January 26 - March 30

About the Exhibition

Orchid Daze: Gargoyles & Grace showcases orchids, the gems of the plant kingdom, using fanciful statues, ornate vessels, and whimsical curiosities as muses. Experience garden ornaments and antiques dramatically displayed among cascades of colorful orchids. Enter a dazzling garden transformed by beauty, myth and grace.

An annual Atlanta tradition since 2002, Orchid Daze highlights the Garden's world-renowned orchid collection. The largest of its kind in the United States, the collection features approximately 10,000 specimens.

Special Happenings

Orchid Market
The Garden offers an Orchid Market to take place the weekends of January 26-27, February 23-24, and March 29-30, where visitors can view and buy beautiful orchids for their personal collections directly from the growers; it also features orchid artwork by several local artisits.  Over in the Garden Gift Shop, find garden statuary and ornamentation along with a wide selection of orchid-related merchandise.  Visitors will enjoy a 10% discount in the Gift Shop on Orchid Market weekend and members will receive a 20% discount.

Exhibition Tours
Every Saturday, during the exhibition, at 1:30 p.m. visitors can meet a docent in Cox Courtyard for an insightful Orchid Daze Exhibition Tour.  Free with Garden admission.

Dine & Daze
A special $25 dinner pre-fixe is available Sundays - Thursdays, February 3 - March 27 (excluding Valentine's Day) at both restaurants in honor of Orchid Daze.

Orchid Care Clinics
Orchid Care Clinics will be given by the Fuqua Orchid Center staff on the last Saturday of the month for expert orchid advice.  Drop in any time between 10 a.m. and noon to get your orchid questions answered. Free with admission,­ repotting materials are available for $5 per plant.

Orchids for Beginners Classes
For more in-depth answers, the Garden also offers Orchids for Beginners classes during the month of February.  The first class, to be held on February 16, focuses on  Phalaenopsis and Paphiopedilum.  The second class, on February 28, concentrates on the Dendrobium, Oncidium and Cattleya genera of orchids.

Special thanks to our lenders:
Artifacts Antiques, Nashville
Four Seasons Pottery, Sandy Springs
Great Gatsby's, Atlanta

To purchase antiques and other objects from the display, please contact the Atlanta Botanical Garden gift shop. Proceeds benefit the Garden’s conservation, research, horticulture, and education programs. 

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