The Garfield Gardener THE NEWSLETTER OF GARFIELD PARK MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION
December 2017 Next Meetings
December 13 6:30 p.m.
GPMGA Annual Holiday Pitch-In
January 10, 2018 6:30 p.m. Topic: Volunteer Opportunities February
No Member Meeting; GPMGA Board Meets March 14 April 11 May 9 June 13 July 11 August 8 September 12 October 10 November 14 December 12
Meetings occur the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Garfield Park unless otherwise noted Purdue University is an equal opportunity / equal access / affirmative action university. If you require an accommodation or special assistance to attend these programs due to a disability, please contact Steve Mayer at 317.275.9290. Some accommodations may require 2 weeks notice. Newsletter Editor: Oren Cooley pastpfct@aol.com Learn more at: IndyMG.org IndyHorticulture.org
President’s Letter Greetings all, My time as President is drawing to an end. Thank you for allowing me to serve in this capacity. A special thank you to the Board members for making the job easy! Also, thanks to all of you for your participation in meetings and all of your volunteer work. Don’t forget in order to remain ‘active’ each year, a Purdue MG must complete and report a minimum of 12 volunteer hours and a minimum of six hours of educational training each year. The deadline for entering this year’s hours is fast approaching. Also, remember that we will have a regular meeting in January and only the Board will meet in February in 2018. I have sad news to share with you: After about 20 years as a Master Gardener, Boynton has decided to no longer participate in MG activities. We, in the Garfield Park Master Gardeners, have benefited in many ways—for many years—from having Boynton in our group, including the 10 years he served as our historian. To ensure that he will always be part of our group and in appreciation for his many years of service, we are honoring Boynton with a life-time membership. Boynton, you will always be welcome at our meetings and events. (Please see article about Boynton on Page 5.) Also, we received no grant applications this year. In the coming year, please watch for not-for-profit organizations that you might help support through our grant program. Thank you again for everything. I wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! —Nancy Boettner President, GPMGA
“Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with the dream.” Josephine Nuese, author, The Country Garden
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Garfield Park Conservatory Tour Guide Schedule December 9 (2:30 p.m.) Arlene Bow Oren Cooley John Montgomery December 23 (2:30 p.m.) Arlene Bow Oren Cooley John Montgomery Anyone interested in becoming a tour guide should contact Victoria Metheaux at vmeth@comcast.net.
Upcoming Hospitality Help The GPMGA Annual Holiday Pitch-in will occur on December 13 in the classroom at Garfield Park Conservatory. Members are welcome to bring their spouse or a guest for the final meeting of the year. The club will provide sandwiches and all paper products. Please bring a covered side dish, salad, drinks or ice for the event. Please let Sue Hoyt (at msue3@hotmail.com) know if you plan to attend and what type of dish you plan to bring.
Next Master Gardener Meeting December 13 The Garfield Park Master Gardeners’ annual holiday pitch-in will occur at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, at the Garfield Park Conservatory. Come enjoy a winter wonderland as Garfield Park Conservatory is again decked out in its holiday best with a brilliant display of poinsettias, model trains and villages, and the thousands of twinkling lights. The conservatory will be open during our pitch-in for Master Gardeners to enjoy. For the holiday festivities, the club will provide sandwiches and all paper products. Please bring a covered side dish, salad, drinks or ice for the event. Please let Sue Hoyt (at msue3@hotmail.com) know if you plan to attend and what type of dish you plan to bring. As part of the annual holiday pitch-in, several Master Gardeners will share the stories behind the photos they submitted for the annual GPMGA Holiday Slide Show. They will reveal where they have been, what captured their fancy, and what they accomplished this year. If you have any questions about the upcoming slide show, contact Debra Boyer at idealgardenspace@aol.com.
Share Your Volunteer Opportunities Would you like to share information about Master Gardener volunteering at your favorite site? If “yes”, please contact Barbara Jablonski (bpjablonski@gmail.com) to be included in the January 2018 GPMGA program. You will need to speak for 5-8 minutes and tell about the volunteer opportunity (When, where, any special needs, etc.). Your talk may include photos and, of course, you will need to answer any GPMGA member questions.
