes Retail Outlet (plant sales): Yes Disabled Access: Yes Number of Visitors: 200000 Number of Volunteers: 150 Plant Collections Number of Living Plant Accessions: 7253 Number of Taxa in Cultivation: 4376 Special Collections:Acer (28 spp, 58 taxa), Cornus (15 spp, 47 taxa), Ilex (27 spp., 196 taxa), Rhododendron (native azalea - 4 spp, Viburnum (39 spp, 72 taxa), Rosa (63 taxa), Spiraea (8 spp, 18 taxa), native herbaceous flora, hardy Camellia, Magnolia (23 spp, 63 taxa), Cercis, Kalmia, Quercus, annuals, herbsRare and endangered plants of Georgia and adjacent southeastern states. Conservation Programmes Conservation Programme: Yes Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes Reintroduction Programme: Yes Research Programmes Conservation - Biology: Yes Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes Ecology: Yes Ecosystem Conservation: Yes Education: Yes Ethnobotany: Yes Horticulture: Yes Invasive Species Biology and Control: Yes Pollination Biology: Yes Seed/Spore Biology: Yes Education Programmes Visitor/Education Centre: Yes Education Signs in Garden: Yes Public Lectures/Talks: Yes Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes Guided Tours: Yes Permanent Public Displays: Yes Special Exhibitions: Yes Courses for School Children: Yes Courses for University/College Students: Yes Courses for General Public: Yes Education Programme: Yes	Journal Articles People, Plants and Habitats – A Lifelong Connection December 1998 Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance Formed December 1996