PHOTOS: State Botanical Garden of Georgia hosts plant sale
- Lora Yordanova | Contributing Photographer
- Updated
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia held a plant sale on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Because of COVID, customers were asked to register online beforehand for a timeslot to shop. To allow for social distancing, only 50 customers maximum were allowed into the plant sale within a one-hour period.
There was a large variety of plants for sale, including camellia bushes, apple trees, succulents and more.
Another plant sale will be held at the Botanical Garden next Saturday, April 10. Customers can register for this event and purchase plants online on the Botanical Garden’s website.

Joey Allen, the Shade & Dunson Native Flora Garden Curator at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, talks to a customer at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

Heather Larkin, a volunteer at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021 waits for customers. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

Two customers look at the plants at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

A row of camellia bushes is pictured at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, talks to a customer at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

Tables full of plants and a row of wagons are pictured at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, talks to a customer at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

Small, purple flowers are pictured at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

A woman pulls her wagon behind her as she looks for plants to buy at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

One Verbena plant is left at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

Shelly Prescott, the Director of Horticulture at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, checks in a customer who made a reservation at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

A welcome sign with information stands at the entrance to the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

A littel girl sits in the wagon with a plant as her grandother pulls her along at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

Small, red carnations are pictured aat the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

A woman pulls a wagon with a plant in it at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

A customer gets instructions on checking in and parking at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

Customers, staff and volunteers walk around at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

A group of men pull a wagon after them as they enter the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

A volunteer sprays down a wagon at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA

Emily James, the Assistant Curator & Plant Records Manager at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, adds plants to a table at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA
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Joey Allen, the Shade & Dunson Native Flora Garden Curator at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, talks to a customer at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA
Heather Larkin, a volunteer at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021 waits for customers. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA
Two customers look at the plants at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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A row of camellia bushes is pictured at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, talks to a customer at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA
Tables full of plants and a row of wagons are pictured at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, talks to a customer at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA
Small, purple flowers are pictured at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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A woman pulls her wagon behind her as she looks for plants to buy at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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One Verbena plant is left at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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Shelly Prescott, the Director of Horticulture at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, checks in a customer who made a reservation at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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A welcome sign with information stands at the entrance to the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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A littel girl sits in the wagon with a plant as her grandother pulls her along at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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Small, red carnations are pictured aat the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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A woman pulls a wagon with a plant in it at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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A customer gets instructions on checking in and parking at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA
Customers, staff and volunteers walk around at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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A group of men pull a wagon after them as they enter the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
- LORA YORDANOVA
A volunteer sprays down a wagon at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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Emily James, the Assistant Curator & Plant Records Manager at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, adds plants to a table at the Botanical Garden plant sale in Athens, Georgia on Saturday April 3, 2021. This year, the Botanical Garden is asking customers to reserve a time slot on their website for the plant sale in order to maintain social distancing at the sale. (Photo/Lora Yordanova, lorayphoto@gmail.com)
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