Upcoming Garden Events

Olathe Garden & Civic Club

Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser

Tues, May 2, 4-7p and Wed, May 3, 8a-noon; at 18505 W 114th St, Olathe, KS. It’s time for the Olathe Garden & Civic Club’s Annual Plant Sale! Come get some great new plants for your outdoor and indoor spaces while helping us raise money; this fundraiser supports all our charitable giving and educational activities throughout the year! You may find: perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetables, flowers, pollinator-friendly plants, shade plants, sun-loving plants, house plants, and even garden decor and art! Come meet the members of Kansas’ oldest garden club; established in 1929. Plant love and knowledge will be freely shared! *Credit & Electronic Payments Accepted in addition to cash/check!*

Raytown Garden Club

Tues, May 2, 10a; at Connection Point Church, 10500 E 350 Hwy, Raytown, MO 64138. Program will be “The History of the Rose,” presented by Glenn Hodges, JOCO Master Gardener, ARS Master Rosarian and Horticulture Judge. Guests are always welcome. For more information please check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ RaytownGardenClub

Growing Vegetables in Small Spaces: Pots & Plots

Wed, May 3, 6:30p; at Basehor Community Library, 1400, 158th St, Basehor, KS 66007. Do you want to grow vegetables, but don’t think you have the space for a vegetable garden? This presentation is just for you! You will learn how easy it is to grow your favorite vegetables in very small spaces—on your deck, in a narrow space along your home or mixed in amongst your flowers. The presenter is Joseph O’Neill, a Leavenworth County Master Gardener. The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information contact the Leavenworth County Extension office at 913-364-5700.

Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale

Fri, May 5 & Sat, May 6, 8a-3p both days; at the University of Missouri Extension office, 4125 Mitchell Ave, St Joseph, MO. Unique varieties of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and herbs are featured. Master Gardeners on hand both days to answer questions. Cash/check only please. 816279-1691 for questions.

CMMG Plant Sale

Fri, May 5, 9a-6p and Sat, May 6, 8anoon; at CMMG Greenhouses, 801 Sandstone Rd, Jefferson City, MO. Central Missouri Master Gardeners plant sale: tomatoes, peppers, herbs, perennials, hanging baskets and more. Cash and credit accepted.

Annual Plant Share

Sat, May 6, 8a-noon; at the Liberty Rotary Plaza, 100 West Franklin St, Liberty, MO. All plants are free to everyone who attends our yearly community outreach. Sponsored by The Town & Country Garden Club of Liberty, MO.

The Garden Club of Shawnee

Thurs, May 6, 7p; at Shawnee Town 1927 Town Hall, 11600 Johnson Dr, Shawnee, KS. Meeting topic will be Landscaping with Nancy; Colors, Shrubs, and Water, presented by club Vice-President and professional landscaper Nancy Hammond. This meeting will also be our spring plant, seed, and bulb exchange. Visitors are welcome. Our first garden tour since 2019 will be held June 10. Visit our website gardenclubofshawnee.org for information about the tour and where to buy tickets. We also have a Facebook page, The Garden Club of Shawnee, with updated information about the tour and meetings.

Shawnee County Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale

Sat, May 6, 9a-noon; at Agriculture Hall, 1 Expo Dr, Topeka, KS. All plants Master Gardener grown. Plants for sale include impatiens, petunias, coleus, zinnias, vinca, red salvia, pollinator plants, native plants, tomatoes, peppers, herbs, perennials.

Leavenworth County Master Gardeners

Wed, May 10, 11a; at Riverfront Community Center, 123 Esplanade St, Leavenworth, KS 66048. Dr. Robert Schuck of Midwest Chiropractic Care will be speaking about back care and exercises to help keep us active and well while gardening. The meeting is free. Visitors are welcome. For more information contact the Leavenworth County Extension office at 913-364-5700.

