GPPA NEWSLETTER April 2007

GPPA March Meeting - 7:30 April 17 Recent Observations from a SC Garden: New Additions

and Outstanding Performers John Elsley

Renowned plantsman and popular lecturer John Elsley is Director of Horticulture at Klehm's Song Sparrow Nurs-ery in Avalon, Wisconsin, where he selects new plants for the nursery. He was previously vice president and horti-cultural director of Wayside Gardens and Park Seed Company, Greenwood, S. Carolina where he had an out-standing woodland garden and learned the ins and outs of gardening in the south. Filled with beautiful plants, from the unusual and beautiful ornamental trees to the lush perennials, the garden was the work of an expert plantsman. Join us as we learn about some of the indispensable plants in his garden as well as some fascinating new selections. Elsley's horticulture experience stems from professional background at the Royal Horticulture Society's Wisley Garden and the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in the United Kingdom and the Missouri Botanical Garden in the United States. He has been involved in the introduction of many hostas, daylilies and roses, including David Austin and House of Meilland roses. You will discover many others in a quick look through our nurseries or better cata-logues, attesting to his eye for quality. As an author, he has co-authored The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, The Gar-dener’s Companion, The Flower Garden: A Practical Guide to Planning & Planting, The Water Garden: A Practi-cal Guide to Planning & Planting, The Dry Garden: A Practical Guide to Planning & Planting and others. This program will inspire us with new plants for our gardens or perhaps new ways to use some old favorites.

Geranium sanguineum ‘John Elsley’ named by Blooms of Bressingham

The Royal Heritage™ hellebores were developed over many years by John Elsley and were introduced by Briggs Nursery.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! April 17 - Pick up plants ordered from GPPA at the SFS in the AHC parking deck lower level 5:30 - 7:00 April 17 - GPPA meeting “Recent Observations from a South Carolina Garden: New Additions and Out-standing Performers” with John Elsley. 7:30 May 15 - GPPA meeting “The Complete Garden” with Jason Powell 7:30 NOTE: Park in Swan House lot! June 2 & 3 - GPPA Garden Tour June 19 - GPPA meeting “New Forms of Favorite Perennials” with Linda Askey 7:30 July 17 - GPPA meeting “The Public and Historic Gardens of Germany” with Jim Cothran 7:30 August 21 - GPPA meeting “Two Decades of Resi-dential Garden Design ” with Bill Smith 7:30 September 18 - GPPA meeting “Gardens to Go: Cre-ating a Container Garden” with Sydney Eddison 7:30 October 16 - GPPA meeting “Plants for Green Roofs in GA and Their Other Garden Uses” with Ed Snodgrass 7:30 November 13 - NOTE REVISED DATE! GPPA meet-ings 7:30

SFS Plant Order Rick-Up Before April Meeting April 17 - 5:30 to 7:00

If you ordered plants from our SFS Plant Sale please be sure to come pick them up before the April meeting. We will have them available starting at 5:30 and we will be set up just inside the lower level of the parking deck. This should make it easy even if the weather doesn’t cooperate.

Did Your Plants Freeze?

Last weekend presented us with unwelcome challenges but we will learn from them whether we want to or not. With unseasonably cold weather our gardens may well have suffered some degree of damage. If you have dam-age please email Sara at gardenmakers@att.net and tell her what was damaged, how badly it was damaged and what your zip code is. If your friends had damage but you did not, please let us know how you protected your plants. Please be as specific as possible and we will in-clude this information in an upcoming Perennial Notes.

New Monthly Event Listing

April and May are packed full of gardening events and it is hard to keep up with what is going on. To help you know about these events the last pages of this newsletter contain information about garden related events happen-ing in the next two months. We hope you will find this information interesting and useful but please be aware that we only list the items with the information we are provided. We do not endorse any particular event. If you want your event included, or if you know of an event that should be included, please email the information to gardenmakers@att.net no later than the end of the previ-ous month. We will be happy to include announcements about tours, classes, programs, plant sales and the like.

Help Needed to Visit Nurseries (How hard can this be?!)

