On a cold but sunny day in early April, Gwinnett Master Gardeners braved high winds to spruce up the Calendar Garden at Gwinnett Tech. This area blooms from the front of Building 100 to the back entrance, with blooms coming seasonally. It starts with the lavender phlox in March, and continues to the far end, with white butterfly ginger and purple asters blooming in September. They share that corner with tall clumps of varieties of grasses and a large loquat tree at the end. Master Gardeners weeded and spread many bags of mulch. A large winged creature, a Luna moth that was trying to get out of the cold wind, visited us as we were finishing up. This garden, alongside building 100, is accessible to the public. Many of the plants have name tags, so you can stop by anytime to see what is blooming. While we were having a…
Author: Mary Ann Maher
Compost Sifter
Now is a good time to make this screener-sifter so that you will be ready to make some wonderful Black Gold to use this spring! Basically, you need to make a frame that will fit on your wheelbarrow, just overlapping on the sides so that all the compost will fall into the barrow. I used a 2 x 4 for the four sides, 1/2″ hardware cloth for the screen, eight T braces for the corners (top and bottom) and large staples to hold the wire in place. You also need to attach two pieces of 1 x 2 on the bottom (with wood screws) to fit just outside the barrow, to keep the sifter from shifting out of position. The longer pieces extending to the front and back enable two people to carry a loaded sifter from place to place. Wheel the loaded sifter into a comfortable place, pull up…
Projects funded by Gwinnett Master Gardeners for Year 2010
Projects funded by Gwinnett Master Gardeners for Year 2010 Each year the Gwinnett County Master Gardener Board sets aside money for projects for the coming year. The money comes from our fund-raising efforts including, but not limited to, the Plant Sale and Yard Art sale in May, our Garden Tours held in Summer, and the Intern breakfasts. Below are the projects that were approved and begun, up through July 2010. Bethesda Senior Center: Sharon Matthews requested $500 to add seasonal plantings and pine straw to enhance the outside of the building. She holds workdays twice a year for the major projects. There is also a small group of gardeners that attend to plant maintenance year round. Sharon plans for colorful plants in the large pots at the entrance, as well as perennials, like camellias and azaleas, around the building. The largest area is in the back facing the pond, where there…