GPMGA wishes to thank its 2017 Officers/Committee Chairs for their services . . . President Nancy Boettner nancyboettner@sbcglobal.net
Program Directors Kay Martin-Pence guitargirl929@gmail.com
Newsletter/Publicity Director Oren Cooley pastpfct@aol.com
Immediate Past President Boynton Robson roby2931@gmail.com
Penny Place pennybrokaw27@yahoo.com
Conservatory Tour Coordinator Victoria Metheaux vmeth@comcast.net
Vice President Carrie Alumbaugh carriesalumbaugh@gmail.com Treasurer Cindy Maude cmaude@sbcglobal.net Secretary Lane Judkins APJ44@sbcglogal.net
Hospitality—Snack Coordinator Jeanne Corder corder99@aol.com Hospitality—Set-up Coordinator Betty Hurn Johnson bhurnj@yahoo.com Hospitality—Pitch-In Coordinator Sue Hoyt msue3@hotmail.com
Historian Jayne Queck jaqueck@aol.com Questions about Reporting Hours Debbie Schelske dschelsk@purdue.edu
Please contact the officers and chairs of the Garfield Park Master Gardener Association if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions about the organization.
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GPMGA Minutes—November 8 Program Jo Ellen Myers Sharp made a presentation on New Perennials for 2017-18 Business Meeting / Board Reports: President-Nancy Boettner: Welcome Vice-President-Carrie Alumbaugh: Introduced new members/guests; Welcome Back Autumn! Secretary-Lane Judkins: Review minutes from last two meetings Treasurer-Cindy Maude: Checking balance is $6,692.08; Annual dues are due! Pay $15 now to guarantee receipt of membership card for discounts at multiple garden centers; $300 donation to Friends of Garfield Park Hospitality-Sue Hoyt, Jean Corder, Betty Hurn Johnson: Reviewed items still needed for December pitch-in; Sandwiches provided Newsletter/Communications-Oren Cooley: Website update—It’s live at www.indygpmga.com; Password for Member Only Section: garden Programs-Kay Martin-Pence & Penny Place: December program will be conservatory tour and photo slide show; Kudos to Barb Jablonski for taking on this tough task for 2018 Historian-Jayne Queck: Historical pictures & stories from Garfield Park wanted Conservatory Tours-Victoria Metheaux: Second Saturday in January is next tour guide class Motion to accept these board reports made by Bill Bernstein; 2nd by Jay Hagenow Other Business: Election of officers: VP-Lane Judkins, Secretary-Nancy Boettner, TreasurerCindy Maude Confirm committees: Immediate Past-President-Nancy Boettner; Newsletter/ Communications Chair-Oren Cooley; Program/Speaker Chair-Barb Jablonski; Plant Sale Chair-Kay Martin-Pence; Historian-Jayne Queck; Hospitality Committee-Sue Hoyt, Jean Corder, Bill Bernstein; Conservatory Tours-Victoria Metheaux. February Meeting Date-Carrie Alumbaugh: Room not available on Feb. 14; Majority agreed to hold regular meeting in January and to not have a regular meeting in February. Board of Directors will meet in February Opportunities / Open Announcements Thanks to Cindy Maude & Heidenreich Greenhouse for donations of their fall ornamentals. Almost everyone took home a cabbage or colorful pepper plant. —Lane Judkins
GPMGA Proposed Calendar for 2018 The following list contains the 2018 meeting dates as well as the currently proposed topics (subject to change). Many thanks to Barb Jablonski for organizing this wonderful schedule.
