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by Anne Wiskind, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer trainee Message from a Homeowner: We moved into our home in June 2020. One of the main selling points was a gorgeous, flat backyard, as we planned on getting a dog. We got a cute puppy in December 2020, who has grown into a 90-pound bundle of…
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by Sabine Savoie, 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. Yucky! Slimy! Gross! These are the adjectives used to describe the…
Posted in: Community Gardening, Container Gardening, Master Gardener, Organic, Soil, Urban Agriculture -
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…
Posted in: Annuals, Conservation, Master Gardener, Native Plants, Organic, Ornamental, Perennials, Pollinator, Sustainable Ag, Trees, Uncategorized -
I was out at Emory University’s Oxford College Organic Farm this morning putting out insect traps in the zucchini patch for an upcoming field day. When you’re stringing up sticky traps in the canopy of big zucchini leaves and digging holes for pitfall traps, you are really up close and personal with the plants…and everything else…
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Do you remember when the sky would get super dark from heavy clouds, rain would fall, and sometimes there would be rumbles of thunder and flashes of lightning? It feels like it has been a long time since we’ve experienced that in the Metro Atlanta Area. We’ve gone from a cooler and wetter than usual…
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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. It seems like we hear comments about global warming every day.…
Posted in: Annuals, Environmental Science, Master Gardener, Native Plants, Ornamental, Perennials, Shrubs -
by Gayle Bryan, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer trainee Do you enjoy art but do not feel that you have the artistic ability to draw or paint? Why not use your imagination and create beautiful floral arrangements in containers for yourself and others to enjoy? A container garden is easier to plant and maintain…
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by Elana Spaulding, Fulton County Master Gardener Extension Volunteer trainee Spring is here, flowers are starting to bloom, and it’s time to plant those fruits and veggie seeds you have been itching to get in the ground. While there are many summer foods that we look forward to eating (looking at you, watermelon), one we look…
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Have you heard about the impending cicada-pocalypse? In May, periodical cicadas, which only emerge once every 13 years, will be crawling out of the ground across the southeastern U.S. So What? Perhaps you’re thinking, “I see cicadas every year. What’s the big deal?” Those cicadas you see every summer and fall are annual, or dog-day,…
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by Marty Thomas, 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. May has arrived and the days are getting warmer and longer.…