Horticulture: 

For  gardening tips look at the Monthly Tips.

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2008 Cobb County Extension Programs

(LUNCH & LEARN SERIES)

Cobb Water’s Brown Bag Workshop Series:

(To Be Announced)

All programs are free and taught at the Cobb County Water System Training Room at

662 South Cobb Dr.

Marietta, GA 30060

 Register by calling 770-528-4070

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2008

8:30am – 11:30am

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20---PROGRAM – “Attracting Butterflies to your Garden and Encouraging Them to Stay” will be presented by Cobb County Master Gardeners.   Come and learn the lifecycle of the butterfly and the plants that not only attract them to you garden but invite them to stay.  The program will be presented by lifetime Master Gardener Becky Blades who has been gardening for over 35 years and helps maintain butterfly gardens at schools and a hospital therapy garden. 

PLACE:  McEachern Demonstration Garden at McEachern High School, 2400 New Macland Road, Powder Springs, GA 30127.  FREE to the public

TIME:  Registration at 8:30 am; PROGRAM: begins at 9:00am

FOR FURTHER INFO:  contact the Cobb Extension office at 770:528-4070;

www.cobbcounty.org.  www.cobbmastergardeners.org

 

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To register

 You may  email us at emily.harper@cobbcounty.org   by copying the registration form below and paste it in you email and fill it out.

 

*Name:

*Company Name:

*Address:

*City                                                                    *ST                                   *ZIP

*Phone:

*email address:

*Recert. credits Yes or No

*Information must be provided                            OR

Call in your registration at 770-528-4070

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Advanced Master Gardener Training

The course, Advanced Master Gardener Leadership, is scheduled

on Friday Oct. 17, 2008. The cost is $10.00 (make checks out to Cobb County 4-H) The training will be limited to 50 Master Gardeners.

It will be held at the Cobb County Water Lab training room located at 662 South Cobb Dr., Marietta, GA.

The tentative schedule of times/topics:

9:00-10:30: Colors- identifying how personality plays a role in leadership development

10:30-10:45: Break

10:45-12:00: Team Development Theory and Strategies

12:00-1:00: Lunch

1:00-2:30: Communication and Conflict...the two ingredients to team sustainability

2:30-4:00: Team work (development of mission, vision& goals)

For this training preference is given to county Master Gardener groups (3+). This will help us conduct future training on subject in different places and build a resource base in different counties.

Look for the registration form at  www.cobbextension.com or call 770-528-4070 (ask for Emily Harper).

Steve Brady, Cobb Extension, sbrady@uga.edu

To print out a registration form click on the: PDF

 

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If you are interested download or copy the forms below.

Become a Georgia Master Gardener

Application

Cover Page

2008 School Program

The class is full for this year, but you may call our office and leave your information for next year. 

The number to call is 770-528-4070.

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 4-H and Youth:

For a complete list of the upcoming activities check out  the 4-H  page.

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