UGA Cooperative Extension
Athens-Clarke County Extension Office:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Athens Area Master Gardener Association
Monthly meetings are held at 5:30pm on the third Tuesday of each month. Meeting location varies, please check the web site or newsletter for updates.
AAMGA Membership Information
If you are interested in joining Athens Area Master Gardener Association please contact Teddy Lapaquette for an application or more information at (770) 479-5418. You can also contact Amanda Tedrow, Athens-Clarke County Extension Agent, at (706) 613-3640. Yearly dues are $10 for active Master Gardeners and $20 for friends of the association. Dues must be received by January 1st each year to remain in the association.
Athens Area Master Gardener membership application
Ongoing AAMGA Projects
Plant a Row for the Hungry at Clarke Middle School. Volunteers plant, maintain, and harvest fruits and vegetables for donation to local food banks. Contact Merry Anderson at (706) 549-4121 for more information.
Plant a Row for the Hungry at Thomas Orchards, Oconee Co : Volunteers plant, maintain, and harvest vegetables for donation to Northeast Georgia Food Bank. This garden currently grows warm season crops only. Contact John Quackenbush at Quack17@bellsouth.net.
Flower beds and herb garden at the Plant a Row Site. Contact Carol Wolf (706) 613-1122 for more information.
Rain Barrel Construction. Local Master Gardeners modify food grade 55 gallon barrels into rain barrels and sell them for $50 each. You can purchase barrels at Thyme After Thyme Plant Nursery in Winterville (706) 742-7149.
Athens-Clarke County Extension Office Master Gardener desk: Volunteers assist the County Agent with homeowner plant, insect and disease questions. This is a great learning experience. Contact Amanda Tedrow at (706) 613-3640 for more information.
MLK trash pick-up: Athens Area Master Gardeners pick up litter along the MLK corridor quarterly. Please contact Carole Holmes (706) 353-8568.
Habitat for Humanity: Members assist new homeowners with landscaping. Please contact Jackie Williams at (770)725-7451 for more information.
Other Volunteer Opportunities
- Winterville Marigold Festival
- Athens Farmers Market Master Gardener Booth
- State Botanical Garden of Georgia
- UGA Horticulture Farm
- Sandy Creek Special Events
- Athens Tech Environmental Fair
- GreenLife Expo
AAMGA Special Events
- Plant Sale - Each spring AAMGA holds a plant sale. All plants sold at the sale are grow by our local Master Gardeners. Please contact Anne Walker, 2012 Plant Sale Coordinator, for more information. The 2012 plant sale will be at the Athens-Clarke County Extension Office. Date TBA
- Athens Home and Garden Show Master Gardener Booth. Held each year at Classic Center in early spring AAMGA has a booth to answer gardening questions and share Extension Publications. Coming February 25-26th, 2012.
Forms
Newsletters
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- July 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
AAMGA 2010 Executive Board
- President: Andrea Fischer
- Vice President: Jean Colquett
- Treasurer: Teddy Lapaquette
- Secretary: Elizabeth Thurmond
- Past President: Judy Hawks
- Athens-Clarke County Extension Agent: Amanda Tedrow
Other Association Leadership
- Newsletter Publisher and Listserv Coordinator: Elizabeth Thurmond
- Project Chairperson: Alice Zwaastra
