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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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