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Dunwoody Community Garden & Orchard at Brook Run, 4770 Georgia Way South, Dunwoody 30338. Info: dcgo.org. Scott Park Garden, 231 Sycamore St., Decatur 30030. Info: facebook.com/pg/ScottGardenClub. Phone: 678-553-6559.

Gardening guidance

Free monthly education sessions are held on second Saturdays at Dunwoody Community Garden & Orchard’s greenhouse complex from 11 a.m. to noon. On April 13, Master Gardener Tielke Baker, the vice chairman of DCGO, will speak on principles of gardening. Info: dcgo.org.

Find a community garden

Websites for the following organizations can help you find your garden home away from home.

American Community Garden Association — The national nonprofit, whose national headquarters office is located in College Park, works to increase and enhance gardening and “greening” across the U.S. and Canada. Charlie Monroe, natural resource manager for Cobb County, is president of the association. Info: communitygarden.org/find-a-garden

Park Pride — The Atlanta-based nonprofit supports more than 20 gardens in its community garden program. Info: parkpride.org/ we-can-help/community-gardens.

We call it home.

Continued garden manager of the Food Well Alliance, a network of organizations founded and managed by the food bank.

“We do some of the heavy lifting at community gardens,” Conrad said, referring in particular to gardens at senior centers and residences. Gardening is a great activity for older adults because there’s exposure to sunlight, lots of bending and stretching, and because it promotes a healthy diet, he said.