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My name is Jenny and I am an enthusiast of several things: the environment, recycling, the outdoors, local events, transportation, art, trees, reading, being active, gardening, and more here in Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia. Which is what this site is about. Enjoy!
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Fall planting season is nearly here! And I’m looking for mondo grass if you have any you’d like to get rid of…

Posted by Our Green Atlanta on September 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Fall planting season is here and I’m looking for native mondo grass in the Atlanta and Decatur areas! If you have extra mondo in your yard you don’t want, please let me know and I can come by, dig it up, and take it off of your hands for you.

Category Gardening · Tagged with fall planting season, ground covers, mondo grass, shade grass

Mark your calendar for Atlanta’s and Decatur’s fall plant sales 2009!

Posted by Our Green Atlanta on August 19, 2009 · 1 Comment

Check out dates for Atlanta and Decatur fall native plant sales and mark your calendars!

Category Gardening · Tagged with Atlanta plant sales, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Decatur GA gardening, Elachee Nature Science Center, Fernbank Science Center, Georgia native plants, Georgia plant sales, neighborhood plant sales, Oakhurst Community Garden, Trees Atlanta events

Creating a vermicomposting container for your home (and giving the gift of worms)!

Posted by Our Green Atlanta on August 6, 2009 · 5 Comments

How to create a vermicomposting container for $60 (including worms!) and start composting your food scraps!

Category Gardening · Tagged with compost container, compost tea, composting, Dakota Worm Farms, organic fertilizer, vermicomposting, worm castings, worm composting

Why do ants love cowpeas?

Posted by Our Green Atlanta on July 20, 2009 · 2 Comments

Every time I go out to our little vegetable garden, the stems of the my cowpeas are covered in little black ants. Why do black ants love cowpeas so much?

Category Food, Gardening · Tagged with black ants, cowpea pests, growing cowpeas, organic vegetable gardens, sustainable agriculture

Make your own rain barrel with the City of Atlanta’s DWM Care and Conserve program!

Posted by Our Green Atlanta on July 12, 2009 · 2 Comments

The City of Atlanta and the Department of Watershed Management invite you to join your Atlanta and Decatur neighbors in learning how to mke your own rain barrel! Whether we’re in a drought or not, rain barrels are a fantastic way to collect water to service your garden in any capacity. And who doesn’t like free water? You can save on your bills by having one (or more rain barrels). Plus, they’re surprisingly easy to construct yourself! At this event, you will assemble and paint your own rain barrel to take home.

Category Gardening, Homes, Water · Tagged with Department of Watershed Management, rain barrels, recycled rainwater, Water Works Lodge

“The Georgia drought is over.” Whatever. Here’s an update on DeKalb County’s watering restrictions

Posted by Our Green Atlanta on June 11, 2009 · 3 Comments

Hallelujah! The Georgia drought is over and we can all go back to the immensely productive past-time of watering grass. Read about watering restrictions in this blog post!

Category Gardening, Homes, Water · Tagged with DeKalb watering restrictions, Environmental Protection Agency, Georgia drought, Governor Perdue press release, water conservation