Garden Gate Nursery & Floral

Week 5: landscape workshop | native plants

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:01:58 +0000

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.

Week 5 | Native Plant Speaker Update

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:42:05 +0000

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!

Week 4: Landscape Workshop | low maintenance plant material

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:41:38 +0000

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.

Book Recommendation

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:06:51 +0000

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

Composting Recommendations

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:05:46 +0000

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

Natural Gardening and Organic Herbicides

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:22:41 +0000

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

Week 3: Soil Amendments and Compost

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:06:56 +0000

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.

Keukenhof Gardens

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:29:33 +0000

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.

Resources and Handouts from 3/17/09

admin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:29:26 +0000

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

Buying Organic

Trivia

Fungicides

Garden Fertilization

Sampling Soils

Soil Testing

Week 2: Pesticides and Herbicides

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:45:43 +0000

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.