Latest information for Henry County Master Gardeners

1. Master Gardener &
Extension News Extension Office
97 Lake Dow Road,
McDonough, GA 30253
Master Gardener and Extension News December, 2009
Henry County Master Gardener
New Slate elected
The 2010 HCMG officers were elected We extend our heartfelt thanks to
at the general meeting on Tuesday, Mimi Lee who has served as President
November 3, 2009. for two years, and Joe Wernert who
has served as Past President on the
President Sally Davis
st Executive Committee this year.
1 Vice President Tom Eddins
nd
2 Vice President June Schafer
Upcoming Events
Secretary Sandy Adams
Treasurer Josey Hunt
12/1/09 – Holiday Past President Lyndy Broder
Party
12/8/09 – Intern
Brunch
1/22-23/10 – GMGA Nolan House Update
Winter Conference,
Gainesville, Georgia This is such an exciting Already there is bustling who have stepped up to
1/29-31/10 – 24th time for our Master Gar- activity at the house with help with the garden and
Annual Southern dener organization. We meetings of the garden the interior design.
Gardening Sympo- truly are fortunate to design committee and
sium, Callaway If you haven’t already,
have the use of the the interior furnishings
Gardens
Nolan House at Heritage committee. Many please let Claire Crum-
Park. Restoration of the thanks to Moeineh bley or Glenda Garris
old house, utilizing Seyedin for her beautiful know if you would like to
Inside this issue: help out with the Nolan
SPLOST funding, is now garden design, and to
complete and it is lovely! the Master Gardeners House.
Election of Officers
Nolan House rUpdate
2010 Garden Tour
2010 Garden Tour
Holiday Party While we aren’t ready to Among the gardens is an Work on the tour will get
Christmas Gifts for Sen- announce the gardens historic farm house gar- underway in January. If
iors yet (the final approval den; a beautiful pond you are interested in
Senior Activities @ for our public garden garden; a lovely Master helping with the tour,
Dogwood Forest
selection cannot be Gardener garden with a and you haven’t already
Lunch & Learn Schedule made until mid- water feature; many signed up, please let
Farmers Market December), we have se- beautiful plantings and Beth Williams or Glenda
Arbor Day lected five lovely gardens hardscape; an out- Garris know.
Intern Brunch that should make for an standing specimen gar-
interesting tour for the den on a lake and a pub-
Odds and Ends
public. lic garden managed by
our own Master Garden-
ers.

2. Master Gardener and Extension News Page 2
Holiday Party
HC Master Gardeners and asked to bring a side dish Noon, Monday, November
Interns for 2009 and 2010 to share. There will be a 30, by phone or e-mail.
are invited to the annual deli tray and beverages Please see the paragraph
Holiday Party at the home (water, tea, Sprite). about the Christmas gifts
of J. G. Humphries on Tues- for seniors program below.
day, December 1, 2009, at If you plan to attend,
5:30 p.m. Everyone is please let J. G. know by
Christmas Gifts for Seniors
We plan to participate in Center staff to purchase Many of the seniors who
the Christmas program for towel sets, the recom- will receive the gifts are
seniors again this year. It mended gift this year, and housebound. This is a won-
is coordinated by the Heri- wrap them and deliver derful opportunity to make
tage Senior Center. We will them to the seniors. their Christmas a little bit
collect your contributions, brighter. If you will not be
cash or checks, at the holi- In addition, we will collect attending the party but
day party at JG’s. personal care items (soap, want to contribute, please
talcum, lotion, shaving call or e-mail Sally Davis
The money we collect will cream, etc.) which will be [678-289-0687,
be used by the Heritage added to the gift bags. sally@radonc.emory.org.]
Dogwood Forest solicits assistance from Master Gardeners
The Administrator of Dog- dening. If possible, Jim be short, probably an hour
wood Forest, an Assisted would like to develop short at most. If you have some
Living Center on Eagles programs that would in- ideas or want to get in-
Landing Parkway, has ap- volve “hands on” activities volved, please call or e-
proached Jim Parks regard- Such as creating a dish gar- mail Jim.
ing a series of master gar- den for one of their public
dener programs on gar- areas. The programs would
Lunch and Learn Programs through May 30, 2009
All programs start at 12:00 noon
Date Presenter Topic
January 12, 2010 TBD Blueberries
February 11, 2010 TBD Basics of Gardening
February 18, 2010 TBD Arbor Day
All Master Gardeners are March 9, 2010 TBD Organic Insect Control
encouraged to attend these
March 18, 2010 TBD Turfgrass Seminar
informative programs!
April 13, 2010 TBD Growing Tomatoes
May 11, 2010 TBD Canning

