| Volunteers with the Master Gardeners of the Ozarks will present a series of gardening programs this summer in the Native Plant Garden, in the backyard of the Taney County Extension Center at 122 Felkins Ave., Forsyth (near the Taney County jail). These programs are free and open to the public.
Most of the programs will begin at noon and will be held on the first Tuesday of the month (April through September). This year the group has added two Saturday sessions in March and October.
The first class in the series will be begin at 10 a.m. on March 29, 2014, and is on Blue Barrel Gardening. Joanne Fisher will show how to re-purpose blue barrels in a way that will allow for the growing of lettuce, spinach and strawberries. Organizers say this class is great for people that are short on space or topsoil in a rocky area.
The next class will be held at noon on Tuesday, Apr. 1, 2014. Paul Armstrong with Smiling Sun Gardens will present Rain Gardens and Native Plants.
The full schedule for the series is:
- Saturday, Mar. 29, 10 a.m. Blue Barrel Gardening
- Tuesday, Apr. 1, noon Rain Gardens and Native Plants
- Tuesday, May 6, noon Container Gardens
- Tuesday, Jul. 1, noon Lasagna Gardening
- Tuesday, Aug. 5, noon Butterfly Gardening
- Tuesday, Sept. 9, noon Raised Bed/Winter Gardening
- Saturday, October 4, 10 a.m. Pass Along Plants
Pack a lunch and come and join us in our garden for these informative sessions, said Master Gardener, Marva Ramsey. Though hard work, grants and donations the Master Gardeners of the Ozarks have provided the Taney County Extension Center with one of the most beautiful demonstration gardens in the county and they would like to share it with you.
For further information call the Taney County University of Missouri Extension Center at (417) 546-4431. Go Back |
