Our association is proud to announce awards totaling $5000 for these grant projects in Gwinnett County. We’re particularly glad to see five schools participate in their school gardens to educated young folks. These endeavors are: Berkley Lake Elementary Lilburn Camp Creek Greenway/Ladybugs Snellville Community Garden Ferguson Elementary GPLT/Mary Kistner Center McDaniel Farm Park Peachtree Elementary Riverside Elementary SE Gwinnett Food Coop St. John Neuman Vines Park Related Images:
Gwinnett Hardiness Zone & Frost Dates
Hardiness ZoneThe purpose of the USDA Hardiness Zones map is for growers and gardeners to determine which plants will tolerate the area’s climatic conditions. The map’s basis is the minimum extreme temperature that can potentially occur, which is divided into 14 separate zones across the country. Gwinnett County is in Zone 7b, meaning that the winter temperatures could drop to five to 10 degrees, although the occurrence is quite rare. Zone 7b is too far north for some plants, such as citrus plants, which prefer the hardiness zones in Central and Southern Florida. Georgia’s coastal counties are in zone 8b, meaning the temperature could drop to as low as 15 to 20 degrees. Plants that thrive on the coast and the rest of South Georgia, such as oleanders and sago palms, could suffer in our zone during an extreme cold weather event. Most plants for sale at local garden centers…
February 2021 Monthly Meeting
Our presenter for February 15 monthly Zoom meeting was Fred Conrad who is the Senior Manager of Community Gardens for the Food Well Alliance in Atlanta. Fred’s presentation was an overview and tour of the Community Garden movement in metropolitan Atlanta and about how many community gardens are organized, how they function and the many ways they serve neighborhoods. It is the story of food bringing people together. Related Images: