31 Mar 2009
Master Gardener Program
Extension News
Congratulations to Cathy Jo Haupt!! She is now a 2009 Certified Master Gardener!
Next Master Gardener meeting At Gardens on Green, April 21st at 6:30. Dedication of “Gardens on Green”.
Office volunteers needed – we need office volunteers the week of March 30th. Especially Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Please call Wanda or Becky, 770-535-8293. We are beginning to get lots of spring gardening calls!! Thanks for your help.
New Lunch and Learn Series begins April 1 at Spouts Springs Library. Ron Brechter will present “Tomato Gardening”! 12 – 1 pm.
We invite you to join us in celebrating the dedication of “Gardens on Green.”
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Gathering at 6:30 Program at 7:00
711 Green Street Gainesville, Georgia
Hall County School System Property
Join Hands with Us
An enclosed card invites you to consider joining hands with us. If you decide to do so, please return the card and your donation by April 15 for recognition in the printed program at the dedication.
“The flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today.”
“Gardens on Green” Bricks ‘n Boulders Campaign
“The flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today.”
Donor’s Name_______________________________________Phone________________
Address_________________________________________________________________
____Seeds- -Any dollar amount ___________
____Bricks--$100/Brick Designated in Memory or Honor of
____Boulders--$1000/Boulder Please print name clearly for engraving.
____No recognition, but I want to donate. _____________________________
Please make checks payable to Hall County School System—Gardens on Green and mail to Hall County School System, 711 Green St., Gainesville, GA 30501 by April 15, 2009 for celebration at Dedication on April 21, 2009.
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Garden Walk Ticketsare now available at the Extension Office, The Potting Shed, McMahan's Nursery and Full Bloom Nursery. BUT, our best ticket sellers are YOU!!! We want to reward you for your hard work by announcing our Spring Incentive Sales Program! For every 5 tickets you purchase you will automatically be entered to win a $100.00 gift card from Lowe's. Sales are retroactive, so if you've already purchased 5 tickets you've been entered into the drawing. Tickets will be on sale at our April 21st meeting - just look for the ticket table and the MONEY!
HCMG VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Mary Wenger is looking for a few people who would come and help for 2-3 hours getting potted plants tagged and cleaned up for the Expo. We can work on either April 6th ( Monday) or 7th (Tuesday) whichever works for you.
I would like to pay in with some of my nice plants that I have.
Please call if you are interested. 770-287-0734.
Spring Expo Volunteer Opportunity
2 volunteers needed for Spring Expo for the Ask a Master Gardener Booth on Saturday, April 11 from 8 – 11:30 AM. Please contact Hugo Kollmer if interested @ hugo2@bellsouth.net. or 770-965-2911
Bakers needed for Garden Walk! There will be 2 gardens in Garden Walk that will offer delicious homemade cookies (Helen Hyatt and Marguerite Jones). The refreshment committee is seeking bakers to help bake the necessary cookies, which could total as many as 1,000. There will be 2 recipes - Toll House Chocolate Chip and Southern Tea Cookies. Both of these recipes can be baked ahead and frozen until needed, so you can bake several batches if you'd like! More details will follow as we get closer to June, but if you are willing to help please email Connie Hill at
Brian Johnston, a teacher at Friendship Elementary School is looking for someone to advise/guide his class in creating a butterfly garden at the school. If you can help with this project please call Brian at 678-548-9155.
HCMG dues are now $15
You can send them to the extension office to the attention of Lee Lovett. 734 East Crescent Drive, Gainesville, Ga. 30501.
Look for upcoming Rain Barrel classes sponsored by the Gainesville Public Utilities and Hall County Cooperative Extension on Tuesday, April 7th and Thursday, May 7th, 6:30 pm at the Gainesville Flat Creek Facility. Call the Extension office to register, 770-535-8293.
Seminars at Jaemor Farms
Saturday, April 18th from 12.30 - 3.00 will be a seminar on Vegetable growing.
PLEASE CALL Drew Echols at Jaemor Farms if interested. 770-532-8201.
TO JMG LEADERS…..FREE POTTING SOIL. Contact Lee Lovett if interested in picking up, 770-532-3136.
EXCITING NEWS!!!
Winter, 2010, GMGA Conference:
The HCMG membership has agreed to host the January, 2010, Winter GMGA Conference in Gainesville. Because of this, we will not hold the 2009 Fall Gardening Symposium, but put our efforts towards the Conference.
