MG Snippets 6/17/11
Your Southern Garden will be back on GPB on June 25.

UPDATE! ATHENS: UGA Trial Gardens Open House-- Hello all! This is a reminder about the upcoming Public Open House on Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. Just when you thought this day couldn't get any better, we throw in another surprise for you! Georgia football legend, former UGA Athletic Director, and gardener extraordinaire Vince Dooley will be visiting The Gardens from 9 a.m.- 11 a.m. that same day! He will be signing his book and chatting with his many fans that have come out to see him. This is definitely an opportunity you do NOT want to miss! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email us, and as always, all the information is on our website (www.ugatrialgardens.com ). Can't wait to see everyone at The Gardens in just over a week!

GAINESVILLE: The North Georgia Daylily Society invites you to our annual show and plant sale on Saturday, June 18th at the Lakeshore Mall on Pearl Nix Parkway. Entries will be received from 9-11AM, judging begins at 11:30AM and the show is open to the public from 1-4PM. Admission is free and we'll have a huge assortment of daylilies you can buy to plant in your garden. Please come and join us ... see the wonderful advancements hybridizers have made to our favorite perennial Hemerocallis. http://www.northgeorgiadaylilysociety.com/

GMGA: The Georgia Master Gardener Association is seeking nominees for members to serve on the executive committee, board of directors, and various committees. Georgia Master Gardener Association, Inc. is an independent association of Master Gardeners formed in 1990 with the idea that a state-wide organization might help all Georgia Master Gardeners communicate, learn, and serve the public better. If you're interested in serving on the board or would like to nominate someone, contact Carol Teja, Nomination Committee Chair at membership4gmga@gmail.com
More information about GMGA is at http://georgiamastergardeners.org/

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While you are inside enjoying the air conditioning, here are some suggested sites for commonly asked questions this time of year:

What's the scoop on insect repellents?
http://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/resources/InsectRepel.shtml

When can I water my lawn or wash my car?
http://www.gaepd.org/Documents/outdoorwater.html

What's wrong with my tomatoes?
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/02949.html

Why isn't my plant blooming?
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/bloomfailure.html

Help! I have ants in my kitchen...
http://georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu/index.cfm?public=viewStory&pk_id=4143

My lawn is turning brown...
http://www.extension.umn.edu/gardeninfo/diagnostics/turf/index.html

Does my lawn have a disease?
http://www.caes.uga.edu/applications/publications/files/pdf/C%20891_2.PDF

There are bugs in my vegetable garden; are they bad?
http://vegipm.tamu.edu/imageindex.html

My grandkids are spending the summer with me; what are some things I can do with them?
http://www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/pubs/chfd/CHFD-E-59-12.pdf