Troup County Master Gardeners Plant Sale & Swap

Saturday, April 26, 2014

9am until 2pm

Location: Agriculture Building on Vulcan Materials Road, 

LaGrange, Georgia – off Highway 27, across from Sam Walker Drive

• Perennials for sun and shade
• Vegetable Plants
• Native Plants
• Shrubs
• House Plants
• Groundcovers
• Spring Annuals

Buy locally grown plants, grown by local gardeners, that will thrive in your garden.

Get answers for your difficult gardening questions.

Swap divisions of your plants at the exchange area, no money needed.

Proceeds from sale funds local Master Gardener projects and scholarships.

Open to the Public!

The Troup County Master Gardener Volunteer Program is provided by the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service.

Troup County Extension Office to Hold Master Gardener Course in LaGrange, Georgia

Plans are underway to hold a Master Gardener Course in LaGrange, Georgia, during the Summer of 2014. 

If you are interested in serving your community as a Master Gardener, please call the Troup County Extension Office at 706-883-1675. 

Georgia Drought Monitor

I don’t yet know what I can do with this information, but my despair prompted me to get online to find out if the drought is as serious as I think it is. I found this site which confirms my suspicions:

Georgia Drought Monitor.

Troup County is where we attempt to garden. And sure enough there we are, right there in a section labeled extreme/exceptional. And the “exceptional” section fills up most of Troup County, so I can be sure that includes us. Upon closer examination, I found that yes, of course, we are in that spot. I didn’t really need to see this, because I know when I look at the ground outside that we are suffering.

Master Gardener Day in Georgia

Master Gardener Day in Georgia is March 21, 2009. All over the state of Georgia, Master Gardeners will be celebrating the day by doing what we do best–gardening for our communities.

Many do not realize what a Master Gardener actually is. Master Gardeners are volunteers who perform a wide variety of garden-related tasks in their communities. Some help in the office, taking calls and answering questions about local garden topics. Others work closely with children in the Junior Master Gardener program. While others actually get down and get their hands dirty planting gardens in and for the community. Whether it be an ornamental garden on the town square or a vegetable garden for the needy, Master Gardeners are always around to help.

Trained by professionals provided from the University of Georgia and the local County Extension Office, Master Gardeners are a knowledgeable group of people.

If you’d like to get involved in the Master Gardener program, please contact your local County Extension Office to find out when the next course will be offered.