UGA Cooperative Extension
DeKalb County Extension Office:
Georgia Master Gardeners Active Project Sites
EEC/South Extension Office
2390 Wildcat Road, Decatur, GA 30034
(Behind Georgia Perimeter College South)
What we offer: Herb Garden, Landscape Pond, Vegetable Demo/Community Garden, Compost Demo, Native Plant Garden, Perennial Garden Areas, Bog Garden, Front Landscape, Fruit Garden, and Back Landscape
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Chesnut Community Garden/Historic Donaldson House
Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA
(at the intersection with Vermack Road)
What we offer: Demonstration herb bed, perennial bed, rose garden and agronomic crops (i.e. cotton, corn, peanuts); this site produces food for “Plant a Row for the Hungry” and local churches.
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Decatur Recreation Center/Scott Garden
231 Sycamore St., Decatur, GA 30030
What we have: Garden demonstrations include compost area, butterfly garden, native plants, and more…
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DeKalb Farmers Market
3000 East Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030
What we offer: Garden demonstrations including flower beds, butterfly garden and compost area. This site also has various public educational events including Compost Day (each May) and Recycling Day (each Fall).
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Dunwoody Nature Center
5343 Roberts Drive, Dunwoody, GA 30338
What we offer: Native plant gardens, bog area, woodland garden and compost demonstration. Special events include the Butterfly Festival and plant sale.
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Fernbank Science Center
156 Heaton Park Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
What we offer: Compost demonstration, herb garden, vegetable garden and pond
What we do here: Master Gardeners assist with special events and plant sales.
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Fernbank Rose Garden
767 Clifton Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA
(on the corner of Ponce de Leon & Clifton; across from Druid Hills Country Club)
http://www.fernbank.edu/rosegarden.htm
What we offer: Trial site for All American Rose Selections
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Oakhurst Community Garden
529 Adams Street, Decatur, GA 30030
http://www.oakhurstgarden.org/
What we offer: A Peace Garden, Native Plant Shade Garden, and more… This site is the home of many green space events and educational activities.
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Oglethorpe Community Garden
4484 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319
(Oglethorpe University Campus)
What we offer: Community Vegetable Garden which produces food for the Oglethorpe University kitchen and for the community. This is a partnership between Oglethorpe, Cooperative Extension, several churches, and the community.
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Stone Mountain VFW Park Community Garden
880 Gordon Street, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
(Behind the Stone Mountain Post Office)
What we offer: Individual plots and a future “Plant a Row for the Hungry” garden.
This is a partnership between the City of Stone Mountain, Cooperative Extension, and the local community.
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Stone Mountain Visitor Center (The Red Caboose)
891 Main Street, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
What we offer: Compost demonstration, butterfly garden, shade garden, all-season- water-wise garden, and granite planters for summer color.
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Tucker Butterfly Garden/Tucker Recreation Center
4898 LaVista Road, Tucker, GA 30084
The Tucker Butterfly Garden is located in front of the historic Browning Courthouse at the Tucker Recreation Center on LaVista Road.
What we do here: In the garden, you will see nectar plants, host plants, a basking rock and a puddling area. Plants are labeled, as are the various stages of the butterfly lifecycle.
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Wells Brown House
1037 Ridge Avenue, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
This is a historic house in Stone Mountain Village and home of the Stone Mountain Historic Society.
What we do here: Maintenance of established landscape area, development of educational materials, development of historic shade garden, and landscape plantings
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Woodlands Garden
920 Scott Boulevard, Decatur, GA 30030
What we do: Volunteers assist with planting and development of garden walkways, native wildflower garden, and the installation and maintenance of trees and shrubs. This site has a wonderful camellia collection.
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