This week in the Garden – Vol 162
February 25, 2026
Tuesday, March10th Evening Meeting at the Norcross Community Center
6:00 PM check in and refreshments, 6:30 PM business meeting. Program begins at 7 PM.
Mario Cambardella and Emily Griffin, ServeScape
Overview of ServeScape and Ornamental Grasses Presentation
Meeting invitation will be emailed soon.
Please bring to the meeting
· plastic grocery bags for the Neighborhood Cooperative Ministry.
· can pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House.
· cash for raffle tickets. Proceeds from the raffle go to our Scholarship Fund
2026 UGA Gwinnett Extension Office Annual Plant Sale-FINAL REMINDER
Choose from a variety of flowering and fruit plants to support 4-H and Master Gardener projects. Complete the 2026 UGA Plant Sale Order Form and submit it with your payment to the UGA Extension Gwinnett office by Friday, February 27. At this late date, forms and payments must be submitted in person (UGA Extension Office 750 S. Perry St, Lawrenceville) to meet the February 27th deadline. See flyer at the end of this newsletter for more information.
Monday, March16th Gwinnett Masters Gardeners Meeting, 7:00PM
LOCATION: Bethesda Senior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road, Lawrenceville, GA
TOPIC: “The Common- Sense Gardener” presented by Dr. Allan Armitage. Allan is a well-known writer, speaker and horticulturist. If you would like to join in our potluck dinner at 6:30pm, please bring a dish to share.
Deadline for submission of Articles to Dogwood District is March 31st
Please help us write articles to submit to Dogwood District about recent or upcoming club activities.
Here are some topics that just need a brief description or recap of the activity and a photo.
PLEASE consider giving this a try-pick a topic from the list and submit your writeup to Kathy or Jeanette
(kesumner@att.net; 678.357.8684; jmosowski@gmail.com 770.329.1411)
1. Arbor Day Celebration at Stripling Elementary, February 19th, 3rd grade classes.
2. MOW flower arrangements-upcoming date.
3. Field Trip to Atlanta Botanical Garden Flower Show on February 20th.
4. Plant sale digs-March 1-31.
5. Annual Plant Sale April 23-25; setup April 20-22.
SAVE THE DATES for Stripling Elementary Events
Please text Kathy if you wish to volunteer for any of these events. (678.357.8684)
1. Read Across America Week, March 2-6. More details will follow. Generally, the faculty will be asking for volunteers to read aloud to a group of students in the school library. Total time commitment is approximately one hour.
2. Career Day, March 25th More details will follow. Volunteers are needed to talk with students about career paths or ideas. It can be about your own career, or a career that you are interested in. We’re waiting for more information from the school about this event.
3. STEM Night, Thursday March 26th 6-7:30pm
This year’s STEM Night Theme is “Glaciers”. Put on your thinking caps and let Kathy know if you have any ideas for an interactive display/presentation that we can present to the students and their families at the event that is related to how glaciers may affect gardening, our environment, or sustainability. Please consider volunteering to help out at the event. Kathy: (678.357.8684). Time commitment about 2 hours.
SAVE THE DATE ANNUAL SPRING PLANT SALE APRIL 23-25
10A-7P Thursday and Friday; 10A-2P Saturday
Our plant sale will be here soon! We need Plant Sale chairpersons. Please contact Kathy Sumner for more information and to volunteer. If two to four members step up to help with the organization of the sale, it will be manageable work for all. Kathy will be available to mentor and assist. Please call Kathy with questions (678-357-8684).
Think about what plants can be dug from your garden and make a list of plant names and estimated quantities. Contact neighbors or friends who may be interested in digging and potting plants from their gardens to donate to our sale.
Remember to save the sale dates and time during the preceding week on your calendar. We ask members who can, to donate time for sale prep and to work at least one 2-hour shift during the sale. A Sign-up Genie will be sent out closer to the sale.
To have a successful sale, we need all hands-on deck to prepare for the sale.
Training Dig at the Cottage- Date is TBD
Kathy is planning a training dig at the cottage. We recently had a major plumbing issue at the cottage that is being resolved. Pipes broke in the wall between the bathroom and kitchen. The remediation process is complete. We’re hoping the reconstruction of the kitchen and bath areas will begin next week. As soon as we can turn the water back on, Kathy will schedule the training dig.
Garden and Landscape Tips by month
For a list of garden and landscape tips by month: https://extension.uga.edu/county-offices/gwinnett/agriculture-and-natural-resources/monthly-garden—landscape-tips.html
Or https://www.pikenursery.com/monthly-tips Pike also offers free classes on various plant and landscape topics. https://www.pikenursery.com/our-stores/classes-events
Norcross Events (See https://www.norcrossga.net/) for details and more info and the event calendar: https://www.norcrossga.net/calendar.aspx?CID=22#changeDateMonthDropDown
LionHeart Theatre: https://lionhearttheatre.org/. See website for upcoming performances, times and ticket information. Performances have been selling out! Reserve early if you see something you like!
The Norcross Gallery and Studios are open Thursday-Saturday 11am-4:00pm to view works and exhibits by local artists. https://norcrossgalleryandstudios.org/
Peachtree Corners Events
Town Center https://peachtreecornersga.gov/256/Town-Center
The Forum https://theforumpeachtree.com/
