2/19 – WEDNESDAY – Establishing a Pollinator Garden (RESCHEDULED FROM 2/6)
Pollinator Program Cancelled
The Wildflowers for Pollinators event at the Gilmer County Library tonight 2/6/20, has been CANCELLED due to hazardous road conditions and flooding. Be safe out there.
Establishing A Pollinator Garden
Feb. 6, 2020 – Here are some links that you may find valuable related to the Library Program being provided this evening!
Native plants of Georgia: Bulletin 987- 3
https://secure.caes.uga.edu/extension/publications/files/pdf/B%20987-3_4.PDF
Monarch Watch
https://www.monarchwatch.org/garden/plant-list-monarchwatch.pdf
Tray Gardening
Tray Gardening Make & Take
Last Saturday we had a very successful Make and Take program. The program was led by Julie Keller and Cindy Tesar. Our educational component was “Health Benefits of Plants and Gardening”. Now that the outdoor gardens have been put to rest, we created Tray Gardens.
Christmas Market 2019
The Gilmer County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers will host the 2nd Annual Christmas Market.
Date: Saturday, November 16
Hours: 10:00am – 2:00pm
If you have any questions, please email us at, ellijayfarmersmarketgc@gmail.com
or call/text Margaret at 706-273-9163.
Check your milkweed plants!
Monarch butterflies are 100% dependant upon milkweed to support their young. They feed and breed in Georgia on the northbound migration as well as the return trip to Mexico in the fall. You can find the caterpillars on the underside of the milkweed leaves. Look closely as some may still be very small and hard to see.
Fierce Looking caterpillars!!
You can catch a glimpse of the Gulf Fritillary caterpillars in the native plant bed now. They look fierce but will not hurt you. They eat Passionflower foliage exclusively. 
Register Now for Fall Programs!
Registration is now open for our Fall Make and Take Programs. Space is limited for each program and they do fill up! Click Here for Registration Forms.
September 14, Carol Harris will show you how to create Rustic Hypertufa pots for your garden. October 12, Back by popular demand, Pumpkin Decorating. November 9, New this year, Tray Gardening.
GMGA Grant for the D.I.G.
Brooke Nations, District NE1 Director for the Georgia Master Gardener Association, presented Gilmer County Master Gardener Extension Volunteers with a Grant of $150 to add Signage at our demonstration garden, the D.I.G. (Discover, Inspire & Grow).
From left to right: Patty Stanfield, Wendy Widmann, Brooke Nations, Julie Keller, Karen Hyde, Deborah Ashley and Barbara Gelman (front).
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