FEBRUARY
21 Wed. MG Meeting - 1:00pm*
(*NOTE TIME CHANGE)
25 Sun. MG Newsletter deadline
MARCH
2-3 F-Sa University of Illinois Extension
Garden Day 2007
21 Mon. MG Classes end - Galesburg
22 Wed. MG Meeting
25 Sun. MG Newsletter deadline
APRIL
18 Wed. MG Meeting
22 Sun. MG Newsletter deadline
MAY
2-5 W-Sa MG National Convention, Little Rock, AK
5 Sat. MG Plant Sale - Metro Center
1-12 MG & Friends trip to ITALY
16 Wed. MG Meeting
20 Sun. MG Newsletter deadline
JUNE
20 Wed. MG Meeting
24 Sun. MG Newsletter deadline
JULY
18 Wed. MG Meeting
22 Sun. MG Newsletter deadline
AUGUST
15 Wed. MG Meeting
19 Sun. MG Newsletter deadline
SEPTEMBER
6-8 Th-Sa IL State MG Conference, Springfield, IL
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. More details, 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 - 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.
MGs, WEAR YOUR NAME TAGS...
This year the Board would like to encourage all of us to
wear our Extension name tags
when out volunteering in the community.
It helps show the public that we are out here
giving back to the community!!!
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.
PRINCEVILLE GARDEN CLUB - Club meets the first Thurs. of the
month at 7pm. at the Princeville Village Hall, corner of Walnut & Evan St.
in Princeville. Guests and new members welcome.
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.
The Belwood Therapy Garden team will be meeting Tues.
Jan. 30th at 8:30am at Belwood to discuss this years' goals. If
you cannot make this meeting and are intrested in helping out in
the gardens this year, please contact either Kathy Hasselberg
or Dixie Krisher through the Peoria Co. Extension office.
–Dixie Krisher
The Chicago Flower Show is cancelled this year. The
Henry-Stark County MGs are considering a spring horticultural
bus trip to the Tulip Festival in Pella, Iowa. Plans are
tentative, but will be either Thurs. May 3, Fri. May 4 or Sat.
May 5. Details in future newsletter or you can contact the
Henry-Stark unit direct: 309 853-1533 or jwest@uiuc.edu
Celebrate Gardening in the Natural State!
May 2-5, 2007 • Little Rock, Arkansas
The host committee has been working hard to make sure that this
will be a great conference with lots to offer our fellow Master
Gardeners from around the country and Canada.
Conference Site: The conference will be hosted at the Peabody
Hotel/Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock
from May 2 to 5, 2007. Please save those dates, and think about
coming early and staying late. There is so much to see and do in
the Natural State. We encourage you to take advantage of this
opportunity to see Little Rock and other areas of Arkansas. We will
forward information about the pre- and post-conference tours in the
near future, and suggest things to do and places to see while you're
here. You are going to love our state and enjoy some real Southern
Hospitality! Statehouse Convention Center website: http://
www.littlerockmeetings.com/conv-centers/Statehouse/
Hotel Reservations: The Peabody hotel is now accepting conference
reservations. The IMG conference rate at the Peabody is
$130/night for double or king accommodations with double
occupancy. There are also some club level rooms blocked off at the
rate of $160/night. ("Club level" includes: continental breakfast,
hot hors d'oeuvres, evening cordials and petit fours, complete
honor bar, complimentary use of the athletic club, valet parking,
private concierge, express check out, and VIP nightly turndown
services.) These rates are good from April 30 to May 6, 2007. Be
sure to mention that you are attending the International Master
Gardener Conference May 2 to 5, 2007 to receive the special rate.
Peabody Hotel website: http://www.peabodylittlerock.com/
Registration and Accommodation s - Registration packets will be
sent in out and rates and details about other area hotels will be
provided in future newsletters.
Monthly Updates Updates will be sent monthly.
IMGC Website Official website of the 2007 International Master
Gardener Conference: http://mg2007.uaex.edu/
About the Peabody Hotel The Peabody is located in downtown
Little Rock on the banks of the Arkansas River approximately 10
miles from Little Rock National Airport. This glass-fronted hotel is
situated above the Statehouse Convention Center, the official site
of the 2007 IMGC, and linked to the University Conference Center
where some of our IMGC seminars and programs will be presented.
