Every month the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County holds an “open garden” session for the public to learn about and enjoy natural settings tended to by their members, as well as ongoing gardening projects.
Next week, they’ll be holding two open gardens at locations around Cobb as part of a countywide promotion of their programs, on Thursday, Sept. 14 and Saturday, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Five venues are in or near East Cobb:
- Wright Environmental Education Center (2663 Johnson Ferry Road);
- Crossroads Community Garden (2661 Johnson Ferry Road);
- McFarlane Nature Park (280 Farm Road);
- Hyde Farm (726 Hyde Road);
- Chattahoochee Nature Center (9135 Willeo Road, Roswell).
The following locations will have the same dates and times at open garden events:
- Woodland Garden at Smith-Gilbert Gardens, 2382 Pine Mountain Road, Kennesaw;
- Rose Garden at Smith-Gilbert Gardens, 2382 Pine Mountain Road, Kennesaw;
- Period and Cherokee Garden at Green Meadows Preserve, 3780 Dallas Hwy, Marietta;
- Green Meadows Preserve Community Garden, 3780 Dallas Hwy, Marietta;
- Plant a Row for the Hungry, 657 Old Mountain Road, Marietta;
- William Root House Museum & Garden, 80 North Marietta Pkwy, Marietta;
- Reconnecting Our Roots Community Garden, 271 Lemon St, Marietta;
- North Marietta Neighborhood Community Garden, 342 Pine St, Marietta;
- Cobb County Water System: Wildlife and Rain Garden 660 South Cobb Dr, Marietta.
Most of the events have free admission, except for the Chattahoochee Nature Center and the Smith-Gilbert Gardens, which will charge an entry fee.
The following open garden will be Thursday only, also from 9-1:
- Center for Children and Young Adults, 2221 Austell Road, Marietta.
The Wright Center in East Cobb is a regular venue for the monthly open garden sessions. In April, the grounds at Johnson Ferry and Post Oak Tritt Road were designated a wildlife sanctuary by the Atlanta Audubon Society.
Janis Hylton, a volunteer at the Wright Center, says this about the upcoming open garden sessions:
“Come hike the trails, bird-watch, enjoy nature and the native plants, check out the ‘Invasive Plants Jail,’ view the frogs in our recently-enlarged frog pond, and ask Master Gardeners questions. You are welcome to bring a lunch for a picnic on our picnic tables.”
Parking is available at the adjacent Chestnut Ridge Christian Church.
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