Rejuvenate with guided herbal tours, flowers, movie location and history tours, picnics in the park, and spring harvest-to-table cuisine!

April is an exciting time to visit Covington! The longer, warmer days usher in new spring blooms and rejuvenating ideas to embrace the season’s freshness.

Gardens and Flowers

Pollinators are critical to our gardening and farming needs. Visit Academy Springs Park Butterfly Garden – Garden No. 65 in the Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail. Head to 3120 Conyers at the corners of Conyers Street and Legion Drive. Flowers and shrubs/trees native to our region bloom from spring into fall and help to support pollinating species throughout their life cycles.

When you take part in a farm experience at Bonds Estate & Gardens, you can come away with new ideas for healthy lifestyles. Enjoy the beauty of the 1895-era home and the tranquility of the gardens that have been continuously cultivated for more than 120 years. This is a family owned and operated farm specializing in a variety of fruits, nuts, vegetables, native flowers, and medicinal, culinary and aromatic herbs.

• During the Heritage Tour, guests can walk the grounds where former enslaved families survived. Learn about the estate’s history of the enslaved and the impacts of enslavement in Georgia.
• A Taste of the Past Tour invites you to journey into the international flavors planted on the estate through herbs, nuts and fruits.
• Wellness Tea Experiences guide you and guests through a curated selection of hand-crafted wellness teas, each steeped in tradition, balance, and care. This intimate experience blends flavor, education and restoration in a serene setting. Inquire today.

Imagine the scents of spring-fresh hydrangea, sunflower, delphinium, carnation, and lush foliage! Head to our local flower shops. Sherwood’s Flowers & Gifts is a locally owned, family-run florist in historic downtown originally established in 1946. Talk with trained floral designers for a unique arrangement available using a variety of flowers and plants sourced by local Atlanta wholesalers and Southern growers.

The plant artists at Covington Flower Shop believe flowers are more than just blooms – they're expressions of love, joy, sympathy, and celebration. Plants add warmth, life and style to homes and offices while offering a thoughtful way to show you care.

Tour the Hollywood of the South®

Tour Covington’s historic sites and movie filming locations with several professional tour operators – ghost tours included! You can go self-guided by picking up brochures and maps at the Covington Welcome Center or inquire about guided tours here. Fans of The Vampire Diaries love seeing “Mystic Falls” come to life. More than 150 movies and shows have been filmed here. You may come upon an active movie set in town!

Play in Covington

Central Park is one of a dozen-plus parks in Covington and is well known for its Parker’s Pasture Disc Golf Course, pictured above. Both Newton County Parks and Recreation and City of Covington Parks manage the trails, pathways, parks and gardens, playgrounds, ball fields and game courts. If you’re a golfer, visit Ashton Hills Golf Club in Covington – voted a Top 10 public golf course in the Atlanta area.

Savor Spring

Lucky for you, Covington’s dining scene is renowned. Indulge in Southern classics, barbecue, pastries and coffee shops, pizza pies and pecan pies. Spring harvest is infused into chef creations in establishments that embrace a farm-to-table vibe.

Ready for rejuvenation in The Hollywood of the South®? Welcome to Sparta, Mystic Falls, and Hazzard County, too!