OK, who among us doesn’t like to go visit nurseries? I bet we all enjoy it so please help GPPA out by offering to help pick up plants for our Plant Raffle each month. All you have to do is visit one nursery and bring the plant(s) to the meeting. You don’t even need to be available each month. The nurseries have already agreed to donate so you’re not expect to call around begging for donations; we just need help picking them up. We could also use help from someone with computer skills who could make the info sheets we have at each meeting. If you will help, please contact Elaine Stephens to dis-cuss the matter. Her number is 404-303-8827 and her email is stephens2000@bellsouth.net

Volunteers Needed for the Tour

Carole Teja is looking to sign up more docents for our tour June 2 & 3. Please call her (404-643-2354) or email her at Gardening4U@gmail.com.

John Elsley and Klehm’s Song Sparrow Nursery Donate Plants for the Raffle

This month’s raffle will be an exceptional one. Our local nurseries are always wonderful about donating great plants for the raffle but this month we have additional plants from our speaker, John Elsley, and Klehm’s Song Sparrow Nursery. All pictures and descriptions are from their catalog at www.songsparrow.com. Take time to browse through it; you’re sure to find many treasures. Be sure to come early and get you tickets. They are $1 each or 6 for $5 .

Tree Peony ‘Brocaded Gown’ Ruffled, fragrant, clear medium-pink blossoms have strik-ing beauty. Excellent vigor, foliage and stem strength. Hy-bridized by Toichi Domato and Roy G. Klehm

Acer tegmentosa 'White Tigress' An easily grown, north Asian small tree of upright to rounded habit and year round ornamental interest. It is more sun and heat tolerant than other "Snakebark" maples. Promi-nent chalky-white stripes enhance trunks and stems, with fine textured foliage adding summer interest before turning a stunning buttercup-yellow in fall. 10' tall x 4' wide in 10 years. Full Sun/Partial Shade

Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' A strong, vigorous grower which produces dozens of dusky purple, pea-like flowers on tall erect dark stems mid spring. Attractive, fine textured soft-green foliage adds further appeal. Prefers a moist soil, but displays drought tolerance with age. A natural cross between B. australis and B. alba. 48" tall x 3'-4' wide

Baptisia ‘Twilite Prairieblues’ ~ PPAF Extremely robust and vigorous bi-colored False Indigo raised by Dr. Jim Ault at the Chicago Botanic Garden by crossing two native species (B. australis x sphaerocarpa). In late May and early June, tall 32'' spires of tightly packed flowers grace-fully rise above the handsome blue-green foliage-each deep violet bloom is highlighted with lemon-yellow keel petals. Flowers fade to a lovely violet-purple. Creates a stunning architectural effect in border plantings. 42" tall x 5' wide

Betula nigra 'Summer Cascade' An exciting new weeping form of our North America River Birch. The graceful form is ideally suited for use as a focal point, accent, or creative design element in the landscape. Handsome bark and foliage. Ornamental, fast growing, adaptable, and very pest resistant. 12' tall x 12' wide in 8 years. Full Sun/Partial Shade

Geranium s. 'John Elsley' (photo also on page 1) Small, dark green leaves turn a pleasing red in fall, providing a handsome background for a profusion of carmine pink flowers during early and mid sum-mer and lasting well into fall. An excellent drought tolerant ground cover. 12"-15" tall x 30" wide

Tree Peony 'Hana Kisoi' Large, exotic and extremely attractive medium to vivid pink airy blossoms. Color may vary depending on weather conditions. Very reliable and highly recommended. Early.

Cercis canadensis 'Silver Cloud' A Kentucky selection of our native Eastern Red-bud whose heart-shaped leaves are irregularly speckled and blotched creamy-white. In a lightly shaded location, this unusual variegation persists all summer being further highlighted by pinkish young growth. Reddish-purple flower clusters along stems in early spring. A slower growing Redbud, ideally suited for smaller landscapes. 8'-10' tall x 12'-15' wide in 10 years. Full Sun/Partial Shade

Clematis 'Cardinal Wyszynski' A magnificent new very free flowering Polish introduction with large glowing crimson flowers each highlighted by a central cluster of dark sta-mens. Strong and a vigorous grower. Midsummer and fall. 8'-10' tall x 5' wide. Prune 3

Cornus controversa 'Variegata' One of the most desirable and sought after specimen trees with a beautiful horizontally branched wide spreading habit. Long, narrow, irregular creamy-white border. The foliage is dramatically highlighted the overall silhouette. Leaves retain their prominent color throughout the season. Erect, flat topped clusters of creamy-white flowers form along the branches in early summer. Requires partial shade and a constantly moist well drained soil. 10'-15' tall x 12'-18' wide in 10 years.

