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Pest Management in the Organic Vegetable Garden
with Will Jaquinde wjaquinde@bloomfield.org March 10, 20214 Will Jaquinde discusses techniques for pest management in the organic vegetable garden. .PDF Flyer for notes / presentation.
Aquaponics
with Noah Goldstein Noah Goldstein from Michigan Aquaponics will discuss sustainable food systems related to aquaponics and how to implement a functional aquaponics system. The
Landscaping with Native Plants to Support Nature
with Drew Lathin Landscaping with native plants is critical to build habitat, reduce resource inputs, and build healthy outdoor living areas. Learn why only native
Oudolf Garden Detroit on Belle Isle
From the virtual General Meeting on November 10, 2020 One hour of education credit under Community: Beautification: Public Areas
Sustainable Landscaping
with Holly Kaiser October 13, 2020 Holly Kaiser will discuss sustainable practices that can be used in landscape design. VMS category is Community: Beautification: Public
Butterflies in your backyard
with Mary Ellen VanSlembrouck September 8, 2020 Mary Ellen is an Advanced Master Gardener and Smart Gardener with Macomb County. Her yard is certified as
Designing your garden
With Jan Bills Jan Bills is the author of Late Bloomer, a certified landscape designer, advanced master gardener, entrepreneur, and contributing writer for State-by-State Gardening
“Heirloom Vegetables” – Mary Gerstenberger
The VMS Category for presentation is: Food – General Gardens. Mary Gerstenberger is the retired Consumer Horticulture Coordinator for MSU Extension in Macomb County. She writes the
Smart Gardening from a Commercial Greenhouse Point of View
Presented by Greg Michalak The June meeting was recorded – you may watch it on YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDxV6h4Mt4U There was no handout for this meeting but here
New Annuals and Perennials for 2020
Presented by George Papadelis3301 John RTroy, MI 48083(248) 689-8735 tellys.com The May Meeting was recorded and we have a handout for you to use so
WEARISOME WEEDS
By Jean Gramlich | March 17, 2020 Dr. Erin Hill, Weed Science Diagnostician for MSU Plant and Pest Diagnostics was our speaker for March. She
WOODLAND TREASURES FOR SHADY GARDENS
by Tony Reznicek For those of you who missed Dr. Tony Reznicek at October’s General meeting, attached is his handout. Also below is a link
USING NATIVES IN LANDSCAPING
by Jean Gramlich Vern Stephens, co-founder of Designs By Nature LLC in Laingsburg, a nursery and landscaping company, spoke on using natives in landscaping at
SWEET AND SAVORY SPICES
Stu and Michele Eddy, who own James Creek Sutlery, presented a program on spices. They import 100 spices from all over the world, grind them
Gardening APPS
Caston Thomas is the owner of InterWorks and co-host of The Internet Advisor Radio show. The title of his talk was “Gardening Apps,” but an
PEONY: THE BEST VARIETIES FOR YOUR GARDEN
David Michener is the Associate Curator of the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. He oversees the world-famous peony garden in Ann
Hugelkultur gardening
By Sheri Trout | January 18, 2019 What do you do when you have a small wooded area with lots of fallen branches and dead
ORCHIDS FOR YOUR HOME
Joe Peterson, who has grown orchids for 30 years, gave our October educational talk. He says they are easy to grow! There are 30,000 species
DAYLILIES
LaVere Webster began his September talk on daylilies with a droll dramatization of God talking to St. Francis in which he satirized the mindset of
HOW TO GARDEN WITH COMFORT, EASE & SIMPLICITY
GARDEN WITH COMFORT, EASE AND SIMPLICITY Jan Bills, who runs the landscaping business Two Women and a Hoe, was our August 2018 speaker. She began
CLIMATE CHANGE
Richard Pollman, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac, gave us a talk on climate change and gardening. His specialty is providing forecasts