One of the benefits of membership in the DeKalb Master Gardener Association is the opportunity to participate in field trips and educational workshops arranged by the organization.  The following are some of the DMGA field trips and workshops our members have enjoyed:

February 2013
Hardwood Propagation
Gwinnett Technical College

October 2011 - Field Trip
Birmingham Botanical Garden, Plant Odyssey, Aldridge Gardens

May 2011 - Garden Tour
DMGA Members' Gardens

March 2011 - Workshop
Seed and Propagation
Gwinnett Technical College

May 2010 - Field Trip
Nurseries Caroliniana, North Augusta, SC
Center for Applied Nursery Research and McCorkle Nurseries, Dearing, GA

April 2010 - Field Trip
Specialty Ornamentals, Thyme after Thyme,
Goodness Grows, State Botanical Garden
Athens area

March 2010 - Workshop
Winter Tree ID (Instructor:  Aaron Poulsen)
Gwinnett Technical College

August & October 2009 - Field Trips
Thompson Mills Forest

August 2009 - Workshop
Conifers  (Instructor:  Kathryn Moomaw)
Atlanta Botanical Garden

June 2009 - Field Trip
Park Seed Co., Wayside Gardens, Jackson & Perkins
Greenwood, NC

March 2009 - Field Trip
Daffodils at John Lipscomb's garden

January 2009 - Field Trip
Tour of composting and recycling facilities
DeKalb County Seminole Road Landfill

June & July 2008 - Workshops
Digital Photography in the Garden (Instructor:  Luis Pita)
DMGA Members' gardens

June 2008 - Field Trip
Serenbe Farms
Wilkerson Mill Gardens

June 2007 - Workshop
Propagation (Instructor:  Bodie Pennisi)
Member's garden

March 2007 - Field Trips
Eco-Gardens, Decatur
Piccadilly Farms, Bishop

February 2007 - Field Trip
Woodlands Garden, Decatur

June 2006 - Field Trip
Plant Odyssey, Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Botanical Garden, Birmingham, AL
Petals from the Past, Jamison, AL

June 2005 - Field Trip
Nurseries Caroliniana, North Augusta, SC
Woodlanders, Inc., Aiken, SC
Hopeland Gardens, Aiken, SC

2005 - Field Trip
Colonial Farms Hosta Growers

2004 - Field Trip
Hummingbird Banding
Wormcasting - Bagging

2003 - Field Trips
Penny MacHenry's hydrangea garden
Bear Creek Worm Farm (led to fund raiser)

DMGA has participated in Master Gardener Plant Doctor clinics and hosted two Georgia Master Gardener Advanced Training classes in October 2004 and August 2005 (Tree Identification).