January 10 February 14 March 14 April 11 May 9
June 13 July 11
August 8 Sept. 12 Oct. 10 Nov. 14
Dec. 12
Volunteer Opportunities No meeting; Board of Directors to meet Steve Mayer, Selecting & Building Raised Beds for Planting Shirley Ulicni (Master Gardener), Herbs Amy Mullen, Spotts Garden Service, Natives For Your Garden (Tentative) Field Trip to Cool Ponds: Tour and then the demo Creating a Container Water Garden Membership, GPMGA Annual Picnic (Centerpieces to accompany the picnic; Prizes to be awarded) Carol Michel, Extending the Vegetable Season in Your Garden Field Trip to Adrian’s Orchard (History and Apple Cider process) Jo Ellen Myers Sharp, The Language of Flowers (Tentative) Dana from Altums—Porch Pot Holiday Décor (One porch pot— Demo of Thanksgiving fill; Re-purposing into Christmas porch pot) Cindy Maude, Holiday Centerpieces or Other Décor (Tentative)
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in association with Purdue Extension - Marion County Discovery Hall, Suite 201 Indiana State Fairgrounds 1202 East 38th Street Indianapolis, IN 46205 Phone: 317.275.9290 FAX: 317.275.9309 E-mail: MayerSL@purdue.edu Answerline: 317.275.9292 or marioncountymg@gmail.com It is the policy of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service that all persons have equal opportunity and access to its educational programs, services, activities and facilities without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability or status as a veteran. Purdue University is an Affirmative Action institution. This material may be available in alternative formats. If you require an accommodation or special assistance to attend programs due to a disability, please contact Steve Mayer at 317.275.9290. Some accommodations may require 2 weeks notice. Purdue does not endorse nor disclaim information that appears in this newsletter. It is intended only for informational purposes. Questions: Contact Steve Mayer at mayersl@purdue.edu or Debbie Schelske at dschelsk@purdue.edu
Helping Others Grow Sharing Knowledge Volunteer Commitment
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From the Bookshelf . . .
Winterlights at Newfields until January 7
Small Green Roofs: Low-Tech Options for Greener Living by Nigel Dunnett, Dusty Gedge, John Little, Edmund C. Snodgrass
Stroll Winterlights at Newfields amid the glow of a million bulbs—ambling side-byside with family and friends through memorable holiday light displays in the museum’s forest, field and gardens. Visitors may experience the “whimsy trees” and take the Snowflake Bridge to the Grand Allée to enjoy “the art that plugs in” until Jan. 7.
Until now, the green roof movement has been limited to large-scale, professional endeavors and public buildings. But homeowners everywhere are catching onto the benefits of a green roof—water conservation, energy savings and storm water management. In Small Green Roofs, the authors profile ordinary homeowners who scaled green roofs down to the domestic level.
Visitors are encouraged to pause awhile to make S’mores at woodfired warming stations. Adults also are invited to try mugs of warm, “spiked” cider or cocoa (both of which can be served “unspiked” for the younger visitors).
The more than forty profiles of small and domestic-scale projects include green roofs on sheds, garden offices, studios, garages, houses, bicycle sheds and other small structures as well as several community projects. For each project, details are given for design, construction and installation as well as how-to tips on how the roof was planted and cared for.
On the Web . . . Plants Nouveau www.plantsnouveau.com Plants Nouveau’s creative and intellectual resources give world-wide recognition to great new plants. The company assists plant breeders in bringing their plants to market by helping them through the introduction process—from evaluating the plant in extensive trials to helping breeders patent the plant varieties. Co-owners Angela Treadwell-Palmer and Linda Guy work directly with the plant breeders to develop plants that make gardening more colorful, less complicated and much more enjoyable. Each new plant is evaluated in multiple, trusted sites to ensure success and then are grown by premier growers around the globe and promoted to nurseries and gardeners. Do you know a great website? Please send to pastpfct@aol.com.
There’s even Newfields Beer, brewed by Taxman Brewery, as well as canned red or white wines and a variety of warm nuts and other holiday treats. Visitors also may spend time shopping for festive holiday décor, gifts, plants and fun items to wear (some of which blink bright holiday colors). These items are available for purchase in the Museum & Garden Shop, along the Poinsettia Path on the first floor of the IMA and at the Lilly House Christmas Shop. Kris Kringle will make special appearances on Tuesdays throughout Winterlights. To purchase tickets for either the daily 5:00 p.m. or the 7:00 p.m. shows of Winterlights or for more information, visit www.discovernewfields.org.
Pollinator, Flower Stamps Available United States Postal Service currently offers two stamp series—one that depicts flowers and one that honors importance of pollinators. The latest flower series features four artistic renditions of flowers that come from typical American gardens. One stamp features red camellias and yellow forsythia in a yellow pitcher, while on another there are white peonies and pink tree peonies in a clear vase. An arrangement of white hydrangeas, white and pink roses, green hypericum berries, and purple lisianthus in a white vase graces another stamp, while blue hydrangeas in a blue pot appear on another. The stamps use existing art created by American artist Elizabeth Brandon. The stamps that pay tribute to the beauty and importance of pollinators depict two of North America's most iconic: the monarch butterfly and the western honeybee, each shown industriously pollinating a variety of plants native to the continent. These particular species exemplify the ecological service provided by all pollinators, which include insects, birds and bats. Crop pollination by insects contributes approximately $15 billion of produce to the U.S. economy each year. Trending declines in their populations serve as reminders that pollinators can be helped by planting pollinator gardens with native flowers or heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables.
