The North Fulton Master Gardeners in collaboration with the UGA Extension in Fulton County are continuing to provide horticultural education to the North Fulton community and beyond through FREE virtual gardening education programming. This series of six classes begins Sunday, February 6, 2022, and will be available through live Zoom webinars and Facebook Live. The classes will also be available for later viewing at
https://www.youtube.com/northfultonmastergardeners.
Each class emphasizes practical gardening activities at the time of year that is best suited for that activity. Please register in advance at
http://bit.ly/Spring2022NFMG-GardeningLectureSeries to assure your place. You may register for all six classes or just pick specific classes. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join the webinar. If you cannot attend the live webinar, you can register anyway so you will receive a recorded link to the class.
Don't miss these incredible opportunities to learn more about gardening in metro Atlanta.
All About Plant Toxins
Live Zoom: Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 pm EST
For millions of years, plants have evolved to protect themselves from prey, disease, and encroachment as they are obviously immobile once situated. Their defenses are mechanical and chemical. A lot of the chemicals are toxins, which include allelopathy, insecticides, and fatal poisons. North Fulton Master Gardener Linda McGinn will discuss plants that produce toxins, with an overview of the history, chemistry, action, and current use.