Massee Lane Gardens celebrates the 2025 Festival of Camellias and the 80th Anniversary of the American Camellia Society for the entire month of February 2025. Although camellias bloom from late fall through early spring, February is the peak of the camellia blooming season. Visitors can stroll pathways through nine acres of specialty gardens full of blooming heirloom, modern, and species camellia plants. We have new picnic tables, too. Feel free to pack a lunch and enjoy the scenery.

Camellia plants will be on sale throughout the season and during each event. The Garden Gift Shop will also be open with an eclectic collection of camellia and garden-themed gifts ranging from home decor to jewelry and accessories.

Spending time outdoors is proven to improve physical and mental health and strengthen the immune system. Since 2019, we have all been subject to the stress of the health crisis. In appreciation of the important role gardens play in healing our mind and body, come join us! A schedule of fun activities will add to the joy of seeing so many different colors, sizes and forms of camellias. Educational presentations and workshops will offer information on developing, caring for, and enjoying camellias. You may also just take a stroll through the gardens.

Call now for Box Lunch and Guided Tour Reservations! Don’t delay in making your advanced, pre-paid reservations today. Tours and lunches are available on a first come, first served basis for groups of 10 or more.

Professionally guided tours can be scheduled Tuesday through Friday in October 2024 - January 2025, and Monday through Friday in February 2025.

Tours are $10 per person, and feature admission to the Massee Lane Gardens; a video presentation on the history of Massee Lane Gardens, the American Camellia Society, and camellia species and cultivars; a short informative speech by a Horticultural Expert; and a professionally guided tour of Massee Lane Gardens.

Deluxe boxed luncheon tours are also available with reservations two weeks in advance for $25. Lunches and guided tours are available now through April 2025. Click here to download and print the menu and box lunch order form.

Be sure to call  (877) 422-6355 to make or confirm reservations for your group's preferred date as well as note the scheduled date on the lunch order form.

Cancellations require a week’s advance notice. Phone payments by credit card are accepted.

Boxed lunches will be served between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in the Annabelle Lundy Fetterman Gallery and Museum among breathtaking Boehm porcelain masterpieces. Tours can be scheduled either before or after the meal. Make your reservations early for the best scheduling options. Be sure to save time to visit our newly renovated gift shop and plant sale tent!

Take your shoes off and sit a spell with a fresh bag of popcorn or another snack from our gift shop concessions while you enjoy our History of The American Camellia Society film in the auditorium. This film is available any time our doors are open year round. Learn even more from our educational kiosk in the Silver Building.

To celebrate the contributions of the tea plant and its health benefits, complimentary tea will be served each Monday in February. Visitors will taste a different variety of Biron Tea, which is carried in the Massee Lane Gardens gift shop. Biron teas use traditional Western, Chinese, and Ayurvedic herbs. The teas are 100 percent natural and specially blended for taste and aroma, giving them exceptional flavor. The tea tasting is free with garden admission.
 

Admission will be free to kick off the month of camellia fun. Activities include self-guided tours, art exhibits, complimentary nature scavenger hunts with prizes, inflatable house & slide and fun art activities for children. Kona Ice, Light 'em Up BBQ, and/or Chef Al Townes food trucks will be here to serve you!

Enjoy the beautiful botanical artwork of Atlanta, GA artist, Linda Fraser. Mrs. Fraser is a botanical illustrator of native plants in the southeastern United States.  Over eighty-five of her watercolor and colored pencil paintings travel as the exhibit, A Walk Through the Seasons.  The paintings are hung in chronological order, showing plants found blooming side by side in specific environments.  Although her paintings can be a means of identification, they are also enjoyed simply for the beauty of the flowers and the fun of finding the colorful insects and other critters hiding or chewing on the plants. Mrs. Fraser will also give a presentation on Southeastern Native Plants, “Growing Wild Things in a Polite Neighborhood” and discusses the plants and insects featured in her artwork.

Ikebana, also known as kadō, is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. The Ikebana Exhibit will be displayed for viewing by the Middle Georgia Chapter of the International Ikebana Society during the first weekend in February 2025.

Families will enjoy Little Buds Day. The event and activities are free for children 12 and under. Activities include scavenger hunt with prizes, DIY arts & crafts tables, inflatable house & slide & a Wildlife Program!!!

The Macon Museum of Arts & Sciences will be conducting a "The Classics" wildlife program, featuring owls, for kids and adults alike. Young guests will also enjoy scavenger hunts, art activities, and pretending to sail around the world in an 18-foot inflatable slide ship. Complimentary nutritious snacks will be offered to each registered young guest.

The event is free with advance reservations by January 28, 2025.

Iris Brand, Gift Shop Coordinator, ACS, will teach you how to make paper clay jewelry for sale, gifting, or to wear yourself. The kit includes everything you need to finish a matching set pendant with earrings. Wear them home and don't forget your silicone mold for making as many as you like in the future. RSVP required. Only 12 seats available. Call to schedule your seats today. (478) 967-2358 Major credit cards accepted. $5 off per student registered on the same card.

Middle Georgia Camellia Society will showcase hundreds of camellia blooms, showing diversity of sizes, shapes and colors that make camellias such a prized addition to any garden. Entries (open to all growers & the public) will be accepted from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Experts will be on hand to assist the public with preparing blooms from your home garden to enter in the show. The show will be open for public viewing, Saturday, around noon until 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Show Contact: Tommy Martin
massee.lane.camellia.show@gmail.com
(478) 235-0096

• Open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. 

• General Admission is $10, $8 for seniors, military (with ID) and free for children under 12 and American Camellia Society members.

• Flint Energies Co-Op Connection members are eligible for $2 dollar off the regular admission fee (please show membership card at Gift Shop to receive the discount.) (Admission discounts are not available for guided tours.)

• Massee Lane Gardens is located at 100 Massee Lane, Ft. Valley, Georgia. Click here for driving instructions and information on the gardens

• Call toll free at (877) 422-6355 to schedule a guided tour or to reserve a boxed luncheon. For more information, email ask@americancamellias.org