Art of Gardening

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Muscatine Community College’s Continuing Education Department is again offering its popular Art of Gardening daylong seminar.

This year’s seminar will be held:

Saturday, March 16, 2013
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

MCC Strahan Hall
152 Colorado Street
Muscatine, IA

The Art of Gardening seminar is used to educate and inspire others to seek enjoyment and fulfillment through a variety of home gardening related topics and activities.

The Muscatine County Master Gardeners are pleased to welcome WQAD Meteorologist. Terry Swails as the keynote speaker for the 2013 Art of Gardening. The popular TV personality, speaker, and author will share his insight and expertise regarding USDA Zone 5 climate tendencies, weather predictions for the 2013 growing season, and his experience as a meteorologist. His personable speaking style and wealth of knowledge will be the perfect ending for a very educational day.

A total of the breakout sessions are scheduled for the day as well as vendor exhibits.

List of Sessions (click on Art of Gardening Brochure link for more)

Four Season Beauty — Sarah Cutler
Photographing Flowers — John Deason
Birding Within 60 Miles — Michelle Berns, Muscatine County Conservation
Drought Management and Plant Selection — Peggy Burrows
Curb Appeal: Where to Start — Deb Walser
Can Spectacular Pots Really be this Easy? - Maria McCalley
Perennials 101 — Zora Ronan
Rhonda's Gourd Experiences—Rhonda LeMar - James
Using Wildflowers to Attract Birds to Your Iowa Garden - Ion Exchange
Plants for Problem Areas — Dan Mays
The Art of Herbs — Sarah Cutler
Daylilies-Beyond Stella-All the Pretty Faces — Zora Ronan
Perennial Vegetables, They're Not Going Away — Patrick O'Malley
Vining Plants to Accent Your Landscape — Peggy Burrows
Pruning: The How, What, When, and Where — Paul Rost, Earl May Horticulturist
New Annuals for the 2013 Spring Season! — Nicole Hoben
Tried and True in Vegetables — Earl May
Composting — Dan Mays, Scott County Master Gardener
Hands on Gourd Necklace - Rhonda LeMar-James
Easy Water Gardening ... Small Doable Water Features — Becky Lynch, Linn County Master Gardener
How to Create an Out-of-the-Ordinary Theme Garden — Lisa Orgler
Container Gardens — Deb Walser
Waking Up Your Garden and Putting it to Sleep — Dan Mays

Cost for the seminar is $40. A registration form and complete list of activities can be found in the Art of Gardening Brochure (just click on the link to the right.)

Art of Gardening
Brochure

For more information, contact Cynthia Kress in Muscatine Community College’s Continuing Education Department, 563-288-6161 or toll free 1-888-351-4669.