Celebrate
Horticulture Week with a Day at Green Meadows Preserve
Tuesday, July 8, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Bring
a picnic and enjoy all the park has to offer as Cobb Extension celebrates both
Horticulture Week and the 100th anniversary of the founding of
Cooperative Extension. Bluebird Trail Walk begins at 9:30 a.m. Stay to learn
about the Cherokee Garden, historic Period Garden, new organic orchard, bee
hives, and community garden! 3780 Dallas Hwy, Powder Springs, 30127
(Intersection of Dallas Hwy and Old Hamilton Road). Free and open to the
public. For information, call 770-528-4070.
Rain
Barrel Workshop
Thursday, July 10, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Reduce
your outdoor watering bill! Learn about and build a rain barrel to take home
for personal use. Horticulture Agent Neil Tarver, of UGA Extension/Cobb County,
will lead the class in Cobb Extension's second floor classroom at 678 South Cobb Drive,
Marietta, GA, 30060. $15 supply fee; preregistration required. Call
770-528-4070 or email Cornelius.tarver@cobbcounty.org.
Smart
Irrigation
Saturday, July 12, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Class conducted by the Cobb Water System and UGA Extension/Cobb County will
help homeowners save both water and money. Learn technologies and practices to
improve efficiency of water use. Class will be held in the second floor
classroom at 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. Free program, but
please preregister at 770-419-6244 or email waterefficiency@cobbcounty.org.
Planning
the Fall Vegetable Garden
Thursday, July 24, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Amy
Whitney, of UGA Extension/Cobb County, will explain what to grow, when to
plant, and how to find space for the fall garden. Class will be held in the second floor classroom
at 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. Free program, but please
preregister by calling 770-528-4070.
ALSO, come meet Cobb Extension staff
and some of our Master Gardener Volunteers at the Marietta Square Farmer’s
Market. We will be there on July 5, July 26, and August 30 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.
