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Take Care of your Trees: Pruning 101

Date: February 4, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cost: $10 Garden Member, $15 Non Member
Location: Oakhurst Garden 435 Oakview Road Decatur GA 30030
Contact: Contact andrea.zoppo@yahoo.com for questions or concerns.
Registration: 5 person min. Register ONLINE at www.oakhurstgarden.org. Click on classes. We recommend registering 2-3 days in advance.

Details:
Join our Head Gardener, Daniel Ballard and learn how to care for your trees through pruning. Pruning is a horticultural practice that alters the form and growth of a plant. Based on aesthetics and science, pruning can also be considered preventive maintenance. Many problems may be prevented by pruning correctly during formative years for a tree or shrub. Learn what tools are best for pruning in this informative class.

Monarchs in Mexico – Trip to the Overwintering Colonies

Date: February 11-18, 2012
Time: N/A
Cost: $1,550 per person (double occupancy). The balance of the trip fee must be received by December 31, 2011.
Location: State of Michoacan, Mexico
Phone: 404-388-8228

Details:
Monarchs Across Georgia is offering two separate week-long trips to Mexico in 2012: February 4-11 and February 11-18. What makes this trip to the monarch butterfly overwintering sites unique? Our itinerary includes visits to three monarch colonies. You’ll learn about local efforts to promote sustainable and environmentally sound economic activities. We’ll also visit a school near the monarch preserves to donate books purchased through our Mexico Book Project. The emphasis will be on exploring the natural history of the region, but the trip will also include many cultural and culinary delights. This trip is limited to sixteen participants and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. (The trip is open to all adults.) Georgia certified teachers may earn five professional learning units (5 PLUs. Three partial scholarships of $1,000 each are also available to Georgia educators. Apply for a scholarship by October 15, 2011.

Wonderful World of Roses

Date: February 4, 2012
Time: 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Cost: Free
Location: Hickory Flat Library, 2740 East Cherokee Drive, Canton, Georgia
Phone: 770-479-0418

Details:
Cherokee County Master Gardeners presents “Wonderful World of Roses” seminar, Saturday at Hickory Flat Library in Canton, Georgia. This seminar is free. Please call the Cherokee County Cooperative Extension office for registration.

Grafting Fruit Trees

Date: February 5, 2012
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost: $15 Garden members, $20 non-members
Location: Oakhurst Garden 435 Oakview Road Decatur GA 30030
Contact: Contact andrea.zoppo@yahoo.com for questions or concerns
Registration: 5 person min. Register ONLINE at www.oakhurstgarden.org. Click on classes. We recommend registering 2-3 days in advance.

Details:
Have you ever wondered how weeping flowering cherries were produced on a straight trunk or how to make two different color flowers appear on one tree? How are those ‘fruit cocktail trees’ made featuring different fruit on the same tree or how to clone your favorite trees without having to root them? Grafting is a technique of tree propagation and formation that has been around for more than 2 millennia. Rob Hamilton will discuss grafting history and various uses, tools and techniques. Leave this class with the basic knowledge you need to graft your own trees.

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The Basics of Growing Your Own Spring Seedlings

Date: February 7, 2012 - 7 February 2012
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost: $15 Garden members, $20 non-members
Location: Oakhurst Garden 435 Oakview Road Decatur GA 30030
Contact: Contact andrea.zoppo@yahoo.com for questions or concerns
Registration: 5 person min. Register ONLINE at www.oakhurstgarden.org. Click on classes. We recommend registering 2-3 days in advance.

Details:
Are you tempted by the bountiful packages of seeds you find at the local garden center, but not sure how to grow them? Or maybe you’ve tried in the past growing vegetables from seed and only experienced failure? Join Glynis and grow successful seedlings for your garden. In addition, Glynis will show you how to turn “garbage” into mini greenhouses! Seeds such as lettuce, parsley, salad greens, and flowers will be on hand for you to sow into your new “greenhouse” as well as tips on how to keep them all a a live. Please bring several clear or opaque plastic containers as you can carry home! If this class fills we will open another session the following Thursday 2/9.

PROPAGATION

Date: February 7, 2012
Time: 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Cost: FREE
Location: YMCA, 151 Waleska Street, Canton, Georgia
Phone: 770-479-0418

Details:
Cherokee County Master Gardeners presents “Propagation” seminar, Tuesday at the YMCA in Canton, Georgia. This seminar is free. Please call the Cherokee County Cooperative Extension office for registration.

Planting Trees – Let’s do it right

Date: February 9, 2012
Time: 7 to 8:30 PM
Cost: $10 per person
Location: 4380 Memorial Dr., Dec., GA 30032 - Training Center behind Tax Dept
Phone: 404-298-4080 please call to register

Details:
Arbor Day approaches and new trees need to go in to replace old and dying trees. Come learn how to do it right and learn about the best trees to use.

Speaker: Gary Peiffer – extension agent, arborist and forester

Nice door prizes and lots of good info!

Native Plant Symposium

Date: February 11, 2012
Time: 8:00AM - 4:00PM
Cost: 50.00/55.00
Location: Marietta, GA
Phone: 770-343-6000

Details:
Georgia Native Plant Society’s 17th Native Plant Symposium will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 in Marietta, GA.

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