10th Annual Hall County 2012 Master Gardeners’
SPRING GARDEN EXPO
April 6 - 7, 2012
Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, Gainesville, GA
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1855 Calvary Church Road
A 2-Day Plant Sale Featuring Over 50 Vendors.
Great parking. Easy loading. Food available.
Rain or Shine. NO PETS ALLOWED.
Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center is located off
of I-985N at Exit 20 in Gainesville, Ga. Follow the signs.
For more info, call the Hall County Extension Office @ 770-535-8293
Full Bloom Nursery's 5th Annual 2012 Spring Open House
will be Saturday, April 21st from 8 am to 5 pm.
We'll have a big sale to kick off the spring planting season.
This year we have special guests that will be cooking Dutch Oven Cobblers and Brunswick Stew over hot coals. They bring their authentic chuck wagon and
play live music, too!
Our customers look forward to this event every year and so do we!
It's a fun atmosphere and you'll have a great time and likely run into friends and acquantances. We have plenty of help to load purchases and get you checked out quickly. Below are photos of pevious years:
26th Annual Southern Gardening Symposium at Callaway Gardens
Date: January 27 - January 29, 2012
Time: 9:00AM-6:00PM
Cost: $245 Symposium Registration; Lodging additional
Location: Callaway Gardens
Phone: 706-663-5153
Details:
Experience this three-day symposium devoted to gardening in the South! Program includes: in-depth optional pre-conference workshops; optional pre-conference garden tour; a silent auction; a live auction; and garden marketplace, and topics including Dick Bir’s Shrubs and Small Trees for Southern Understories; Mike Francis’ The Best Maples for the South; Tovah Martin’s Infusing the Garden with Personality; Jason Powell’s Small Fruit Trees for the Home Gardener; Vincent Simeone’s The Ever Changing and Exciting World of Hydrangeas; Charlie Thigpen’s Have Fun Gardening; Shawn Walls’ Wait for it, wait for it…; and Norman Winter’s Hot New Plants and Captivating Combinations.
Spend the day with one of our award-winning speakers. Our pre-conference workshops are interactive and fun. A special lunch is included. Pre-conference workshops on Friday, January 27th, 10 am – 2 pm include: (choice of one) $79 for SGS participants; $99 for non SGS-participants
For More Info: 26th Annual 2012 Southern Gardening Symposium
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
at the University of Georgia
2450 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, Ga. 30605
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia is a public educational facility operated under the auspices of the University of Georgia. It is a "living laboratory" for university students and faculty who utilize the collections and natural plant communities for studies in a variety of disciplines. The Garden is also a public garden for enjoyment by the general public who find beauty, knowledge and solitude in a garden setting.
The Garden is located approximately three miles south of the University campus. Founded in 1968, it now encompasses more than 300 acres, much of which borders the Middle Oconee River with 5 miles of nature trails, theme garden displays, a three-story conservatory, café, gift shop, volunteer opportunities, and on-going educational classes for adults and children. Visit: the State Botanical Garden website or call 706-542-1244 for more information and hours. A great place to visit to learn more about gardening and to get ideas for your own landscape.
Educational Programs Calendar at the State Botanical Gardens in Athens.
Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Located at 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Georgia
Explore an urban garden. Over 30 acres of unmatched beauty in the heart of Atlanta, featuring breathtaking gardens, woodlands and more. One of the world's largest permanent orchid displays. Tropical garden displays in glass conservatory, interactive children's garden, rare and endangered plants from tropical rain forests and desert regions, water features, poison dart frogs, gift shop and café. Special exhibits year round and on-going classes for adults and children.
Call 404-876-5859 or visit: atlantabotanicalgarden.org for more information.
Atlanta Blooms!
300,000 Watts of Flower Power
Ongoing, March - April 2012 at The Atlanta Botanical Gardens
From hot pinks to fiery oranges and regal purples, the second annual springtime celebration Atlanta Blooms: 300,000 Watts of Flower Power is more electrifying than ever.
Shocking pink ‘The Cure’ tulips greet visitors at Piedmont Avenue. The Camellia Garden explodes with a daffodil mix of blue and purple splashes. Oranges and purples play a big role at both the Hardin Visitor Center and Levy Parterre. Lavender, yellow, and pink guide the way to the Great Lawn flanked with deep red ‘Jan Rues’ and golden-yellow ‘Mrs. John Scheepers’ on one side and ‘Red Impression’ mingling with yellow and red.
“You will definitely not want to come here without your sunglasses,” said Mildred Pinnell Fockele, the Garden’s horticulture director. “Visitors will be shocked by all the color and beauty!”
In the Edible Garden, deep pink ‘Albert Heijn’ and ‘Purple Prince’ complement ‘Mammoth Red Rock’ cabbages among the row crops. The showstopper is a rainbow field of tulips in the North Courtyard. The kaleidoscope of bulb color promises to be a warm-up to spring, when the Garden awakens with trees, shrubs, and perennials ready to unfurl their beauty once again. What better way to usher them in than with hundreds of thousands of bulbs?
Events & classes for kids at The Atlanta Botanical Garden
Garden Care
by the Season
Hall County Agribusiness of the Year 2007
- Full Bloom Nursery-
Photo: from left: Billy Skaggs
(Hall County
Extension Director)
Kellie and Tim Bowen
(Owners of Full Bloom Nursery)
“Your garden will do for you in proportion to
what you do for it”.
Award
Water Issues
Meet our Honey Bee
"A callused palm and dirty fingernails precede a Green Thumb."
Georgia Agri-Business Council
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Elachee Nature Science Center at Chicopee Woods
2125 Elachee Drive
Gainesville, GA 30504
"Adopt-A-Stream" Training at Elachee: Friday, March 9th, 6-10pm and Saturday, March 10th, 9am-4pm. Join us for an intensive 1.5-day workshop that will train you to effectively and accurately monitor streams. Learn to delineate your watershed, chemically analyze streams, and accurately identify macroinvertebrates. Upon completion you'll be certified by Georgia Adopt-A-Stream, the state's leading citizen science stream monitoring organization. Trainees under age 18 are welcome when accompanied by an adult. Materials fee: $5 in advance. Registration required. Call 770/535/1976 to pre-register or pre-register online.
"Elachee Explorers" program for 4-5 year-olds, Session 2, 2012:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 13th - May 17th (Spring Break April 2nd - 6th, no classes)
This new series for Pre-K students immerses 4 and 5 year-olds in nature-based discovery and experiential learning in the Chicopee Woods. The program will feature high quality, developmentally appropriate activities including readiness activities for fine and gross motor development, dramatic play, language arts and storytime, and of course, guided outdoor exploration and nature walks.
2-Day Program (Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30-12pm) - $280
1-Day Program (Tuesdays only) - $175 (additional Thursdays $20 per day)
Call 770/535/1976 or register online.
Elachee's Backyard Conservation Workshop: Sat. March 31st, 10am-2pm. Learn about the rudiments of composting, then explore ways to use barrels and cisterns to capture and store rain water for your garden. Free to local residents. Call 770/535/1976 to pre-register.
Time to start thinking about Camp Elachee 2012!
Elachee's Spring Break Camp: Mon. April 2nd - Fri. April 6th, 9:00am-2:00pm
Camp Elachee Preview Day: Sat., June 2nd, 11am-2pm
Camp Elachee Summer Day Camp: June 4th - August 3rd, 9am-2pm.
Registration available on our website beginning February 3rd!
Elachee Nature Science Center's mission is to promote environmental understanding through education and conservation.
(770) 535-1976
www.elachee.org
