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Richmond County Extension Office:
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Upcoming Events
- 7th Annual Augusta Home & Garden Show
- ARC Growers Breakfast
- Basic Horticulture 2011-2012
- CSRA Hydrangea Society Conference
- PKP Volunteer WorK Day
- Southeast Area Landscape Training
- Volunteer Opportunities
Gardening Clubs
Links
- 2011 Georgia Pest Management Handbook
- Garden Calendar
- Georgia Master Gardeners
- GMGA Grant
- Honey Bees
- Landscape Professionals Reference Guide
- Master Gardener Scholarship Fund
- Pesticide Applicator's Licensing
- Turfgrass Diseases: Quick Reference Guide
- UGA Aquaculture
- UGA Horticulture
Wildlife
ARC Growers Breakfast
Monthly Meeting at Forest Hills Golf Course, 7:30 a.m., 1500 Comfort Rd., Augusta, GA,
(706) 733-0001. Please RSVP to (706) 821-2350 if you will be eating breakfast but no later than 10:00 a.m. the day before the scheduled meeting.
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 1/24/2012 | Gardening | Jim Bennett |
For 13 years Jim Bennett was the host and producer of America's first nationally syndicated commercial television gardening show "The Weekend Gardener". After leaving the television show he worked for "Southern Living Magazine". currently, he serves as an Associate Minister at St. John's United Methodist Church.
7th Annual Augusta Home & Garden Show - 2/24/2012-2/26/2012, James Brown Arena, 601 7th St., Augusta, GA 30901
Show Hours:
Friday, February 24, 2012 - 2:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Kathleen Spratley will be the contact for volunteers for the 7th Annual Augusta Home & Garden Show. Volunteers are assigned on a first come basis.
- Set-up / Take-down
If you have volunteered for set-up or take-down dress casually … there’s a good chance you’ll get dirty and sweaty. - Dress for Volunteer Duties
Dress comfortably but casually and wear comfortable shoes. Tennis shoes are ok. - Badges
Badges can be picked up at the Richmond County Extension office, 602 Greene St., Augusta, GA 30901, Thursday, 2/24, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. or Friday, 2/25, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. - Parking
Your badge is your ticket to parking. You will need to show this to Security. Parking will be to the rear of the James Brown Arena (same area as exhibitors) and is a first come basis. - Building Entry
You will enter the rear of the arena through the loading ramp. Our booth is #616 which is beside the Celebrity Stage. - Food/Drink
There are concessions throughout the building for your food and drink needs but feel free to bring something to snack on. We will provide bottled water.
CSRA Hydrangea Society Conference - June 7, 2012 Savannah Rapids Pavilion,
3300 Evans to Locks Road, Martinez, Georgia 30907
Vince Dooley, Keynote Speaker. Watch for updated information and registration information on the CSRA Hydrangea Society website.
CSRA Hydrangea Society Meeting
Thursday, March 15, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Our next meeting will be Thursday, March 15, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Location and speaker TBD.
Augusta Area Master Gardeners
Our next Master Gardener Quarterly Meeting will be held Monday, March 5, 2012, 12:00 noon at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion. Please contact Jo Ann Hubbard (706) 860-5900 to let her know the covered dish you will be bringing.
Southeast Area Landscape Training - Thursday, February 2, 2012, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
What: Turf & Lawn, Landscapes, Color, Tree Care
Where: Okefenokee Technical College, 1701 Carswell Ave., Waycross, GA 31503
PKP Volunteer Work Day 
1st Thursday morning of every month - Pendleton King Park Volunteer Work Day - Hydrangea/Azalea Gardens
We will not have a work day in January but will meet again February 2 at 1:00 p.m.
Please contact Kay Mills should you have questions.
