Snippets 3/04/2011

UGA Cooperative Extension Master Gardener

Snippets 3/04/2011

LAWRENCEVILLE: Gwinnett County Master Gardeners Meeting. Dawn Hines, DeKalb Master Gardener Trees of Our Lives: Small Native Trees for the Landscape PowerPoint presentation including many photographs about all aspects of tree care: choosing, planting, pruning, and the danger of non-native invasives (or exotics) to our landscapes and native areas. March 21, 2011. Covered dish dinner at 6:30. If you would like to eat with us, please bring a dish to share. Otherwise, come and hear Dawn at 7:00. We meet at the Gwinnett Senior Center at 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville off of Ronald Reagan Parkway. Gwinnett Extension 678-377-4010.

TIFTON: South Georgia Native Plant & Wildflower Symposium, March 23, 2011. Tifton Campus Conference Center $30 + $10 buffet lunch. Great speakers, exhibits, plant & book sale, networking, and a guided tour of the Coastal Plain Research Arboretum. www.nespal.org/wildflower for more information.

GRIFFIN:Landscape Management Update Friday, April 1, 2011, 9am 12:30pm UGAGriffin Campus, Research Education Garden Classroom This program is designed for the commercial landscaper who wants to increase his or her knowledge of landscape management including: site analysis and bed preparation, plant selection -both woody and herbaceous, fertilization and irrigation, water-wise landscape tips, as well as creating outstanding design curb appeal. All refreshments and handouts are included in the program. Bob Westerfield and Bodie Pennisi will be the primary program speakers and are with the University of Georgia Horticulture Department. $30.00 Registration is required. Pre-registration is required. For more information or a registration form contact Val Schott at (770) 233-5598 email vschott@uga.edu Fax: (770) 228-7287

ROSWELL: Garden Faire The 8th Annual Garden Faire is a wonderful family event for gardeners, collectors, bargain hunters that takes place April 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m (rain or shine) at historic Bulloch Hall in Roswell, GA. Large selections of "homegrown" and specialty plants in our Pass Along Plant Sale will be available for purchase. In addition, this Metro Atlanta Event sponsored by the North Fulton County Master Gardeners features an abundance of garden tools, yard art, handmade crafts, bake sale, food and much, much more. Everything to make your yard and garden more beautiful, healthy and productive. Directions- http://www.bullochhall.org/