Month: February 2024
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Wilkerson Mill Garden and Nearly Native Nursery Field Trip – March 1, 2012
Read More: Wilkerson Mill Garden and Nearly Native Nursery Field Trip – March 1, 2012Elizabeth Dean of Wilkerson Mill Garden entertained and enlightened us with her presentation on hydrangeas at our January meeting. GCMGA members and guests followed up the presentation with a field trip to learn more and shop! Elizabeth provided a tour and educational demonstration. After learning more about the selections available, many of us took advantage…
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Start a tradition – Eat your vegetables
Read More: Start a tradition – Eat your vegetablesWith our busy lives, who can take the time to grow a traditional garden? Who has the space in their HOA mandated landscape to grow vegetables? While I passionately embrace gardening, I have never, ever embraced a love of hoeing, watering, or for that matter, straight rows! I grew up in the 1960’s in rural…
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Indoor Seed Sowing Calendar
Read More: Indoor Seed Sowing CalendarIn the Atlanta area our last frost date is around April 15 so we have to count back to figure out when to sow seeds indoors to get a jump-start on the growing season. Here is a seed sowing calendar to help you get plants ready for when the weather warms up. 12 Weeks before…
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Oakland Cemetery Field Trip Report
Read More: Oakland Cemetery Field Trip ReportBy Jessica Miller, Publicity Chair Photos by Margaret Bergeron, Field Trip Coordinator Clear, cool weather only enhanced our Oakland Cemetery field trip experience on Thursday, October 20, 2011. About 45 of us gathered at Six Feet Under for a warm lunch before our adventure into the beautiful cemetery across the street. The food was excellent,…
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I love this planet!
Read More: I love this planet!I love this planet. Not only do I love the diversity of its’ people, but also its’ animal and plant life. I am intrigued by the fact that the sky appears blue even though air is transparent. I am mesmerized by birds flying fearlessly hundreds, maybe even thousands of feet in the air, and wonder…
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This Year’s Scarecrow Entry at ABG
Read More: This Year’s Scarecrow Entry at ABGGwinnett Master Gardener’s Virginia Schofield, Emily Eberhardt and Ruth Kail got together and created “Edgar Allen Crowe” as this year’s entry into the Atlanta Botanical Gardens “Scarecrow’s in the Garden” event, Oct 1st -30th. Virginia mentioned that he didn’t place this year but he sure is cute and someone liked him a lot because he’s the…
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Fall at McDaniel Farm
Read More: Fall at McDaniel FarmOur GCMG/Gwinnett Extension Project at Gwinnett County’s McDaniel Farm Park is wrapping up for 2011 as our volunteers dig into fall. Spring bulbs were added today at the main parking lot entrance. Our big fall rennovation of the Farm House foundation shrubs included the use of the park’s tractor and a lot of help from the park’s maintenance heroes, Joe…
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EHC Field Trip Report
Read More: EHC Field Trip Report17 Master Gardeners and friends enjoyed a great morning at Gwinnett County’s Environmental Heritage Center on September 14. This Field Trip had something for everyone. We participated in a tour of the outside of this fantastic environmentally friendly building with EHC staff member and Master Gardener Karen Alexander. Several of the gardens are the result of GCMG projects…
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Seed Exchange
Read More: Seed ExchangeThis is the time of year to collect seeds to share with your fellow Master Gardeners in our yearly Seed Exchange. What to do: Collect seed Dry seed Store dried seed in paper envelopes, labeled e-mail Jane Burke with a list of what seeds you have to share (see Kathy’s weekly e-mails for the address)…
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National Award
Read More: National AwardCongratulations to Gwinnett Master Gardener Rosalie Tubre, whose Special Ed. Junior Master Gardener project at Peachtree Ridge High School has won the “National Achievement Award” from the National JMG (Jr. Master Gardener) Program. Rosalie and the Peachtree Ridge teacher working with the project will be traveling to Charleston WV to receive the award on October 14th at the International…
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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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