Upcoming Garden Events

Cooking from the Garden

Thurs, Jun 1, 11:30a; at Wyandotte County Extension Office, Sunflower Room, 1208 N 79th St, Kansas City, KS. Lori Wuellner, Wyandotte County Extension FACS Agent, will be discussing techniques and recipes that will make our home-grown vegetables the stars of the dinner table. Free and pre-registration not required. 913299-9300

Native Plants: Native Landscape

Chat

Fri, Jun 2, 1-2pm; at Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110. Walk-in (all ages) June is one of the “prairie birthday” months, as it seems there is a new native plant starting to bloom every week. Join our native landscape specialists on a walk around the grounds to see these blooms in action. This is a cooperative program with Deep Roots. Registration is not required. If accommodations are needed, please e-mail the instructor at least one week prior to the program.

Discover Nature: Composting

101—Virtual

Sat, Jun 3, 9-10a; at MDC Virtual Nature Center. Composting is the process of transforming organic scraps into nutrient rich garden fertilizer and it can start in your own kitchen! This talk will discuss the science of decomposition, common household methods and provide tips for getting started. Registrants will receive an invite to WebEx prior to the event. To register: go to https://mdc.mo.gov/discovernature/places/burr-oak-woods-conservation-area, in the Links section, click on Burr Oak Woods Events.

Train Garden Tour

Sat, Jun 3, 10a-4p and Sun, Jun 4, Noon-4p. Adults and kids are invited to tour the unique train gardens at homes in the greater Kansas City area. They are like a miniature world with model trains running through garden landscaping, with small houses and buildings, trees, plants, water features, bridges and tunnels. Hosted by the MO-KAN Garden Railroaders, the admission cost for this self-guided tour to all gardens is $10 per car. Fifty percent of the proceeds go to Harvesters Food Network. For tickets and tour guide, go to www.mokangardenrailroaders.org.

Kansas City Rose Show

Sat, Jun 3; at Loose Park Garden Center, 51st and Wornall, Kansas City, MO. Free and open to all rose gardeners with assistance provided for first-time exhibitors. Classes for live blooms and rose photographs. Entries accepted from 8-11a. Visit kansascityrosesociety.org for the show handbook with class lists and show rules. Also find links to tips on how to grow and show prizewinning roses.

Heartland Hosta & Shade Plant Society Annual Spring Plant Sale

Sat, Jun 3, 9a-2p; at Woods Chapel Community of Christ Church, 500 NE Woods Chapel Rd, Lee’s Summit, MO 64064. The sale features over 1200 plants including 68 varieties of Hosta and plenty of shade/part shade perennials! Prices start at $10 and we have all sizes of Hosta from mini to giant to suit all size gardens. This sale is open to the public. Sale list with pictures and descriptions will be available on the club website prior to the sale. For more information please visit www.HeartlandHosta.club or the Facebook page www.Facebook. com/HeartlandHostaandShadePlantSociety/.

MoKan Daylily Club

Sat, Jun 3, 10:30a; at Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W 75th St, Prairie Village. The meeting starts at 10:30a with a meet and greet, followed by a pot luck lunch and presentation. The guest speaker is Alleen VanBebber, a Master

Gardener from Overland Park, KS. Alleen’s presentation will cover Victory Gardens and garden adaptations for different abilities. Guests are welcome!

Kansas City Rose Day

Sun, Jun 4, 1-5p; at Laura Conyers Smith Rose Garden in Loose Park. View the results of the Rose Show in the Garden Center with hundreds of blue-ribbon winners and gleaming trophies. In the garden, enjoy family activities, live entertainment, and an afternoon of beauty in this world-renowned rose garden. Free to everyone. Visit https:// www.kansascityrosesociety.org for further information.

Union Hill Annual Garden Tour

Sun, Jun 4, 10a-3p. Located downtown between 31st St and Union Cemetery, and bordered by Main St and Gillham, Union Hill is a walkable, charming historic Victorian neighborhood filled with avid gardeners. The tour starts at 31st and Grand then follows a walking path through the neighborhood. Attendees will receive a map and guide to the gardens on the tour. There will also be live music, food trucks, activity map for kids. Tickets for the tour can be purchased on the day of the tour for $15, with funds going to help with restoration of Union Hill Cemetery and to beautify the public spaces in the neighborhood. Advance purchase tickets are just $10 through the Union Hill Garden Tour Facebook page: @UnionHillGardenTour or by visiting unionhillkc.com.

Raytown Garden Club

Tues, Jun 6, 10a; at Connection Point Church, 10500 E 350 Hwy, Raytown, MO 64138. Program will be “Tree Care Basics and Planting Specimens for Smaller Spaces,” given by a representative of Heartland Tree Alliance speakers bureau. Guests are always welcome. For more information please check out our Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/RaytownGardenClub.

Garden Sampler Tour and Raffle

Sat, Jun 10, sponsored by the Garden Club of Shawnee. Our Club sponsors a biennial tour of the private gardens of Shawnee and surrounding cities. Proceeds from the tour and raffle are used to fund a Grant Program for local schools, churches, and not-for-profit organizations to beautify and educate about gardening. Tour tickets will be available to purchase in advance via Eventbrite at www. thegardenclubofshawnee.org and at area business starting mid-April. Also plan to purchase raffle tickets (cash only) for chances to win great prizes donated by community merchants and generous citizens. COME JOIN US! Enjoy a day filled with the beauty our featured gardens offer on Jun 10, 9 am to 5 pm (rain or shine).

Kansas City Cactus and Succulent Society

Sat, Jun 10. We will sell plants at Powell Gardens Pavilion, 1609 NW US Hwy 50, Kingsville, MO 9a-2p, featuring both cold hardy plants suitable for outdoor planting and succulents for the home. Our Jun 11 meeting will include a talk on the “Botany and Water Preserving Adaptations of the Cacti and Succulents.” Members will also share specimens in our Plant of the Month display. We meet at 1:30p, at Trailside Center, 9901 Holmes Rd, Kansas City MO. And, mark your calendar for a FULL DAY plant and pottery sale at Trailside Center on Aug 5. Details will be printed in July.

Succulents in Driftwood Workshop

Sat, Jun 10, 10-11:30a; at EEVC Classroom, Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, 8909 W 179th St, Overland Park, KS (continued on page 24)