Month: March 2022
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Garden Tour feedback
Read More: Garden Tour feedback2011 Gwinnett Master Gardener Garden Tour By Susan Varlamoff, garden host By foot and by car pool, family, neighbors, friends, fellow Master Gardeners, and the general public found their way to my Lilburn garden and that of my neighbor’s for the Gwinnett County Master Gardener’s Garden Tour on May 21. Approximately 100 people, ages 4…
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State Botanical Gardens Field Trip – May 2011
Read More: State Botanical Gardens Field Trip – May 2011Jay Trevari has provided an excellent article on our field trip to the UGA Trial Gardens and State Botanical Gardens. The following are a few additional pictures of our visit to the State Botanical Gardens. Related Images:
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My First Garden Tour
Read More: My First Garden TourUGA Trial Gardens and GA Botanical Gardens Field Trip – May 2011 As a new Intern, I decided to make the UGA Trial Gardens and Georgia Botanical Gardens my very first garden tour. Although I did not know what to expect, other than perhaps learning about some interesting plants, I eagerly anticipated the day. The…
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2011 Garden Tour – Sue Shaw
Read More: 2011 Garden Tour – Sue ShawOne of the gardens on the May 21, 2011 Garden Tour Sue Shaw’s front yard consists of a rose garden and azalea lined driveway leading to a front courtyard with hellebores, ferns, heuchera, macrophyla hydrangeas and callas. The greenhouse shade garden is home to Annabelle and lacecap hydrangeas as well as trillium, ferns and other…
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2011 Garden Tour – Linda Edwards
Read More: 2011 Garden Tour – Linda EdwardsOne of the gardens on the May 21, 2011 Garden Tour Linda and Steve Edwards’ lovely Peachtree Corners garden is a welcome retreat. This certified National Wildlife Habitat is designed to have something blooming each season. Visitors enter the garden through an arbor draped with a living curtain of evergreen ‘Armandii’ Clematis. A flagstone path…
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2011 Garden Tour – Payge Cox
Read More: 2011 Garden Tour – Payge CoxOne of the gardens on the May 21, 2011 Garden Tour Wind your way around a flagstone path taking you to outdoor rooms designated for reflection and relaxation. Mostly shaded by mature hardwoods like maples, oaks and pines, the garden has sunny areas as well, displaying perennials like iris, daylilies and asters. Payge, a Gwinnett…
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2011 Garden Tour – Jane Trentin
Read More: 2011 Garden Tour – Jane TrentinOne of the gardens on the May 21, 2011 Garden Tour Jane Trentin’s garden is mostly a shade garden with some sun areas in the front. She specializes in native plants, many of which she has acquired through plant rescues with the Georgia Native Plant Society. Related Images:
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2011 Garden Tour – Julie Foster
Read More: 2011 Garden Tour – Julie FosterOne of the gardens on the May 21, 2011 Garden Tour Julie Foster’s garden is about an acre and surrounds the circa 1903 home. The front yard consists of a sunny garden of mixed shrubs and perennials as well as the ‘berry patch” with a fig tree, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. The backyard is a…
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2011 Garden Tour – Susan Varlamoff
Read More: 2011 Garden Tour – Susan VarlamoffOne of the gardens on the May 21, 2011 Garden Tour Susan Varlamoff’s garden is a combination of classic beauty maintained with environmental practices. The front yard features a koi pond and waterfall with biological filter. It also has an herb garden and other plants that attract beneficial insects to keep pests under control. Much…
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2011 Garden Tour
Read More: 2011 Garden TourThe Garden Tour will be held May 21, 2011 The Gwinnett Master Gardeners are pleased to announce our 2011 Garden Tour to be held on Saturday, May 21st, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at any of the tour gardens on the day of the tour. Proceeds from the garden…
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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
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April 2026 Meeting
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