March Gardener's Night Out
Getting Ready for the Spring Vegetable Garden with Amy Whitney. Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 7-8pm. What you need to know to get your garden off to a good start. Free, open to the public and sponsored by Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County. Mountain View Regional Library, 3320 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, GA 30066 For more information contact Renae Lemon at Renae.Lemon@cobbcounty.org
Getting Ready for the Spring Vegetable Garden with Amy Whitney. Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 7-8pm. What you need to know to get your garden off to a good start. Free, open to the public and sponsored by Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County. Mountain View Regional Library, 3320 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, GA 30066 For more information contact Renae Lemon at Renae.Lemon@cobbcounty.org
Learn how to Clean Green at Free Workshop
Bring a lunch and learn how to clean green this spring. What you clean with can be harmful, so UGA Extension Services staff wants to share information on how to protect your family.
Bring a lunch and learn how to clean green this spring. What you clean with can be harmful, so UGA Extension Services staff wants to share information on how to protect your family.
The class will be held noon-1 p.m., Thursday, March 12, at the Extension Office, 678 South Cobb Drive, Suite 200, Marietta. Recipes to clean your home the green and natural way, while reducing your cleaning costs, will be covered.
The workshop is free, but please pre-register by calling 770-528-4070 or emailing uge1067@uga.edu.
Lunch & Learn - Easy to Grow Fruits with Steve Brady Friday, March 13, 2015, Noon- 1pm. Bring your lunch & enjoy an hour-long presentation. You don’t have to own a large estate to grow a wide variety of fruits. Former Cobb County Extension Agent, Steve Brady, will share the easiest and most adaptive fruits to grow at home! Free, open to the public and sponsored by Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County. Cobb Water Lab, 660 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA. 30060 For more information contact Renae Lemon at Renae.Lemon@cobbcounty.org
MARIETTA: Thyme to Read Book Club March Meeting "The Wild Trees" by Richard Presto. Friday, March 13, 2015, 10:15 – 11:30am. Meets second Friday of each month. This garden-related book club is free, open to the public and sponsored by Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County. Cobb Water Lab, 660 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA. 30060 For more information contact Renae Lemon at Renae.Lemon@cobbcounty.org
Bluebird Trail Walk and Talk Saturday, March 21, 2015 10am – Noon (upcoming dates April 2, May 30, June 13) Educational walk and talk along a 2.3 mile trail with 25 Bluebird nest boxes and 10 feeding stations within 112 acres of open pasture, meadows and trees. Bring your own drinking water, insect spray/repellent and wear comfortable shoes for walking the trail. Green Meadows Preserve Bluebird Trail at Green Meadows Preserve Park, 3780 Dallas Highway, Powder Springs, GA. 30127 Follow the Bluebird Trail Blog at http://bluebirdtrail.blogspot.com/
Three Orchid Classes!
Orchids 101, March 19
Repotting Orchids, March 26; and
Orchid Pests and Diseases, April 2
All three classes run from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. and will be taught by Master Gardener Sondra Nierenberg at UGA Extension/Cobb County, second floor, 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. Class is free but space is limited; preregistration is required, by email, to sondranier@aol.com.
UGA Extension in Cobb County Open House
Tuesday, April 7, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Drop in to discover what Extension in Cobb County has to offer! From Horticulture and Natural Resources, to 4-H for youth, to Family and Consumer Sciences, we provide up-to-date, researched information from UGA to the citizens of this county. Open House at UGA Extension/Cobb County, second floor, 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. For information, call 770-528-4070.
Vegetable Garden Basics
Tuesday, April 7, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Learn the basics of gardening, from site selection, to soil preparation, to choosing, planting, and maintaining your favorite garden crops. Presented by Cobb Extension’s Amy Whitney at UGA Extension/Cobb County, second floor, 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. Free and open to the public. For additional information and to preregister, call 770-528-4070.
From Your Garden to Your Table
Thursday, April 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. County Agents Neil Tarver and Cindy Sweda will present information that will help you provide food for your family, from starting the garden to canning a bountiful harvest, at UGA Extension/Cobb County, second floor, 678 South Cobb Drive, Marietta, GA, 30060. Preregistration is required – call 770-528-4070, or email uge1067@uga.edu. Cost: $5 at the door (exact cash or a check).
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