Magnolia 'Rose Marie' Large flowering with nine broad tepals. The blossom exterior is a vivid rose pink with an interior of solid medium pink. Rose Marie is a very late and long bloomer and quite floriferous. Parentage is 'Pink Surprise x 'Daybreak'. Hybridized by Wisconsin plantsman Dennis Ledvina. Grafted. 10'-12' tall x 8' wide in 10 years. Full Sun

Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Miss Grace' An unusual form of the Dawn Redwood with strongly pendulous branches enhanced by soft, feathery small bright green deciduous foliage which turns orange-brown in fall. Produces a narrow small tree excellent as an accent or specimen. Moist, deep well drained acid soil. 8'-10' tall x 6'-8' wide in 10 years. Full Sun/Partial Shade

Helleborus x hybridus Royal Heritage Strain Garden blend of "Lenten Roses" from the garden of John Elsley. John's seed parents came from many superior vigorous plants resulting in choice seedlings of many colors. Each plant has a unique flower color and handsome, dark green, rugged, leathery and variable palm-like ever-green foliage. They are highly resistant to deer and vole damage. (photo on page 1)

Tree Peony ‘Murad of Hershey Bar’ Eye-catching dark maroon single-form flower on strong stems. This reli-able moutan has excellent medium green foliage Early season flowering and is often the very first tree peony to bloom.

Taxodium distichum 'Peve Mina-ret' A compact and fascinating form of our native Bald cypress. Lush spring and summer foliage is a pretty soft yellow and on estab-lished plants, can withstand ex-tremely high summer temperatures without burning. Often develops orange-brown fall color. Soil should be moisture retentive. 8' tall x 4'-5' wide in 10 years. Full Sun

Plants from Southeastern Flower Show Exhibit Need Homes

GPPA still has a number of plants that were used in our exhibit in the Southeastern flower Show and they need homes in someone’s garden. They will be available before the next meeting in the parking deck (lowest level) at the History Center. If you want to reserve some, please email Sara Henderson at gardenmakers@att.net. Checks (payable to GPPA) or exact change only please.

Heuchera macrorhiza 'Autumn Bride' - Coral Bells Fuzzy, chartreuse to lime green, nearly evergreen foliage erupts in September, with white fountains of pure white flowers, continues until frost. A very easy care plant tolerant of dry shade and a wide variety of conditions. A good, tough exciting meat and potatoes groundcover that doubles as a cut flower! Great for moist shade. Named and introduced by Bluemount Nurseries, Monk-ton, MD. Full 6” pots. $7

Acorus gramineous ‘Ogon’ A wonderful accent or ground cover in the shade garden. Loves even moisture but is happy under average condition or in wet sites. Very adapt-able. $2 each in 3.5” pots.

Garden Envy: An Auction of Unique Plants Atlanta Botanical Garden, Thursday, April 12 - 6:30 p.m.

Get set for the Garden's Auction of Unique Plants on Thursday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. A festive, fun-filled silent auction that boasts the exclusive opportunity to purchase rare and unusual plants propagated from local, regional and national

nurseries and botanical gardens. Tickets are $35 and the evening includes hors d' oeuvres and cocktails. Proceeds from this lively Auction will benefit the Atlanta Botanical Garden Plant Explorers Fund. For more information or to purchase

tickets, contact Member Services at 404-591-1539.

Clematis Expert Raymond Evison Saturday, April 11 – 1:00 PM

Pike Family Nurseries 2900 Johnson Ferry Rd., Marietta

Meet and greet with clematis expert Raymond Evison. Come speak with the world

authority on clematis and creator of the Patio and Garden Clematis Collections.

This Guernsey, UK native is only in the USA for a limited time and making a special

appearance to visit with Pike customers and clematis lovers.

