(12pm) Designing Native Habitat for Birds and Pollinators, led by Georgia Audubon's Alex LoCastro: This presentation will walk attendees through the process of designing a native plant garden for the benefit of birds and insect pollinators. The program will discuss pollination, the importance of native plants, bird and insect needs, design considerations, and more. No RSVP...
(12pm) Wildlife Sanctuary Assessment Demonstration, led by a Georgia Audubon Avian Advocate: This presentation will demonstrate how volunteers in Georgia Audubon's Wildlife Sanctuary Program go about conducting habitat assessments in a variety of settings. Attendees will learn the program's requirements, the conservation reasons behind each of them, and will participate in a mock assessment of...
Gardening Guided by Natural Communities - with Leslie Edwards 10/21/23 2 pm - 3:30 pm One of the biggest challenges a native plant gardener faces is choosing which plants to grow where. Recognizing and observing native plant communities, from forest to prairie to streamside edge, can inspire and help guide your plant choices, even in...
How to Plant a Tree - with Neil Norton 10/22/23 2 pm - 3:30 pm Trees can outlive us by a few centuries, but only if we give them what they need to succeed. Neil Norton will go over the best practices to help your green antidote to climate change (tree) Wildlife habitat (tree), and...
Avoid the Frankenforest! - with Kathryn Kolb 11/05/23 2 pm - 3:30 pm Selecting the right tree for the right space is important to the health of the tree, the success of your planting plan and truly restoring native biodiversity. We often consider sun, shade, and moisture, but there's so much more - each tree...
How to Build Your Soil - with Jeff Killingsworth 11/12/23 2 pm - 3:30 pm Does your garden struggle with clay soil? Welcome to Georgia! Clay is an important component of nutrient rich soil, but too much clay is hard for plants to deal with. In the dog days of Southern summers clay's as hard...
Compost: the Other Black Gold with Trecia Neal 06/02/24 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Stop throwing out the other black gold: nutrients. Learn hands-on how to take garden debris and turn it into rich, water-holding compost, perfect for droughts. Trecia Neal will present the best way to create compost in your landscape. We will discuss...
Gardening for Birds and Pollinators with Andrea Greco 03/17/24, Sunday, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm In this class you will learn about how to select native plants that play a critical role in the life cycles of the creatures we love so much and want to attract to our yards. We will cover topics including...
Join Us! Autumn FeSTi-FaLL Sunday October 27th, 10 am - 2:00 pm389 North Clarendon Avenue Scottdale GA 30079. Offerings from Beech Hollow and Garland's Garden, special prices on plants shrubs and trees for fall planting. Herbalista, Eco logic, Bedhead and Beecatur will be showing their goods and services in our lawn. Music, Cider, Teas, nibbles,...
Nov 3, 1 pm-2pm: Managing Water Using Rain Gardens & Native Plants with Brandy Hall Designing with permaculture and water management in our landscapes, Brandy Hall's company, Shades of Green Permaculture, specializes in landscapes that build natural soil fertility, manage water as a resource, and boast useful and native plant communities. Water cycle restoration is...
