The Gwinnett County Master Gardeners Monday, May 19, 2014 meeting featured George Sanko PhD, CEO of the Georgia Perimeter College Botanical Garden who talked to us about the garden and specifically ferns. We saw lots of great photographs of ferns, learned the different way to differentiate similar looking ferns and he answered the many questions we had. Dr. Sanko taught Botany, Biology and Plant identification. His knowledge and enthusiasm make him a dynamic speaker, teacher and plant educator. In 1990 Dr Sanko started the Georgia Perimeter Botanical Garden which contains the largest collection of native plants in Georgia. In 2003 he developed the Ferns of the World garden, which is one of the top collections of ferns in the world. For this work he was awarded the National Garden Club’s Award of Excellence. Related Images:
Category: Meetings
April 2014 General Meeting
We thoroughly enjoyed listening to Lee May at our April 21, 2014 meeting. Lee shared his thoughts on “Gardening South, Gardening North: adventures had, lessons learned from years of gardening in both regions.” Lee has written two books, Gardening Life, a collection of essays, and a memoir, In My Father’s Garden. He has also corresponded for the PBS television program The Victory Garden, and written for a number of magazines, including Southern Accents, Attache, Better Homes and Gardens, and Country Gardens. Visit his website at leemaysgardeninglife.com to follow this gardener. Related Images:
March 2014 General Meeting
The Gwinnett County Master Gardeners March 17th, 2014 featured Geri Laufer who spoke on “Growing and using Herbs”. It was a delightful and informative program that was enjoyed by all in attendance. Geri has extensive experience as a garden writer and is the author of Tussie Mussies, The Language and Sentiment of Flowers. She is a former Cobb County extension agent. Also tonight was the showing of the photo contest winning pictures presented by Don Stewart. Pictures will be posted in the photo gallery shortly. Related Images: