The Piedmont Master Gardeners are dedicated to increasing the love of gardening throughout our community.
The Piedmont Master Gardeners, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed by a group of Georgia Master Gardeners. Our main focus is education. Our goals involve teaching members of the community researched-based gardening knowledge and skills and helping people develop a love of gardening.
In addition to gardening workshops and demonstrations, we hold several small fundraisers during the year. The funds we raise are used for educating the local community about gardening and to provide scholarships to students majoring in horticulture, agriculture or forestry in the state of Georgia.
We had a fun time visiting with people in the front of the Nancy Guinn Memorial Library in Conyers, Georgia. We answered questions about growing herbs - particularly basil. We discussed how to propagate it and prune it correctly so you get a lot of basil to use in your kitchen. We gave out a few recipes and information on preserving basil for future use. If you would like a copy of those recipes and preservation methods, you can find it on the Events page on this website.
Congratulations Riley Hannah, our first agricultural scholarship award recipient. Riley is graduating from Eastside High School in Newton County and plans on attending Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in the fall. She will be majoring in Agricultural Education with a Horticulture Minor.
Riley has been studying agriculture in high school, is an active member of FFA, and assists with managing the Eastside FFA Greenhouse. In addition, she does volunteer work at City Farm, a community garden in Covington that grows fresh vegetables and flowers.
The Piedmont Master Gardeners, Inc. is a Georgia non-profit formed by a group of Georgia Master Gardeners. Our goals involve teaching members of the community researched-based gardening knowledge and skills and helping people develop a love of gardening. Besides gardening workshops and demonstrations, the Piedmont Master Gardeners help maintain the Lewis Vaughn Botanical Garden in Conyers and perform other small projects to benefit our local community.
The funds we raise through plant sales are used for educating the local community about gardening and providing scholarships to students majoring in agriculture, horticulture, or forestry at Georgia accredited colleges. It was during our latest plant sale on April 17 at the Nancy Guinn Memorial Library in Conyers that we awarded Riley a scholarship.
We wish Riley the very best in her future endeavors as an agricultural educator.
Contact
Email the Piedmont Master Gardeners with questions you have about gardening. Do you need a speaker for a meeting? Maybe we can provide you with an informative, educational and fun activity. Contact us through email and see if we have what you need.
Serving the Rockdale, Newton, Gwinnett, Walton and surrounding counties in the Piedmont Area of Georgia.
piedmont.mgs@gmail.com