Madison County Master Gardener's Association

Cobb Health Care Center: A nonprofit assisted living center located in Comer, Georgia. The outdoor therapeutic garden idea, developed in 2003, was designed to be enjoyed by the residents. The Cobb Health Care Center staff held numerous fund raisers to purchase and install all of the hardscape at the garden, including sidewalks. The Madison County Master Gardeners Association, along with the Cobb Health Care Center staff, built the gazebo. Madison County Master Gardener's Association members raised funds through plant sales and obtained a $500 grant from the Georgia Master Gardener Assocation which allowed the group to purchase trees, shrubs, and perennials for the garden. Weyerhauser Trus-Joist plant donated and delivered multiple truckloads of mulch. This was truly a joing project with the Madison County Master Gardeners Association, Cobb Health Care Center staff, the Madison County 4-H Club, Madison County Boy Scouts, and various businesses in the county who donated materials, as well as families of the Cobb Health Care Center patients. The Master Gardener's Association along with the Madison County 4-H members continues to update the garden, replace and add new plants. TOP

Hull-Sanford Elementary School: A teaching garden at Hull-Sanford Elementary School designed to be a practical and functional outdoor classroom which provides students, faculty, and community with education opportunities. The design includes a bird and insect habitat by offering plants for food and shelter. The project recevied a $500 grant from the Georgia Master Gardeners Association Project Committee. Students in after school programs built and sold bluebird houses, which a part of the proceeds funded the garden. Hull-Sanford teachers and students grew some of the plants from the garden from seed. TOP

Ila Elementary School: Like the Hull-Sanford Elementary School project, the garden is teaching tool designed to be a practial and functional outdoor classroom which provides students, faculty, and community with educational opportunities. Madison County Master Gardeners Association members did a walk-through of the grounds and gave Ila Elementary School staff ideas and suggestions to incorporate into the design. A landscpae plan, designed by Madison County Master Gardeners Association member Pam Clough for the Banks County Elementary School, was also provided to Ila Elementary School staff for additional design ideas. Madison County Master Gardeners Association members assisted with spring clean-up activities in the garden in conjunction with an open house held by Ila Elementary School staff. TOP

Madison County Memorial Park: The park is located on the site of the old Danielsville Elementary School Playground, in downtown Danielsville, where many of the local festivals are held. The park was dedicated on September 24, 2005 marking the culmination of efforts many groups and individuals including: The Madison County Rotary Club, who took on the project to commemorate 100 years of Rotary; Rotarian John Scoggins and wife Evelyn, made a donation of $5,000 in memory of their daughter, Carlene Peavy; Gerald Coutant, a Rotarian and member of the Madison County Parks Commission, designed the layout of the park to be both active and passive; Madison County Master Gardeners Association; Madison County Parks Committee also donated to the project; and a bronze plaque next to the gazebo lists the project sponsors. TOP

Partners in Education: Master Gardeners work in coordination with Partners in Education to provide educational opportunities to students in the Madison County School system. Classes include the Water Conservation Project. Also the Master Gardeners Association made a donation to the America Heart Association CPR course to purchase brochures for the students who attended the training. TOP

Veterans Memorial Garden: A garden located at the historic courthouse in downtown Danielsville, dedicated to the Veterans' of Madison County and their families. The Master Gardener's Association became involved in Spring 2007, to assist the Veteran's Association. Funds were provided by the Madison County Veteran's Association while members of the Madison County Master Gardener's Association and volunteers provided the labor to renovate the garden. Master Gardeners donated some of the plants for the garden. TOP

Water Conservation Project: As partners with the Rotary Water Conservation Program, the Madison County Master Gardener's Association and the Broad River Watershed Association help present programs on water conservation to Madison County 6th graders and 5th grade students at Colbert, Danielsville, Hull-Sanford and Ila Elementary Schools. The project sponsors include: The UGA County Extension Servcice offices, which provided the DVD movie "Well . . . What Do You Know"; Graham Law Firm, in Danielsville, provided copies of Georgia Rural Water's "Where Does Our Drinking Water Come From?" brochures. TOP