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2004 Spring Picnic
Picnic At Piccadilly
Saturday, May 1, 10:30 a.m.
Sam and Carleen Jones, Owners of Piccadilly Farm, will host a special garden lecture and nursery tour for GPPA: "Exploring the Paths at Piccadilly." Join fellow members for a brown bag lunch in the education pavilion and receive a 10% discount on plant purchases. Piccadilly is located at 1971 Whippoorwill Road in Bishop, GA, off GA 53 near Watkinsville. (706-769-6516) DIRECTIONS
Located off GA 53 near Watkinsville, south of Athens.From Atlanta take 316 or 78 to 53. From Commerce, Athens or Madison, take 441 to 53. Turn off 53 at the High School, then turn right on Whippoorwill.
If you want to make a day of it, their are many fine nurseries in the Athens area:
Jefferson, GA
GardenSmith Greenhouse & Nursery
231 Hogan's Mill Rd.
(706)367-9094From Athens (In Denise's own words...)
Take 129 North. Coming in to Arcade, the road bends LEFT a bit, and there is a stop light. Go straight through, and that puts you onto the Major Damon Gause Bypass. (Note: Arcade does funny things with their speed limit signs, and they are NOT shy about tickets, so have a care.) Go to your next light and turn LEFT which is Hwy 11 South. Go 1.5 miles and you are at a 4-way stop at an Exxon station. Go STRAIGHT, and stay on 11 South for 1 more mile. You will come to a 4-way stop at a BP station. Turn RIGHT onto Jackson Trail Road. Go 1.4 miles, and turn LEFT onto Hogan's Mill Road, which is our dirt road. We are 1/4 mile ahead on the left, and we are STILL the only thing on the left that is not a cow or a pine tree.
Lexington, GA
Goodness Grows
Hwy 77N
(706)743-5055From Watkinsville: Turn onto Barnett Shoals Rd. at the Hwy 15 and 441 intersection. Follow Barnett Shoals Rd which becomes the Bob Godfrey Rd. at the Green Hills Country Club and eventually dead ends at Hwy. 78. Turn right onto Hwy 78 and continue through Lexington. Turn left onto Hwy.77 N (Hartwell/Elberton Hwy) at the eastern edge of Lexington. Nursery is 3/10 of a mile on the left.
Athens, GA
Classic City Gardens
405 Belmont Road
(706)353-2449From Watkinsville: Go SW on Whippoorwill toward Elder Rd. Turn left on Elder. Turn left onto GA 186/Hopping Rd. Follow GA 186. Turn left onto US 129 N/GA 24 N Macon Hwy. Turn right onto S. Main St/GA 24. Turn right onto Barnett Shoals Rd., which becomes County Line Rd. Turn left onto Barnett Shoals Rd. Turn right onto Belmont Road. Go to 405.
Winterville, GA
Thyme After Thyme
550 Athens Rd
(706)742-7149Four miles east off Hwy. 78.East on the left. Two miles east of Athens Airport.
Hull, GA
Pinebush Farm & Nurseries
3332 Hwy. 106 S.
(706)789-2344From Watkinsville, Oconee County: From Hwy. 441 North, get on the Loop 10 By-Pass (which is also Hwy. 441 and Hwy. 29 on the east side). Continue on Hwy. 29 North (the road that goes past Athens Tech). After you pass Athens Tech keep going on Hwy. 29 about 3-4 miles until you come to a large intersection. There's an Ingles store on the right and BB&T on the left. Take a left at the light. This is the beginning of Hwy. 106. Go about one mile and Hwy. 106 takes a sharp right turn at the traffic light. Continue on Hwy. 106 about 6-7 miles. The nursery will be on the left, about 1/4 mile after Moon's Grove Rd. If you come to Union Baptist Church, you’ve gone too far.
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
This garden includes 312 acres of forest with five trails, specialty gardens, International Garden, Visitors Center, gift shop and art gallery. Admission is free. Open 8 a.m. to sunset, daily.2450 Milledge Avenue, Athens (706)542-1244.
From Watkinsville, go North on the South Bypass toward Athens. Take the South Milledgeville Avenue Exit and follow the signs. The garden entrance is a mile on the right.
Eagle Tavern, Watkinsville
Eagle Tavern was built in the late 1700's and is one of the oldest surviving structures in Oconee County. It now serves as a museum, gift shop and the Oconee County Local State Welcome Center. Visitors can see examples of hand-crafted chests, tables, beds and other artifacts which were typical of the furnishings of the early days.Go to the Athens Georgia Nursery Growers Association webpage for more information, including wholesale only resources.