Pollinators
Thursday, January 7, 11:00 a.m. – noon. Master Gardener and Cobb Extension staff member Amy Whitney will present the who, what, when, where, and why of supporting local pollinators, at the Senior Wellness Center, 1150 Powder Springs St SW, Marietta, GA 30064.
Thyme
to Read Book Club
Friday, January 8,
10:15 – 11:30 a.m. This month’s book is 1491: New Revelations of the
Americas before Columbus by Charles C. Mann. At the Training Room of the Cobb County Water
Lab, 662 South Cobb Drive (at the intersection with Atlanta Rd.).
Create
a Rain Garden!
Friday, January 8,
noon – 1:00 p.m. Mike Kahle, Master Gardener and member of the Cobb Watershed Stewardship Program staff, will present information about how a rain garden helps clean and control run-off, along with how to design and construct a rain garden of your own. Part of the Lunch & Learn series of Cobb
Master Gardeners. At the Training Room of the Cobb County Water Lab, 662 South
Cobb Drive (at the intersection with Atlanta Rd.).
Landscape
Changes and Homeowner Associations
Tuesday, January
12, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Master Gardener Pam Bohlander offers alternatives to standard landscaping plants that will keep homeowners and HOAs happy. Part of the Gardeners Night Out series of Cobb
Master Gardeners. At East Cobb Regional Library, 4880 Lower Roswell Road,
Marietta, 30068.
Cobb
Community Gardens
Wednesday, January
27, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Quarterly meeting of Cobb community garden managers, members, and supporters, at the Training Room of the Cobb County
Water Lab, 662 South Cobb Drive (at the intersection with Atlanta Rd.).
Suburban Home Vegetable Garden
Tuesday,
February 9, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Master Gardener Vickie Baroni will tell how to grow your own vegetables and herbs. Part of the Gardeners Night Out series of Cobb
Master Gardeners. At West Cobb Regional Library, 1750 Dennis Kemp
Lane NW, Kennesaw, 30152.
Thyme
to Read Book Club
Friday, February
12, 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. This month’s book is The Scent of Scandal: Greed,
Betrayal, and the World’s Most Beautiful Orchid, by Craig Pittman. At the
Training Room of the Cobb County Water Lab, 662 South Cobb Drive (at the
intersection with Atlanta Rd.).
Compost
and Soil Amendments
Friday, February
12, noon – 1:00 p.m. Master Gardener Eddie Rhoades will explain how to turn poor soil into soil that is plant-friendly. Part of the Lunch & Learn series of Cobb
Master Gardeners. At the Training Room of the Cobb County Water Lab, 662
South Cobb Drive (at the intersection with Atlanta Rd.).
Seed
Starting Workshop
Tuesday, February
23, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Master Gardener and Cobb Extension staff member Amy Whitney will provide the information you need and hands-on practice for starting seeds of some vegetables and annual flowers indoors. In
the second floor classroom at UGA
Extension/Cobb County, 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060.
North Georgia Gardening Symposium
Thursday, February 25, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For
homeowners, Master Gardeners, and landscape professionals. Re-certification
credits available: 3 hours for category 24, 1 hour for Private pesticide
applicators, 5 CEUs for ISA Arborist (A) and Municipal (M). Chattahoochee
Technical College, North Metro Campus, Building D, Room 400, 5198 Ross Rd.,
Acworth, GA, 30102. Program cost of $35 includes lunch and breaks. Register at
770-528-4550, or online through Chatt Tech.
For additional information about any of the above programs, call our office at 770-528-4070.
