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Peoria Master Gardener Newsletter

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For more information, please contact:
Peoria County Unit
4810 North Sheridan
Peoria, IL 61614
Phone: 309-685-3140 / Fax: 309-685-3397
E-mail: peoria_co@extension.uiuc.edu

September 2006
Calendar Events

Peoria Master Gardener Grapevine

SEPTEMBER

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

Topic: "ICC Garden Day - what to see and hear"

with Nancy Crawford & Patricia Middleton

7-9 Th-S Illinois Master Gardener Conference

Moline

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

Topic: "All American plants - just named and

a review" with Sheri Schorr & Sunita Shastry

9 Sat. ICC Landscspe & Garden Day - 9am-3pm

(See more info on page 3)

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

Topic: "Mosses and Lichens" with Bob Coppernoll

& Lee Hammond - special guest, Rick Smith of

Williamsfield. (Those who went to last years ICC

Garden day may have attended Rick's "Mosses and

Lichens" program.)

20 Wed. MG Meeting - 6pm Evening meeting with potluck

(see front page for details)

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

Topic: "Those pesky critters - what to do" with

Cindy Holloway & Ella Maxwell

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

Topic: "Garden Paths - design, materials and

construction" with Tracy Heuermann & Jane Osborn

OCTOBER

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

Topic: "Cacti- Selection, Growing, Grafting" with

Sunita Shastry & Judy Ziemba.

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

Topic: "Plant parts & function-root, stem, leaf" with

Ella Maxwell & Larry Stratton

18 Wed. MG Meeting

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

Topic: "Frost-get ready-storing plants indoors" with

Nancy Crawford & Tracy Heuermann.

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

Topic: "Pesticides-read and follow label with

Judy Ziemba & Michael Wilkins.

NOVEMBER

18 Sat. Extension Workshop for the public

Keynote: "Small Farms Today"

More info to come...located at the church, next to the

Peoria Extension office.

Other Gardening Clubs

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 topic. http://prairieland_pond.tripod.com

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

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

Contact Pat Sharp, 676-5751.

September 2006: Calendar Events | Educational Opportunities | Extension News | Gardening "Tips and Tricks" | Horticulture and Gardening Shorts |
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