Upcoming Events

Herbs

Friday, September 13, noon to 1:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Learn how easy it is to grow herbs and ways to harvest and preserve them. Presented by Master Gardener Linda Hlozansky as part of the ongoing Lunch & Learn series of Cobb County Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County, at the Training Room of the Cobb County Water lab, 662 South Cobb Drive (at the intersection with Atlanta Rd.). 

Getting started with hypertufa

Friday, September 20, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Learn how to make your own unique, stone-like, hypertufa planters. Presented by Master Gardener Lee Culver, at the 2nd floor classroom of the Cobb Extension office, 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, 30060.  Free and open to the public, but spaces are limited; please preregister by sending an email to lculver123@aol.com.

 

Landscaping with plants and design for all seasons

Tuesday, September 24, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Presented by Master Gardener David Cree, as part of the ongoing Gardeners Night Out presentation series of Cobb County Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County, at West Cobb Regional Library, 1750 Dennis Kemp Lane NW, Kennesaw, 30152. 

Moving toward organics in the vegetable garden

Friday, October 4, noon to 1:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Learn what organic gardening and farming really means and steps you can take to have a more environmentally friendly garden. . Presented by Cobb Extension staff member and Master Gardener Amy Whitney as part of the ongoing Lunch & Learn series of Cobb County Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County, at the Training Room of the Cobb County Water lab, 662 South Cobb Drive (at the intersection with Atlanta Rd.). 

Growing conifers in Georgia: Add another dimension to your landscape

Tuesday, October 22, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Presented by Master Gardener Michele Browne, as part of the ongoing Gardeners Night Out presentation series of Cobb County Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County, at South Cobb Regional Library, 805 Clay Road, Mableton, 30126.

ALSO, come meet Cooperative Extension staff and some of our Master Gardener Volunteers at the Marietta Square Farmer’s Market, the last Saturday of each month through October. We will be there on September 28 and October 26 to answer questions on canning, food preservation, and gardening. Bring sick plants (or large pieces of them) for help with diagnosis and treatment options, and bring bugs for identification.