Gardening enthusiasts from around the area attended our meeting to meet a living legend, Dr. Michael A. Dirr. DeKalb, Hall, Forsyth and Rockdale Master Gardeners as well as our own members were thoroughly entertained by his presentation titled “Abelia to Ziziphus…Mining the Alphabet for the Next Great Garden Plant” on March 18th. Through pictures and dialog, Dr. Dirr walked us through the Dirr Garden in Bogart and shared information on what he considers some of the best plant selections for Georgia gardens. He brought plants he has propagated and/or grown from seed to share which were given as member door prizes It was a highly educational and enjoyable evening. Now retired from UGA, throughout his career, Dr. Dirr has published more then 300 scientific and popular papers and articles. His teaching, lectures, seminars, garden study tours and plant introduction programs have contributed enormously to greater horticultural awareness not only in Georgia,…
Author: Becky Wolary
Winter 2019 “A Bit of Dirt” Newsletter
Catch up with the happenings of GCMGA members and read some of the wonderful articles in this quarter’s edition of our newsletter. 2019-01 BOD Newsletter Related Images:
February 2019 Monthly Meeting
On February 18, Cherokee County Extension Agent Josh Fuder delivered a presentation entitled “Saving Seeds and Seed Libraries”. A seed library is a place where community members can get seeds for free or for a nominal fee. During his presentation, Josh focused on the benefits of saving and sharing seeds that can promote plant life abundance within our communities. His talk focused on vegetable seeds; however, he stated his remarks generally applied to all seeds. Josh shared that seeds are our history. As an example of how seeds can evolve, Josh stated that the original ear of corn was the size of our thumb. Corn has grown in size due to seed breeding. What are the advantages of seed sharing? Josh offers these advantages: saves money; promotes experimentation; adapts to location; promotes continued propagation; and encourages personal connections with family, friends and other gardeners Seed sharing is also just plain fun! Many thanks to…