Garden to Table
Thursday, April 3, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Horticulture
Agent Neil Tarver and Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Cindee Sweda will present a
class about growing and then using food crops. UGA Extension/Cobb County, second
floor, 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. Preregistration is required; $5 fee for class and materials. Call
770-528-4070 for information and to register.
Bluebird
Trail Tour
Tuesday, April 8, 10:00 a.m. Free and open
to the public. Cobb Master Gardener and Bluebird expert Jim Bearden will conduct
a guided walk of the 2.3-mile Bluebird Trail at Green Meadow Preserve Park, at 3780 Dallas Hwy., Powder Springs, GA, 30127. Follow
the Bluebird Trail blog at bluebirdtrail.blogspot.com.
Growing
and Cooking with Herbs in Georgia
Tuesday, April 8, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Free and open to
the public. Join UGA Extension in Cobb County staff for a timely class on
planting and maintaining herbs, pruning and harvesting techniques, and using
the herbs after the harvest. Class will
be held at the Training Room
of the Cobb County Water lab, 662 South Cobb Drive (at the intersection with
Atlanta Rd.). For information and to register for the free class, call
770-528-4070.
Moving
Toward Organics in the Vegetable Garden
Tuesday, April 8, 7:00 – 8:00 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 Amy Whitney, of UGA Extension/Cobb
County, as part of the ongoing
Gardeners Night Out presentation series of the Master Gardener Volunteers of
Cobb County, at Mountain View Regional Library, 3320
Sandy Plains Road, Marietta.
FACS Family Fun Fair
Thursday, April 10, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Join
UGA Extension in Cobb County’s Family and Consumer Sciences group for some
family fun. There will be cooking demonstrations, bug displays, recycling and
energy saving tips, door prizes, fitness fun, and more! South Cobb Recreation
Center, 875 Six Flags Drive, Austell.
The Beauty of Bulbs!
From Amaryllis to Zephranthes
Friday, April 11, noon to 1:00 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Presented by Master Gardener Debra Stockton as part of the ongoing Lunch & Learn series of the 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.). Debra
will give us the ABCs of bulbs with a focus on Georgia favorites: daffodils,
gladioli, and tulips.
Bluebird
Trail Tour
Saturday, April 19, 10:00 a.m. Free and
open to the public. Cobb Master Gardener and Bluebird expert Jim Bearden will
conduct a guided walk of the 2.3-mile Bluebird Trail at Green Meadow Preserve
Park, at 3780 Dallas Hwy., Powder Springs,
GA, 30127. Follow the Bluebird Trail blog at bluebirdtrail.blogspot.com.
Garden Fair and Plant
Sale
Friday, April 25, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 26,
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Presented by the
Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County, the Fair and Sale will include
plants for sun and shade, native plants, plants for pollinators, vegetables,
herbs, garden art, a Master Gardener booth, and more! Free admission. Jim Miller Park, Equestrian
Center, 2245 Callaway Road SW, Marietta, 30008.
Dahlias
Tuesday, April 29, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Master Gardener and Extension horticulturist Renae Lemon will
present a seminar on the basics of growing beautiful Dahlias all summer and preserving
the tubers for sharing and spring planting. UGA Extension/Cobb County, second floor, 678 South Cobb Drive,
Marietta, GA, 30060. For additional information and to preregister, call
770-528-4070.
