The full pdf copy of this edition is available here. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – by John Atkinson ADVANCED MASTER GARDENER TRAINING There is so much to learn and so little time. Marco Fonseca, State MG Coordinator, and others at the University of Georgia have put together the Advanced Master Gardener Training Program to provide continuing education for the Georgia Master Gardener. Participants in the program found it a rewarding experience and well worth the effort. UGA recognizes your participation with a certificate that can be placed in a prominent location at your home or office. What’s an advanced class like? It is more than a refresher of the training you have already experienced as an intern. It has much greater depth and specificity. The instructors are highly qualified in their field and the presentations are designed to be of timely interest and educational importance to the Master Gardener. There is a…
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A Bit of Dirt – Spring 2008
The full pdf copy of this edition is available here. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By John Atkinson Y’ALL COME OUT TO McDANIEL FARM! The Master Gardener Program is about learning and giving back to our community and this is a fun way to get involved. Most of our planting, cultivating, and harvesting times are Wednesday mornings. Watch for Kathy Parent’s weekly announcement about working as a volunteer at the park. We usually have a halfdozen Master Gardeners (McDaniel Mulchers) turn out which helps make the project work less strenuous. It’s easy to find McDaniel Farm Park. Go to Old Norcross Road and Pleasant Hill and turn left at the second intersection on Old Norcross Road (McDaniel Road). Proceed about a half a mile to the Farm. The address is 3251 McDaniel Road, Duluth. It is behind the Gwinnett Place Mall. We planted row crops to demonstrate a garden from the 1930’s. Last…
A Bit of Dirt – Winter 2007
The full pdf copy of this edition is available here. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Glenn Parsons Hello all my Master Gardener friends and Happy New Year. I am honored to have the opportunity to deliver this message in our quarterly newsletter. The newsletter is something all of us enjoy reading since it keeps us in touch with what Master Gardeners are doing in Gwinnett County. I encourage any Master Gardener who wants to share gardening knowledge or experiences to submit an article for publication in our newsletter. Today I walked in my garden and found things to be rather desolate on this winter day in Georgia. I did find a Daphne odora beginning to flower, a few Hellebores buds forming under the cover of fallen oak leaves, and, popping out of the ground, Cardamine diphylla (grandma called it “Tooth Wort”). We gardener’s can find wonderful things on the bleakest of days….