Layered,
Indoor, Holiday Container Planting
Thursday, November 5, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Cobb Extension’s Renae Lemon
will demonstrate how to fill a holiday planter that will bloom throughout the
holiday season, at Kemp Memorial Library, 4029 Due West Rd, Kennesaw, 30152.
Bluebird Trail Walk
Saturday, November 7,
10:00 a.m. to noon. 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.
Holiday Inspirations
Saturday, November 7, 10:00 a.m.
– 1:00 p.m. Cobb Extension staff members, led by Leah Wilson, will demonstrate
simple and easy holiday crafts for decorating and gifts, in the second floor
classroom at UGA
Extension/Cobb County, 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. For
information, call 770-528-4070.
Pollinators: Unsung Garden Heroes
Tuesday, November 10, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Learn about the
important role pollinating insects play in providing beauty in the garden and
food for our table, with Master Gardener Marge Igyarto. Part of the ongoing
Gardeners Night Out presentation series of the Master Gardener Volunteers of
Cobb County, at South Cobb Regional Library, 805 Clay Road, Mableton, 30126.
Thyme to Read Book Club
Friday, November
13, 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 Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit
Disorder, by Richard Louv. 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.
Beekeeping with Metro Atlanta Beekeepers
Friday, November 13, noon - 1:00 p.m. Discover the
difference that honeybee pollination can make to your formal garden,
wildflowers, vegetables, and fruits. 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.
Trim-a-Tree
November 18,
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Cobb Extension staff member Emily Harper will demonstrate how
professionals use decorative mesh, ribbons, and unique items to create
one-of-a-kind presentations. Other holiday ideas will also be on display. Class
will be held in the second floor classroom at UGA Extension/Cobb County, 678
South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. Free, but preregistration is requested.
Call 770-528-4070 to register.
