Bestselling author and horticulturist, Brie Arthur was our speaker for our October Zoom meeting. What a delightful presentation full of great information. Her enthusiasm for new ideas and practices with out of the box gardening advice was contagious! We shared her expertise as an advocate for consumer horticulture and home gardening. Some members benefited from forager wheat seed gifts as well as her latest book which were well received. Related Images:
Author: Becky Wolary
Gwinnett County Master Gardener - Class of 2010
September 2020 Meeting
Our Zoom monthly meeting showcased the gardens that our own Lynda Pollock visited with husband Bob when she attended the International Master Gardeners Conference in Philadelphia in 2019. Philadelphia is known as America’s Garden Capital and Lynda details each garden they visited and added the links. Chanticlear: A Pleasure Garden. The Chanticleer Foundation owns 47 acres, 35 of which are open to the public. The remaining acreage is in agriculture, woodland, service areas, and staff housing. The main path is just under a mile in length. The garden has evolved greatly since the death of the owner in 1990. As the home of the Rosengartens, Chanticleer was beautiful and green with impressive trees and lawns. http://www.chanticleergarden.org/ Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation at St. Joseph’s University Just eight miles from the Philadelphia campus of the Barnes Foundation, you’ll find the Barnes Arboretum at Saint Joseph’s University, home to a horticulture school. The…
August 2020 Meeting
Our Zoom August meeting was about Building Healthy Soil presented by Cobb County MGEV, Crystal Force. Her very informative presentation delved into the discovery of how mycorrhizal fungi makes our soil healthy and how the destructive horticultural practices of the 20th century can be reversed. She explained that healthy soil is the place to begin if you want healthy plants. Recent discoveries reveal that far more than heathy plants are at stake when considering how we treat our soils. Among those things affected by the heath of our soil are the health of our children and ourselves and even climate change. Cris was part of a group that conducted a two year experiment on No Till Gardening. They received First Place in Research in the ‘Search for Excellence Award’ by the International Master Gardener Conference in 2019. She quotes from the National Resource Conservation Service, The Hope in Healthy Soil: “We now realize, without…