About Us  Green Expansion: Phase Two
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Green Expansion: Phase II
Updated March 4, 2010
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Introduction
With Phase I complete, the Green Expansion of the Garden continues with a number of spectacular new gardens and amenities for visitors to enjoy. When complete in spring 2010, the Green Expansion: Phase II will offer visitors wonderful new features to explore including a delicious Edible Garden, a soaring Canopy Walk, the magnificent Storza Woods, and a sparkling Cascades Garden.
Edible Garden (Opening Spring 2010)
Food, glorious food! An exciting Edible Garden will be filled with
vegetables from around the world, tree fruits, soft fruits, culinary herbs and edible flowers. These beautiful, tasty plants will replace the Garden's old parking lot.
Plus, look forward to plenty of educational programming at a new Outdoor Kitchen. Gourmet chefs will provide classes and tips on using delicious, freshly harvested, healthful produce.
Canopy Walk (Opening Spring 2010)
The soaring Canopy Walk is a 600-foot reverse suspension bridge that provides a breathtaking journey through the treetops of Storza Woods. At its highest elevation 40 feet above the ground, visitors may enjoy an intimate experience inside the tree canopy. This graceful yet strong suspension walkway has been designed and engineered with respect to its surroundings, resulting in minimal impact to the trees or forest floor.
Storza Woods (Opening Spring 2010)
Storza Woods, which accounts for about half of the Garden¹s 30 acres, is one of the few remaining mature hardwood forests in the city of Atlanta. The woods contain a variety of native hardwood trees including maple, oak, tulip poplar, beech, black cherry, hackberry and flowering dogwood. Shortleaf and loblolly pines are also found there. Native wildflowers include bloodroot, trilliums and wild ginger.
Cascades Garden (Opening Spring 2010)
A Cascades Garden bursting with brilliant flowers and flowing water
features will replace the original hillside driveway to GardenHouse. Sights and sounds of waterfalls will complement lush gardens filled with
colorful bold-textured plants. Sunlight pouring in will put this beautiful garden in striking contrast to the woodland gardens surrounding it.
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