Month: December 2019
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Azaleas For The Southern Garden
Read More: Azaleas For The Southern GardenThere are over 900 species of azaleas (Rhododendron spp.) and over 8000 recognized hybrids. Azaleas belong to the Ericaceae family (the heath family which includes blueberries and mountain laurels) and are used extensively by gardeners. These plants freely hybridize and there are new cultivars introduced every year. Gardeners should seek out the new cultivars to…
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Creating Curb Appeal – Do it Right The First Time!
Read More: Creating Curb Appeal – Do it Right The First Time!Is your week hectic like mine? Running from one task to another? Juggling family, career, household, volunteer activities, and more…leaving no time for the landscape? After the day is done and you drive into your neighborhood and approach your driveway, are you squinting your eyes filtering out what uglies lurk in your landscape? As you…
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Looking Forward to Spring Ephermerals
Read More: Looking Forward to Spring EphermeralsOnce again the spring ephemerals are carpeting the forest and woodland floor only to be quickly admired and sleep again until next year. Spring ephemerals (i fem’ ur als) are plants whose glory lasts but a few days but the memory of their haunting beauty will remain with you for months come. You will find…
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A Bit of Dirt – Winter 2007
Read More: A Bit of Dirt – Winter 2007The full pdf copy of this edition is available here. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Glenn Parsons Hello all my Master Gardener friends and Happy New Year. I am honored to have the opportunity to deliver this message in our quarterly newsletter. The newsletter is something all of us enjoy reading since it keeps us in touch…
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A Bit of Dirt – Fall 2007
Read More: A Bit of Dirt – Fall 2007The full pdf copy of this edition is available here. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Glenn Parsons This morning I began to work in my garden before 9:00 am with the hope that I would avoid the oppressive heat and humidity. Unfortunately, my plan was unsuccessful. To make matters worse I was attacked by a formation of…
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A Bit of Dirt – Summer 2007
Read More: A Bit of Dirt – Summer 2007The full pdf copy of this edition is available here. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Glenn Parsons Hello Master Gardeners and Friends, As I am sitting here writing this message, the annual plant sale is just one week away. Many of you have put several tedious hours into planning, digging and potting plants, making yard-art items, and…
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The History of the Gwinnett County Master Gardeners Association
Read More: The History of the Gwinnett County Master Gardeners AssociationOn September 20, 1993 the first official club meeting of Gwinnett County Master Gardeners Association was held at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville. Don Freidus, class of ’93 was instrumental in getting others interested in our club. The first officers were not elected by the usual manner (testimony to our inexperience) but…
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A Bit of Dirt – Spring 2007
Read More: A Bit of Dirt – Spring 2007The full pdf copy of this edition is available here. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Glenn Parsons Today I watched a TV show about global warming and then my favorite weatherman reported the USA is having the worst winter in 100 years! Without getting caught up in the debate, I retreated to many new garden catalogs in…
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A Bit of Dirt – 2004 Newsletters
Read More: A Bit of Dirt – 2004 NewslettersThere were three of the five issues for 2004 available to scan. Please click the link below each overview to read the full newsletter. In each edition are also GCMGA event write-ups, meeting minutes, and additional association information. Spring, “Tree Planted for Arbor Day” BOD-2004 Spring Summer, “Plant Sale 2004”; “Fun with Invasive Plants”; “Yard…
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A Bit of Dirt – 2002 Newsletter
Read More: A Bit of Dirt – 2002 NewsletterThere was only one edition for 2002 in the file and no issues available for 2003. Spring 2002, “The Language of Flowers”; “Will the Real Carrot Please Stand Up?”; “Containers Make Growing Easy”; “Two Types of Fire Ants Now Thrive in Georgia”; BOD-2002 Spring Related Images:
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June Monthly Meeting
Master Naturalist, Kathryn Kolb, Director of the EcoAddendum, is our speaker for our June 15th meeting at 7PM . She will explain the accidents of history that gave metro Atlanta its exceptional urban forest and natural areas, from parks to backyards. She will also share how to identify our highest value old growth forest remnants—which…
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