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Indiana Parks Alliance Saving Ash Trees The Indiana Parks Alliance is working with Indiana State Parks and Nature Preserves to protect 100 mature, seed-producing ash trees in state parks and stateowned nature preserves in order to save this native species for the future. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive insect that has killed millions ash trees since it first came to the United States in 2002. As of March 2017, the EAB has been documented in all 92 counties in Indiana. Within the next ten years, it is estimated that 95% of all ash trees in Indiana will be lost. Ash trees compose 15-20 percent of Indiana’s forests. They have both environmental and economic benefits. In 2017, the Division of Nature Preserves treated 100 trees in Indiana at the Portland Arch Nature Preserve, Big Walnut Nature Preserve, Pedestal Rock Nature Preserve, Rocky Hollow—Falls Canyon Nature Preserve, Mounds State Park, Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve, Coffee Bayou Nature Preserve, Kramer Woods Nature Preserve and the Hemmer Woods Nature Preserve. In order to save additional trees, the Save Our Ash Trees campaign has set a goal of $20,000 with 100% of every donation going towards saving ash trees. The average cost of treating one mature ash tree is $200.
as honey bees.
Ash trees have been located and targeted for treatment at Turkey Run State Park, Shades State Park, McCormick’s Creek State Park, Harmonie State Park, Shrader-Weaver Nature Preserve and Big Walnut Nature Preserve. The insecticide being used is Emamectin Benzoate, which is safe for pollinators such
To learn more information or to donate to the Save Our Ash Trees campaign, visit www.indianaparksalliance.org.
INPAWS Letha’s Youth Outdoors Fund The Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society’s Letha’s Fund supports trips for school and youth groups to experience nature in an educational context as well as funds youth-initiated activities that bring children in closer contact with nature and engender excitement about the natural world. Since its inception in 2008, Letha’s Fund has enabled nearly 7,000 youth to visit environmental education centers, nature preserves and parks under the guidance of trained specialists and enthusiastic volunteers. The organization has awarded funding to not just school groups but also non-profit groups, such as a Gary, Indiana, group that enabled inner city children to visit the Indiana Dunes for the first time. The fund also has supported projects such as a Girl Children initiated a garlic mustard pull with the help of Letha’s Fund Scout troop’s garlic mustard eradication project, the development of school yard environmental sites, the planting and support of a butterfly garden for kindergarteners at a community center and an experience in the woods for handicapped youth. To learn more information or to make a donation, visit www.inpaws.org/education/ letha/.
Boynton Robson The GPMGA is honoring Boynton Robson with a life-time membership in appreciation of his many years of service to the organization. Boynton announced his plans to stop his Master Gardener activities last month. Boynton has been a Master Gardener for almost 20 years. After receiving his training under Steve Mayer, Boynton joined the GPMGA. Through the years, he has devoted most of his volunteer hours speaking to groups about such aspects of gardening as design, vegetables, trees and pests— always taking time to prepare informational handouts. A man of many talents, Boynton has always been willing to share his skills and knowledge with others. He also served 10 years as GPMGA’s historian and conducted many conservatory tours and training sessions for guides. Boynton advises people to pick an area of interest and learn as much as one can about that subject. What he has enjoyed more, though, has been the group’s comradery. Born in Chicago, Boynton was raised on the south side of Indianapolis, where his family always had a backyard vegetable garden, including a Victory Garden during World War II. Boynton served as an army paratrooper at the end of WW II in the occupation forces in Japan. During the Korean War, he served stateside and in Europe. After his return home, he worked 30 years as a wholesale electric supply salesman. For ten years Boynton lived in Morgan County and shared produce from his 100’ x 100‘ garden. In addition to gardening, Boynton found time to officiate high school, college and professional sports for 38 years. Boynton and his wife Juanita have been married for 67 years. The couple has been blessed with 3 children, 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and 6 great-great grandchildren.
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Extension Horticulture Hints—December 2017 Steve Mayer, Extension Educator-Horticulture, Purdue Extension-Marion County Steve Mayer, Extension Educator-Horticulture, for Purdue Extension-Marion County, serves as coordinator and instructor for the Purdue Master Gardener program in Marion County.
