Program at Chadwick Arboretum

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University's Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens and the Perennial Plant Association will offer a daylong workshop on incorporating perennials into the home garden.The event will take place on Sept. 11 from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Kottman Hall auditorium on OSU's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences campus, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, Ohio. Registration fee is $75 and includes lunch, snacks and parking.The workshop will cover the following topics:• The Influence of 20th Century English Gardening on 20th Century North American Gardening by John Elsley, Song Sparrow Nursery in Greenwood, South Carolina. Elsley will present a personal perspective on how English people, places and plants have influenced North American gardening during the 20th century.• Matching House and Garden by Sabrena Schweyer, Salsbury-Schweyer, Inc., in Akron, Ohio. Schweyer will share her experience on selecting colors in the landscape to unify and enhance the overall look of the property. • Color Combinations for Shade by Gene Bush, Munchkin Nursery & Gardens in Depauw, Indiana. • Ornamental Grasses -- Old Friends and New Trends by Art Cameron, Michigan State University. Cameron will discuss some old and new ornamental grasses that can be used in gardens.• Real Gardeners' True Confessions by Pat Stone, GreenPrints in Fairview, North Carolina. Stone will share garden mistakes collected from dozens of gardeners.• Knockout Newbies by Laura Deeter, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, Ohio. The latest plants you can't live without. Deeter will introduce new plants and a few that have been around, but are not in many gardens.For more information, contact the Perennial Plant Association at (614) 771-8431 or log on to http://www.perennialplant.org .

Demonstration

Tonight we demonstrated how to post to this blog. There were 10 master gardeners in attendance, and we snacked on apples and peaches from the Unger Farm. Delicioso!!



We demonstrated how to add photos to the blog. One of the Master Gardeners brought in a CD with photos from their visit to Secrest Arboretum on Tuesday.

Meeting Thursday

Please don't forget the meeting at the courthouse Thursday night (tomorrow) at 7:00 pm. Topics to be covered are how to set up an ID and post to this blog. See you there!

Ohio State Master Gardener Conference

Mark your calendars for October 4-5, then go directly to the registration page at http://www.ohiomastergardener.com/omg/registration.cfm to register for your attendance.

Twilight walk - August 14th

The Twilight Tour of Unger Farm was a huge success! Thanks to all who participated. Everyone raved about the fresh blackberries and raspberries, as well as the peaches and the Redfree apples.

We demonstrated the vegetable gardens, the berry gardens and the annuals and perennials.