APRIL — Everyone loves hummingbirds! These tiny birds with extraordinary abilities lead fascinating lives. Education Director Melanie Furr of Georgia Audubon told us about A Year in the Life of a Hummingbird, from their courtship and breeding to their incredible migration. As the caregiver for the world’s only ambassador hummingbird, Melanie shared unique insights into the lives of these miraculous little birds and brought Polly along to demonstrate many of the facts she shared with us. It was a great evening that every one enjoyed. Related Images:
APRIL 2022 PLANT SALE
THANK YOU for Coming!!!!!!!! We had a great turn out and most of our plants found new homes. Our GCMGA Pass Along Plant Sale was held on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 9AM-2:PM. We’ll had a wide variety of perennials (flowers, shrubs, trees) with many native plants included from our own gardens plus vegetables and herbs. In addition to hundreds of plants to choose from and lots of Master Gardeners on hand for suggestions and advice, Soil3 was present as well as members of Georgia Native Plant Society. The Garden Art booth had lots of fun items to decorate your garden plus inexpensive garden books. Related Images:
Old Fashioned Daffodils
It’s that time of year when there’s yellow all around in Georgia — daffodils are blooming like crazy. You can spot the old home sites where daffodils are blooming – Oakland Cemetery is abound with daffodils and I’m sure Gibbs Garden in Canton is a wonder to behold. I remember when we had Mr. Daffodil Man speak to us at a GCMGA meeting years back – but the old fashioned daffodils continue to tug at my heart. Mainly because these come from bulbs first grown from my Mom in Milledgeville – the Von Sion or Telemonius Plenus – occasionally known as Bread and Butter. And they never bloom with consistent form each year as they’re truly weather dependent. I always describe them as daffodils that look like chrysanthemums – and often they do – they can be gnarled and flop-headed and mop-headed and can have a touch of green in…