Garden Gate Nursery & Floral

Here is the last 30 minutes or so of the presentation from Week 1: Week 1 Audio File Part B

Here are two brands to check out - Scotts Miracle Gro and Safer Brands. Both sites talk about their organic product lines and have helpful articles. Scotts line is brand new and includes soils, fertilizers, and even grass seeds that require less water. Safer is a trusted name that is known across the world. View these pages by clicking in the Links section in the right hand column of the blog.

Here is (most) of the presentation from the first class - the ending is cut off: Week 1 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.

Garden Gate welcomes Bob Boomsma as guest speaker on Organic Vegetable Gardening. Olds Seeds: Learn about heirloom and organic flower and vegetable seeds.

“What makes seed organic? That means they don’t have chemicals on them, right? Do they grow better? Are they harder to grow? … Environmentally conscious gardeners recognize that organic practices are as good for the earth on faraway farm fields where seeds are produced, as they are in their home gardens.”

* Organic Vegetable Gardening
* Pesticides and Herbicides
* Soil Ammendments and Compost
* Landscape Workshop | low maintenance plant material
* Landscape Workshop | native plants vs invasive plants

Whether you are a gardening guru or you can’t seem to acquire a green thumb, the knowledge you will take away from this class will prove invaluable. Learn how you can take steps toward making your garden and landscape more ecofriendly. Course will cover vegetable gardening, turf management, pest and disease control, fertilizing, and composting, among other topics. Xeriscaping (landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental irrigation) will be covered. Instructor Gwen Condon, owner of Garden Gate Nursery, has been in the garden center business since 1995. She is a graduate of the UW–Madison School of Agriculture, a member of the Garden Centers of America and serves as a garden center consultant. Classes meet every other Tuesday at Garden Gate Nursery and Floral