What: The Indiana Garden School, sponsored by the Madison County Master Gardener Association. [1]
When: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT, Saturday, April 6, 2013, registration begins at 8 a.m.
Where: Madison Park Church of God, 6077 Providence Drive, Anderson, Ind.
Admission: $30/individual; $40/family, includes lunch.
Contact: Steve Doty, jsdoty@indy.net, (317) 485-5593.
More info:
Keynote speaker is Joe Stasey, a Hamilton County Master Gardener and Tree Steward. Roy Ballard, Hancock County Extension Educator, will cover vegetable gardening and gardening for pollination and Master Gardener Karen Lackey will teach how to cook what is harvested from the garden. Brian MacGowan will share his knowledge on wildlife backyard habitats and controlling wildlife damage around the yard. Diane Shafer will discuss some wildlife that she has rehabitated. Kevin Tungesvick will teach how to improve landscapes with wildflowers. Marion County Extension Educator Steve Mayer will talk about environmentally friendly lawns and how to get nine months of color with flowering trees and shrubs.