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Informational Resources for Georgia Gardeners

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University of Georgia Extension

• “Vegetable Garden Calendar”
• “Vegetable Planting Chart,” – Spring and Fall planting dates.

Recommended Books:

• “Southern Fruit & Vegetable Gardening: Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Tennessee,” by Katie Elzer-Peters. This book is written exclusively for gardeners who want to grow food in the deep South. The author equips you with all the information you need to design your edible garden, tend the soil, maintain your plants throughout their life cycles, and—most importantly—harvest the delicious foods they produce. So whether you live in the Ozarks, in the Delta, on the Cumberland Plateau, or anywhere else in the Southern United States, you’ll discover the best fruit and vegetable plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide … and they’ll be on your table before you know it.

• “Tough Plants for Southern Gardens,” by Felder Rushing. Written for novice and accomplished gardener alike, and for all gardeners who value their leisure time. They also value the appearance of their home and appreciate the benefits of well-placed landscaping; however, they do not want to devote too much time to keeping it beautiful.

• “Southern Gardener’s Handbook: Your Complete Guide: Select, Plan, Plant, Maintain, Problem-Solve - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee,” by Troy Marden. Every season in the South presents a gardening opportunity. Take advantage of all of them by choosing the perfect plants! Using the right plants makes gardening not only easier, but more fun, and helps you grow the best-looking and healthiest garden possible. The Southern Gardener’s Handbook helps experienced and expert-level gardeners pick the ideal plants to get the most pleasure from their gardens. Detailed plant profiles help you get the best bang for your buck (and work) in the garden. Helpful advice about caring for the unique needs of southern gardens, along with complete information about USDA Hardiness zones make this a resource you will not want to go without. Annuals, biennials, perennials, tropicals, bulbs, ornamental grasses, trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines, lawns and vegetables are all covered in depth. Nearly 300 at-a-glance full-color photos and plant profiles allow you to plan, create and enjoy the very best results from your garden.

• “Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times,” by Steve Solomon (founder of the Territorial Seed Company and self-sufficiency advocate, he is currently homesteading in Tasmania). This is a more advanced book for those who are serious about raising food. In this volume, Steve explains why intensive gardening methods are not natural and therefore require great amounts of energy and effort to maintain. A lot of information regarding soil health and cover cropping is included.

Organizations:

• The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.
• Georgia Native Plant Society
• Georgia Master Gardeners Association

Places to Visit:

• Armstrong Atlantic State University Arboretum – 11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31419
• Atlanta Botanical Garden – 1345 Piedmont Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
• Callaway Gardens – U.S. Hwy. 27, Pine Mountain, GA 31822
• Fernbank Science Center – 156 Heaton Park Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
• Georgia Golf Hall of Fame’s Botanical Gardens – One Eleventh Street, Augusta, GA 30901
• Georgia Southern Botanical Garden – 1505 Bland Avenue, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460
• Isaiah Davenport House Museum – 324 East State Street, Savannah, GA 31401
• Polk County Historical Society Museum and Gardens – 311 N. College Street, Cedartown, GA 30125
• State Botanical Garden of Georgia – University of Georgia, 2450 S. Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA 30605
• Waddell Barnes Botanical Garden – Macon State College, 100 College Station Drive, Macon, GA 31206

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