Gardening Goodies
Jeanette Daniels grows many kinds of plants in her greenhouse and then has a lot of fun with them as seen in this photo.
Gibson County Master Gardeners Offer Garden Seminar Oct. 21st: Speakers,Vendors, Door Prizes
Do you love gardening? You will want to attend Once Upon A Garden 2017 on October 21 at the Princeton Community Middle School Cafeteria. It will be fun and interesting with a range of speakers including a local vegetable farmer, several authors of gardening books and a professional cook. This event is biennial. The next one will not happen until 2019. If you happen to be a Master Gardener you can also earn five education hours while having fun, meeting other gardeners, and finding interesting items among the vendor tables. Come for continental breakfast from 7:45 to 8:45, and for the seminar between 8:45 and 2:30 (Evansville time). Lunch is also included. Registration fee is $40 until October 15. Then it is $45. Five speakers will present a range of topics: “101 Landscaping Ideas” with Coletta Kosiba, “Backyard Greenhouses” by Jeanette Daniels, “Evaluating and Amending Soil for Vegetables” with Richard Ritter, “Peppers: Hot or Not” with Lelia Gentle and “Growing and Cooking with Herbs” with Maggie Oster. More information about the speakers is available on the
website. In addition to the food and speakers, there will be door prizes and vendor booths to spark your imagination. You can save your place by completing the registration form, available at https://www.gcmga.org. The registration form which contains directions to the Princeton Community Middle School, 1106 N. Embree in Princeton is available as a download at the bottom of the Once Upon A Garden web page. To register by phone, call (812) 385-3491 Ext. 100 and say that you want to attend the October garden seminar. Give your name, phone number, and address. A registration form will be mailed to you.
14TH ANNUAL “ONCE UPON A GARDEN” SEMINAR Brought to you by Gibson County Master Gardeners and TOYOTA Saturday, October 21, 2017 Registration & Continental Breakfast: 7:45—8:45 AM CST Seminar: 8:45 AM to 2:30 PM CST (includes box lunch) Old Princeton High School, diagonal from fairgrounds PRESENTATIONS
101 Landscaping Ideas — Colletta Kosiba
Colletta is a well-known garden speaker and blogger in Indiana. She is a popular presenter at Master Gardener events.
Evaluating & Amending Soil for Vegetables — Richard Ritter
Richard recently retied as the Gibson South H.S. ag educator. He raises and markets his own vegetables.
Backyard Greenhouses — Jeanette Daniels
Jeanette spoke at the 2012 Indiana State MG Conference. She is a member of the Hamilton County Master Gardeners.
Growing & Cooking with Herbs — Maggie Oster
Maggie is a horticulturist and the author of gardening books and cookbooks. She has also written the recipes and tis for an annual calendar, Herb Gardens: Recipes & Herbal Folklore, for 15 years. She is a Fellow of the Garden Writers Association.
Peppers: Hot or Not — Lelia Gentle
Lelia is a Chef Instructor at Cooking at the Cottage, a cooking school in Louisville, and has been breakfast chef at the Bardstown Road Farmers Market for the last seven years. She and her husband raise grass-fed cattle at Dreamcatcher Farm.
Everyone Welcome—Public Invited • Door Prizes and Vendor Booths! 5 hours of MG educational credit
Registration Fee: $40 (After Oct. 15, pay $45) Make checks payable to: Gibson County Master Gardeners. Mail to: Cathy Green, 6590 E. 450 N., Francisco, IN 47649
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Short sleeved tee shirts available in the following colors: yellow, blue, and pink and the following sizes: XS S M L XL XXL. The shirts are $16 except for XXL which are $18. Tee shirts run similar to men’s sizes so order accordingly.
Purdue University is an equal access/equal opportunity university. For more information of if you need a reasonable accommodation to attend this event, please call 812-385-3491.
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