Establishing and Growing Perennials Workshop

ALPHARETTA HOSTS GARDENING CLASSES FOR HOMEOWNERS

Are you interested in improving your property but aren’t sure how to approach it?  Do you want to maintain your landscape better but don’t know when (and how) to do it?  The North Fulton Master Gardeners and the UGA Cooperative Extension in Fulton County are conducting a series of free classes for homeowners with each class covering a particular topic at the time of year that is best suited for that activity. Alpharetta classes are offered by the City of Alpharetta, Alpharetta Natural Resources Commission and the Alpharetta Garden Club.  They are held at the Alpharetta Engineering/Public Works Department, 1790 Hembree Road, Alpharetta, GA 30009 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.    

Establishing and Growing Perennials will be held on Wednesday, April 25^th.  Perennials add year-after-year color and form to your gardens whether you have sun, shade or a mixture of both.  This session will cover getting started; as well as, tips and techniques to help your perennials prosper for years to come.  The class covers:

Understanding your site conditions                                Soil preparation

Planting perennials                                                        Dividing and moving plants

Watering, mulching and weed control                Fertilizing

Deadheading and other after-bloom activities     End-of-season cleanup

Selecting perennials for your location                 Easily grown varieties

Additional resources

Maintaining and Pruning Shrubs and Roses will be held on Wednesday, May 16^th.  While many of your shrubs may have already flowered (and others, like roses, will bloom again), they all need to be prepared for Atlanta’s summer heat and possible lack of rain.  If they have grown too large for their location, they may need to be pruned at the right time and done the right way.  This class covers:

How are your shrubs doing?                                         Mulching

Weed control                                                               Watering         

Fertilizing and pest control                                             Pruning

Additional resources

Please register by calling (678) 297-6200.