Welcome to the Georgia Perennial Plant Association
Founded in 1987, the Georgia Perennial Plant Association (GPPA) is a non-profit organization of trade professionals, master gardeners, and home gardeners. Our vision is to unite gardeners, beginners to professionals, to share knowledge and promote beautiful, healthy, sustainable gardens. We strive to educate, inspire, and instill a passion for learning and sharing gardening journeys through speakers, social activities, and field trips. Join Us wherever your grow!
Making a lasting impact one gardener at a time!
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Upcoming Speakers
🌱September 15, 2025 -Hayes Jackson, Liaison for Longleaf Botanical Gardens in Anniston, Alabama. 'Hot and Unbothered: Tropical Perennials that lover the Southern Heat.'
🌱October 20, 2025 - Lisa Bartlett and Ozzie Johnson, Lisa is a retired Manager at Smith-Gilbert Gardens and Ozzie is a Landscape Designer, 'Planting for Retirement: How to Stop Working so Hard in Your Garden'
🌱 NOTE: Speaker Meetings are held at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 4393 Garmon Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30327.
Gardener's Social begins at 6:30 pm followed by the evenings Program at 7:30 pm. Check our Calendar of Events and Upcoming Events for more info about specific events.
All Speaker Meetings are live streamed on our Zoom Webinar platform and are available to members online for one month following the event. Zoom Webinar live stream links are sent via email the day prior to the Program and post online viewing links are sent the day following the program.
Attendance at our speaker meetings or viewing our speakers virtually may be used by Master Gardeners as part of their required annual 10 hours of Continuing Education.
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Upcoming Events
🌱 Fall Garden Party October 25, 2025 3:00 pm- 6:00 pm -
Be sure to regularly check our calendar or Upcoming Events columns below for news and details on these and more events to come.
Recent content with quick links in blue:
Ted Stephens - "Some of my Favorite Perennials" Handout
Sarah Carter - New Perennial Movement Design Handout
Geums -- As in "Gee, Am I Doing Something Wrong?
Ajania pacifica - Gold & Silver Chrysanthemum
Homemade Weed Killers -- Is It Safe or Effective? - Gardening Article Blog
Perennial Plant of 2025 - Pycnanthemum muticum - Plant and Plant Biz Blog
Abutilon - Flowering Maple - Perennial Profile Blog
Frequently Requested References
Updated Plant Nursery Guide to Atlanta & Beyond - Members Only tab (must log in)
Aster Yellows Disease and Coneflower Rosette Mites
Clay Busting Plants and Techniques
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Homemade Weed Killer - Is It Safe or Effective?
Homemade weed killers are the darling of the internet, but before racing off to make one of these concoctions, questions must be answered. Do these formulations work? Are they safe? Are they actually any more "natural" than commercial herbicides?
Almost all of the internet formulations of homemade weed killer start with a base of undiluted vinegar. (See note at bottom about horticultural vinegar). So our assessment starts there.
Read MoreHayes Jackson, "Hot and Unbothered" - September 15 at 7:30 pm
Hayes Jackson comes to us from next door Alabama, where he is an expert in “Hot and Unbothered….. Tropical Perennials that love the Southern Heat”. He will be helping us learn to navigate the tropicals that thrive here and are likely to do so even more in the future as our climate heats up.
