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Arkansas Master Gardener
Upcoming Events - Public Horticulture Events
2012
February
11 –24th annual Home and Garden Seminar and Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
February 11 at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.
Sponsored by the Master Gardeners of Jefferson County, Jefferson County
Extension Service and Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Clean and Beautiful
Commission. Educational seminars by Janet Carson and Chris Olsen, how-to
sessions, booths with product displays and sales and literature, children's
activities, door prizes and concessions by Jenkins Industries. Free admission.
Details: Call
870-534-1033 or see
this
link.
15 – Learn to Grow Mushrooms, Brown Bag Lunch Class, 11:30 a.m., Garland
County Library on Malvern Ave. Hot Springs. Everyone is welcome, but
registration is limited so call today and sign up.
501-623-4161
18 – Spring’s A Comin’ Seminar, sponsored by Stone County MGs, First
Baptist Church, Mountain View, AR. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $20.00.
Seating is limited. Registration deadline is Feb. 11. Mail name, address,
telephone number and e-mail address along with $20.00 check payable to Stone
County Master Gardeners to Pam Alexander, 644 Wildcat Mountain, Melbourne, AR
72556. For more information call Debra Alexander at 870-269-3092 or Pam at
870-219-3280.
18 Gardening in a Conservation and Ecological Context by
Roland Roth, a program of the Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest
Arkansas. Student Center of NWAR Technical Institute, 709 S. Old Missouri Rd.,
(red light at Ford and Hwy 265) Springdale, AR Social time - 9:30 a.m., program
begins at 10 a.m. Contact: Lynn Rogers,
479-521-9090 Meeting is free and open to the public.
23 – Pruning Workshop, U of A Fruit Research Station, Clarksville, AR.
Registration will begin at 1:00 p.m. and the workshop will begin at 1:30 p.m.
and end at 4:00p.m. Please call 479-754-2406 to pre-register, or to get
further information. When you call, please state whether you are a commercial
producer or a homeowner. There will be a $5.00 charge collected on the day of
the event.
24-26 – Arkansas Flower & Garden Show, Statehouse Convention Center,
Markham and Broadway, Little Rock, AR 72201
http://www.arflowerandgardenshow.org/
28 – Cross County Lawn & Garden Lecture Series, “How to Bring Out the Green Thumb in You”, Dr. Kim
Pittcock, Cross County Courthouse, 705 East Union Ave., Wynne, AR. 7 p.m. FREE.
Call 870-238-5745 for more information or see
this link
(PDF).
March
6 - Cross County Lawn & Garden Lecture Series, Cross County Courthouse,
705 East Union Ave., Wynne, AR. 7 p.m. FREE. Call 870-238-5745 for more
information or see
this link
(PDF).
9 & 10 - South Central District Mid-Winter Workshop & Consulting Rosarian
School at the Hilton Garden Inn, Conway, AR. Hosted by Central Arkansas Rose
Society. Registration before March 1 is $55. Registration after March 1 is
$60. A Saturday only registration is also available for $40. Gardeners for
Arkansas and surrounding states will be in attendance. Novices to experts will
gain from this workshop. Information Contact: Ouida Wright
ouida.wright@conwaycorp.net
13 - Cross County Lawn & Garden Lecture Series “Best Landscape Trees for Your
Yard”, Janet Carson, Cross County Courthouse, 705 East Union Ave.,
Wynne, AR. 7 p.m. FREE. Call 870-238-5745 for more information or see
this link
(PDF).
17 - Language of Flowers, by Joyce Mendenhall, a program of the
Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas. Student Center of NWAR
Technical Institute, 709 S. Old Missouri Rd., (red light at Ford and Hwy 265)
Springdale, AR Social time - 9:30 a.m., program begins at 10 a.m. Contact: Lynn
Rogers,
479-521-9090 Meeting is free and open to
the public.