It is also within easy walking distance of shopping and
dining in the Little Rock River Market District. Our Old Statehouse
Museum, The Arkansas Arts Center, and a thriving local repertory
theater are within blocks of the hotel. website : http://
www.peabodylittlerock.com/
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us. Please share this
information with other Master Gardeners in your state or province.
We hope to see you in Little Rock, May 2007!
–Janet B. Carson
MG & FRIENDS TRIP TO ITALY:
I need to make a committment to the airlines to finalize the Master
Gardener trip to Italy, May 1-12. The trip is nearly full but we
have a couple of spaces left. An itinerary maybe found on the MG
website. NOTE: Please note that the trip is open to the public and
participants do not need to be Master Gardeners. The deadline has
passed but if you are intrested contact:
–Monica David, Illinois Master Gardener Coordinator
1007 Plant Sciences Lab, 1201 Dorner Drive
Urbana, IL. 61801, 217-265-5256, Fax- 217-244-3469
State Master Gardener Conference 2007:
Meeting date change: The 2007 Illinois State Master Gardener
Conference will be held September 6, 7 and 8 at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel in Springfield.
West Central Region Master Gardeners and Extension Staff
members are invited to help plan this yearly event. The first
steering committee meeting was held on Monday, October 9,
University of Illinois Extension Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds,
in Springfield.
This meeting was for those interested in planning the conference.
Involvement from all units is encouraged. If you are interested in
helping with the conference by being a worker bee, please let us
know how you would like to be involved.
If you would like to assist with this conference, please contact
Jennifer Fishburn, phone, (217) 782-4617 or e-mail,
fishburn@uiuc.edu .
–Jennifer Fishburn, Unit Educator, Horticulture
University of Illinois Extension, Sangamon-Menard Unit
Spring is not far off. Be ready to jump into the garden season by
attending Garden Day 2007 – The Garden Journey sponsored by
University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners of Champaign
County held on Friday March 2 from noon to 4 p.m. and
Saturday March 3 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn 1001
Killarney in Urbana , IL . Enjoy programs by internationally
known speakers and shopping among garden vendors.
On Friday learn from Janet Macunovich about Pathways and
Focal Points – how to design and install in this hands on lecture
from this internationally known author and instructor.
On Saturday Janet starts the line up of speakers as she continues
with a discussion about Landscape Design: Adapting the Best
from What you See around Town. Pam Palechek of the
Michigan School of Gardening will share her tips for season long
interest in Garden Color: Tried and True from Start to Finish.
Leaves no longer take a back seat to flowers. Continuing on
Saturday discover The Dark and Light Side of Foliage or how to
design with colorful leaves without creating a color induced
migraine from Perennial Plant Association's 2006 Award of Merit
winner and author Stephanie Cohen. Plants that Love to Live will
be the topic of Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm and
collaborator on the new Lurie Garden in Chicago 's Millennium
Park . He will show how native and non-native plants can work
together to provide diverse, yet long lasting gardens.
Pre-registration for Garden Day is required: Friday and
Saturday $75 for Master Gardeners (MGs) and $85 general public;
Friday only $25 MGs and $30 general public; or Saturday only $55
MGs and $65 general public. Fee includes programs by these
internationally known garden writers, handouts, continental
breakfast and buffet lunch on Saturday, snacks, and time to shop
among garden vendors with many unique items. New feature this
year is online registration and payment by credit card. Go to our
website at champaign.extension.uiuc.edu to register online. Contact
Holiday Inn for special hotel rates PH: 217-328-7900.
For more information or registration brochure: University of
Illinois Extension – Champaign County PH : 217.333.7672 or
champaign_co@extension.uiuc.edu
Monday, April 23, 2007
6:30 a.m. -- Check-in (Snack bag will be provided)
7:00 a.m. -- Departure from University of Illinois Extension-
McLean County, 402 N Hershey Road Bloomington IL 61704
(235 miles into trip–4 hours of drive time, 1/2 hour comfort stop
in Crawfordsville–McDonald's, plus the time change)
12:30 p.m. - Arrival in Batesville, Indiana - Lunch at the Sherman
House in Batesville. Buffet lunch of Yankee Pot Roast, Tossed
Garden Salad, Whipped Potatoes, Carrots and German Chocolate
Cake. Plus guests will enjoy the famous deep fried biscuits, butter,
apple butter and choice of non-alcoholic beverage.