INTERESTING TIDBITS…..
New Web Site for Georgia Gold Medal Plants
The Georgia Plant Selections Committee, now in its 16th year, has recently announced its slate of 2009 Georgia Gold Medal Winners. Administration of the program has been shifted from Cooperative Extension to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, and a new web page for the program has been created. To obtain information on the 2009 winners as well as a printable color fact sheet, see www.georgiagoldmedalplants.org Limited quantities of the 2009 fact sheets also can be obtained from the State Botanical Garden by contacting Shirley Berry at shberry@uga.edu
`Gardening In Georgia´ season begins April 4
By Faith Peppers
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Starting April 4, Georgians can tune in to a new season of "Gardening in Georgia with Walter Reeves." The 10th season´s premiere show will include mail-order plants, azalea pruning and patio pond building.
"Gardening in Georgia" airs on Georgia Public Broadcasting stations across the state each Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., and repeats Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Host Walter Reeves, a retired University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agent and gardening expert, will show how to care for the plants you get in the mail, featuring Athens Select heat-tolerant selections.
Then, Hank Bruno of Callaway Gardens will teach Reeves how to prune azaleas after their blooms fade.
Also, find out how easy it is to build a patio pond in a whiskey barrel. Even fish can be happy here.
"Gardening in Georgia" is produced by the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Learn more about the show and download useful publications at the Web site www.gardeningingeorgia.com.
(Faith Peppers is a news editor with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.)
Snake Publication
This publication is just for your personal reference. Debbie Wilburn, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent and Poison Prevention Instructor is placing an order for the Snake Books in the next several weeks. The 30 page colorful books are only $1.65 and provides information about the biology of snakes, as well as information and photographs useful for identifying the snake species of Georgia and South Carolina. If you would like to order a copy bring $1.65 in cash for each book to the Extension office by April 15.
 Mark Your Calendar for the upcoming “Food Preservatio
Mark your calendar for the upcoming “Food Preservation Update”
on June 17 at the Extension office conference room from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Debbie Wilburn with the Hall County Extension will be offering a free food preservation class on up-to-date resources for canning, freezing, drying, jelly making and pickling. This two hour class will provide you with basic resources as well as information on food preservation brochures, books, websites, online courses and DVD’s. Everyone attending will receive a packet of information. So whether you are a beginner or experience food preserver come join us. You must call the Extension office at 770-535-8290 and register by June 12. Again this class is for your personal use. You are not expected to answer questions on Food Preservation when you volunteer at the Extension office.
Debbie Wilburn
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
Hall County Extension Agent/FACS
734 East Crescent Drive, Suite 300
Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone: (770) 535-8290
Fax: (770) 531-3994
If you have someone to nominate, you might be interested in this…..……
> The following request for proposals link has been sent to you from
> Philanthropy News Digest at the Foundation Center's Web site. Gardener's
> Supply Invites Nominations for Garden Crusader Awards
“The "25 Most Common Landscape Mistakes" can be viewed on the internet. The website is hgtv.com/landscapemistakes. This is on HGTV and it is interesting.
THE SOUTHERN GARDEN SHOW
The Southern Garden Show can be seen at ‘Charter on Demand’ anytime; or online at www.fullbloomnursery.com. New shows and a new format will be airing soon.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS-
April 10 & 11, Hall County MG 2009 Spring Garden Expo, Friday and Saturday, Chicopee Woods Ag Center near Gainesville. www.hcmgs.com
April 18 Annual Spring Plant Sale Research & Education Garden UGA Griffin Campus
Apr 22, 2009, Earth Day.
The Buford Lanier Woman’s Club will hold its 11th annual “TOUR OF HOMES” on Sunday April 26, 2009 from 12:30 until 5:30. This year the tour will feature four outstanding homes and one luxury houseboat, all on the shores of beautiful Lake Lanier.
The TOUR of HOMES allows the Buford Lanier Woman’s Club to raise funds for local, state, and national charities. Last year, the BLWC supported 47 charities, several scholarships, and local gardening and beautificationprojects with the funds they raised. Tickets are $15.00 in advance, $20.00 day of tour and can be purchased at Ticket Retail Locations or from any BLWC member. Visa and Master Card accepted.
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