All-America Selections Announces 2nd Group of 2018 AAS Winners
December Garden Calendar Tips Note: Letters and numbers following the tip refer to Purdue publications; other reference links on the topic may also be supplied. First Week: Did you miss your November lawn fer-
tilizer application? It is not too late to apply high nitrogen fertilizer to the lawn if the grass is still green. Use a fertilizer with quick-release nitrogen. <https:// www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/AY/AY-22W.pdf>
Second Week: Identify invasive honeysuckle. The
foliage stays green later than most other deciduous plants. Look for an opposite leaf and bud arrangement. If fruit is present on honeysuckle, it appears in pairs. “Cut stem” herbicide treatments work well in fall and early winter. <https://www.in.gov/dnr/files/ Bush_Honeysuckle.pdf>
Third Week: Evaluate your landscape for winter
interest. To brighten the winter landscape with color during the dormant season, consider evergreens: needle-type, broadleaf, and even some perennials (consider Lenten rose, Christmas fern, heartleaf bergenia and Italian arum). <https:// wimastergardener.org/article/adding-winter-interest-tolandscapes/>
Fourth Week: Consider this: On average, a well-
designed landscape saves enough energy to pay for itself in less than 8 years, according to Energy.Gov. <http://energy.gov/articles/energy-saver-101infographic-landscaping>
Follow me on Twitter @purduehortindy (or view at: http://twitter.com/purduehortindy) for more tips. You don’t have to be on Twitter to simply view my comments.
Canna South Pacific Orange is a 2018 AAS National Winner grown from seed (photo: All-America Selections).
All-America Selections, the 85-year non-profit plant trialing organization, announced eleven more new AAS award-winning plants in November. Each of the varieties was tested throughout North America by professional volunteer judges who grew them next to comparisons that are considered best-in-class.
National winners for 2018 that did well throughout North America are: Canna South Pacific Orange F1 Cuphea FloriGlory Diana Gypsophila Gypsy White Improved Marigold Super Hero™ Spry Pak Choi Asian Delight F1 Pepper cayenne Red Ember F1 Pepper habanero Roulette F1 Tomato Valentine F1 Zinnia Queeny Lime Orange Regional winners for 2018 are: Pepper Hungarian Mexican Sunset F1 Tomato Chef’s Choice Red F1 Previously announced 2018 AAS national winners are: Corn, sweet American Dream Ornamental Pepper Onyx Red Tomato, cocktail Red Racer F1 For more information on each of these new varieties, go to: <http://all-americaselections.org/winners/? product_count=24>.
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The Question Box December 2017 Steve Mayer, Extension Educator-Horticulture Purdue Extension-Marion County
Q. My spruce trees have been losing needles the past couple of years and now there are dead branches in the trees. What is causing this? A. To answer this question, more information is required. A sample of the plant problem is typically needed. In many cases, it is best to send the sample to the Purdue Plant & Pest Diagnostic Lab (PPDL). The lab charges $11.00 for each physical sample and/or digital sample. Below are some of the common spruce problems. Keep in mind that there could be more than one cause â&#x20AC;&#x201C; perhaps several.
Spruce spider mites could cause needle drop. They are most active in spring and fall and usually dormant in hot, dry weather. Damage may appear as yellow discolored needles, possibly with webbing. Tapping a branch over a sheet of white paper in spring or fall should dislodge some mites. Purdue publication E-42 (updated November 2017) provides guidelines for control: <https:// extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E-42.pdf>. Other possible insect problems include bagworms, spruce gall adelgids, white pine weevil, scale, and borers: http://cues.cfans.umn.edu/old/IPM-trees/hostplant.htm.
ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) is a good low maintenance house plant for low light areas (photo: Steve Mayer, 11/27/2017).
Q. What is a good low maintenance indoor plant for low light conditions inside my house? A. More common plants for low light areas include Chinese evergreen, cast iron plant, sword plant and parlor palm. However, my favorite easy-to-care plant for low light areas is ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia). It is available locally. ZZ plant does best in bright, indirect light but will tolerate very low levels of light. Direct, afternoon sun could actually damage the plant's foliage. The plant prefers to be kept on the dry side. Provide a thorough watering each time (water should flow out the bottom of the pot). Then allow the potting mix to dry. Watering every 7 to 14 days is often fine. In spring and summer, fertilize once or twice a month with a dilute fertilizer solution.
