Garden Gate Nursery & Floral

Here is the audio file from Brent’s presentation on midwestern native plants. Week 5 Audio File Click to play in your Internet browser, or right click to “save as” and then load it into your iTunes or Windows Media Player.

We are excited that Brent from Midwest Groundcover will be able to join us on April 14 to share his expertise about native plants.

If you would like further guidance with the individual landscape plan you began last week, Kelley will be available every Tuesday evening at 6PM (starting April 21) to assist you.

We hope that you can all make it!

Here is the audio file from Kelley’s introduction to her Landscape Design Workshop. Week 4 Audio File The rest of the time was spent brainstorming ideas and working in smaller groups to generate ideas for each student’s garden. Click to play in your Internet browser, or right click to “save as” and then load it into your iTunes or Windows Media Player.

Here’s a link to the book described in the comment section of Bob Boomsma’s recommendations:

Dinner at the New Gene Cafe: How Genetic Engineering Is Changing What We Eat, How We Live, and the Global Politics of Food

Backyard Composting: Your Complete Guide to Recycling Yard Clippings

The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Third Edition

Let it Rot!: The Gardener’s Guide to Composting (Third Edition) (Storey’s Down-to-Earth Guides)

Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System

Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment

Here’s an article from the latest Garden Center Magazine about natural gardening and organic herbicides.

Here is the audio file from Gwen’s presentation on soil amendments and compost: Week 3 Audio File Click to play in your Internet browser, or right click to “save as” and then load it into your iTunes or Windows Media Player.

Classmate Bob G wanted to pass along this slideshow of Keukenhof Gardens. “Largest Flower Garden in the World. It is over 80 acres in size and only open for two months a year yet almost 1,000,000 people visit during this time every year. It is in Holland , near Amsterdam. They are open MARCH thru MAY. Truly a sight to behold.” Click to download pdf file to view.

Here are more handouts from the last session in PDF format.


Buying Organic

Trivia

Fungicides

Garden Fertilization

Sampling Soils

Soil Testing

Here is the audio file from Dori Nemeth’s presentation on Pesticides and Herbicides. Week 2 Audio File Click to play in your Internet browser, or right click to “save as” and then load it into your iTunes or Windows Media Player.