Basic Horticulture 2011-2012
The Augusta Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. is offering seven Basic Horticulture Workshops led by Master Gardeners and garden experts. Workshops will be held on Saturdays one to three months apart beginning September 10, 2011. Morning sessions will be at Aldersgate Methodist Church, 3185 Wheeler Rd., Augusta, GA and afternoon sessions will include private garden or green house tours. Workshops are open to any interested person, and preregistration deadlines are 10 days prior to the workshop. Maximum registration for each workshop is 35 participants. Deadline for registration is 10 days prior to each session. Cost is $25 per session which includes lunch and snacks.
Go to Augusta Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. for a registration form and speaker's bios. Make checks payable to the Augusta Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. and mail to 2916 Westchester Dr., Augusta, Ga 30909. For additional information contact Ginny Allen (706) 736-6793 or Judy Kirkland (706) 556-3417.
- January 14, 2012
Trees and Shrubs - Suzanne Thomas, Laura Sheets and Kathy Black - Tour Augusta State University - February 11
Seasonal gardening from the ground up: 4 seasons of interest in the landscape; building our landscape with mixed borders of annuals and perennials; edible landscaping with vegetables; adding drama with the bones of the garden using trees and shrubs - Jacquelyn Rees - March 10
Indoor & Container Gardening - Judy Sanderlin; Bromeliads and Begonias - Peggy Glover, tour Sanderlin Greenhouses - May 12
Herbs, Mary Louise Hagler - June 9
New cultivars - Mikes Sikes, tour Research Center for Applied Nursery Research
After Six Garden Club
After Six Garden Club meets the second Tuesday of each month in members' homes. Dues are $25 for a single member and $35 for couples. Contact Judith Kirkland (706) 556-3417
Upcoming Meeting Dates: February 14, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12
Augusta Rose Society
The Augusta Rose Society meets on the third Tuesday of each month, year round, in the Adult Building of First Baptist Church on Walton Way Extension at 7:30 p.m. For further information please visit our web-site www.theaugustarosesociety.org or contact Jay Al-Hashimi
Upcoming Meeting Dates: January 17, 2012, February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15, June 19
Volunteer Opportunities
- Augusta Farmers Market - Establishing a community garden containing herbs, vegetables, annuals and periennals. Please contact Valerie Martin (706) 821-2349 for details.
- East Central Regional Hospital - Assistance is needed in updating, upgrading and improving existing garden plots, establishing new gardens (e.g. shade garden, vegetable garden, and a flower bed). For more information please contact Martha Ness, Clinical Services Coordinator, (706) 790-2093 or (706) 834-7592.
- Harrisburg Garden - 708 Bohler Avenue (corner of Fenwick) could use help with general garden maintenance and ideas for increasing neighborhood involvement. Contact Denice Traina (706) 364-7861 or (706) 951-2413.
- Joseph M. Still Burn Center - 3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909 (706) 651-6661. The Southeastern Firefighters' Burn Foundation needs assistance in tending their garden.
- Meadow Garden - 1320 Independence Dr., Augusta, GA 30901-1038, (706) 724-4174. Help is needed in pulling weeds and vines from the hydrangea bed, as well as, other weeding. Contact Jean Lender Meadow Gardens Horticulture Chairman.
- The Central Park Garden - 1180 Merry St., needs helpers to install an irrigation system that was donated to the garden. Ideas for creating an aesthetically pleasing drainage control utilizing part of the park would be welcomed. Gardeners can pay $20/year for a plot dedicated for their use or garden for free at one of the community plots.
- The New Bethlehem Community Garden - Corner of Conklin Ave. and Clay Street, is looking for someone with a tiller who can help till additional vegetable beds. They have made raised beds from old pallets and could use assistance framing new beds. Contact Shirley Cristy, volunteer garden coordinator, (706) 722-0086.
- The Woodrow Wilson House - 419 7th St., Augusta, GA 30901. Volunteers are needed to prune and weed Section 5 on the grounds of the Woodrow Wilson House. Please call (706) 722-9828 for additional information.
