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Dear Members and Garden Friends
For garden fun and garden know-how, wherever you live, please join us in our activities in the
upcoming year.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Coffee, 9:30; Meeting, 10:00: Program 11:00
North DeKalb Cultural Center, Room 4
5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road
(next to the (Dunwoody Library)
Feng Shui in the Garden by Rochel Parker
Well known Feng Shui consultant Rochel Parker will show us the elements of creating the Feng Shui balance we need in our gardens.
Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer, when they complained about the heat. Author Unknown
Seed pods are dropping the next generation. This is the seed pod of a ligularia.
OTHER EVENTS
January 28 - February 1, 2009, Wednesday-Sunday
Southeastern Flower Show. “Unearth Your Passion”
Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Georgia. For info:
404-351-1074. www.FlowerShow.org
Natural History of Georgia Plants
Date & Time: 01/10 08:30 AM to 04:30 PM
Event Cost: $90 members, $100 non-members
Phone: 706-542-6156
This course will introduce students to the wonderfully diverse natural vegetation of Georgia, emphasizing basic ecological principles of plant distribution, prehistoric and contemporary influences on Georgia vegetation, major vegetation types in Georgia, and common plant species that characterize each vegetation type. We will also discuss invasive species and their impact on natural plant communities and rare and endangered species in Georgia.
Location: The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Painting Nature in Watercolor
Date & Time: 01/10 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Event Cost: $25 non-members/$20 members + $5 optional materials fee (includes paper + the use of paint & brushes).
Phone: (770) 992-2055 x222
Join professional painter and local teaching artist Maureen Engle for a workshop in watercolor with nature themes. Painting will take place outside, weather permitting. We will continue to offer this class the first Saturday of each month, and it will be open to new & returning participants. To register, go to www.chattnaturecenter.org, and click on Adult Programs, or call us at 770-992-2055 ext. 222. Ages 16-adult. We recommend pre-registration.
Location: Chattahoochee Nature Center
Zen Gardens with Found Objects
Date & Time: 01/17 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Event Cost: $50 non-members/$40 members
Phone: (770) 992-2055 x222
Too cold to garden outside? Enjoy a meditative afternoon gardening inside with beautiful white sand from St. George Island and found objects from CNC to create a miniature Japanese Zen Garden. Sip hot green tea and relax to traditional Asian music as you construct your own garden with natural materials. To register, go to www.chattnaturecenter.org, and click on Adult Programs, or call us at 770-992-2055 ext. 222. Ages 16-adult. We recommend pre-registration.
Location: Chattahoochee Nature Center
Native Plant Symposium
Date & Time: 01/21 08:30 AM to 03:30 PM
Event Cost: $40 members, $45 non-members
Phone: 706-542-6156
Join us for a day-long program that looks at native plants and related landscape issues. Native plants are uniquely adapted to local conditions, having co-evolved with other plants, animals, pollinators and soil biota. They often require less maintenance and withstand temperature and moisture extremes. With guidance from experts, you will learn how to incorporate these plants into your home landscape. A box lunch is included in the price of the symposium.Location: The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
The sun came out, And the snowman cried.
His tears ran down on every side.
His tears ran down, Till the spot was cleared.
He cried so hard, That he disappeared.
Margaret Hillert, January Thaw
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DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs
www.dekalbfederation.com
Jan. 22, 2009 DeKalb Federation General Meeting - Callanwolde
Wonderful colors of winter...
January is the quietest month in the garden. But just because it looks quiet doesn't mean that nothing is happening. The soil, open to the sky, absorbs the pure rainfall while microorganisms convert tilled-under fodder into usable nutrients for the next crop of plants. The feasting earthworms tunnel along, aerating the soil and preparing it to welcome the seeds and bare roots to come.
Rosalie Muller Wright, Editor of Sunset Magazine, 1/99
At the January meeting, we will elect our new slate of officers for our upcoming fiscal year. The nominating committee will be selected at the December meeting. So be thinking about volunteering for an office!
Propagating Native Plants from Seeds
Date & Time: 01/22 08:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Event Cost: $40 members, $45 non-members
Phone: 706-542-6156
This class will go over the types of native plant seeds and how and when to collect, clean, and store them. You will also learn the various treatments of seed required to initiate germination in certain species. Students will slow seeds and discuss containers, media, light, temperature, diseases, insects and fertilizer. Students will also learn how, when and what size container in which to transplant seedlings. This session will include information on forbs, grasses and woody plants. Location: The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Invasive Plants of the Metro Atlanta Area
Date & Time: 01/24 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Event Cost: $20 non-members/$15 members
Phone: (770) 992-2055 x222
This introductory class will cover how invasive plants impact natural areas, characteristics of invasive plant species, and identification of major invasive plants found in this part of Georgia (piedmont region). Class will include outdoor identification (weather permitting). For more detailed information & registration forms, visit our website at www.chattnaturecenter.com, and click on Adult Programs, or call us at 770-992-2055 ext. 222. Ages 16-adult. We recommend pre-registration.
Location: Chattahoochee Nature Center
For some more really excellent gardening tips, please check out "Gail the Gardener" column on the Redbud website. Go to www.RedbudDistrict.com and click on Education, then Gail the Gardener. Also Renee Hopf has a very nice Birds and Bees page. Lots of good info on this site.
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