The DeKalb Master Gardener Association meets on the fourth Monday of the month, except in those months when other membership activities are scheduled.  The November meeting is an annual meeting at which time officers are elected for the coming year.  In the months of January, February, March, August, September and October, we have educational meetings featuring gardening-related speakers.  These educational meetings are open to the public.  Informative speakers are sponsored by DMGA at no charge to interested gardeners in the community.  The meeting location is the Northlake - Barbara Loar Branch of the DeKalb County Public Libary at 3772 LaVista Rd., Tucker, GA  30084.

Speakers & Topics at Past Meetings

2013:
"Farmer Jeff" Collins - Edibles in the Perennial Garden
Joe Washington - Outdoor Living Spaces on a Budget
Jack Driskell - A Winter Day in My Garden

2012:
Becky Blades - Gardening with Children
Debbie Cosgrove - Medicinal Herbs:  Dr. Durham's Receipts
Linda Copeland - Legends in the Garden
Barbara Dorfman - Douglas Tallamy presentation - Bringing Nature Home
Carolyn Hawkins - Let's Grow Daffodils
Billy Skaggs - The "Georgia Grown" Program

2011:
Mary Donovan - Redesign, Rethink Your Garden  (gardening for seniors)
Flo Chaffin - Shady Character—How to Add Real Character and Wow to your Urban Shade Garden (Conifers for the Southeast)  [handouts]
Karen Lindauer - Flowers and Foliages for a Fabulous Fall
Ernest Koone - Native Azaleas
Georgann Schmalz - The Way to a Bird's Heart Is through its Stomach
Norm Mittleider - Pruning—An Aesthetic Approach  [handouts]

2009:
Hilary Nichols - Sound in the Garden
Eleanor Craig - Ferns
Dawn Hines - Attracting Butterflies:  What, Where, and How to Garden
Scott McMahan - Modern Day Plant Exploration in China and Vietnam
George Allin - Landscaping a Slope

2008:
Lisa Bartlett - Contain Yourself:  Tips & Tricks of the Gardening Trade
John Lipscomb - Daffodils
Kenneth Duke - Irises
Judith Winfrey & Daniel Parson - Organic Growing
Damon Johnson - Stormwater Pollution / Litter Control / Recycling:
               What You Can Do
India Shahid - DeKalb County Tree Protection Ordinance

2007:
Brooks Garcia - Behind the Scenes at the Chelsea Flower Show
Sara Henderson - Growing Sun Perennials in Less Than Full Sun
John Kreiner - Amazing Dahlias!
Jim Rodgers - Collecting, Cleaning and Storing Native Seeds
Dawn Hines - Experiencing a Walter Reeves Garden Makeover

2006:
George Schmid - Shade Perennials
Chuck Zdeb - Judging Hosta Plants
Scott McMahan - New Picks for the Garden
Ozzie Johnson - Collecting Asian Plants in Asia
David Robinson - Water Gardening:  Anyone Can Do It
Carole Ashe Simpson - How to Grow Camellias
Claudia Walker - Hostas:  From Growing to Showing

2005:
Daryl Pulis (GMGA) - Landscape Design
Georganne Schmalz (Atlanta Audubon Society) - Birds' Nests
Elizabeth Dean - Out of the Ordinary and Into Your Garden
Mary Kay Woodworth - Water Conservation and Xeriscaping

2004:
Lisa Schrade (Skyland Trail) - Horticultural Therapy
Allan Armitage - Unusual Plants Show and Tell
Fred Conrad (Atlanta Food Bank) - Plant A Row Vegetable Gardening
Dr. George Sanko - Ferns and Perennials
Don Jacobs - Trilliums
Kathryn Gable - Native Plants for Wildlife