UGA's Green Team will be in Bartow County in November to offer an educational session that qualifies for recertification credits for Category 24 pesticide applicator licenses.
WHEN: Thursday, November 19, 2015
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency
7545 Main Street
Building 200
Woodstock, GA 30188
WHAT: Classes to qualify for 4 hours of category 24 recertification credit
SPEAKERS: Josh Fuder, Cherokee County ANR Agent; Patrick McCullough, UGA Crop and Soil Sciences; Jean Williams-Woodward, UGA Plant Pathology; Mickey Taylor, UGA Entomology
COST: $45 per person
Please preregister before November 12. Space is limited!
TO REGISTER: online through UGA Marketplace, or call 770-228-7214 or email bhorne@uga.edu for additional information.
Printed materials, break refreshments, and lunch are provided.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Upcoming Events and Classes
Thyme to Read Book Club
Friday, October
9, 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Meeting of the book club sponsored by the Master Gardener
Volunteers of Cobb County is free and open to the public. This month’s book is The
Hot Zone, by Richard Preston. At the
Training Room of the Cobb County Water lab, 662 South Cobb Drive (at the
intersection with Atlanta Rd.). Free and open to the public.
Adaptive Gardening
Friday, October 9, noon - 1:00
p.m. Master Gardener Joe Washington will share his research on tools, tips, and
techniques to keep gardening for a lifetime. 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.). Free and open to the public.
Art of Pruning
Tuesday,
October 13, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Master Gardener Pam Bohlander will teah the basics of good pruning for
aesthetic value and for promoting the health of ornamental trees and shrubs in
the landscape, 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,
30066. Free and open to the public.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Cobb Community Gardens to Hear from Captain Planet Foundation
As part of its mission, the Captain Planet Foundation has helped thousands of schools develop pollinator and food gardens, among other projects, and Project Learning Garden extends that support to the development of garden-based learning programs in schools.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 28, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Cobb Water Quality Lab meeting room
662 South Cobb Drive
Marietta, GA, 30060
The meeting and presentation are free and open to all interested in managing and supporting community and school gardens.
The mission of Cobb Community Gardens is to share ideas, information, and resources to help support and promote community gardens throughout Cobb County.
For information, email debbie@esmithair.com .
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