A Few of My Favorite Things: Native
and Non-Native Plants
Tuesday, March 8, 7:00 –
8:00 p.m. Presented
by Master Gardener Carmen Cudd as part of the Gardeners Night Out series
of Cobb Master Gardeners. At
Mountain View
Regional Library, 3320 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, GA, 30066.
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. At 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. Presented by Pam Bohlander as part of the Lunch and Learn
series of Cobb Master Gardeners. At 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. Joint presentation by Extension offices of Douglas and Cobb
counties and the Douglas County Master Gardeners will cover 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. $6 fee.
Bluebird
Trail Walk
Saturday, March 19,
10:00 a.m. – noon. Learn about bluebird conservation with trail founder and
Cobb 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. Learn about traditional
Cherokee uses of plants in medicine with Cobb Master Gardener and garden founder 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.
Grow Your Own Food: From the Ground
Up
Tuesday, March 29, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Presented by UGA
horticulturist Bob Westerfield. This is the first class of a four-part series.
Class Fee for series is $35. Preregistration by March 15 is required. All
classes to be held in the second floor classroom at UGA Extension/Cobb County, 678
South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. For information call 770-528-4070.
Grow Your Own Food: What to Plant
When
Tuesday, April 5, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Second class of a
four-part series. Presented by Amy Whitney, Cobb Extension staff member and Cobb Master Gardener. Class Fee for series is $35. Preregistration required by March 15. All
classes to be held in the second floor classroom at UGA Extension/Cobb County, 678
South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. For information call 770-528-4070.
Tomatoes 101: From the Turtle to the
Table
Thursday, April 7, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Presented by Renae
Lemon, Cobb Extension staff member and Cobb Master Gardener, at Kemp Memorial
Library, 4029
Due West Rd NW, Marietta, GA 30064.
Thyme to Read Book Club
Friday, April 8, 10:15 – 11:45 a.m. This month’s book is Beatrix
Potter’s Gardening Life, by Marta McDowell. At the Training Room of the Cobb County Water Lab,
662 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060 (at the intersection with Atlanta
Rd.).
Sow Now, Reap Later: Spring Garden
Planning
Friday, April 8, noon – 1:00 p.m. Presented by Amy Whitney, Cobb
Extension staff member and Cobb Master Gardener, as part of the Lunch and Learn
series of Cobb Master Gardeners. At the
Training Room of the Cobb County Water Lab, 662 South Cobb Drive. Marietta, GA,
30060 (at the intersection with Atlanta Rd.).
Planning
Your Spring Vegetable Garden
Tuesday, April 12,
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Presented by Master Gardener
Sandra Moore as part of the Gardeners Night Out series of Cobb Master
Gardeners. At South Cobb Regional
Library, 805 Clay Road, Mableton, 30126.
Grow
Your Own Food: When Bad Things Happen to Good Plants
Tuesday, April 19, 6:30
– 8:00 p.m. Third class of a four-part series. Presented by Kim Toal, Fayette County Extension agent. Class Fee for series is $35.
Preregistration required by March 15. All classes to be held in the second floor classroom
at UGA
Extension/Cobb County, 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060.
(Final session, "Into the Kitchen," will be held on May 3, same time and place.) For information call 770-528-4070.
