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Iowa Master Gardener Program
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News Update January 26, 2007
Announcements and news for ISU Extension staff, Master Gardeners, and faculty IN THIS ISSUE
Muscatine County Master Gardeners and the Muscatine Community College will hold their annual event, The Art of Gardening, Saturday, March 10, 2007. The day will begin with registration at 8 am and conclude at 4:00 p.m. Workshop topics include rain gardens, herbs, vegetable gardening, trough gardening, perennials, hardy roses, ornamental grasses, summer bulbs, new annuals and perennials for ’07, and others. CREATIVE CONSTRUCTION FOR YOUR YARD The program, Creative Construction in Your Yard, will be held Tuesday, February 27, at the Elks Club on Hwy 59 S. in Shenandoah, Iowa. The meeting is sponsored by Iowa State University Extension in Page County. Creative Construction for Your Yard will give you gardening ideas and show you how to build hypertufa troughs and water gardens. The program will start at 4 p.m. with registration and conclude by 8:15 p.m. All the way from Oelwein, Iowa, Gary Whittenbaugh, Iowa representative for the American Conifer Society, will present “Making and Gardening with Hypertufa Troughs.” Hypertufa troughs look like rock, can be cast into almost any shape, are lightweight, and can withstand winter weather. Gary will plant a hypertufa trough during his speech and provide information on plant selection and cultural practices. Back by popular demand, Jamie Beyer, owner of Midwest Waterscapes in Boone, Iowa, will talk about “Constructing Water Gardens.” The sight and soothing sound of water, combined with the natural beauty of aquatic plants, have made water gardens so popular. Jamie will discuss types of water gardens, steps for construction, and levels of maintenance. The cost of Creative Construction for Your Yard is $20 per person, which includes refreshments, dinner, and handouts. The deadline for pre-registration is February 23 to ensure a dinner and packet. Master Gardeners will receive three continuing instruction credits. For more information, call the Page County Extension office at 712-542-5171 or toll free at 877-596-7243. Saturday February 10th 8:30-3:00 Cost is $20 pre-registration, $25 at the door. (lunch provided) Morning Speakers Tim Yager Invasive Ornamentals Rachel Gooder Container Gardens Mary H. Meyer Ornamental Grasses for Northeast Iowa Afternoon Breakouts Cindy Haynes Groundcovers: Landscape Problem Solvers Richard Jauron Plants for Shade Keith Kovarik Pond Care Connie Richter Plants and Pioneers. More nformation. The garden's been harvested, the last blooms clipped and the tools stored for the winter. But it is not too early to start planning for spring's growing season! Iowa State University's Linn County Master Gardeners will hold their Winter Gardening Fair at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, February 24, 2007. Thirty-nine classes will be offered from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Each session is $9.00. A free keynote presentation, "Create a Colorful Garden filled with Birds, Butterflies and Blossoms," will be presented by nationally recognized author and teacher Melinda Myers at 1:00 p.m. To see a full list of classes or register to attend, visit www.extension.iastate.edu/linn or call (319) 398-1022 or 1-800-332-8833. Contact the Linn County Master Gardeners at (319) 447-0647 or Linn County Extension at (319) 377-9839 with questions. DUBUQUE COUNTY SPRING GARDEN SEMINAR Saturday March 3, 2007 7:45AM to 2:15PM Town Clock Center Cost is $10.00 per person, includes appetizers, light lunch and door prizes. Pre-registration is encouraged. Walk-ins the day of the seminar will be accepted if space allows. For more information, call Sherry at 563-582-2498 or Judy at 563-553-1623 or e-mail jgansemer@yousq.net. Please make checks payable and mail to: Dubuque County Extension Office, 14858 West Ridge Lane, Suite 2, Dubuque, Iowa There will be no Update sent the weeks of February 2 and 9. Master Gardener Update is creatively published Friday by the Iowa Master Gardener Coordinator. Please send your news via email to James Romer. For questions, call (515) 294-2336. Comments on our new web site?Please email us. |
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