International Clematis authority and Georgia Master Gardener Lyndy Broder was our final guest speaker for 2015 at the October 19th GCMGA monthly meeting. Her topic “Clematis for the Southern Garden” was informative and well received. She’s one knowledgeable lady! Her main focus was new and creative ways to incorporate clematis into the garden which gave great ideas for our own gardens. Lyndy also spoke to care and pruning of clematis as well as our native Clematis. One of the source information on the internet is found at http://www.georgiaperennial.org/data/clematis/clematis.htm Related Images:
Plant Propagation Workshop at Gwinnett Tech
Many of our GCMGA members attended MGEV Advanced Training held at Gwinnett Tech College on July 20, 2015. Bodie Pennisi, Extension Horticulturist at UGA, taught the group talking about seed, vegetative and tissue culture propagation. The class started in the classroom and moved later in the greenhouse. In the greenhouse, Dario Chavez demonstrated grafting and budding. Students then were able to try some hands on training after the instruction. Related Images:
Bethesda Senior Center
GCMGA members have maintained the landscape immediately around Bethesda Senior Center as well the Butterfly Garden at the rear of the building for many years and have updated the plantings each year. This year, leadership is under Tricia Moakler with many regulars coming each month. Suzanne Franklin sparked the addition of cosmos seed in the Butterfly Garden and this year they took over in glorious yellow. Related Images: