UPCOMING EVENTS
So. Eastern Grassland Initiative
Zach Wood Grassland Initiative, State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Zach Wood is the first Georgia Grasslands Coordinator for the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative and the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. He joined SGI and the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in 2021. Zach’s expertise is in prescribed fire as a land management tool for endangered species, especially reptiles and amphibians, in the Coastal Plains ecoregion. His educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources Management from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Pollinators and Bee Keeping
Keith Delaplane is a professor at the University of Georgia where he has responsibilities in research, graduate student advisement, and public outreach in pollinator management, social evolution, pathology, and conservation.
ROVING GARDEN PARTY
Roving Garden Party - Sunday, April 28,2024 - SOLD OUT
In-person registration/check-in 3:30-4 at 649 Cobb Street
Tour five gardens 4pm - 6pm
Food & Drinks each location
Join us for beautiful weather, five gorgeous gardens and local food with adult beverages! Limited ticket availability. Thank you to our amazing sponsors: Athens Cooks, Athentic Brewing Company, Birdies, Big City Bread, Cali n Tito’s, Emmy’s Squared Pizza, Marti’s at Midday, Normal Bar, and Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe.
Rain or Shine!
Monarch Butterflies
Monarch Butterflies and how plants impact pollination in on our gardens. Our presenter, Ania Majewska, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia. Her passion and curiosity about nature led her to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Biology, a master’s in Wildlife Biology, and later a Ph.D. in Ecology. Her Ph.D. research focused on understanding how the decisions we make in gardens, in terms of plant selection and management, can benefit or harm insect pollinators. Additionally, she studied how non-native milkweeds impact monarch butterfly biology and the incidence of disease in monarchs.
Community Blueberry Plantings
Bart King, with New Growth Communications and founding member of the Georgia Climate Change Coalition, will lead this month’s educational program along with Clyde Yates, co-founders of the Community Blueberry Project.
Drying Flowers Demo and Building a Flower Press
Laura Ney, of ACC Extension Service, will give a short lecture and demonstration on drying flowers and how to build a flower press. Materials provided by BGC. Light snacks and non-alcoholic drinks will also be provided by the Club.
Holiday Celebration
Please join us for a Holiday Celebration
at the home of June Ball
445 N. Pope Street
Athens, Georgia
Sunday, December 17 from 4:30-6:30 PM
Please click on the link below to RSVP & sign up to bring a dish : BYOB
* Please park in the Silver & Archibald parking lot next door to June’s house
October Meeting: New Flowers Just for Fancy? (this event has ended)
Please join us for our October
Boulevard Gardening Club Meeting
Thursday, October 12, 2023
at the garden of
Juana Gnecco and Emuel Aldridge
410 King Ave : Athens, GA
7:00 PM- 9:00 PM
Speaker, Kaitlin Swiantek
UGA Master student Kaitlin Swiantek talk is titled
New Flowers Just for Fancy?
Do new fancy flowering cultivars do as good a job as species plants in supporting pollinators? Come talk to a UGA researcher who is investigating this issue.
Finger food snacks and desserts are welcome. The club will provide hot drinks, water, ice, and paper goods.
• • • • • Please park on Belvoir Heights or Mathews Ave • • • • •
This is an outdoor event. Rain cancels.
Harvest Party (this event has ended)
SAVE THE DATE!
Please join us for a Harvest Party
Thursday, September 14th at 6:00 PM
at the home of
Maureen O’Brien & George Wright
185 Matthews Ave, Athens, GA
Bring a dish to share and any gardening questions that other members may be able to answer. Our guest will be Gary Crider, a specialist in eradicating invasive plants.
RSVP 706-254-8685
Parking is limited so walking, carpooling, or biking is encouraged.
PLANT SWAP (this event has ended)
Now is the time of year to divide and share the joy of too many plants! Join us for a plant swap and gardening conversation. Bring plants, seeds, and extra garden equipment if you have them. We hope you’ll leave with some new additions for your garden.
We’ll be set up in the parking lot at 890 Boulevard Ave (accessible via Hiawassee Ave; rear of the church) for the swap.
You can drop off plants between 8:30-9:45 on the day of the swap or if you want to donate but can’t be there Saturday morning, you can drop plants, seeds, or equipment in the back of Mark Johnson’s pickup truck at 185 Hiawassee Ave on Thursday, April 20th or Friday, April 21st.
Questions? Send an email to boulevardgardeningclub@gmail.com or call Maureen O’Brien at 706-254-8685.
Would you like to help with the plant swap? Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/53s43stw