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Landscaping
workshops offered in November at Flat Creek Nature Center
Are your trees and shrubs drooping
and losing their leaves early? Rainfall is back up to normal but most
plants show the effects from drought for several years. Landscaping is
a big investment of time and money. Learn how to save water and chemical
use — and money — by a smart choice of plants. After all, fall
is the best time to plant.
Southern Conservation Trust is hosting two informative workshops on landscaping
in November.
The workshop “Landscaping for Drought” will be held Thursday,
Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. The topic is “xeriscaping,” a method that
employs drought-resistant plants in an effort to conserve resources, especially
water. The expert speaker is Sheldon Hammond of the Fayette Co. Cooperative
Extension Service.
The second workshop — Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. — focuses
on an important principle of xeriscaping, which is “Using Native
Plants.” Native plants typically are more resistant to disease and
insects, less damaged by drought and require less care. They can be less
invasive than introduced species and are important as food and cover for
native birds and wildlife. Using native plants is also a way to preserve
our Southern gardening heritage.
The expert speaker is Teresa Schrum with the Georgia Native Plant Society,
a regular guest on the popular Saturday morning radio show “Gardening
in Georgia.” There also will be native shrubs and vines to inspect
and purchase from Green Plant Market, a Senoia nursery that only offers
native plants.
Southern Conservation Trust, a nonprofit land trust based in Peachtree
City, owns and manages over 600 acres of nature preserves in Fayette County.
SCT partners with community groups to enhance its nature preserves with
trails, overlooks and re-introduction of native species. SCT works with
willing landowners to help protect scenic open space which may provide
tax advantages for the landowner.
The workshops will be held at the Flat Creek Nature Center, adjacent to
the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater on McIntosh Trail in Peachtree City.
Both workshops are free and open to the public.
For more information on this and upcoming SCT community events, contact
Executive Director Abby Jordan at 770-486-7774 or a.jordan@sctlandtrust.org.
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