Rhododendron Show Atlanta Botanical Garden - Saturday, April 14

Time: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

The Azalea Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will present their Plant Show on Saturday, April 14. More than 400 azalea and rhododendron

blooms will be on display, along with twenty bonsai rhododendrons in the show. A plant sale begins at 12

p.m. and the show is open from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Out & About - April 2007 Non-GPPA Garden Happenings of Interest

Fernbank Science Center Spring Plant Sale Saturday, April 14 – 8:00 to 4:00

Please join the Botanical Science Department

of Fernbank Science Center for our annual Spring Plant Sale. Choose from a wide

variety of native trees, shrubs, and flowering perennials. Trained

horticulturist's will be on site to answer all of your gardening questions. All

proceeds go to support programs at Fernbank Science Center.

Bluebirds Over GA Spring Festival April 14 – 9:00 to 1:00

Eastminster Pres. Church 5801 Hugh Howell Rd, St Mtn

Bluebird nesting boxes and related crafts for sale. Also plants for sale. Bluebirds Over Ga. is the Ga affiliate to the North American Bluebird Society. Members will be there to help you with any questions or problems you

may have encountered involving how to attract and get Bluebirds to nest on your property.

Raymond Evison in front of his award winning exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Dahlia Society of GA Annual Tuber Sale April 16 – 7:30-9:30 PM

THE ANNUAL TUBER SALE/AUCTION OF THE

DAHLIA SOCIETY OF GEORGIA ALWAYS FEATURES QUALITY HEAT TOLERANT DAHLIA TUBERS THAT HAVE BEEN GROWN IN LOCAL GARDENS IN THE

ATLANTA AREA BY OUR MEMBERS. ALL SIZES AND FORMS FROM DINNER PLATE DAHLIAS TO VERY SMALL POMPONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT AUC-TION. GROWING INSTRUCTIONS AND A LIST OF

HEAT TOLERANT DAHLIAS WILL BE AVAILABLE. ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN--770-447-1405

"Full Bloom" Gardening Day at the Springs April 14 – 9:00 AM

Sandy Springs Historic Site & Park, 6075 Sandy Springs Cir.

At the "Full Bloom" Gardening Day at the Springs, the activi-ties feature speakers, workshops, demonstrations, garden

tours, an open-air market, rose sale, hands-on activities and more. 404-851-9111 ext. 20 Cost: $3 for Heritage Sandy

Springs members & $10 for non-members

April 2007, continued Non-GPPA Garden Happenings of Interest

A Recipe for Using Color April 14 – 10:00 to 11:00 AM

Country Gardens Farm & Nursery

Using color in the landscape can be very dramatic. Some-times we use color to create moods, to create bold color combinations, or to create a cooling effect. This class will help you to use color effectively . Free – 770-251-2673

Seedtime & Harvest Greenhouse Plant Sale April 14 – 10:00 to 2:00

Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter 737 Woodland Ave SE

All-naturally grown bounty, grown for you by our parishion-ers with disabilities! Heirloom Tomatoes and peppers! Basils galore, oodles of herbs, tons of perennials and ground covers, gorgeous containers including unusual succulent containers,

houseplants and more! 404-627-6510

Wildflower Walk April 14 0 9:00 AM to Noon

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield

A free guided wildflower walk led by nature writer and photographer Dr. Mary Meyer. The walks start at the hiking trail at Burnt Hickory Rd. going to Dallas Hwy. The trail is moderate. Meet at the Burnt Hickory Rd. gate. Parking is limited, so please carpool if possible. 770-427-4686 x0

Pike Build-A-Pond Days April 14 – 10:00 to 4:00

Enjoy a day of fun and learning with the Pike experts and a Certified Water Garden Contractor as we show you the ins and outs to creating your own pond. Only at our 1983 Highway 78, Snellville, GA, location. Call 770-972-0400 or email buildapond@pikenursery.com to register $29.99

Forsyth County Master Gardeners’ Garden Sale April 14 – 8:00 to 12:00

Forsyth County Master Gardeners will hold the spring garden sale April 14 at the Cumming Fairground. This is part of the annual Cumming Yard Sale, so shoppers may pick up other bargains as well. These high quality and well cared for plants grown by local Master Gardeners are priced substantially less than at local garden centers. An added feature of this year’s Plant Sale will be an Answer Booth staffed by Master Gar-dener volunteers. Free. 770-887-2418

