The Heritage Garden contains plants of historic and socioeconomic interest to Georgia. Included in this garden are ornamentals such as heirloom annuals and perennials and antique roses; fruit crops such as apples, pears, and peaches; row crops such as cotton, tobacco, and peanuts; and a selection of plants native to Georgia.

Winter crops such as these fava beans are grown in the Heritage Garden.

The garden also pays homage to milestone events and key people in Georgia's agrarian history. The Trustees Terrace, for example, provides a reflection on the Trustees Garden which James Oglethorpe developed in Savannah shortly after the arrival of the English colonists. Other milestone events included development of the commercial peach industry in late 19th Century and commercial pecan industry in the early 20th Century as well as attempts at sericulture (silk production) during the 18th and 19th Centuries.

Also included among the components of the Heritage Garden are sections that pay homage to P. J. Berckmans and Fruitland Nursery. Immigrating from Belgium in the mid 19th Century, Berckmans developed and released hundreds of new varieties at his nursery in Augusta. The nursery became one of the largest in the U.S. by end of the century and is now the site of Augusta National Golf Club.

These and other interesting botanical and horticultural events are portrayed in the Heritage Garden which lies just uphill from the International Garden separated by Freedom Plaza.

Indigo and okra