Old School Garden

10/18/2026

10/17/2026

"📊 THE KITCHEN GARDEN ECONOMICS REPORT

The True Annual Return on a Well-Managed Kitchen Garden

Every hour you spend understanding your garden deeply saves ten hours of reactive problem-solving later.

This guide gives you that understanding.

What you'll take from this:

🔍 A framework for making better decisions faster
📐 Specific numbers and timing to eliminate guesswork
🌱 The confidence that comes from knowing the why behind the what

The gardeners who get the best results year after year are not working harder. They're working from better information, applied at exactly the right moment.

This is that information.

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09/25/2026

Public Service Announcement… As many of you know, the city of Clayton will soon complete the walking trail around the greenway on the city hall complex. To ensure integrity of the trail and safety of all, driving across the greenway is no longer allowed. Park outside the perimeter of the walking trail.

09/14/2026

Get your vegetable garden ready for winter with this fall cleanup checklist. Learn when to start, what to remove, and how to protect soil and crops.

09/09/2026

This publication covers fall vegetable production including planting dates, spacing, general culture of cool-season vegetables planted in Georgia in the fall. Many people consider the end of summer to be the end of gardening season. However, there is a whole other world of vegetables that can be pla...

08/21/2026

This is a fun event. Log in and enjoy!

CALLING ALL COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS - THE Great Southeast Pollinator Census IS OFFICIALLY HERE!!! It's time to count pollinators!!

This conservation activity is open to anyone in the states of , , , , , or ! Join us today, tomorrow, Sunday, and/or Monday to count pollinators across the southeastern United States! That's right, we've added Sunday (8/23) and Monday (8/24) due to expected stormy weather in some of the participating states!

To find an event to participate near you, click on the link below. Maybe you want to see what pollinator trends are happening in your backyard - that's fine too! Simply go to our website to download the count sheet and insect ID guide, then complete your count! See previous posts for more information!

Events in Your County: https://shorturl.at/maH0E

How to Participate: https://shorturl.at/eytR8

Count Sheets and Insect ID Guides: https://gsepc.org/resources/

08/20/2026

Our Fall Native Plant Sale is just ONE MONTH AWAY! As one of our most highly anticipated events of the season, you don't want to miss out. Join us September 18-19.

Shop hard to find native plants that are native to north Georgia! Choose from perennials for shade, sun, moist, dry, borders, slopes and more! Plants are grown without chemical pesticides or fertilizers so that pollinators and wildlife are not harmed.

Johnna and the ESP volunteers are hard at work getting the details ready so you can shop 'til you drop. Pottery from local potter Laurel Camp will also be available for purchase.

HOURS:
Friday, September 18: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday, September 19: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

At the Sautee Nacoochee Center plant nursery. Will we see you there?

06/27/2026

Georgia residents: please be on the lookout for Yellow-legged Hornet secondary nests. If you spot a nest like the one pictured, contact the Plant Protection team at [email protected].

Your help is critical. The Yellow-legged Hornet poses a serious threat to Georgia’s pollinators and to agriculture—our state’s number one industry.

06/23/2026

We loved having visitors today from the Headwaters Bird Alliance. The group met at the Clayton City Complex, strolled along Scott Creek, and ended their outing in the Old School Garden. They loved our beautiful flowers and enjoyed watching the array of birds that frequent the area, including a pair of blue birds who've made a home in one of our bird houses.

at Warwoman Dell in Rabun County, GA