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Join Trees Atlanta and the Intown Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society for a special screening of Gardening for the Planet—a hopeful documentary that reimagines how we respond to climate change. In a world shaped by rising temperatures, shifting ecosystems, and growing eco-anxiety, this film offers something we all need: a path forward.

Through beautiful storytelling and science-backed insight, Gardening for the Planet reveals the profound impact of native plant gardening—not just for pollinators and wildlife, but for climate resilience, community healing, and personal empowerment.

Come be inspired to turn your yard, your neighborhood, or even a small container garden into part of the solution. Together, we’ll explore how tending the earth can also tend to our sense of hope.

Stay after the screening for a panel conversation, connection, and resource share with practical ways to get started. Because healing the planet can begin at home.

“In the past, we have asked one thing of our gardens: that they be pretty. Now they have to support life, sequester carbon, feed pollinators, and manage water.” Doug Tallamy

About the Panelist:

• Jasmine Pochynok, is a US Coast Guard veteran and corporate communications professional in northwest Atlanta. Jasmine believes anyone can make an environmental impact at home. She discovered her love for gardening after buying her first home and has since dedicated her yard to supporting local wildlife. She is City Forest Certified and a certified wildlife property through the National Wildlife Foundation and Home Grown National Parks.
• Erin Michelle Vaiskaukas had her home in East Atlanta Village, City Forest Certified. A Gardener is always a futurist, and the roadmap is simple: plant native, practice attunement, and endeavor to do no harm. The trees, plants, fungi, and critters are community members. The land is teacher. The soil is ancestor. The relationship is one of kinship, not ownership. I can’t imagine a more noble or meaningful goal for ourselves, our planet, and our community than tending the earth in a restorative way. 
• Tom Collins was a member of the Georgia Native Plant Society (GNPS) State Board of Directors from 2018 to 2025. He continues to serve on the GNPS statewide Habitat Certification Committee and is a co-chair of the Intown Chapter Certification Committee. He now certifies properties in the Metro Atlanta area and serves as a plant rescue facilitator. His own yard was certified at the gold level in 2022.

City Forest Certification: The City Forest Certification is Trees Atlanta’s newest community action program. This hands on program is designed to guide and empower everyday people with practical knowledge and skills. Neighbor by neighbor and property by property, we can grow and connect a network of forests big and small. By attending this program, you can earn 1 Acorn towards your City Forest Certification

Additional Information:

• Doors open at 12:30 pm.
• Getting Here: This event will take place at the Trees Atlanta Kendeda TreeHouse (825 Warner St. SW 30310) Atlanta Bike racks are located on the side of the building (near the silo in the Picnic Patio). We are approximately 1 mile from the Oakland City and West End MARTA train stations (Red and Gold Lines). Limited number of parking spaces are available at our location, in addition to limited street parking. Lee & White is accessible via a walk on the Atlanta Beltline for those who plan to eat there before or after this event.
• Registration Required. This event is free. Please consider adding a donation when registering for a free ticket.
• Safety and Cancellation Policy: Learn more about our current Safety Protocols here.
• Questions: If you have any questions or comments regarding this event, please email education@treesatlanta.org.

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