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CSRA Hydrangea Society meetings are held at Aiken Tech, Building 1300, Community Room 1300. All meetings are at 7:00 pm. For directions and other info please see below.
Aiken Tech: Aiken Technical College is located on U.S. Highway 1, also known as U.S. Highway 78, Jefferson Davis Highway or the Aiken-Augusta Highway. It is between Aiken and North Augusta, and across from the Aiken County Career and Technology Center. The nearest Interstate is Interstate 20. For directions from I-20 coming from Columbia or Atlanta.
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Pendleton King Park Hydrangea Garden: In 2004, a group of volunteer gardeners initiated construction of an extensive new hydrangea garden. Working with Augusta Public Services, Trees and Landscaping Department, a plan was created and the hydrangea garden began to take form.
For three years, the volunteers raised funds, dug up hydrangeas donated by Augustans, solicited hydrangeas from local nurseries and learned all they could about raising hydrangeas. Additional volunteers continued to join the group, and the hydrangea garden was offered to the community with a hydrangea festival including speakers, exhibits, and tours.
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Since then, a more formal upper garden with several hardscape structures has been added. The pergola and swing structure were built by skilled volunteers, and hydrangea paniculatas and complimentary plantings were added.
Over 250 hydrangeas of more than 70 varieties make up the garden which is at its splendor in June and July. The upper, more formal part of the garden contains a pergola which may be used for programs, concerts, and weddings. The lower garden displays macrophylla (mophead and lacecap) and oak leaf hydrangeas, while the upper garden contains paniculata (sun-loving) hydrangeas and comes into full bloom in July and August. The hard-working volunteers continue to maintain the garden.
It is located 0.5 mile south of Wrightsboro Rd. on Troupe St.
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Pendleton King Park Hydrangea Garden
Planting Formula For Hydrangeas
1/4 cup superphosphate (0-20-0)
1 1/2 cups lime
1/4 cup aluminum sulfate for blue hydrangeas
2 T Osmocote (14-14-14 controlled released)
2 T Agrosoke (root watering crystals)
Soil conditioner as needed
Aiken Farmers Market: Listed on the Aiken Historic Register, the Farmers Market sells fresh produce including corn, tomatoes, beans, fruit and more. Goods displayed are laid out on the tables built by farmers and families of Aiken County over 50 years ago. The Market, now as then, is a place where produce is sold and conversation and recipes are shared with friends, old and new.
The Farmers Market is operated under the direction of the City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department (APRT). For information on the Market call (803) 642-7761. For table reservations call Paul at 293-2214.
The Market is located at 897 Richland Avenue East (Williamsburg Street between Richland and Park Avenues). It is open six (6) days a week (Monday – Saturday) from 7:00 a.m. – until farmers sell out or 4:30 p.m., January 1 – December 31.
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