Annual Friends of the Garden Plant Sale April 14 – all day

Research & Education Garden in Griffin, GA

Exciting and unusual plants for sale all day at the Reaserch & Education Garden. Master Gardeners available to help

with decisiions and instructions. Free. 770-228-3633

Coweta County Master Gardeners Annual Plant Sale April 14 – 8:00 to 3:00

Coweta Fairgrounds Ag Center, 275 Pine Rd., Newnan, GA

Annual fund raiser featuring reasonably priced plants that have propagated by Master Gardeners. Master Gardeners

will be on hand to answer questions about the plants as well as other gardening questions. Gardening related gift items

will be available for purchase. Free. 770-251-3828

Herb Education Annual Plant Sale Atlanta Botanical Garden - Saturday, April 21

Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Chattahoochee Unit of The Herb Society of America will provide scores of rare, unusual and uncommon

herbs, along with familiar favorites, for sale, perfect to plant in gardens or containers. Find lemon verbena,

scented geraniums, parsley, several varieties of rosemary and many more. Come early for the best selection.

Culinary Delights in Your Garden April 21 – 10:00 to 11:00

Country Gardens Farm & Nursery

A class on growing culinary delights, herbs, vegetables, small fruits and berries. We want you to be a successful

gardener and to be a super chef with what you are growing. Free. 770-251-2673

Fayette County Master Gardeners’ Garden Tour April 21 – 10:00 to 4:00

The 2007 garden tour will include six diverse gardens ranging from a professionally landscaped perennial cot-tage garden with over 10,000 bulbs and unique pathways, an old fashioned garden featuring rescued plants and hardscape materials from the family farm, a garden con-taining a railroad designed and maintained by the owner, a 30 acre woodland retreat that has been featured on HDTV's "A Gardener's Diary", an eclectic garden de-signed by a mother and daughter team and a beautiful shade garden. Tickets $15. 770-460-5730 x 541

Pike Build-A-Pond Days April 21 – 10:00 to 4:00

Enjoy a day of fun and learning with the Pike experts and a Certified Water Garden Contractor as we show you the ins and outs to creating and enjoying your own pond. Only at the 599 Hwy 128 West in Stockbridge (770) 506-9641 and 2475 Towne Lake Pkwy in Woodstock (770) 926-3252 locations. Register today by calling the store you wish to visit or email buildapond@pikenursery.com. $29.99

To “Bee” is to Do: Learn to Be A Beekeeper April 21 – 1:00 to 4:00

Oakhurst Community Garden Project

Curtis Gentry offers a hands-on, more in-depth two-part course for the new beekeeper. Students will build a hive, install a package of bees, review the management of a happy hive, explore the different types of honey, and more. This will be a hands-on, informative session at the Oakhurst Garden’s own beehives. $45. 678-642-4977

April 2007, continued Non-GPPA Garden Happenings of Interest

5th Annual Spring Garden Expo April 20 & 21 - 8AM to 6PM

Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, Gainesville

The Greatest 2 day Plant Sale in Georgia, featuring 50 ex-citing vendors, interesting gardening demos and hands on

workshops. Unusual and hard to find trees, shrubs, perenni-als, daylilies, ferns, summer annuals, orchids, hostas, gar-den tools/equipment/art and so much more! Sponsored by: Hall County Master Gardeners & the Hall County Exten-

sion. Info.770-535-8293. Directions from Atlanta: I-85N to I-985N. Exit 20 and go right. Follow signs to Chicopee

Woods Agricultural Center.

