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Arkansas Master Gardener
Upcoming Events - Public Horticulture Events
August
11 - Brown Bag Lecture Series, ASU Beebe Farm, White County, Beebe, Ark.
FREE. Beyond Beauty: Native Trees & Edible Plants of Arkansas by Tamara
Walkingstick, U of A Extension Forester. Contact Sherri Sanders for more
information at 501-268-5394 or
ssanders@uaex.edu.
16 - Landscape Design Short Course, Garvan Woodland Gardens, August 16,
23 and 30. Instructors include Janet Carson and Bob Byers. Space is limited.
$75 for members of the garden and $85 for non-members. Contact Garvan
Woodland Gardens to register at 800-366-4664 or 501-262-9300.
18 - Brown Bag Lecture Series, ASU Beebe Farm, White County, Beebe, Ark..
FREE. Container Gardening - An Overview by Sherri Sanders, White County
Extension Agent. Contact Sherri Sanders for more information at 501-268-5394
or ssanders@uaex.edu.
20 - How You Can Incorporate Native Plants in You Landscape by Doug Tallamy, Professor and Chair of the Dept of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
at the University of Delaware
Author of the book: Bringing Nature Home: How to Sustain Wildlife in your
Backyard, 7:00 p.m., Global Campus, 2 East Center Street, Fayetteville,
Ark. For more information call Cindi Cope at
479-521-0934 or copecindi@aol.com.
21 - 2010 Mount Holly Garden Series, 9:00 a.m., suggested donation of
$5.00 to benefit Mount Holly Cemetery, 12th and Broadway, Little Rock, Ark., Plumerias by Dewayne Hancock. Bring a lawn chair, wear your gardening hat
and bring items from your garden to share. In the Victorian tradition we
share plants, bulbs, seeds, seedlings, cuttings, fruits, vegetables, etc.
For more information contact Kay Tatum kay.tatum@yahoo.com.
September
11 - Izard County Plant Sale, 8:00 a.m. - Noon, Izard County Fairgrounds - LaCrosse Road, for more information contact Dian James at 870-670-5867 or
dmcj@centurytel.net.
11 - Haynesville Louisiana Butterfly Festival, Claiborne Parish
Fairgrounds, Haynesville, LA. Speakers, vendors, art, photography contest,
container gardening competition, MG butterfly quiz bowl. For more
information contact Loice Kendrick-Lacy at 870-234-4910 or email
loicelacy@att.net or visit the
website at www.claiborneone.org.
18 - 2010 Mount Holly Garden Series, 9:00 a.m., suggested donation of
$5.00 to benefit Mount Holly Cemetery, 12th and Broadway, Little Rock, Ark.,
Bees and your Garden by Dwayne McFarlan. Bring a lawn chair, wear your
gardening hat and bring items from your garden to share. In the Victorian
tradition we share plants, bulbs, seeds, seedlings, cuttings, fruits,
vegetables, etc. For more information contact Kay Tatum kay.tatum@yahoo.com.
28 - Native Plant Workshop, Conway, Ark., consisting of 3 sessions
which will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. on September 28, October 5,
and October 7, in the Tommy Lewis Conference Room at the Natural Resource
Center. Cost is $30.00. Registration must be received by Sept. 3, 2010. For
more information please contact: Kami Marsh, Faulkner County Extension
Office, kmarsh@uaex.edu 501.329.8344
or Mary Wells, Project Chair
wellsfarm@cyberback.com
501.472.4548.
October
8 - Shade Gardening Workshop, Garvan Woodland Gardens, Hot
Springs, Ark. Contact Garvan Woodland Gardens to register at 800-366-4664 or
501-262-9300.
8 to 10 - Garvan Woodland Gardens Plant Sale, Hot Springs, Ark.
Contact Garvan Woodland Gardens at 800-366-4664 or 501-262-9300.
16 - 2010 Mount Holly Garden Series, 9:00 a.m., suggested donation
of $5.00 to benefit Mount Holly Cemetery, 12th and Broadway, Little Rock,
Ark., Houseplants 101 by Debra Redding. Bring a lawn chair, wear your
gardening hat and bring items from your garden to share. In the Victorian
tradition we share plants, bulbs, seeds, seedlings, cuttings, fruits,
vegetables, etc. For more information contact Kay Tatum kay.tatum@yahoo.com.
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