2:00 p.m. - Departure and travel 48 miles
3:00 p.m. - Arrival to Eden Parks Krohn Conservatory which is a
nationally recognized showcase of more than 3,500 plant species
from all over the world. The Palm, Tropical, Desert and Orchid
houses exhibit permanent display of exotic plants in natural
settings, complete with a 20 foot rainforest waterfall.
5:00 p.m. - Departure (hotel is less than 8 miles)
5:15 p.m. -- Check into newly opened (April 2006) Country Inn &
Suites by Carlson, Wilder, KY, your host hotel, for your overnight
visit. We will have time to relax, enjoy the heated indoor pool/
whirlpool or the fitness center.
6:15 p.m. -- Depart for restaurant (6 miles)
6:30 p.m. - Upon arrival at the Hofbrauhaus Newport we will
enjoy a Braumeister's Bier tasting - a sample of four of their
freshly brewed biers. Dinner and Entertainment at the
Hofbrauhaus Newport - guests can enjoy authentically made
German cuisine as well as some favorite American dishes. Live
entertainment in the Bier Hall is featured nightly. Dinner is your
responsibility.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Enjoy a deluxe continental breakfast
where you can even make your own waffles. Guests will also
enjoy fresh fruit, pastries, cereal, coffee, tea, muffins, and much
more from our deluxe continental breakfast.
9:00 a.m. - Departure and travel to California, Ohio (14 miles)
9:30 a.m. -- Arrival at Coney Island and The Cincinnati Flower
Show – "The king of all flower shows". The ONLY North
American flower and garden show endorsed by the Royal
Horticultural Society of Great Britain, producer of the world
renowned Chelsea Flower Show. This is a magical setting with
eye popping visions at every turn, with container gardens,
window boxes, patio and condominium gardens, table settings
and much more. Make sure you allow time to shop at the
Gardeners' Market, which offers dozen and dozens of vendors
from around the U.S. and overseas. Lunch at the Flower Show is
your responsibility.
***Please note a lot of walking on somewhat uneven ground is
required. The entire mart circles around Lake Como and is not
totally covered. Bring comfortable shoes, umbrellas, rain apparel
and jackets.
2:00 p.m. -- Departure and travel to Batesville (55 miles)
3:00 p.m. -- Enjoy a stop at Weberdings Carvings – guided tour.
Established in 1942, these master carvers are very skilled at the
restoration of many types of works. These include carousel
animals, statues, garden carvings, furniture and metal pieces.
Skilled artists also specialize in portrait carving. Over the years
they have carved portraits of many US Presidents and Sports
Celebrities. There is so much to see including furniture, signs,
fireplace mantels and life size statues. Guests will love the gift
shop.
4:00 p.m. - Travel to Covington Indiana (150 miles – 2 1/2 hrs.)
6:30 p.m. - Dinner at the The Beef House Restaurant. Travelers
choice on Shrimp, Chicken or Rib Eye Entrees including Salad
Bar, Soup, Homemade rolls and butter, coffee, tea (hot or iced),
Pepsi or Slice and Ice Cream.
7:30 p.m. - Departure and travel to Bloomington, Illinois (100
miles – 1 1/2 hrs. – time change)
8:15 – 8:30p.m. – Arrival in Bloomington – University of
Illinois Extension-McLean County
Price per person includes: One night accommodations, taxes,
luggage handling included.
One breakfast, one lunch, one dinner, plus meal gratuities. All
listed admission costs, entertainment, flower show tickets. Motor
coach transportation plus driver tip.
Single - $250 Double p/p - $200
Reservations and payment due by March 1st.
Special Note: Full refund will be given should this trip be
cancelled due to lack of participation. The determining date is
March 23, 2007.
Master Gardeners, Spouses and Guests are welcome.
(6 hours continuing education credit)
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