Thinking Outside the Arbor: Clematis Varieties, Uses and Care Thurs, May 11, 11:30a. Presented by Linda Beutler, via Zoom. Register here: https://ksu.zoom. us/meeting/register/tJYsce2qrjsoE903aEkXyvz0Ao8ZBS4XlUcb

The international clematis community has been rewriting the script on clematis cultivation. Previously untried species are being used in hybridizing, garden designers are using clematis in new ways, and long-outmoded pruning groups have been scrapped in favor of an easier, common-sense approach to getting the most out of your clematis. Let’s be honest: judging any plant by when or how you prune it is a lousy way to assign garden-worthiness. Join clematis aficionado and “popularizer” Linda Beutler for all the latest clematis advice. If we bust a few myths along the way, so much the better. Linda Beutler is a heedless gardener who grows a great variety of plants on a simple, flat 50’ x 100’ city lot in Portland, Oregon. Her first love was growing flowers and foliage for cutting. That focus changed when Linda purchased her first clematis as a misnamed plant. Linda has been the curator of the Rogerson Clematis Collection at Luscher Farm outside Lake Oswego, Oregon since July 2007. She has been an instructor of horticulture at Clackamas Community College since 1996. Linda lectures internationally on numerous gardening topics, and travels widely to visit gardens and study clematis in the wild. She is the author of Gardening with Clematis (Timber Press, 2004), Garden to Vase (Timber Press, 2007) and Plant Lovers Guide to Clematis (Timber Press 2016). Linda has been President of the International Clematis Society (2013-18) and continues to serve on the governing council. In 2017 she chaired the Clematis Cultivation & Classification Working Group, tasked with redefining clematis pruning advice and restating how the various clematis are classified based on flower type and bloom time.

Kansas City Rose Society’s Rose Photography Workshop Sat, May 13, 9:30-11:30a; at Loose Park Garden Center, cost $5.00, learn how to photograph a prize winning rose. Please reserve your place online at kansascityrosesociety. org or contact JJ Jensen at jusJustjjnKC@gmail.com.

Idalia Butterfly Society

Sat, May 13, 5p; at Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty St, Overland Park, KS 66204. Doors open at 5p; beverages and light snacks will be served. Meeting begins at 5:45p with the program immediately following a brief session of business and announcements. Lenora Larson will present “Caterpillar Defense Strategies.” Butterfly caterpillars are Nature’s perfect fast food for many animals, especially birds. However, despite being simple bags of yummy nutrition, they are not defenseless. A multitude of fascinating strategies keep them off the predators’ menus. See tactics including camouflage, mimicry, silken leaf nests, and eating poisonous plants to become poisonous themselves. Lenora writes about butterflies for three publications and is a frequent presenter to gardening and nature groups. The meeting is free; visitors are welcome. Call/text 816-795-8177 with any questions.

Miami County Spring Farm Tour

May 13-14. This is a free event and sites will be open from 10a to 4p daily. For more information about the farm tour or to receive a map of the sites please call 913-294-4045. The tour’s website, www.MiCoFarmTour.com, features a map of the sites and information about their location.

Mother’s Day Self-Care Faire

Sun, May 14, 10a-6p; at Waldo Greenhouse, 436 W 85th St, Kansas City, MO. Botanical Bus; The Sundry Modern & Meaningful SelfCare; The Healing Lab; Waldo Thai Massage & Bodywork; Food Truck; Tea Market; Elated Earth; The HOLISTIC Key. 816-444-7661; facebook.com/waldogreenhousekc

Bonner Springs Garden Club

Tues, May 16, anyone interested in gardening is invited to join in our fun at our next meeting. We’ll be going on a tour of a Bonner Springs Private Garden at 10a. Following our tour we’ll be going to a local restaurant for lunch and business meeting. For

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Missouri Wildflowers Nursery

573-496-3492, fax: 573-496-3003 www.mowildflowers.net mowldflrs@socket.net

9814 Pleasant Hill Rd Jefferson City MO 65109

Meet us at one of these locations in the KC area. Send your order by Tuesday before a sale, and we’ll bring it to the location.

Shawnee Indian Mission Foundation - Native Plant Sale at 3403 W. 53rd St, Fairway KS 66205. Saturday, April 29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. shawneeindianmission.org

Missouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sale at Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave, Kansas City MO 64110. Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Shopping at our Brazito (Jefferson City) location: Our retail store is open for you to make selections. You can also place an order and pick it up at the nursery.

Hours: Weekdays: Year-Round: 9 AM - 5 PM

Weekends: March 18 - July 2 & August 26 - October 15

Saturdays: 9 AM - 5 PM, Sundays: Noon - 5 PM We can ship your order! We ship plants on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays all year. UPS usually delivers the next day to Missouri and the surrounding states. Shipping charges apply.