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Mondays In March" Gardening Series Begins
This Week
Posted 28 February 2009
 Each
year the Delaware County Master Gardeners hold an educational lecture
series "Mondays in March." These talks are designed to both
educate and entertain anyone interested in gardening and growing.
All programs are held beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran
Church, 114 Guetzko Court, in Manchester. Cost for attendance is
$2, and door prizes are given.
The series this year will celebrate the fifteenth year of the project
and promises to be filled with a lot of great information, instruction,
and fun.
The first lecture will be held this Monday, March 2, and will continue
each Monday throughout the month with a different topic and speaker
each night.
Dates, presenters and topics are:
- Monday, March 2
"Saving the Future by Preserving the Past"
Diane Whealy of the Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, will speak on
"Saving the Future by Preserving the Past". Diane is the
co-founder and vice-president of education of the Seed Savers Exchange
(SSE), a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1975. SSE is
a grassroots network of about 8,000 gardeners, orchard owners, chefs,
and plant collectors who maintain and distribute heirloom varieties of
vegetables, fruits, grains, flowers, and herbs. In 1986 Diane
helped to develop Heritage Farm, SSE's scenic 900 acre headquarters
near Decorah, Iowa. Heritage Farm is a unique educational center
designed to maintain and display collections of endangered food crops
including 700 pre-1900 apple varieties and 200 hardy grapes. The
collection of seed collected and maintained at Seed Saves Heritage Farm
contains over 24,000 varieties of vegetables. Diane will describe
the history and growth of Seed Savers, accompanied by a slide show of
the genetic diversity found in the heirloom fruits, flowers, and
vegetables from the collection.
- Monday, March 9
"Our Changing Climate and How to Live With It"
Dr. S. Elwynn Taylor, the Extension Climatologist at Iowa State
University will speak on "Our Changing Climate and How to Live With
It". Dr. Taylor is well known for his analysis of weather
influence on the Midwest. He is widely recognized for his clear
explanations of the complexities of the long-term weather
variability. Dr. Taylor attended Utah State University, and
received his doctorate at Washington University in St. Louis. He
was meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Alabama and has
published over 200 articles reporting his research on the impacts of
weather conditions. Is voice is well known from his regular
Midwest weather broadcast of crop-weather and educational
information. Anyone concerned with climate and associated risks
will benefit from Dr. Taylor's clear and often humorous explanations.
- Monday, March 16
"Why and How of Tree Species Diversity: The Dirt on Trees for Northeast
Iowa"
Dave Asche, the Department of Natural Resource specialist for
Allamakee, Clayton, and Delaware Counties will present "Why and How of
Tree Species Diversity: The Dirt on Trees for Northeast Iowa". If
you live in northeast Iowa and have a question about trees, who ya
gonna call? Dave Asche. Dave will be speaking about the
diversity of trees appropriate for our area. He will discuss the
positive impact that trees have on our environment and will be able to
answer your tree questions on such topics as maple decline and the
Emerald Ash Borer.
- Monday, March 23
"Landscape Design and the Elements of Japanese Gardening"
Jack Frick, president of the Dubuque Arboretum will present "Landscape
Design and the Elements of Japanese Gardening". Jack in a member
of the Tri-state Garden Club, is a Master Gardener, is a very popular
garden speaker in the tri-state area, and has been the president of the
Dubuque Arboretum for the past six years. In that time he has
seen the planning and development of the beautiful Japanese garden that
graces the arboretum. Jack will share the philosophy of Japanese
gardening along with a slide show.
- Monday, March 30
"The Plants of Reiman Gardens: The New and the Reliable"
Aaron Steil, Education and Plant Collection Coordinator at Reiman
Gardens, Iowa State University in Ames, will present "The Plants of
Reiman Gardens: The New and the Reliable". Aaron's
responsibilities include coordination of the educational programs for
volunteers, adults, and youth and management of the plant collections
records, maps, and labeling at the Gardens. Aaron grew up in
Dubuque and graduated from ISU and received his Masters from the
University of Delaware in Public Horticulture from the Longwood
Graduate Program sponsored by Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square,
PA. Aaron will discuss the new displays for 2009 and some of the
new and favorite plants at Reiman. He will talk about some of the
new cultivars they will be growing as well as some of the plants
featured each year. He will also share information about the
garden, their mission, yearly garden theme, and lots of beautiful
pictures.
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