Cherokee County
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Cherokee County Extension and Cherokee County Master Gardeners are organizing a pre-order Fruit Sale now through March 7th. Find the link to the order form here: https://www.caes.uga.edu/extension/cherokee/documents/2016CherokeeExtensionPlantSalefillable.pdf
Posted in: Cherokee County, Fruit, Home Gardening, Home Landscape, Master Gardeners, Perennial, Shrubs -
Business Background: Weeks Works, incorporated in 2000 by BJ Weeks, produces and sells honey in over 70 locations in the north Metro area. BJ went from managing 100 hives in 1995 to 500 or so now. In addition to honey Weeks sells wax and also contracts pollination services to growers across the state. …
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Cox Arboretum Cox Arboretum is a private arboretum created by Tom and Evelyn Cox with over 4,000 living specimens, many of which are critically endangered. In addition to the beautiful plants, particularly conifers, it is a unique and diverse habitat with natural streams, lake, spring and stream fed pond, and over one acre wetland. Mr.…
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Merrilily Gardens Merrilily Gardens, in Woodstock, is a live-plant nursery specializing in hybrid daylilies and perennials. They sell 250 different varieties to customers as far away as California, but most of their customers come to the garden and dig them up to take home. June is the best time to visit to see most of…
Posted in: Cherokee County, day lillies, Flowers, growers, live plant nursery, local business, Master Gardeners, nursery -
With summer soon upon us, we will finally start to enjoy those delicious home grown tomatoes. The ways to include tomatoes in a meal are only limited by one’s taste buds and imagination. Americans love their tomatoes probably more than any other vegetable–but is it a vegetable? Technically, by botanical definition, the tomato is a…
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During a vacation in France last year I had an awakening of sorts in terms of my philosophy on garden design and plant selection. A number of the gardens and public parks that we visited incorporated vegetables like Swiss chard and kale in with annual flower plantings. As an avid gardener and even more avid…