MOTHER’S DAY BUFFET AT CALLAWAY GARDENS® Treat Your Mother to a Nice Meal - Mothers at Buffet Receive a Free Gardens Pass, Special Offers and Overnight Package Also Available PINE MOUNTAIN, GA (05/07/2012) – Surprise the most important lady in your life with a delicious Mother’s Day Brunch at Callaway Gardens® on Sunday, May 13, 2012. Within the Mountain Creek Inn, the generous buffets in the Plant Room restaurant will feature mouth-watering appetizers, a variety of salads, slow roasted Black Angus beef tenderloin, seared breast of chicken, pan seared Corvina, smoked pork loin, smashed red potatoes, green beans, simmered greens, an incredible dessert selection and much more. As a special bonus, mothers enjoying this Callaway Gardens brunch in the Plant Room will receive a complimentary pass to enjoy Callaway Gardens, valid for Mother’s Day. The Mother’s Day Brunch, available Noon to 4 p.m., is $32.95 per adult, $16.95 per child ages 6 to 12 and free for children age 5 and younger. Reservations are not accepted for the Plant Room. Taxes and gratuities are additional. Additional Mother’s Day Offerings In addition, The Gardens Restaurant will have a three-course Mother’s Day meal from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $50 per adult, $10 per child (6 to 12) and free for children 5 and younger. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 706-663-2281. The Country Kitchen atop Pine Mountain serves Southern fare and will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Mother’s Day. Reservations are not accepted for the Country Kitchen. The Vineyard Green Restaurants & Spirits, located inside the Mountain Creek Inn, will have a dinner special. Purchase any two dinner entrees and receive a free dessert for Mom. There also will be an entrée special of seared three-ounce crab cake with twice-baked potato, roasted red pepper coulis and chef’s selection of steamed vegetable for $17.95 and a dessert special of chocolate panna cotta with caramel drizzle and sugar dust for $6.95. To view Mother’s Day menus visit www.callawaygardens.com by clicking on “Dining” and then “Special Event Menus.” Or, make Mother’s Day even more special and reserve the Mother’s Day Package that includes the Mother’s Day Buffet, lodging, and admission to enjoy the Gardens and its many attractions. Callaway Gardens, is in Pine Mountain, Ga., 60 minutes southwest of Atlanta and 30 minutes north of Columbus, Ga. For additional information, call 1800-CALLAWAY (225-5292) or visit www.callawaygardens.com. ### About Callaway Gardens For 60 years, Callaway Gardens has provided “a place of relaxation, inspiration and a better understanding of the living world” for millions of visitors. Owned and operated by the non-profit Ida Cason Callaway Foundation, Callaway Gardens includes a garden, resort, preserve and residential community on 13,000 acres in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Highlights include a butterfly conservatory, horticultural center, discovery center, chapel, inland beach, nature trails and special events throughout the year. In addition, Callaway Gardens offers nearly 80,000 square feet of meeting space, 685 guest rooms, restaurants, shops, golf, tennis, fishing and more. Five unique, close-knit residential communities — with custom home sites, lakefront properties and cottages on the golf course — offer an ideal home away from home or full-time residence. Callaway Gardens is home to a 4,610-acre forest preserve which is under conservation easement. This conserved, sustainably-managed land is used for biological studies and environmental education programs. Note to Editors: Images, interviews and visits to the event can be arranged. Thank you.