Spruce needle cast diseases can cause needles to fall off the lower branches. Symptoms move up the tree with the lower branches dying. The fungus infects new growth in spring, but it may take 12-15 months for the needles to fall. Rhizosphaera needle cast causes the trees older growth to turn purple/brown and fall while the newest growth usually remains green. Fungal fruiting bodies can be seen protruding from the rows of pores on the underside of the needles. Other similar diseases include Stigmina needle blight and SNEED (Sudden Needle Drop, Setomelanomma). Another disease found on spruce is Cytospora canker. It causes entire branches to turn purple/brown. Cytospora affects all needles from the tip of the branch to the base. Often lower branches are affected first. There are no chemical controls for this disease.
Non-infectious disorders are also common on blue spruce. Spruce are adapted to full sun in cooler regions. They suffer in hot and dry conditions. Needle loss from environmental injury may look similar to needle cast diseases except there are no fungal fruiting bodies. Spruce can also be damaged by herbicides, nutrient stresses, poor drainage, and/or changes to the growing site. A good summary of spruce problems is found in this Illinois Extension publication: <https:// web.extension.illinois.edu/plantclinic/downloads/Plant% 20Clinic%20Report%20Spruce.pdf>.
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Show / Event Calendar Until December 31 (Mon.-Sat.: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sun.: 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Special evening hours until 8:00 p.m. on December 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23.) Conservatory Crossing Garfield Park Conservatory 2505 Conservatory Drive, Indianapolis www.garfieldgardensconservatory.org Until January 7 (5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. daily) Winterlights Newfields 4000 N. Michigan Road, Indianapolis www.discovernewfields.org January 13 (1:00 p.m.) Conservatory Tour Guide Training Garfield Park Conservatory 2505 Conservatory Drive, Indianapolis www.garfieldgardensconservatory.org January 15-17 Indiana Green Expo Indiana Convention Center 100 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis www.indianagreenexpo.com
January 19-28 Indianapolis Home Show Indiana State Fairgrounds 1202 W. 38th Street, Indianapolis www.indianapolishomeshow.com January 27 (8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m., Central Standard Time) Porter County Master Gardeners Annual Gardening Show Porter County Expo Center 215 E. Division Road, Valparaiso www.pcgarden.info/gardening-show/ January 27 Central Indiana Gardeners Social and Seed Swap Hamilton County MG Association Hamilton County Fairgrounds 2003 Pleasant Street, Noblesville www.hcmga.org March 10-19 Indiana Flower and Patio Show Indiana State Fairgrounds 1202 E. 38th Street, Indianapolis www.indianaflowerandpatioshow.com
Educational and Volunteer Opportunities Keep Indianapolis Beautiful relies on volunteers to help carry out its mission to engage diverse communities to create vibrant public places, helping people and nature thrive. The organization’s staff currently is busy planning community and environmental improvement projects for 2018, which they will start announcing early in the new year. However, year-round opportunities exist with their programs such as Adopt-a-Block, Ambassadors, Tree Tenders and THRIVE365. To learn more about those opportunities visit www.kibi.org or contact Cathy Mangan at 317-264-7555 or mangan@kibi.org.
May 19 (9:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.) GPMGA Plant Sale Garfield Park Conservatory 2505 Conservatory Drive, Indianapolis
2018 GPMGA Membership Dues Renew your membership in the Garfield Park Master Gardener Association. Dues are $15.00 per year and help pay for special activities, speakers, the newsletter and donations to community projects. Monthly meetings occur on the second Wednesday of the month and begin at 6:30 p.m. Unless otherwise noted at the prior meeting or in the newsletter, meetings are held at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 2505 Conservatory Drive, Indianapolis. Date _________ Name ________________________________________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________________________ State _______ Zip _________________ Telephone _________________________________ E-mail __________________________________ Completion date of Master Gardener Training Class ______/______/______ I volunteer with: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _____ I wish to be included in the 2018 GPMGA Member Directory. _____ I wish to be included in the GPMGA Member Directory on the website _____ I wish to receive future newsletters by e-mail only. Submit this form and your $15.00 annual membership fee to: Cindy Maude
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