The Monroe Garden Club, Inc.
Organized 1934
The MGC is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. All programs and activities are supported by membership dues and revenue-producing initiatives.
Community Announcements of Interest
to Area Gardeners
NLA Master Gardener Association Classes
The Northeast Louisiana Master Gardener Association will sponsor its annual spring landscape classes beginning February 1, through March 2, 2010, at the LSU AgCenter in West Monroe . This year's theme will be "Natural Landscaping".
Topics and speakers for the series will be "Environmentally Responsible Landscaping", Dan Gill, LSU AgCenter(Feb. 1-2); "Rain Gardens and Water Features", Dr. Peter Gallagher, LA Tech Univ. (Feb. 8-9); "Naturallizing with Bulbs and Wild Flowers", Mary McFarland, Master Gardener (Feb. 15-16); "Woodland and Shade Gardens", Denyse Cummins, LSU AgCenter (Feb. 22-23); "Developing a Butterfly Garden", Reba Cummings and Susan Aguettant, Master Gardeners; "Pruning made easy", Jim Brooks, Master Gardener (Mar. 1-2).
Classes will be offered on Mondays at 1:30-3:30 pm and 6-8 pm, and on Tuesdays at 9-11 am. Registration will be limited to 90 people per each class. Cost for the entire series will be $35.00, or $60.00 per couple (spouse or friend). Contact the LSU AgCenter at 323-2251 for registration packets.
BUDS & BLOOMS
Madalyn Culpepper"
"Water Feature"
"Make A Splash
In
Your Garden"
Glenda Collums
Piney Hills Master Gardener
"Azaleas"
"The Backbone Shrub Of The Southern Garden"
Pat Newman
Pat speaks to Master Gardeners all over the state.
"Community Gardening"
Mikaela Carender and Sara Patterson
"DayLilies"Madalyn Culpepper"
"Water Feature"
"Make A Splash
In
Your Garden"
Glenda Collums
Piney Hills Master Gardener
"Azaleas"
"The Backbone Shrub Of The Southern Garden"
Pat Newman
Pat speaks to Master Gardeners all over the state.
Raffle and Door Prizes!!!!!!
Date: February 6th, 2010
Time: 9 AM until Noon, Tickets $5 Dollars
Place: First United Methodist Church
903 Broadway, Minden, La.
For more information, call (318) 927-4055 or (318) 927-2488
Proceeds to be used for the 4-H Youth Gardening Contest
Place: First United Methodist Church
903 Broadway, Minden, La.
For more information, call (318) 927-4055 or (318) 927-2488
Proceeds to be used for the 4-H Youth Gardening Contest
PINEY HILLS LOUISIANA MASTER GARDENERS
MINDEN, LOUISIANA
MINDEN, LOUISIANA
DIRECTIONS TO BUDS & BLOOMS
AT First United Methodist Church
FROM Interstate 20, take US-371 S (Exit #47)
Take the LA-7 N ramp toward Minden. This will be Lee StreetFROM Interstate 20, take US-371 S (Exit #47)
Follow Lee Street thru one caution light and one stop light. The next stop sign and street after the traffic light will be Broadway. Turn right. On Broadway go thru two stop lights. Watch for the Water Tower on your left. Turn left just past the Water Tower on First Street. You will see the church directly in front of you…….903 Broadway.
Trails and Trellises
A Garden Tour and Seminar
Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardeners
A Garden Tour and Seminar
Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardeners
May 15, 2010
Minden, Louisiana
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Rain or shine!
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Rain or shine!
4 Lovely Gardens on Tour
Plant Sale
Plant Sale
(Plants provided from the gardens of the Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardeners)
Door Prizes and Vendors
Door Prizes and Vendors
Tickets: $10 in advance / $12 at any garden
Tickets may be purchased in advance by contacting the Master Gardeners at the Webster Parish Extension Office, 371-1371. Tickets may be purchased the day of the tour at any garden or seminar session.
MGC ZOO COMMITTEE IN SEARCH OF TROPICAL PLANTS FOR TROPICAL GARDEN IN
ZOO GREENHOUSE
Do you have a tropical house plant that is overgrown and no longer fits in your house? (I have a parlor palm that is taking over my living room!) Please think of donating your overgrown treasure to the MGC Zoo Committee.
After creating the Children’s Garden last year, we have been asked by Joe Clausen, new Zoo Director, to help turn the nearby greenhouse, built last year also, into a Tropical Habitat for tours by school children. The new Tropical Habitat will illustrate how plants are one of the necessary elements for animals, in this case lizards, to live successfully.
If you have one of those overgrown favorites, committee members will work with you to arrange a convenient time when we can pick up your plant donation.
Below is a list of plants needed to help create this unique display:
Agave
Avocado Tree
Bird of Paradise Plant (strelitzia)
Black Bamboo
Bougainvillea
Bromeliad, any type
Citrus tree
Croton (codiseum)
Dracena
Eschaveria
Hawaiian Tree Fern (cilistium)
Hibiscus, Chinese
Kalanchoe
Monstera
Orchids
Passion Flower
Philodendron, any type
Pineapple Plant
Sheffelera
Shrimp Plant
Staghorn Fern
Zebra Plant
To donate a plant and arrange a time when it can be picked up, or if you have questions, please phone:
Sharon Jones, 343-1260 LaVerne Bodron, 387-6298
NOTE:
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