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WEEKLY HCMG Newsletter>
Weekly HCMG Newsletter for March 24
March 24, 2008
Weekly HCMG Newsletter for March 24
Special Request:
We need to double-up on our support for the Extension
Office for the next couple of weeks. Any HCMG member or
intern who can provide two to four hours help at the office
is asked to contact Kathy Seals for scheduling. Anytime
between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
would be appreciated.
Tissue Culture Workshop:
The Tissue Culture Workshop, scheduled for May 21 and 22:
limited spaces for participants are filling up quickly. If
interested, mail application and check to Extension Office
as soon as possible. Application form and worskhop details
are available on our website.
Trips Schedule:
Monday, March 31st: GROWERS OUTLET AND AZALEA FARM
Loganville
COSTS: $8.00 gas Bring your pocketbook and a snack
{buying trip} depart: 9:00 from Oakwood Publix Park near
Ace Hardware We will carpool opportunity to purchase
cheap beautiful bedding plants shrubs locally grown azaleas
.
Thursday, April 3rd: ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDENS ORCHID
EXHIBIT
COSTS: adults $18.00 includes gas seniors
$16.00 includes gas. ABG members free, $8.00 gas ONLY .
Orchid specialist on hand for learning. Lunch "FRESH
MARKET". DEPART: 8:30 Flowery Branch PUBLIX parking lot,
RETURN APPROX 3:30.
Wednesday, APRIL 16th: CALLOWAY GARDENS
COSTS: $17.80 includes gas. Depart 8:15: Farmers Market
parking lot Exit 24. Return approx. 6:30
Tuesday, May 6th: GEORGIA NATURE CENTER WATKINSVILLE
WALKING & EDUCATIONAL TRIP underground solar home,
carnivorous plants, bog garden, geothermal earth tubes,
organic farm, waterfalls, nature trail. COST: $18.00 GAS
INCLUDED
Saturday, JUNE 7TH: PENNY MCHENRY HYDRANGEA GARDEN TOUR &
FESTIVAL HISTORIC DOUGLASVILLE TOUR OF 5 GARDENS .
ALL DAY TRIP: EDUCATIONAL & BUYING TRIP. Depart 8:15,
Flowery Branch Publix parking lot. COST: $28.00 INCLUDES
GAS
QUESTIONS?: EMAIL Katharine Hemphill at
CREATIONSBYKATH@NETZERO.COM
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: HCMG . SEND TO: KATHARINE HEMPHILL
5731 GARDEN WALK, FLOWERY BRANCH,GA. 30542 OR SIGN UP AT
MONTHLY MEETINGS.
Spring Garden Expo:
We have another great Spring Garden Expo planned for April
11 and 12,including several new vendors, interesting
workshops, raffle to benefit the Habitat for Humanity, and
FREE mulch!
What we need are thousands of visitors. To achieve that, we
need your help in distributing flyers. Please pick up
flyers at Extension Office, and get them into people’s
hands. Thanks for your help.
Braselton Fair Support:
The Braselton Antique and Gardening Fair is April 26 and
27. We need volunteers to support the Ask A Master Gardener
booth, and to conduct thirty minute workshops. If
interested in volunteering, and available, please contact
Dave Rusk.
Demo Gardens Progress:
Shrubs in the first garden in the Demo Gardens at the Hall
County Board of Education site have been planted! We send
a big THANK YOU to the 18 Master Gardeners who worked with
an East Hall horticulture class in planting on Friday.
This week we’ll be setting the date for another planting
day of Gold Medal annuals, perennials, and
vines/groundcovers. If you have any of these plants that
you’d like to donate, please contact the Lovetts ASAP. As
soon as we’ve determined the donations, we’ll buy the
remaining ones needed.
Plans are now being made for the native shade garden, the
children’s garden, and a conifer garden. Each garden has
its own committee. Please notify the Lovetts if you’d like
to be a part of the planning committee for any of these.
Senior Center Progress:
Our second work session at the Senior Center will be on
Saturday, March 29th from 8:30 AM ‘til 12:30 PM. Tasks
will include removal of stumps, remaining from the shrubs
which we cut down on last Monday, removal of an existing
loose-laid concrete block curb and miscellaneous clean-up.
David Jones has volunteered to assist with stump extraction
using one of his machines. A subsequent work session will
be devoted to preparing beds for planting. I will e-mail
all registered volunteers.
Suntrust $$:
Anyone who opens an account at Suntrust will be given
l00.00 toward any Non-Profit Organization. If lots of
Master Gardeners (Hall County) do that we can earn lots of
money to continue our projects for "Teaching Others To
Grow". If every MG opened an account and designated HCMG,
we would have more funds to help the Community. (From
Deloris Smith)
Monthly Meetings:
April 15th: Will be at Myers Elementary School. More
details later.
May 20: Annual Plant Auction; Chicopee Woods Activities
Building. A great fund-raiser for HCMG, from plants donated
by HCMG members.
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