Monthly Meetings
The Carroll County Master Gardener Association meets on the second Thursday of each month. Members and friends gather at 6:00 for food and fellowship. The business meeting is at 6:30 and the speaker starts at 7:00.
Speaker for March Meeting
Date: March March 14th
Speaker immediately following 7:00 business meeting
Jason Chapman is the Owner of Predator Control Services. After 30 years in the nuisance wildlife industry he currently resides on his small
homestead right here in Carroll County. Whether it’s small rodents or large predators he has experience and advice that can help protect your
properties, farms, and gardens.
Speaker for April Meeting
Date: April 11, 2024
Russ King of King Apiary
"Basic Beekeeping for the Gardener"
Russ King has operated King Apiary for 13 years but has been participating in beekeeping in one form or another for 17 years.
He was first introduced to bee keeping through a commercial beekeeper in South Georgia.
Russ has been very active in the beekeeping community in the west Georgia area. He is one of the original members of the West Georgia Beekeepers Association founded in 2013. Russ was voted ‘Beekeeper of the Year” by the club in 2017 and has served as a board member of the West Georgia Beekeepers Association since its inception.
Russ is a contact person in the west Georgia community for bee removal and swarm catching. He enjoys mentoring new beekeepers and educating the local communities on bees and their importance in our lives. He currently runs 20 to 30 hives in the west Georgia area. His bee yards are pesticide free and produce an abundance of honey.
Speaker for the May meeting
Date: May 2, 6:30pm
Speaker immediately following 7:00 business meeting
Starting your Own Plants with Success
This lecture, led by Hills and Dales Estate’s Horticulture Manager, JoHannah Biang, will cover successful propagation methods (seeds and cuttings) to assist you as you explore starting your own plants. She will cover topics such as timing, materials needed, methods, and growing spaces (greenhouses, polyhouses, cold frames, etc). With nearly 20 years of experience in the horticulture field, she will share her personal tips and tricks for starting plants successfully from seeds and cuttings.
JoHannah Biang
JoHannah’s extensive horticulture experience ranges from ornamentals, to vegetables, to fruits, medicinal herbs, and even mushroom cultivation. Over the years, she served as farm manager at the UGArden, the University of Georgia’s student community farm where they teach students how to grow their own food using organic practices. She also worked in a plant propagation lab and in the Trial Gardens at UGA where she loved seeing all the newest annuals and perennials, growing them out in the greenhouse, and then later planting and evaluating them for our climate in the Southeast. Additionally, JoHannah completed a horticulture internship at Callaway Gardens where she worked on the trails, in the Sibley and butterfly center, the vegetable garden, and even propagating native azaleas. She now serves as Horticulture Manager at Hills & Dales Estate.
JoHannah Biang
Horticulture Manager
Hills & Dales Estate
1916 Hills & Dales Dr.
Office: 706-845-9994