Upcoming Garden Events

(continued from page 26) further information about our club and upcoming programs, contact bonnerspringsgardenclub@gmail.com.

Plant This, Not That!

Thurs, May 18, 7p; at Leavenworth Public Library, 417 Spruce St, Leavenworth, KS 66048. You don’t have to stay with the same old plants your neighbors have. Many different choices are available for shrubs, trees, perennial and annuals. Be brave and change it up! Mikey Stafford, a Leavenworth County Master Gardener, will be bringing new ideas and lots of suggestions to help you do just that. The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information contact the Leavenworth County Extension office at 913-364-5700.

Straw Bale Gardening Demo

Sat, May 20, 8a-1p; at The Gardens at Unity Village, 150 B Colbern Rd, Lee’s Summit, MO 64086. Join us at our opening 2023 Farmer’s Market at the historic Unity Village white barn for a free demonstration on creating a raised bed container garden within a biodegradable container—a bale of straw! You can tuck a single bale garden into a small space or use several bales together wherever you like with this economical and ecologically friendly method of growing vegetables or flowers. You will receive an instruction flyer and we will have some giveaways to get you started on your gardening adventure! For more information please check out our FaceBook page: https://www. facebook.com/wediggardening

Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners Garden Tour

Sat, May 20, 10a-4p. Six local gardens are diverse in their scope and educational topics include lasagne gardening, creative mulching, iris cultivars, organic and low maintenance ornamentals, rain barrels, and home composting. We will feature herb, finch, pollinator and vegetable gardens as well. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from any of the NWMMG members, the MU Extension office at 4125 Mitchell Ave, St Joseph, MO, or at any of the six locations on the day of the tour. Locations may be found on the Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners’ Facebook page.

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. 913-299-9300

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 selfguided 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 https:www.kansascityrosesociety. org for the show handbook with class lists and show rules. Also find links to tips on how to grow and show prize-winning 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/.

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 worldrenowned 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.

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 notfor-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).

Vegetable Gardening Presentation

Sat, Jun 10, 10a; at The Gardens at Unity Village, 150 B Colbern Rd, Lee’s Summit, MO 64086. Join us at the Unity Village Farmer’s Market at the historic white barn for a special presentation to learn about the challenges of vegetable gardening, both for warm and cool seasons! You will receive tips and resources to support your vegetable gardening success from presenter Michele Livergood, of the Kansas City Master Gardeners Speakers Bureau. This presentation is free and open to the public. For more information please check out our FaceBook page: https://www. facebook.com/wediggardening

International Master Gardener Conference

Jun 18-22; see ad on page 29. Open to the public.

Leawood Garden Club

Tues, Jun 27, 12-1p; at Cure of Ars Catholic Church, 9401 Mission Rd, Leawood, KS 66203. “GMOs in the Garden” by Sidney Platz, A Douglas County Master Gardener, Sidney became a Master Gardener and Hobby Beekeeper in 2016, after her retirement from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Both hobbies have enabled her to continue to utilize her degree and career experience in genetics, specifically molecular population genetics. Her primary interest is the genetic research being performed in the development of Varroa destructor mite resistance in bee colonies, as well as the genetic techniques used in the development of genetic modified organisms. Her presentation will cover topics on GMOs, What does it mean, what are they, how are they made GMO-Good Bad and Ugly GMO Examples and Uses.

Save the Date!

Marais de Cygnes Extension Master Gardeners will host its “September to Remember” garden tour Sep 8 and 9. Five unique private gardens will be feature in the Louisburg and Paola area along with the Miami County Courthouse garden and Monarch Way station. Watch this space for more information.

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Deadline for publishing in the June issue is May 5.