20 - Cross County Lawn & Garden Lecture Series “A Walk on the Wild
Side: Edible Trees & Plants”, Dr. Tamara Walkingstick,
Cross County Courthouse, 705 East Union Ave., Wynne, AR. 7 p.m. FREE.
Call 870-238-5745 for more information or see
this link
(PDF).
23-24 River Valley Lawn & Garden Show, Fort Smith, AR.
April
14 – Nevada County Master Gardener Seminar “Spring – A Time to Till”
and MG Plant Sale, Prescott, AR.
21 – Spring in Saline – Seminar and Plant Sale, 8 a.m. to noon, Saline
County Fairgrounds, Benton, AR. Free Admission. Speakers include Janet Carson,
Chris Olson and Dr. Jim Robbins. Call 501-303-5672 for more information.
21 –Wicked Plants, by Amy Stewart, a program of the Flower, Garden and
Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas. Fayetteville Public Library. 1:30 p.m.
There is a fee for the program. Open to the public. Contact: Lynn Rogers,
479-521-9090
28 - Hot Spring County Flower and Garden Show, Hot Spring County 4-H
Center, 1407 Martin Luther King Blvd, Malvern, AR. Registration begins at 8:30
a.m. with the event ending at 5 p.m. Call 501-332-5267 for more information.
May
5-6 – Le Tour Des Jardins Garden Tour, Shreveport, LA. Tickets will
be available at a cost of $10 in advance and $12 the day of the tour. For more
information please call
(318) 698-0010.
19 – Composting: Let it Rot!, by Katy Teague, a program of the Flower,
Garden and Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas. Student Center of NWAR
Technical Institute, 709 S. Old Missouri Rd., (red light at Ford and Hwy 265)
Springdale, AR Social time - 9:30 a.m., program begins at 10 a.m. Contact: Lynn
Rogers,
479-521-9090 Meeting is free and open to
the public.
June
2 - Through the Garden Gate Tour at selected NWAR gardens. Contact Lynn
Rogers,
479-521-9090
July
21 - Herpetology: Much More Than a Rattlehead Copper Moccasin by
Steve Dunlap, a program of the Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest
Arkansas. Student Center of NWAR Technical Institute, 709 S. Old Missouri Rd.,
(red light at Ford and Hwy 265) Springdale, AR Social time - 9:30 a.m., program
begins at 10 a.m. Contact: Lynn Rogers,
479-521-9090 Meeting is free and open to
the public.
August
18 - Silver Bells and Cockle Shells: An Introduction to Arkansas Garden
History by Tom Dillard, a program of the Flower, Garden and Nature Society
of Northwest Arkansas. Student Center of NWAR Technical Institute, 709 S. Old
Missouri Rd., (red light at Ford and Hwy 265) Springdale, AR Social time - 9:30
a.m., program begins at 10 a.m. Contact: Lynn Rogers,
479-521-9090 Meeting is free and open to
the public.
September
15 - Dragonflies and damselflies: Natural History and Habits by Robert
Thomas, a program of the Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest
Arkansas. Student Center of NWAR Technical Institute, 709 S. Old Missouri Rd.,
(red light at Ford and Hwy 265) Springdale, AR Social time - 9:30 a.m., program
begins at 10 a.m. Contact: Lynn Rogers,
479-521-9090 Meeting is free and open to
the public.
October
20 - Arkansas Stream Team: Goals and Projects by Dave Evans, a
program of the Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas. Student
Center of NWAR Technical Institute, 709 S. Old Missouri Rd., (red light at Ford
and Hwy 265) Springdale, AR Social time - 9:30 a.m., program begins at 10 a.m.
Contact: Lynn Rogers,
479-521-9090 Meeting is free and open to
the public.
November
17 – Plants Named for People by Gerald Klingaman, a program of the
Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas. Student Center of NWAR
Technical Institute, 709 S. Old Missouri Rd., (red light at Ford and Hwy 265)
Springdale, AR Social time - 9:30 a.m., program begins at 10 a.m. Contact: Lynn
Rogers, 479-521-9090 Meeting is free and
open to the public.
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