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A busy Fall season is underway around the state, but I wanted to take a moment to share a few important reminders with you. First up, our online monthly continuing education series, Thoughtful Thursday, is this Thursday, October 9, at 2 PM with UGA Extension Specialist Clint Waltz sharing a seasonal turfgrass update with us.…
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In August, we shared about a new field trip opportunity for MGEVs. This Friday is the big day! On September 26, 2025, from 9 AM to 2 PM, a free field trip open to all MGEVs and worth four hours of continuing education will be hosted by UGA Extension Gwinnett and the Gwinnett Department of…
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Ever wondered how plants like Verbena ‘Homestead Purple’ or Heuchera ‘Crème Brulee’ were discovered? How long does it take a new plant to make it to a retail garden center near you so that you can buy one? These questions and more are explored in a new learning series for Extension Master Gardeners, sponsored by…
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Last Call for Phenology Research Participants! Happy Monday, Master Gardener Extension Volunteers! We are now in the final days of recruitment for the Statewide Phenology Monitoring Research Study. Thank you to all who have completed the screening form, reached out with questions, and/or shared the opportunity with your fellow volunteers. We’ve had great interest in…
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Alana Edwards, Master’s Student, UGA Department of Horticulture Hello MGEVs and Trainees! As we approach summer’s end, we want to share an opportunity for Master Gardeners to participate in a hands-on horticultural research study. I am a graduate student in UGA’s Department of Horticulture under Dr. Sheri Dorn, and I’m researching ways to engage volunteers…
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On July 23, 2025, 30 Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteers completed an Advanced Training course in Buford on Waterwise Resilience at F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center and the Environmental Heritage Center. This new training was planned by UGA Extension in Gwinnett County and Gwinnett Water Resources, and instructors designed it to empower Master Gardeners…
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Check out all the details and register for the 2025 conference for early bird pricing! Don’t miss out on tour and workshop opportunities! GARDENING IN GEORGIA:TRICK OR TREAT? October 17-18, 2025Macon, GA
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What Georgia wildflower are you? Take this short quiz and find out from 48 possible results! Share the quiz with your friends!
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Junior Master Gardener (JMG) is the international youth gardening program of the university cooperative Extension system created and managed by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Learn how to use its rich curriculum to increase youth awareness of plants and gardening as both stand-alone activities within your community and as training for youth to become Junior Master…
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We’ve offered a great line-up of Advanced Training this year, as you’ve seen from various posts here on Trellis. Our original schedule included three different training dates for our AT related to the GROW curriculum and how to offer it in your county. (Be sure to read the full story of the GROW curriculum here!).…
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