Cobb Master Gardeners to hold open garden sessions in September

Cobb Master Gardeners open garden

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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‘Backyard Birds’ discussed at Wright Center open garden event

Wright Center open garden

Submitted information and photo from the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County, which is holding its next Open Garden event next Thursday, May 16, at the Wright Environmental Education Center in East Cobb:

Joe Ranney of Wild Birds Unlimited will speak at 9:30 and 10:30 on Backyard Birds, including songbirds, migratory birds, owls, and raptors (hawks, vultures). He will bring nest boxes, feeders, seeds, etc. Make plans to attend the talks and to walk the trails of this beautiful urban forest.

The Wright Center is located at 2661 Johnson Ferry Road; parking is in the adjacent Chestnut Ridge Christian Church, accessible via Post Oak Tritt Road.

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Cobb Master Gardeners have two East Cobb events this week

McFarlane Nature Park

From our calendar listings are two free events this week for green thumbs, thanks to Cobb Master Gardeners:

On Tuesday, from 6-8 p.m. is the Gardeners’ Night Out session at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road), with the subject being Dahlias, including how to prepare for spring planting;

On Thursday, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. is a Native Plants Workshop at the Wright Environmental Education Center (2661 Johnson Ferry Road), with an emphasis on invasive plants that threaten them. Parking is available next door at Chestnut Ridge Christian Church.

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Check out our full calendar listings for more things to do in East Cobb. Send your calendar items to: calendar@eastcobbnews.com.

 

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