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Polk County Master Gardeners' Spring & Summer 2019 Programs Free Classes on Gardening Topics & Other Fun Events--All Open to the Public

Enabling Garden ? Altoona Tuesday Evenings (unless otherwise noted)

1050 1st Avenue, South (behind Hy-Vee)

"Barry's Choice"

Barry Laws, Quilted Gardens & Nursery

Entomology--Dr. Lewis' Favorite "bugs"

Dr. Donald Lewis, ISU Extension

A walk through the Enabling Garden

Dr. Jeffery Iles, ISU Extension

May 28 6:30

June 25 6:30

July 9 6:30

Discovery Garden ?IA State Fairgrounds Wednesday Evenings

John Deere Pavilion (south of Ag. Building)

Care & Placement of Ornamental Grasses

Earl Hinnenkamp, PC Master Gardener

TBD

Pat Peterson-Keyes, Polk Co. Conservation

Designing with Native Plants

Meredith Nunnikhoven, Barn Swallow Flowers

May 29 6:00

June 12 6:00

July 10 6:00

Children's Art in the Garden

Polk County Master Gardeners

July 23 Unusual Trees & Shrubs for Iowa Landscapes July 17

6-8:00

Barry Laws, Quilted Gardens & Nursery

6:00

Bonsai

Cat Nelson

Beneficial Native Plants

Melanie Lewis, IA Natural Heritage Foundation

Aug 27 6:00

Sep 24 6:00

Master Gardener 2019 Summer Webcast Growing Season Series (1 hour / session)

Monday Afternoons--FREE & Open to the Public Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th ST

FREE & Open to the Public Please Call to Reserve your Place: 278-3945

July 1st @1:00 ? Design w/ Plants to Mimic Nature July 1st @ 2:15 ? Pollinator Best Garden Practices July 8th @ 1:00 ? Answers to Common Garden Questions July 8th @ 2:15 ?*Vegetable Garden Pest Management*

*Repeat from Feb 6th.

Art in the Garden--a fundraiser & Art Fair! Saturday, August 3rd 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Garden themed art for sale, make `n take projects ,& free children's activities Read about:



Ask a Polk County Master Gardener Booth Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market

On the following Saturdays - 7:00 to Noon

? May 18 ? June 15 ? July 27 ? August 17

? September 21

Demonstration Garden ? Urbandale Thursday Evenings (unless otherwise noted)

Corner of Dewy Gibbs Road & 92nd ST

Organic Bug & Disease Control Sadie Todd

Raised Bed Gardening Megan Will

Improving Water Quality in Your Yard

Julie Perrault, Polk Co Soil & Water Dist.

Annual Open House Demonstrations, Sampling, Music, Garden Tour

Azaleas & Rhododendrons

Derek McKay, Ted Lare Garden Center

Foolproof Plants

Marcia Leeper, Gardener Extraordinaire!

Tablescapes ? Gardening in Miniature

Robyn Hofland, PC Master Gardener

June 13 7:00

June 20 7:00

June 27 7:00

July 11

6-8:00 July 18

7:00

July 25 7:00

August 1 7:00

Ask a Polk County Master Gardener Booth Beaverdale Farmers' Market 4133 Urbandale Avenue

(corner of Beaver & Urbandale avenues)

On the following Tuesdays - 4:00 to 7:30 pm

? June 4 ? June 18 ? July 2 ? August 6

Interested in Becoming a Master Gardener?

Read about the Program & Apply:



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