“Carnivorous Plants of the Southeast” is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 4, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Extension Offices, 140 Stonewall Ave. West, Suite 210, in Fayetteville. The session will be facilitated by Suzanne Norman, Clayton County Master Gardener, who researches and grows carnivorous plants. The presentation includes interesting facts and beautiful displays, along with how to […]
James P. Cocos, senior manager of horticulture at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, will be the guest speaker at the next Fayette Master Gardener Association Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 10 a.m. at the Bridge, 225 Willow Bend Road in Peachtree City. Cocos oversees much of the outdoor operations, conservatories, greenhouse […]
It may be fall, but it’s time to look ahead to spring if you want your garden to look like those gorgeous pictures in the magazines. And Dewayne Gallatin is just the landscape designer to tell you how to do it. Gallatin will reveal the planting secrets to producing lush masses of tulips and other […]
The Coweta County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers’ Fall Plant Sale is Saturday, Oct. 8, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Coweta Extension Greenhouse behind the county extension office, 255 Pine Road in Newnan. Come early to select your perennials, shrubs and trees for fall planting. Proceeds benefit Coweta Extension educational programs. For more information, phone 770.254.2620 […]
As summer vegetables come to a halt, it’s time for home gardeners to start preparing fall gardens. Fresh collards, broccoli, cabbage, spinach, lettuce – and the list goes on. If your soil is right and water is supplied as needed, you will be rewarded with tender vegetables in a season when few people are enjoying […]
“Square Foot Gardening” is the topic of the next meeting of the Coweta County Master Gardeners’ Backyard Association, scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, at 7 p.m. at UGA Extension of Coweta County, 255 Pine Road in Newnan. Are you tired of tilling, amending and weeding your vegetable garden? Would you enjoy spending less time in […]
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The Fayette Master Gardener Association’s 2016 Garden Tour is scheduled for Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (rain date May 15). Five gardens in Fayette County will be open to the public and the Peachtree City Community Garden will have educational events. Tickets are available at various locations as well as at the upcoming Plant […]
Dr. Joseph C. Barrow, Jr., superintendent of Fayette County Schools, turned over greenhouse keys to Kim Toal, Fayette County UGA Extension Agent. The repurposed greenhouse is located near the Sams Auditorium at the site of the old Fayette County High School. The greenhouse will be used by Fayette County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers for educational […]