Great Gardens of Europe April 21 – 10AM to 1 PM

Hills & Dales Estate, LaGrange, GA

Carleton Wood, Executive Director of Hills & Dales Es-tate will present a special lecture entitled Great Gardens of Europe. Carleton will take visitors on a travel log tour of numerous gardens in Europe. Highlights will include Vaux le Vicomte, Hidcote, Stourhead and the Keuken-hof. Free. 706-882-3242

DeKalb Master Gardener Plant Sale April 28 – 9:00 to 3:00

The 4th Annual DMGA Spring Plant Sale will offer a wide variety of favorite perennials and shrubs at bargain prices. The sale features "tried and true" plants grown by DeKalb Master Gardeners, plants recovered through local plant rescues, and a collection of concrete planters - amazing and wonderful things just right for your spring garden. North-lake Mall Parking Lot, 4800 Briarcliff Rd. 770-934-7838

GA Perimeter College Botanical Garden Plant Sale April 28 – 10:00 to 2:00

Plant sale featuring many native shrubs, trees, vines, peren-nials, ferns, grasses and exotic ferns available for purchase. Held at the Decatur campus 3251 Panthersville Road Deca-tur 30034. 678-891-2668

Spring Tour of Griffin Gardens April 22 – 12:00 to 5:00

Six lovely private gardens as well as the historical Bailey-Tebault House and the Research and Education Garden will be on the tour this year. Tickets will be available at Plant Emporium and Reeves Cleaners or on Tour day at each place. Tickets $20. 770-228-3633

Daylily Program April 24 – 10:00 to 12:00

A program on daylilies will be given by Claude Carpenter, President of the Daylily Society of Greater Atlanta. Pre-sented by the Roswell Garden Club, the meeting will be held at the Carriage Barn at Barrington Hall, 535 Barring-ton Drive, Roswell. Free. 770-518-7021

Pondless Waterfalls April 28 – 11:00 to 12:00

Do you desire to have the beauty and tranquility of water in your yard but don't want the maintenance of a pond? The Pondless waterfall is perfect for you! Hear a Pike expert talk about the joys of water gardening and the beauty of having a waterfall without having a pond. The seminar will be at all Pike Retail Garden Centers & Water Gardenign Centers. Free. 770-921-1022

April 2007, continued Non-GPPA Garden Happenings of Interest

15th Annual Garden Tour of Athens April 21 – 10 AM to 4 PM

The Piedmont Gardeners of Athens, GA is hosting its fif-teenth annual garden tour. Five distinctive gardens will be presented, ranging in type from historic estates, to eclectic

gardens with an international flavor, to one garden that demonstrates the value and beauty of using recycled mate-

rials, both plants and hardscape. Tickets are available at participating gardens on tour day. Cost is $10.00 Advance;

$15 Day of Tour. 706-353-1195

Extension Service Plant Clinics April 21 – 10:00 to Noon

Bring your plant questions and gardening problems to be

solved. Free. 770-921-1022 The North Fulton County Extension Service will be in the Pike Garden Center located at 2955 Holcomb Bridge Road

in Alpharetta The Gwinnett County Extension Service will be in the Pike Garden Centers located at 1983 Highway 78 in Snellville

and 1105 Peachtree Industrial Blvd in Suwanee.

Troup County Master Gardener Plant Sale & Swap April 28 – 9:00 to 3:00

Troup County Master Gardeners invite you to our annual Spring plant sale. Come browse and buy locally grown

plants that will grow and bloom in your garden. Perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetable plants, shrubs, trees and house-plants - we have it all. See you there! Troup County Ag

Center, Vulcan Road (off Hwy 27, across from the Co Cor-rection Institution), LaGrange, GA. Free. 706-837-0986

“A Garden Party” Presented by The N. Fulton Master Gardeners

Saturday, April 28, 2007 - 9AM - 2 PM Historic Bulloch Hall - Roswell, Georgia

Pass-A-Long Plants and Specialty Plants, A Garden

Boutique, and Goodies to eat or to take! For more informa-tion check our website: www.hosting.caes.uga.edu/nfmg

Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour Benefiting the Atlanta Botanical Garden

Saturday and Sunday, May 12 & 13 Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The annual Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour on Mother's

Day weekend is sure to impress connoisseurs and novices alike, as some of Atlanta's most beautiful private gardens are open to the public. The Tour puts on display great de-sign and planting ideas from Atlanta's most talented gar-

deners and landscape architects. Tickets are $20 in advance until May 11 or $30 on Tour Days.

