Paul Pugliese.
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In this two-hour workshop, we’ll explore various aspects of Garden Journaling. We’ll start off with a fun activity of setting our gardening goals for the year, then advance to creating various pages in our garden journal. We’ll explore the various ways we can record the ‘happenings’ in our backyard. We will play with colored pencils…
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In this lunch & learn workshop, we’ll explore how municipal tree ordinances can protect trees and preserve urban forests. Other topics include the benefits of a community forest plan and where to start. Presented by Dave Long, Georgia Forestry Commission Urban and Community Forestry Specialist. Registration required:Call 770-387-5142 to register or email bartow.extension@uga.edu. $5 cash…
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Tree Boards are usually composed of a mix of private citizens and public employees whose task it is to support efforts to conserve and manage the community’s public trees. This Lunch & Learn will be presented by Seth Hawkins, Georgia Forestry Commission Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator. Registration required:Call 770-387-5142 to register or email bartow.extension@uga.edu.…
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This lunch & learn presentation focuses on the potential for lawn herbicides to affect non-target trees and woody ornamentals in landscape settings due to poor application choices by homeowners and professionals. This is an issue that is commonly encountered in the landscape and arboriculture industry, as seen by numerous plant samples submitted to local Extension…
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Back in January, I wrote a column about the extreme freeze event we experienced in December 2022. As predicted, we saw a number of trees and shrubs that were damaged by this sudden drop in temperatures. Many of our trees and shrubs were not fully acclimated for winter when this temperature drop occurred. Local weather…
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Trees provide many benefits to our communities such as shade, reduced energy costs, preventing soil erosion, and filtering pollution from air and water. They also beautify our landscapes and increase property values when properly maintained. Some homeowners become concerned when trees grow large and may worry about branches that could break or fall and cause…
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The average lifespan for flowering cherry trees in Georgia is about thirty years. As they begin to reach this advanced age for cherries, we begin to see a cascading set of problems that ultimate lead to the decline and death of a tree. Typically, we get calls at the Extension office once the tree begins…
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Have you ever seen a caterpillar with long hairs that stick out like two black horns on its head, one black horn on its tail, and four hairy mohawks on its back? If so, you probably encountered a tussock moth caterpillar. Depending on the species, their colors can range from dark gray to light gray,…
