Kathryn Kolb
SEPTEMBER
Date: September 26, 2025
Time: Meeting Sign-in at 9:15 a.m. Program begins at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Dunwoody Annex
Program: Finding Old Growth Forest in Your backyard
Speaker: Kathryn Kolb, a Master Naturalist, shares over 40 years of field experience in forests and wild lands of the Southeast. She currently designs and leads educational walks in natural areas in metro Atlanta, and the Southeast. She takes botanical inventories and designs forest restoration plans for public parks, green spaces and private properties, and designs and leads EcoAddendum’s Stewardship classes and volunteer programs for municipalities and neighborhood groups. Among them are the Dunwoody Nature Center, Park Pride, State Botanical Garden of Georgia, city of Brookhaven, and the Georgia Conservancy.
OCTOBER
Eric King, ASLA
Date: October 24, 2025
Time: Meeting Sign-in at 9:15 a.m. Program begins at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Dunwoody Annex
Program: What Works, What Needs Attention in YOUR Yard!
Speaker: Eric King, ASLA, earned a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia and a Master of Business Management from Georgia State, and is also an instructor for Emory University’s Landscape Design Certification Program, which he helped develop and launch. From outdoor rooms that blur the lines between interior and exterior spaces, to lush gardens that beg you to sit and stay for a while, Eric achieves dramatic results by paying attention to the structural details of a space—from water flow to topographical and functional requirements. He has appeared on HGTV’s Ground Breakers, 11 Alive, and Atlanta & Company.
NOVEMBER
Errolyn Martin
Date: November 21, 2025
Time: Meeting Sign-in at 9:15 a.m. Program begins at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Dunwoody Annex
Program: Issues Facing Songbird Populations in Georgia
Speaker: Errolyn Martin is the Executive Director and Co-founder of the Wildlife Center of North Georgia, located in Acworth. She is sa licensed Migratory Bird Rehabilitator, and a US Air Force veteran. Errolyn is passionate about songbird rehabilitation and animal welfare. In addition to her work with the Wildlife Center she also volunteers with the Georgia Wildlife network, transporting animals in need to designated rehabilitators.
DECEMBER
Christmas Luncheon
Date: December 5, 2025
Time: 11:30am
Location: The Capital Grille-
JANUARY
Katherine Kennedy
Date: January 23, 2026
Time: Meeting Sign-in at 9:15 a.m. Program begins at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Dunwoody Annex
Program: Foraging, Farming and Supporting Food Access Across Georgia
Speaker: Katherine Kennedy is the Executive Director of Concrete Jungle, an entity that was launched in 2006 by finding neglected fruit trees in yards and public property all over Atlanta and providing fruit and cider to underserved communities. In 201 donated land in southwest Atlanta was transformed from a kudzu patch to the bountiful Doghead Farm, producing an annual yield of 3,000-5,000 pounds of food a year. A new initiative to help spark kitchen creativity with clients receiving their produce offers live cooking demos, classes, and sample recipes in local food pantries. For more information visit https://concrete-jungle.org/programs/doghead-farm/
FEBRUARY
Date: February 27, 2026
Time: 11:30a.m.
Location: TBA
Program: Vegetable Gardening in Any Space
Speaker: George Scesney has been a Georgia Master Gardener for 12 years and has been growing vegetables since 1980. He started vegetable gardening in New York in the ‘60’s, and has worked in his private garden, community gardens, and also for non-profit organizations raising vegetables for local food banks.
MARCH
Tracy Jennings-Hill
Date: March 27, 2026
Time: Meeting Sign-in at 9:15a.m. Program begins at 11:00a.m.
Location: Dunwoody Annex
Program: The Flexible Gardener: Strength and Flexibility Through Yoga and Breath Work
Speaker: Tracy Jennings-Hill is the founder of Liv Ur Yoga in Atlanta. Tracy came to yoga because of an injury while in the US Air Force over 20 years ago. After trying physical therapy and medications with no success she found Yoga was what she needed and eventually wanted in her life forever. She is a Senior Master Trainer for YogaFit, traveling all over the US, Taiwan, Germany, Egypt, and Canada to train teachers, giving the gift of growth, transformation, and empowerment. For further information visit https://liveuryoga.com/meet-the-tribe/tracy/
APRIL
Christine Williams
Date: April 24, 2026
Time: Meeting Sign-in at 9:15 a.m. Program begins at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Dunwoody Annex
Program: Using Exotics and Native Plants in Our Gardens, Striking a Balance
Speaker: Christine Williams is a North Fulton Master Gardener, past coordinator of North Fulton County Annex Community Garden and Director of North Fulton Master Gardener’s Garden Faire. She will be talking to us about the use o exotics and native plants together in our gardens, believing one doesn’t have to be sacrificed for the other.
MAY
Buck Jones Nursery, Woodstock
Date: May 14, 2025
Time: TBA
Location: A Visit to Buck Jones and Lady Slipper Rare Plant Nurseries
We will carpool from All Saints Parking lot where attendance will be taken before we venture to Woodstock to visit these two distinctly different nurseries. Buck Jones Nursery, https://buckjonesnursery.com is a 12-acre paradise for plant lovers. And right up the road, practically next door, is the wonderful Lady Slipper Rare Plant Nursery, followed by lunch nearby. Details will be forthcoming closer to the time we go. http://www.ladyslipperrareplantnursery.com.