Rose Show Sat., May 12 from 1 - 6:00 p.m. & Sun., May 13 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The flamboyantly beautiful Greater Atlanta Rose Society Show will be held Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Entries are accepted from 6:30-9:30 a.m. Judging follows, and the Rose Show opens at 1 p.m. on Saturday and closes at 6:00 p.m. On Sunday May 13, Rose Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Cathy Farmer at duan-

cath@bellsouth.net, or 770-928-2333.

Heritage Plant Sale May 12 - 9:00 to 4:00

In conjunction with the City of Roswell's Heritage Days in May observance, the Roswell Garden Club will hold a plant sale featuring seasonal annuals, perennials, heirloom seeds, herbs and specialty plants on the of Historic Barring-ton Hall, 535 Barrington Drive in Roswell. 770-650-4607

May 2007 Non-GPPA Garden Happenings of Interest

CCMG Mother's Day Plant Sale May 12 – 9:00 to 2:00

This popular event features healthy, inexpensive plants of all kinds, grown by Master Gardeners, plus hard-to-obtain native azaleas! Master Gardeners will help find THE plant in an impressive array, and give general gardening advice. Ag Education Center, 900 Newnan Road, Carrollton

GA Perimeter College Botanical Garden Lunch & Wildflower Series

Garden walk held 10:30 to 11:30; program 12:00 to 1:00 and plant sales 10:00 to 2:00. Free. Held at the Decatur campus 3251 Panthersville Road Decatur 30034. 678-891-2668

May 2 - "Garden Culture: From Pruning to Soil" with Rick Barnes, Nature Scapes

May 9 - " Go with Native Plants" with Alan Armitage May 19 - Garden Walk with the Fern Queens (Garden

Staff) - 10:30 Paula Reith, Xeeric Ferns & noon Mary Lou Cannamela, Ferns

May 23 - " Those Other Native Ferns" with George Sanko May 30 - " How to Design with Natives in Mind" with

Paula Refi

Herbal Teas & Salves May 12 – 10AM to 2 PM

Hills & Dales Estate, LaGrange, GA

During this workshop Dee Smith of Auburn University, formerly Horticulture Manager at Hills & Dales Estate, will show participants how to create healing and soothing salves from herbs that you can grow in your garden. Dee will also provide herbs and recipes for several different herbal teas that vary from refreshing to relaxing. The actions and prop-erties of different common garden herbs will be discussed. Each participant will take home some tea and salve. $40 including box lunch. 706-882-3242

Sandy Springs Garden Tour “Art in the Garden” May 5 & 6

An annual spring-time event, the 6th annual tour showcases 5 of the most beautiful private gardens in all of Sandy Springs. Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday 12:00 Noon to 5:00 pm. Tickets $15 in advance or $20 at any garden on the day of the tour. 770-955-1616

THE ARTFUL GARDEN TOUR Benefiting The High Museum of Art

Saturday, May 19, 2007, 10am -5pm rain or shine The Artful Garden Tour is profiling six of Atlanta's finest gardens with exquisite design and art. These gardens feature traditional garden art, modern outdoor sculpture and whimsical art in contemporary, traditional, formal and informal garden environments. These gardens are located in Ansley Park, Druid Hills, Decatur, Northlake and Stone Mountain. This is a self-guided tour. Tickets & Information: $15 in advance until May 17 at www.High.org/gardentour and at pre-event ticket sale sites throughout the metro area. $18 day of tour tickets can be purchased at each garden.

Hosta Show & Companion Plant Sale May 19

The Georgia Hosta Society proudly presents our 18th Annual Hosta Show “Hostas – A Feast for the Eyes” featuring hostas with edible names! The Wesley Center of Tucker First United Methodist Church Corner of Church & 4th Streets, Tucker - 404-636-0977 Show Open to the Public 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Hosta and Companion Plant Sale 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Village of Tucker Garden Tour May 19 – 9:00 am to 7:00 pm

Tucker Historical Society's 6th Annual "Village of Tucker Garden Tour" presents 5 of the most beautiful gardens in the Tucker area. From beautiful rose gardens to shady woodland gardens with native plants to family oriented gardens visitors will find a variety of styles, designs and plants to thrill every interest. Tickets will be available in mid April at these Tucker businesses; Bokay by Joann, Periwinkles Florist, Tucker Flower Shop, Cus-tom Frame Shop, Market on Main and Mighty Joe Es-presso. Event Cost: Advance $12.00, Tour day $15.00 770-496-9785

