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Althea blooms in the University of Georgia Research and Education Garden in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Landscape color workshop set on UGA campus in Griffin
Commercial landscapers, and novices, too, will learn how to add color to landscapes at the All About Color workshop set for Friday, Nov. 11 on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga.
On Saturday, October 22,Dean Scott Angle of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences dedicated the newly created Bamboo Artifact Museum at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens at the Historical Bamboo Farm. CAES News
New bamboo museum opens at UGA garden in Savannah
More than 550 items -- from yard rakes and flutes to medicine containers and pigeon whistles, all made from bamboo – are now on display at the new Bamboo Artifact Museum at the University of Georgia Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens at the Historical Bamboo Farm in Savannah, Ga.
A young visitor to the UGA Pavilion at the 2011 Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Ga., Oct. 19 learns about giant cockroaches. CAES News
Weather dampens Sunbelt Expo
Despite an uncomfortable mix of wet, cold and windy weather, North America’s premier farm show, the Sunbelt Ag Expo, marched on this week in Moultrie, Ga. More than 70,000 visitors perused the wears of 1,200 vendors, a North Carolina farmer was tapped as the Southeast’s top and land-grant universities brought their messages to the masses.
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Landscape business owners workshop
A workshop for professional landscapers is set for Oct. 21 on the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, Ga.
‘Orange Bulldog’ is an improved pumpkin variety developed by UGA scientists from germplasm collected in the jungles of South America. It has greater levels of resistance to viruses than conventional pumpkins. ‘Orange Bulldog’ made its debut in 2004 and has consistently produced yields of 13,000 to 20,000 pounds per acre in north and south Georgia. CAES News
UGA horticulture field day set for Oct. 7
University of Georgia horticulture experts will highlight the latest information on a range of topics from honeybee management to organic vegetable production at the Ornamental Horticulture Research Field Day Friday, Oct. 7 on the UGA Horticulture Farm in Watkinsville, Ga.
Allan Armitage guides visitors around the UGA Trial Gardens. CAES News
"An Evening in the Gardens" Sept. 29 in Athens
Breathtakingly beautiful plants, smooth jazz music, delicious wine and delectable hors d’oeuvres are ingredients for a perfect evening. If you agree, add the University of Georgia Trial Gardens’ up-coming “An Evening in the Gardens” event to your calendar.