3. Master Gardener & Extension News Page 3
Farmers Market
Frank Hancock, ANR average about 12 vendors almost equal distribution
Agent, Henry County Ex- per market day. They had between two groups—
tension Office, provided a total of 5,544 custom- ages 36 – 50 and ages 51
some interesting statistics ers, an average of 264 per – 65. Not surprising is the
from the Heritage week. 85% of the custom- fact that 82% of the cus-
Farmer’s Market. There ers live within 10 miles of tomers were female.
were 39 different vendors Heritage Park, or, mainly
Henry County Frank is encouraging the
over the 21 weeks of the in Stockbridge, Hampton,
Officials Dedicate
market for an average of McDonough and Locust Master Gardeners to take
Extension Office
11.2 per week. Frank Grove. 70% of the cus- an active role in the mar-
Henry County leaders held stated that successful tomers were between the ket next year.
a dedication ceremony Farmer’s Markets usually ages of 36 and 65 with an
Monday, October 26,
2009, for the Extension Arbor Day Programs
office at Heritage Park in
McDonough. The building Arbor Day Tree Giveaway T. J. Moseley shared ideas. turn as a group to dis-
also serves as the head- Pam Shields will coordinate It has been decided that cuss what has been
quarters for the Henry the tree giveaway in 2010. during the week of Arbor found.
County Parks and Recrea- She will supply more infor- Day, February 19, 2010, a Trees will be planted in
tion Department. mation when we are closer children's project will take containers to be taken
to the date. place at Heritage Park. home.
Susan Howington ex-
Arbor Day Project for Two activities have been
pressed her pleasure at
Children planned: Dates, time, ages, and
having such a wonderful
On Thursday, November An alphabet scavenger other details will be
facility for community
19, 2009, the Arbor Day nature hunt will last worked out in upcoming
education. Henry County
Project for Children Com- about thirty minutes. meetings.
Parks and Recreation Di-
mittee met. Jim Parks and The students will re-
rector Tim Coley who was
on hand for the open
house agreed. Greg Price,
Interns named; Intern Brunch Scheduled
the University of Georgia
Extension director for of- 2010 Interns/Mentors ton, Henry, Spalding and Fayette coun-
fices in 40 counties, in- Walton Gibbs/Jim Parks ties.
cluding Henry, expressed Martha (Beth) Davison/Mimi Lee The Annual Master Gardener Intern
his excitement about the Kay Kersey/Ann Cunningham Brunch will be held December 8, 2009, at
educational possibilities Victoria Pace/Nancy Points 10 a.m. in Conference Room A of the
which are afforded to Henry County Extension Office. All Henry
Pam Strickland/Alice McKoy
County Master Gardeners and Interns are
Henry County as a result
invited to come and welcome the 2010
of its new home. Intern classes will be held on Mondays
interns. We have some great cooks so
starting on January 11 and finishing on
Read more at please bring your favorite dish to share.
March 29 with the final exam and gradua-
http://tinyurl.com/ye9o5bc tion. The graduation party will be held at We have an extra treat this year. After
the Rockdale Master Gardener Memorial the brunch, the Nolan House will be open
Arboretum. Class meeting locations will for those who wish to see the interior.
rotate through Clayton, Rockdale, New-

4. Master Gardener and Extension News Page 4
The Master Gardener Program
in Georgia is a volunteer train-
Henry County Cooperative Extension
ing program to help Extension
97 Lake Dow Road
McDonough, GA 30253 agents transfer research-based
Phone: 770-288-8421 information about gardening
Fax: 770-954-2064 and related subjects to the
E-mail: uge2151@uga.edu
public by training home gar-
deners.
Classes for Master Gardeners
are held yearly in cooperation
with Fayette, Clayton, Spalding,
Rockdale and Newton Counties.
Applications for the next class
will be accepted in September.
Contact Colleen Currie at the
Extension Office for additional
information
We’re on the Web!
http://www.co.henry.ga.us/ExtensionService/ExtensionMasterGardeners.htm
Odds and Ends
2010 GMGA Winter Two long-time members any weight on his left foot nual Summary form. You
Conference under the weather for six weeks, he has a new can access the form using
January 22-23, 2010 Joe had surgery on his Achil- scooter to help him get the following link:
around. He is thinking of http://tinyurl.com/yfl8jjp
les tendon on Monday, No-
Georgia, vember 2nd. attaching a leaf rake to the
back so that he can clean up Master Gardener Shirts
A Gallery of Gardens If you ordered a shirt and
his yard during his recupera-
tion. have not gotten it, please be
Hosted by: Hall County Mas- in touch with T. J. Moseley
ter Gardeners Nancy Jaudon is recovering as soon as possible. Any
Location: Banquet Hall, First after undergoing shoulder shirts not claimed by De-
Baptist Church, 751 Green surgery. cember 15 will be offered
Street, Gainesville, GA for sale to the MG member-
Take a minute and give ship. Several master gar-
30501
them a call. deners have expressed an
For additional information,
interest in purchasing an
see the GMGA website at Reminders . . .
All went well, and he is re- additional
www.georgiamastergardeners.org
covering at home. But, you MG Hours
can’t keep a good man Submit your hours to Col-
down. Because Joe can’t put leen. Use the Individual An-