Coweta Co, Master Gardeners’ Tour May 19

Visit 6 amazing gardens and gather a wheelbarrow full of ideas for your own garden. Tickets available through Coweta Co Extension Office and Country Gardens Nurs-ery. Cost: 15.00 for all 6 or 5.00 per garden. 770 254-2620

Atlanta Koi Club Auction & Plant Sale May 19 - 11AM - 4 PM

Hundreds of Koi and Goldfish belonging to club mem-bers, of all sizes and varieties, will be auctioned in this once a year event. For additional information and direc-

tions visit our website www.atlantakoiclub.org. Location: Coastal Pond Supply 770-995-8984

GA Perimeter College Botanical Garden Plant Sale May 19 & May 26– 10:00 to 2:00

Plant sale featuring many native shrubs, trees, vines, per-ennials, ferns, grasses and exotic ferns available for pur-chase. Held at the Decatur campus 3251 Panthersville Road Decatur 30034. 678-891-2668

May 2007, continued Non-GPPA Garden Happenings of Interest

“The Confident Cutting Garden: Fearless Flowers and Divine Design” presented by Linda Beutler Atlanta Botanical Garden Alston Lecture

Wednesday, May 23 - 7:30 p.m.

Linda Beutler is a fearless gardener who grows a great number of plants on a simple, flat 50 x 100 foot city lot in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Her house, Tanglevine Cottage, celebrates its 100th birthday this year. She has been a professional florist for 20 years, and her first love in her own garden was growing flow-

ers, fruit, and foliage for cutting. That focus started changing when Linda purchased her first clematis as a misnamed plant. Her personal collection now numbers over 275 separate taxa. In addition to clematis she col-lects hardy geraniums, old garden roses, alliums, hardy fuchsias, and she's never met a corydalis or thalictrum

she didn't like.

Linda is the author of two books: Gardening with Clema-tis and Garden to Vase. She lectures nationally and is a

garden writer for many publications, including Fine Gar-dening, Pacific Horticulture, and Birdwatcher's Digest. A

book-signing will follow the talk.

Pruning & Grafting Program May 22 – 10:00 to 12:00

A program will be presented by Hubert Jones on Pruning and Grafting at the Roswell Garden Club meeting. Loca-tion: Carriage Barn at Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive in Roswell. Free. 770-518-7021

Dahlia Society of GA Annual Tuber Sale May 21 – 7:30-9:30 PM

THE ANNUAL TUBER SALE/AUCTION OF THE DAHLIA SOCIETY OF GEORGIA ALWAYS FEA-

TURES QUALITY HEAT TOLERANT DAHLIA TU-BERS THAT HAVE BEEN GROWN IN LOCAL GAR-

DENS IN THE ATLANTA AREA BY OUR MEM-BERS. ALL SIZES AND FORMS FROM DINNER PLATE DAHLIAS TO VERY SMALL POMPONS

WILL BE AVAILABLE AT AUCTION. GROWING INSTRUCTIONS AND A LIST OF HEAT TOLER-

ANT DAHLIAS WILL BE AVAILABLE. ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN--770-447-1405

May 2007, continued Non-GPPA Garden Happenings of Interest

Bonsai Show Saturday and Sunday, May 19 & 20

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Atlanta Bonsai Society Bonsai Show will run Satur-day, May 19 & Sunday, May 20 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, with demonstrations by

experts both days. More than 85 bonsai specimens of all sizes, ranging from five inches to three feet, will be ex-hibited. Four vendors will be selling selected pre-bonsai plants, bonsai tools and pots, and finished bonsai. Phone

Chair Hubert Jones at 770-973-2615 for specifics.

Weeds: Identification & Treatment May 22 – 7:00 PM

Bring a weed and have it identified by Glynis Ward! This class discusses the function of weeds - and the use of "Organic As Possible" ways to rid and suppress their growth in the garden, and also how to use weeds to bene-fit your garden (and occasionally, your taste buds!!). Lo-cation: Oakhurst Community Garden Project in Decatur. Cost: $10 for Garden members, $15 non-members 678- 642-4977