Bulbs
February 16, 2012
Master Gardener, Bill Tobin
Bulb botany; designing with bulbs, bulb planting and other cultural requirements, and finally surveys a number of the many flowers grown from bulbs.
Bringing New Life to Old Gardens
March 15, 2012
Master Gardener Dolly Foster
Landscaping with Native Plants
April 12, 2012
Master Gardener Kathy Kick
Topics include: Why we need to include Native Plants in our home landscape
- Native Plants for 4 seasons of color
- Cultivars of Native Plants to Use
- Why we need to provide sustainability
Easy Gardening
May 17, 2012
Master Gardener Barb McNeff
Growing Roses is Difficult, or Easy. Which Depends On You.
June 21, 2012
Master Gardener Karl Bapst
How to grow roses the easy way by choosing rose varieties suited for this area, and those that require no winter protection or spraying. Includes learning to live with insects and their damage.
Garden Pollinators
July 19, 2012
Dian Fruth
Insects, birds & bats pollinate about two thirds of the plant species in the world. Learn what pollination is, and what you can do in your own garden to encourage and protect our native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and European honey bees.
Worm Composting
August 16, 2012
Master Gardener Mary Jo Weaver
Program will cover the advantages to worm composting and how to go about doing it. Supplies - red worms [this is important - not all worms will compost], table scraps, water, soil, newspaper, screen and container.
General Pruning
September 26, 2012
Master Gardener Cherry Hoffner
Cherry will cover the basics of pruning.
All programs will be held at the Highland Branch of the Lake County Public Library, 2841 Jewett Street, Highland, Indiana 46322.
Please call 219-838-2394 to pre-register.
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