Snellville community garden receives greenhouse project grant

The Gwinnett County Master Gardeners Association has awarded The Community Garden at Snellville with a $518 grant to help with a new greenhouse project.

A donation was made to Snellville’s community garden in 2013 that allowed the purchase of a used 40-by-20-foot greenhouse and equipment. Garden officials asked the Master Gardeners Association to provide start-up costs for making the greenhouse operational this year.

With the grant, the Garden will have a protected space to begin sowing seeds and propagating plants, offer community classes designed to teach gardening and propagation of plants, conduct spring and fall plant sales in order to raise future funds for the Gardens and to provide a location for the Gwinnett County Extension Office and Master Gardeners to use for classes and demonstrations. The grant will cover costs for supplies including soil and fertilizer.