(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...
This March 16, 2024, join Beech Hollow and our local partners for a Spring Fling at our Scottdale nursery and retail location as we celebrate the beginning of a new gardening season of native plants and flowers!
March Habitat Garden Group: Ephemerals 03/24/2024, Sunday at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm What is an ephemeral? Why do these plants have this weird yearly growth strategy? Join us for a short presentation on the ecology of ephemeral forest plants in Georgia forests. Following discussion includes the ephemeral plants' basic needs, and ways to keep...
Old Growth Forest in Your Own Backyard with Kathryn Kolb 03/28/24 Thursday, 7:00-8:30 Does your backyard have remnants of old growth forest? Learn to identify the key indicators that you may harbor, remnants of the original old growth forest of our region, in your backyard. You may be surprised – rich older soils are best...
Shade Gardening, Andrea Greco 04/11/24, Thursday, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Not much sun? No problem! This class will focus on gardening in the shady areas of your garden using primarily native plants originating in the forests of the Piedmont region of Georgia. Shade gardens can be some of our most beautiful and enjoyable...
