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This week’s Healthy Georgia Connections newsletter includes container gardening basic information from UGA Extension ANR agent of Fulton County, Melissa Mattee, who also works closely with local GA MGEVs. Check out the full newsletter for news you can use and share with your community.
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April is an exciting month in the garden AND for the Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program! Every April, we look forward to National Volunteer Appreciation Week (VAW) as a time to thank YOU for your commitment to Georgia communities. This year, VAW falls on April 19-25, 2020, while we are still staying home to…
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On Thursday, March 12, 2020, Karan Rawlins, recently retired Extension Educator of UGA Tifton, and 60 Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteers joined together online for the second Thoughtful Thursday webinar session of 2020. Karan shared about a variety of native plants and the many benefits of including natives in your home landscape. Everyone can add…
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We’ve had a great response to registration for our upcoming Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) scheduled for March 20, 2020, in Albany, GA. As a precaution, we have decided to forego the March RLC in favor of incorporating the “Developing Strategic Content” material into our June session. Further updates will be included here on Trellis and…
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We’re talkin’ trees because Arbor Day is this month – on the 21st (Check out our previous blog post for easy celebration ideas). Do you know why we celebrate Arbor Day on this particular date in Georgia? December through the end of February is the best time to plant trees in Georgia. Dr. Jason Gordon…
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What do sales people and MGEVs have in common? They both want to give you advice and information, only ours is free! MGEVs work hard to gather and prepare unbiased, research-based information for the gardening public. We want to make sure our Extension messages are heard and seen in today’s busy and loud world of…
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Happy Thursday! Did you see our previous blog post about Arbor Day? Continuing with a tree theme, we will kick off our 2020 Thoughtful Thursday webinar series with Jason Gordon from UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources. Jason joined UGA as Forestry Extension faculty in summer 2019. On February 13, 2020 from 2:00-2:30…
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Wishing you a joyous holiday season! The State Program Office is closed until January 2, 2020. We are looking forward to a bright new year! Don’t forget to record your 2019 hours in MGLOG. The final deadline for entries is January 24, 2020. Questions or need…
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It may officially be Fall, but we are still feeling that summer heat! Although, the lower morning temperatures have me looking forward to cool, crisp Autumn weather. As we wait for a break from the hot sun and hope for some rain, let’s share fall gardening tips. What are your plans for your home and…
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Released in Fall 2018 was the first round of Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer name badges featuring the updated logo and representing updates in University branding. You may notice this new badge looks similar to the one your Extension agent wears. You will also notice that badges worn by Extension personnel have been updated several…
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