JULY

1 Sat. In-the-Garden Radio - 6-8am

Topic: "Blue flowers" with Nancy Crawford &

Tracy Heuermann

8 Sat. In-the-Garden Radio - 6-8am

Topic: "Cottage Gardens" with Sunita Shastry &

Judy Ziemba

15 Sat. In-the-Garden Radio - 6-8am

Topic: "Pruning fall perennials" with

Tracy Heuermann & Judy Ziemba

19 Wed. MG Meeting - 5:00pm meeting & potluck

Robinson Park and will be a joint potluck with the

Peoria Urban Forestry Advisory Board members

22 Sat. In-the-Garden Radio - 6-8am

Topic: "Specialties in horticulture" with

Ella Maxwell & Michael Wilkins

29 Sat. In-the-Garden Radio - 6-8am

Topic: "Plants that love acid soil" with

Larry Stratton & Michael, Wilkins

AUGUST

5 Sat. In-the-Garden Radio - 6-8am

Topic: "Hardscapes" with Patricia Middleton &

Bob Coppernoll

12 Sat. In-the-Garden Radio - 6-8am

Topic: "Plant Combinations" with Sheri Schorr &

Tracy Heuermann.

19 Sat. In-the-Garden Radio - 6-8am

Topic: "Cool Weather Vegies, late year gardening"

with Cindy Holloway & Nancy Callan

23 Wed. MG Meeting - 10:00am - Extension office

26 Sat. In-the-Garden Radio - 6-8am

Topic: "Fall lawn care with Larry Stratton &

Michael Wilkins

2006 Four-Seasons Gardening Telenet Series

These are telenet programs that feature color power point slides

accompanied by the live voice of the instructor as people from all

over the state participate at once.

All topics will be presented by University of Illinois Horticulture

Educators or State Specialists. The Peoria series will be located at

the Peoria Extension Office. This FREE series is open to the

public, so bring a friend! Please RSVP by the day before the class

so printed materials can be made ahead of time. Please show up 15

min. prior to the presentation.

SUMMER 2006

"Tree & Shrub Insect Pests" with Jim Schuster

Tu. July 18 - 1pm @ Peoria

Th. July 20 - 7pm program @ Woodford & Tazwell

"Perennials for Special Uses" with Sharon Yiesla

Tu. August 1 - 1pm @ Peoria

Th. August 3 - 7pm program @ Woodford & Tazwell

"Edible Flowers" with Sandy Mason

Tu. August 15 - 1pm @ Peoria

Th. August 17 - 7pm program @ Woodford & Tazwell

FALL 2006

"Minor Spring Bulbs" with Susan Grupp

Tu. September 12 - 1pm @ Peoria

Th. September 14 - 7pm program @ Woodford & Tazwell

"The Midas Touch" with Martha Smith

Tu. September 26 - 1pm @ Peoria

Th. September 28 - 7pm program @ Woodford & Tazwell

BONSAI CLUB - Meetings are changed. I will contact anyone who

contacts me. Call Lee Tolzdorf at 347-7380 for info.

HERB GUILD - Meetings held at the Womens Club, 301 N. Madison,

Peoria. Info? Call Kris Plunkett, VP, 382-1067.

GERMANTOWN HILLS GARDEN CLUB - Meetings are every 4th

Tues. of the month, contact Lisa Hill, 367-2146.

GREATER PEORIA ROSE SOCIETY - Meetings are every 1st Tues.

of the month from Mar. - Oct. @ 7:30pm. Contact Terry Richards, 353-

1091 for location, or more info.

ORCHID SOCIETY MEETINGS - Meet every 1st Sun. at 1:30pm at the

ICC Ag Lab. Contact Jane Jones, 383-4022 or Elliot/Pam Fox,

689-0733. Drop-ins welcome.

PEORIA EVENING GARDEN CLUB - Call Kris Plunkett, 382-1067

for details.

PEORIA GARDEN CLUB - Meetings are every 1st Thurs. from Sept. to

May, at 12 noon at Lakeview Museum. Contact: Nancy Barlow, 444-7371.

PRAIRIE LAND KOI AND POND SOCIETY - Club is open to new

members, meets the 2nd Saturday of each month at

9am, different locations depending on the topic for the meeting. Website:

http://prairieland_pond.tripod.com

2006 Parade of Ponds - July 8 9am to 5pm, rain or shine (no refunds)

$8/advance/$10.00 day of. Tickets will be sold at D.A. Hoerr & Son's,

Kull Scape Landscaping, Dutch Landscaper and Son and the Glen Oak

Zoo.

WEST PEORIA GARDEN CLUB - Meetings are every 3rd Mon. at

7pm, West Peoria City Hall, 2506 W. Rohmann Ave.

Contact Pat Sharp, 676-5751.

July 27-29: Nat'l. Children & Youth Gardener Symposium

St. Louis, MO. "Cultivating a Sense of Place: A

Youth Gardening Adventure". Engaging experts

will present horticultural & enviornmental

education, storybook writing, hands-on experience,

and landscape designs for children.

Registration: http://www.ahs.org.youth_gardening/

national_youth_garden_symposium.htm

Sept. 7-9: Illinois Master Gardener Conference

Moline (More info to follow)