MG Snippets June 22, 2011
This week on Your Southern Garden with Walter Reeves- orchid breeding, low-tech ways of propagating hydrangeas. YSG airs on GPB TV noon & 6:30 pm Saturdays. http://georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu/index.cfm?public=viewStory&pk_id=4137
Don't forget the UGA Trial Gardens Public Open House is this weekend! 8am-3pm $ 5 donation suggested. Plants for sale, book signings (Dooley 9-11 & Armitage) , Dr A's famous tours. Parking and directions http://www.ugatrialgardens.com/directions.html
While you're in Athens why not check out the State Botanical Garden of Georgia? Events http://www.uga.edu/botgarden/eventcalendar.html
ATLANTA: Serenity in the City Atlanta Koi Club 2011 Pond Tour Saturday. June 25, 2011 Tour 11 ponds around Atlanta 9am-5 pm $25 per carload. http://www.atlantakoiclub.org/Pond%20Tours/2011/2011.htm
COWETA: Georgia's newest state park opens July 1. Chattahoochee Bend is one of Georgia’s largest state parks, protecting seven miles of river frontage. http://gastateparks.org/ChattahoocheeBend
RUTLEDGE: The 10th Annual Sunflower Farm Festival July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 2011 9AM -5PM. Sunflower Farm is opened for cut-your-own sunflowers, tours, Country Market and photography June 17th- July 18th, 2011 http://www.sunflowerfarmfestival.com
ATLANTA: The Georgia Native Plant Society would like to extend an invitation to members and friends of your group to attend our July meeting, to hear Patrick McMillan, host of the television show "Expeditions with Patrick McMillan" speak about "Nature On The Move -- Reclaiming Our Role In The Natural World."The presentation is free of charge, and will be held at the Atlanta Botanical Garden on Tuesday, July 12 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be in Day Hall, on the courtyard level, past the main entrance and front desk. Patrick McMillan is an energetic and entertaining speaker with a compelling message, and the Georgia Native Plant Society would love to share this opportunity with you and your organization. And the program is rated PG: your teenagers and young adults should find this subject interesting, too. No need to RSVP. We'll look forward to seeing you there.http://www.gnps.org
HELEN, GA: Save Georgia’s Hemlocks will hold its Annual Meeting and Membership Picnic on Sunday, July 10 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Fishcamp Pavilion of Smithgall Woods. The entrance is via Joe Franklin Rd. off Hwy 75 near Helen, not the main entrance off Alt Hwy 75. Among other things, we'll be holding Board elections and sharing some updated information about the hemlocks vs. the adelgids. PLEASE COME and bring a friend, chairs, and your favorite pot luck dish to share. We'll provide hot dogs, hamburgers, a vegetarian option, and drinks. There's a $5 parking fee at Smithgall, so feel free to carpool if you like. Driving directions, a printable invitation, and an election ballot (for anyone who cannot attend in person) can be found at http://www.savegeorgiashemlocks.org
ATLANTA: The Perennial Plant Association Presents: Plants - Design - Pizzazz: A Potpourri of Perennials Monday, July 18, 2011 -- Hyatt Regency Atlanta 265 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia -- Regency Ballrooms The one-day seminar is designed specifically for the benefit of Master Gardeners,
homeowners and plant enthusiasts.$80/Person (Before July 8) $85/Person (After July 8) http://perennialplant.org/documents/mondayprogramonepager.pdf
East Lansing & Grand Rapids, Michigan: American Horticultural Society's 19th Annual National Children & Youth Garden Symposium July 21- 23, 2011. 3 dynamic days of workshops, lectures, poster sessions and field trips; network with others in children's gardening; meet and learn from leading youth garden experts and more! Registration $350. Option pre and post symposium workshops and tours extra. http://www.ahs.org/youth_gardening/2011/registration.htm
SW GEORGIA: Plumleaf Azalea grows naturally only in a few counties in Georgia and Alabama. You can see the Plum Leaf Azalea in bloom Jul-Aug at Providence Canyon State Park in Lumpkin, GA http://www.gastateparks.org/ProvidenceCanyon ; at Callaway Gardens along the Scenic Drive, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Trail and Laurel Springs Trail, http://www.callawaygardens.com/gardens/woodland/garden.aspx
