Month: July 2021
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Bottlebrush Buckeye – What’s Blooming Now
Read More: Bottlebrush Buckeye – What’s Blooming NowBottlebrush Buckeye is a glorious native shrub for the landscape. They are stunning in flower, particularly when used in mass or on a tall bank. Blooming in that gap period between the spring flush and the fall asters bottlebrush helps fill the need for a food source for pollinators during the hot summer months when…
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June 2022 Meeting
Read More: June 2022 MeetingJUNE — A nature advocate and wildlife photographer and a Hall County Master Gardener, Karin Hicks spoke on “Creating a Hedgerow for Wildlife.” She shared her adventures with creating a hedge row that met the standards of her HOA. Using a variety of plants with natives being the backbone, she created layers of plants to…
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Contamination of Garden Gloves
Read More: Contamination of Garden GlovesYes, you can see the seed pods of Catchweed Bedstraw (Galium aparine), but do you see the bacteria? First, a story. I started teaching at a brand-new high school when I moved to Georgia. Of course, we had a football team, but something strange started happening. Before the season started, while in practice, many of…
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Mother Nature’s Love Potion
Read More: Mother Nature’s Love PotionMother Nature has had her love potion, which is quite effective! It makes you fall in love with her, Mother Nature. All gardeners, hikers, backpackers, and campers have experienced it. It is quite real. There are scientific studies to back it up!
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Bluebird Grant Workshop May 24th 2022
Read More: Bluebird Grant Workshop May 24th 2022Seventeen of us had a great morning at the Community Garden at Snellville learning how to make predator guards for bluebird houses. These guards prevent raccoons, squirrels, and snakes from reaching the nests. Terry Dempsey (GPLT) and Carol Hassell (GCMGA & GPLT) let the teaching and all of us shared in the different parts of…
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May 2022 Meeting
Read More: May 2022 MeetingMAY — Rose Guerra, a naturalist/environmental educator, was our guest speaker for our May 16th meeting at Bethesda Senior Center sharing her knowledge regarding Dragonflies and their Habitat. Rose gave us a lighthearted introduction to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia, their beauty and contributions to our environment. Rose currently contracts with several environmental organizations,…
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May Garden Tour 2022
Read More: May Garden Tour 2022Saturday, May 14, 2022 — Our Garden Tour titled: “Gardening for Beauty and the Environment,” was the place to spend a Saturday. Blooming in Gwinnett County in our six gardens displayed… A community vegetable garden surrounded by pollinator plants A half acre garden certified by the National Wildlife Federation A half acre garden with vegetables, pollinator plants…
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Its May! Time to Propagate!
Read More: Its May! Time to Propagate!It’s May! May is the best month for vegetative propagation because there are more plant options now. I’ve included a list of plants and their recommended method of vegetative propagation in May.
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April 2022 Meeting
Read More: April 2022 MeetingAPRIL — Everyone loves hummingbirds! These tiny birds with extraordinary abilities lead fascinating lives. Education Director Melanie Furr of Georgia Audubon told us about A Year in the Life of a Hummingbird, from their courtship and breeding to their incredible migration. As the caregiver for the world’s only ambassador hummingbird, Melanie shared unique insights into…
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APRIL 2022 PLANT SALE
Read More: APRIL 2022 PLANT SALETHANK YOU for Coming!!!!!!!! We had a great turn out and most of our plants found new homes. Our GCMGA Pass Along Plant Sale was held on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 9AM-2:PM. We’ll had a wide variety of perennials (flowers, shrubs, trees) with many native plants included from our own gardens plus vegetables and…
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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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May Monthly Meeting
Trecia Neal, a Biologist and Monarch Watch Conservation Specialist, gave a thorough education on the biology and ecology of the Monarch butterfly. Her presentation was outstanding, as were her videos! In detail, she explained why the butterfly weed should be a native species. She explained why the migration is endangered, the current conservation efforts, and…
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April 2026 Meeting
We welcome Michael Cowan, chairman of the Georgia Native Plant Society, to speak on Georgia’s Essential Native Plants at our April meeting. Join us at Bethesda Senior Center on Monday the 20th at 7PM to hear the vital role that our members can play in fulfilling the society’s mission to champion the stewardship and conservation…
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