 Events & Educational Opportunities
March 2007
- March 23, 2007 (12:00 noon)
Lilies for the Home Garden
Brown Bag Program (contact your local UW County Extension Office for access)
Lilies can be a colorful addition to your garden and landscape. By choosing a combination of early, mid-season, and late-blooming cultivars, you can have lilies in flower from mid June through mid September. These hardy bulbs require only minimal care. True lilies Asiatic and Oriental lilies are the two most popular types of lilies for northern gardens. Join Bob Tomesh in a discussion of the many lily types and the care and culture of the interesting flowering plant.
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April 2007
- April 27, 2007 (12:00 noon)
Container Gardening
Brown Bag Program (contact your local UW County Extension Office for access)
Container gardens have many advantages for a show of color and texture around the outdoor living space of a home, allow apartment dwellers a chance to garden, and can be included on the deck or patio. Containers can include many plant combinations, including flowering plants, textured vegetation, herbs, vegetables, woody landscape plants, and even fruit crops. Join us in a discussion on the care and cultural management of container gardens.
May 2007
- May 2-5, 2007
International MG Conference
Little Rock, Arkansas
Internationally known conference speakers, tours of Arkansas gardens at the peak, educational sessions and workshops on a myriad of topics. The Taste of Little Rock evening event will include food and beverages throughout a progressive dinner at local historic sites, including the Arkansas Arts Center, Clinton Presidential Library, Heiffer International and the Territorial Museum. Pre and post conference tours are being planned to Hot Springs National Park, Buffalo National River, Eureka Springs and a fruit tour to Clarksville and Arkansas wineries. More information will be posted on the conference web site as it becomes available.
- May 18, 2007 (12:00 noon)
Pest Management in the Fruit Orchard
Brown Bag Program (contact your local UW County Extension Office for access)
There are many types of insects and diseases that reduce the quality of the fruit that is produced in the home orchard. Join Bob Tomesh in a discussion for the annual planning and implementation of pest management using a combination of organic and chemical approaches.
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June 2007
- June 29, 2007 (12:00 noon)
Mycorrhizas in the Urban Landscape
Brown Bag Program (contact your local UW County Extension Office for access)
What are mycorrhizas and why are they important? Dr. Kevin Kosola, Assistant Professor, UW Department of Horticulture, discusses the associations between the fine feeder roots of plants and certain soilborne fungi (mycorrhiza). The association may result in a nutritional benefit to both the host plant and fungus. With the recognition of the benefits of mycorrhiza, including nutrition assistance and aid in battling harmful pathogens, artificial inoculations have been suggested. But often the soils may be impoverished and cannot support mycorrhiza due to soil compaction, poor organic content, and a lack of soil nutrients. Join us for a discussion about mycorrhiza and what you can do to enhance the success of there survival.
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October 2007
- Oct 5-6, 2007
Annual WI MGA Conference
Eau Claire, WI
Speakers and workshops on a variety of topics, as well as many opportunities to meet fellow MG's from around the state. More information and the registration brochure will be included in the January 2007 issue of the WIMGA newsletter.
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July 2008
- July 16-19, 2008
MG Tri-State Conference
Milwaukee, WI
More information will be available soon.
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