THIS WEEKEND

Lumpkin Co MG Plant Expo at the Mountain Flower Festival of the Arts—Dahlonega http://www.dahlonegamerchants.org/mountain-flower-art-festival

Gwinnett MG Garden Tour http://www.gwinnettmastergardeners.org/

Saturday on Your Southern Garden with Walter Reeves, sharpening your mower blades, breeding sun coleus, selecting good trees at the nursery. YSG airs at noon and 6:30 on Georgia Public Broadcasting stations.

http://georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu/?public=viewStory&pk_id=4120

UPCOMING

HIAWASSEE-YOUNG HARRIS (TOWNS COUNTY): Tour of Mountain Gardens. June 4th and 5th. The 1st Annual Spring Garden Tour in Hiawassee and Young Harris, Ga. Tour eight beautiful and unique gardens in the North GA mountains. Special tours of Crane Creek Vineyards and the Anderson-Paris Park at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds. Stroll the beautiful Hamilton Rhododendron Gardens at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds and the campus of Young Harris College and Cupid Falls. Refreshment stops along theway. Enjoy the self guided tour while “Rambling thru the Gardens”. $10.00 per person. Contact Towns County Chamber of Commerce. 800-984-4153, or email: info@mountaintopga.com .

GAINESVILLE: HCMG Garden Walk Go behind the fences of private gardens at “In Our Own Back Yards” Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The one-day event (rain or shine) is presented by the Hall County Master Gardeners and the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension/Hall County. Tickets are $10 and include visits to five private gardens and one public garden. Tickets will be $15 per person on the day of the event, available at each garden. http://www.hcmgs.com/garden_walk.html

ATLANTA: Georgia Perennial Plant Association 2011 Annual Garden Tour: an intimate tour of Atlanta gardens. Gardens open Saturday, June 4 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 5 - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain or Shine Tickets $20 (Tour is free with a paid 2011 GPPA Membership) Buy tickets online, at various garden centers around Atlanta or at any garden on the tour. http://www.georgiaperennial.org/events/2011_tour_1/index.htm

NEWNAN: Coweta County Master Gardeners' “Propagating Shrubs, Trees and Plants from Softwood Cuttings”workshop. June 11 from 9:00am - 11:00am at the Coweta County Extension Greenhouse (located beside the Horse Arena at the Coweta County Fairgrounds). A workshop fee of $15.00 includes instruction by experienced Master Gardeners, all plant materials and supplies, and 12 newly propagated plants to take home. Master Gardeners will also provide one month of aftercare for the plants at the Greenhouse as an option. To register for the workshop, please call the County Extension Office at (770) 254-2620 by June 6. The workshop fee will be collected on the day of the workshop.

BLACKSBURG, VA: Master Gardeners are invited to the 24th Annual Master Gardener College in VA. June 23-26, 2011. A few days of great learning, great fellowship, and great fun! For details about the conference, please visit www.hort.vt.edu/mastergardener and click on the MG College link. Information about registration including a list of preconference tours and workshops, keynote speakers, and concurrent session topics, details about room and board, and an MG College FAQ here- http://www.hort.vt.edu/mastergardener/newsletter/InSeason_MGCollege2011.pdf

Register for the conference here: http://www.cpe.vt.edu/reg/mastergardener/

and for on-campus housing here:

https://regstg.com/Registration/RegForm.aspx?rid=0a964a13-a187-402d-ad50-3885cdc0b78d&action=add

CULLOWHEE, NC: Cullowhee Native Plant Conference July 27-30, 2011 lectures, fieldtrips, vendors, and workshops. Registration $125, optional fieldtrips extra. Registration for Saturday Home Gardening Session only, $25. On-campus lodging available. http://www.wcu.edu/5033.asp