Suburban Home Vegetable Garden
Tuesday,
February 9, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Master Gardener Vicki Baroni will tell how families can grow vegetables and some fruits with ease. 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. In 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. Learn how poor soil can be turned into plant-friendly soil with Master Gardener Eddie Rhoades. Part of the Lunch and Learn series of Cobb Master
Gardeners. In 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. Learn how to start vegetable garden transplants from seeds, with Master Gardener and Cobb Extension staff member Amy Whitney. 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 $35 includes lunch and breaks. Register by February 22 at
770-528-4550, or online.
Orchids 101
Thursday, March 3, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Presented by Master Gardener Sondra Nierenberg, this is the first of three
presentations in an Orchid Care series. In the second floor classroom at UGA Extension/Cobb County, 678
South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. Second class is "Orchid Diseases" on March 10, same time; third class is "Re-potting Orchids", March 24, same time. Registration and $15 class fee (for 1 or all in series) are due to the Cobb Extension office by Feb. 20.
A Few of My Favorite Things: Native and
Non-Native Plants
Tuesday, March 8, 7:00 –
8:00 p.m. Learn about favorite native and non-native plants for home landscapes with Master Gardener Carmen Cudd. Part
of the Gardeners Night Out series of Cobb Master Gardeners. At Mountain View Regional Library, 3320 Sandy Plains
Road, Marietta, GA, 30066.
Orchid Diseases
Thursday, March 10, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Second of three
presentations in the Orchid Care series. In the second floor classroom at UGA Extension/Cobb County, 678
South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060.
Registration and $15 class fee (for 1 or all in series) are due to the Cobb Extension office by Feb. 20.
Registration and $15 class fee (for 1 or all in series) are due to the Cobb Extension office by Feb. 20.
Thyme
to Read Book Club
Friday, March 11,
10:15 – 11:45 a.m. This month’s book is Grandma Gatewood’s Walk, by Ben
Montgomery. In the Training Room of the
Cobb County Water Lab, 662 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060 (at the
intersection with Atlanta Rd.).
Small
is the New Big: Small Gardens with Impact
Friday, March 11,
noon – 1:00 p.m. Learn how to have a home garden that lives large regardless of size with Master Gardener Pam Bohlander. Part of the Lunch and Learn series of Cobb Master
Gardeners. In the Training Room of the
Cobb County Water Lab, 662 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060 (at the
intersection with Atlanta Rd.).
Vegetable
Garden Seminar
Saturday, March 12,
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Presented by Cobb and Douglas County Extension offices and Douglas County Master Gardeners, this seminar covers plant selection and seed starting for the vegetable garden.
Lithia Springs United Methodist Church, in the Fellowship Hall, 3711 Temple St, Lithia Springs, GA 30122. Advance registration and $6 fee are requested. For information, call 770-948-5429.
Bluebird
Trail Walk
Saturday, March 19,
10:00 a.m. – noon. Presented by Master Gardener Jim Bearden in association with the Atlanta Science Festival. On
the 2.3-mile Bluebird Trail at Green Meadow Preserve Park, at 3780 Dallas Hwy.,
Powder Springs, GA, 30127.
Cherokee Medicinal Plants
Saturday, March 19, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Presented by Master Gardener Tony Harris in association with the Atlanta
Science Festival. At the Cherokee Garden at Green
Meadow Preserve Park, at 3780 Dallas Hwy., Powder Springs, GA, 30127.
Re-potting Orchids
Thursday, March 24, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Third of three
presentations in the Orchid Care series. In the second floor classroom at UGA Extension/Cobb County, 678
South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060.
Registration and $15 class fee (for 1 or all in series) are due to the Cobb Extension office by Feb. 20.
Registration and $15 class fee (for 1 or all in series) are due to the Cobb Extension office by Feb. 20.
Grow Your Own Food: From the Ground
Up
Tuesday, March 29, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Taught by UGA Horticulture Specialist Bob Westerfield. This is the first class of a
four-part series. Class Fee for series is $35. Preregistration and payment by March 15 are required. All
classes to be held in the second floor classroom at UGA Extension/Cobb County, 678
South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. Call 770-528-4070 for information about the series.
