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Curious about houseplants but don’t know where to start?Tried keeping them alive, but they just won’t thrive? Join us for Homegrown Basics: A Beginner’s Guide to Houseplants—a fun class designed just for new plant parents! Learn which houseplants are easiest to grow, how to keep them healthy with the right light and water, and how…
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Spring has sprung in Fulton, and area educators are hard at work putting together classes on lots of gardening topics! Read on for details on upcoming classes. Planting Spring and Summer Vegetables: Companion Planting Saturday, April 19th1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Fairburn Branch Library60 Valley View Dr.Fairburn, GA 30213404-613-5750 Join Master Gardener Thomas Thompson at…
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Discover the future of urban mushroom cultivation at the Spore to Store: Urban Mushroom Symposium 2025! Whether you are a researcher, grower, chef, or urban agriculture enthusiast, join us for a day of cutting-edge research presentation and practical cultivation and grower insights. Discover how scientific innovation is shaping the future of urban mushroom cultivation and…
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Fulton County Extension’s Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) team is hiring two full-time program assistants to help lead nutrition education programs for adults and teens in our county! These positions will work under the USDA’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), which delivers nutrition education classes for low-income populations. The perfect candidate is someone…
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by Ed O’Connor, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer trainee This article is part of Garden Buzz, a series from Appen Media and the North Fulton Master Gardeners, where rotating columnists explore horticulture topics like herbs, insects, and wildlife conservation. Find all Garden Buzz articles here. Those of us that enjoy our lawns are thrilled to…
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by Rock Reed, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer trainee This article is part of Garden Buzz, a series from Appen Media and the North Fulton Master Gardeners, where rotating columnists explore horticulture topics like herbs, insects, and wildlife conservation. Find all Garden Buzz articles here. How do you get healthy gardens and yards? It all…
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by Carole MacMullan, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer This article is part of Garden Buzz, a series from Appen Media and the North Fulton Master Gardeners, where rotating columnists explore horticulture topics like herbs, insects, and wildlife conservation. Find all Garden Buzz articles here. When I moved to Atlanta in 2008 and was ready to…
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by Judy Peacock, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer This article is part of Garden Buzz, a series from Appen Media and the North Fulton Master Gardeners, where rotating columnists explore horticulture topics like herbs, insects, and wildlife conservation. Find all Garden Buzz articles here. About ten years ago, I attended a Georgia Master Gardeners Association…
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Are you interested in native plants, biodiversity, pollinators, composting, and other green landscape practices? Then the Georgia Green Landscape Stewards certification program is for you! Our Master Gardeners are teaching courses from the Georgia Green Landscape Stewards program at libraries across Fulton County this summer. Read on to find out where and when. What is…
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by James Herrin, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent Residents of Fulton County experience a higher risk of exposure to the second leading cause of lung cancer when at home. Radon is a naturally occurring gas that can build up inside the air in buildings. According to the US EPA, nearly 21,000 lung cancer deaths are…
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