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Portage County MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEERS
Contents ______________________________ Board, Committee Chairs, Coordinators. / Garden Dreams Announcement
Calendar of Events
October Meeting Minutes
December Garden Guide
Special Thank You
November Meeting
CHRISTMAS PARTY
November 25 — 6 p.m. at the Annex
The Master Gardeners’ Christmas Party will be Monday, November 25
th starting at 6:00 p.m.
BBQ pork sandwiches, Apple cider and holiday punch will be provided.
We ask that all those with a last name starting in A-O bring an appetizer and all those with P-Z bring a dessert.
After the meal there will be a short meeting and our scholarship winners will give us a presentation. You are invited to bring your spouse/a guest to join in the fun.
If you have any questions, please contact Tina Lechner at 715-544-0542 or [email protected].
See you on the 25th
!
November 2013
Spring, summer,
and fall fill
us with hope;
winter alone
reminds us of the
human condition.
~ Mignon McLaughlin ~
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Coordinators
Chairperson: Shelley Binder: [email protected] (715) 341-9414
Vice Chairperson: Rick Jansing: [email protected] (715) 344-2118
Secretary: Sandra Newby: (715) 457-2505
Treasurer: Kathy Stanke (715) 570-7885 [email protected]
Director of Committees:
Chere Schmit: [email protected] (715) 258-0153
WIMGA Representative: Lynn Caine: [email protected] (715) 344-1564
Member at Large: OPEN
UW Extension Ag Agent: Ken Schroeder: [email protected] (715) 346-1316
Amherst Fair Open
Arbor Day Open
Chicago Bus Trip Bob Rausch Sally Prideaux
Farmers Market Todd Teuchert Lori Teuchert
Fundraisers Open
Garden Line Open
Kmart Potting Day Open
Newsletter Marian Helm
Rosholt Fair Todd Teuchert
Website Lynn Caine
Committee Chairs *Chair **Co-chair
Bylaws Cindy Bredow *
Display Barb Gifford * Open**
Flower Beds Carole Jansing* * Open*
Funds/Grants Cindy Bredow *
Garden Dreams Charlotte Kolinski * Sally Prideaux **
Garden Parade Katie Rettler * Bob Rausch **
Habitat House
Jennifer Young * Jen Haas **
Hunger Prevention/ Head Start Open
Membership John Kolinski *
Plant Sale Chere Schmit * Kathy Herbert **
Programs Tina Lechner * Diane Somers **
YMCA Gardens Dan Goulet *
PCMGV Board Members
Articles for the newsletter should be submitted by the
10th of the month for publication that month.
Submit to: Marian Helm: [email protected] or 715-347-5265
Please send any address changes to: Bonnie Maier: [email protected] or 715-346-1316
GARDEN DREAMS A Saturday with the UW-Extension
Portage County Master Gardener Volunteers
The UW-Extension PCMGVs will host Garden Dreams, a day long gardening seminar, on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the Lettie Jensen Community Center in Amherst. The seminar will run from 7:30 am to 3:00 pm. Cost is $30. There will be two great speakers, as well as a hot lunch provided by Ambrosia.
The first speaker of the day will be Roy Diblik, co-owner of Northwind Perennial Farm in Burlington, WI. Roy knows perennials and is a native plant expert. He will present “The Know Maintenance Approach.” For 30 years he has been growing, studying and planting them. In this unique approach to designing with perennials, he creates communities of compatible plants that live well together and support each other. They establish quickly and become gorgeous, glorious gardens that require minimal care. Roy creates gardens that are easy to take care of. He grows his native plants from seed. Simplify and streamline is his credo. “Small Trees with Big Impact: will be presented next by Jeff Epping, Director of Horticulture at Olbrich Botanical Garden in Madison. A native of southern Wisconsin, Epping received his Bachelor and Masters degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Ornamental Horticulture. Small-scale trees are key players in any well-designed garden for their year-round beauty and structure. Whether you are after beautiful flowers, fruit, bark, form or fall color, there is a tree to fit your needs. The list of trees is large, and keen horticulturists are creating and discovering new cultivars and species every year. Jeff will sort through the top performing small-scaled ornamental trees for Midwest gardens.
After lunch, Roy Diblik and Jeff Epping will team up to present “Grasses & Sedges—Who they are, What they do & How they are used effectively in the landscape.” Ornamental grasses and sedges are truly Midwestern plants that are culturally adapted to our Wisconsin soils and climate. Roy and Jeff will introduce you to some new grasses and sedges, as well as talk about some tried and true performers that no garden should be without. They will also show you how they have used them in projects they have designed and maintained. Creative plantings that are truly sustainable plant communities are not only beautiful, but they are good for the environment and easier to maintain for the gardener. This team presentation is sure to make for an informative, enjoyable afternoon.
The Lettie Jensen Community Center is located at 487 North Main Street, Amherst. For more information contact Linda Zick at (715) 341-4941 or download the Garden Dreams registration form at: http://portage.uwex.edu. Registration forms are also available at the Jensen Center, the Portage County UW-Extension Office and all county libraries. Registration
deadline is January 7, 2014.
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December 2013 & January 2014 Calendar of Events
Underlined events qualify for continuing educational hours. MGV DAY LONG SEMINARS ARE LISTED SEPARATELY
Gardens Around the Midwest
December 2013
Nov 24 - Dec 28 – 15th Annual WPS Garden of Lights – Green Bay Botanical Garden, Green Bay – A holiday favorite featuring over 200,000 lights crafted in flowers, butterflies, and other botanical themes. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., plus selected additional days from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Various admission rates. For more information, contact the Green Bay Botanical Garden, 2600 Larsen Road, P.O. Box 12644, Green Bay, WI 54307-2644 at (920) 491-3691 ext. 103.
Nov 30 - Dec 28, 2013 – Olbrich's Holiday Express - Flow-er and Model Train Show – Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison – Twinkling lights, festive poinsettias, tiny land-scapes, and large-scale model trains: all aboard for Ol-brich’s Holiday Express! Trains travel through miniature evergreen forests and colorful poinsettias as they make their way through a detailed landscape made of natural materials by Olbrich's horticulture staff. Daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except Dec 24 (closes at 2pm) and closed Dec 25. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for children ages 3 – 12 (OBS members free) and includes admission to the tropical Bolz Conservatory. Admission is free each Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon. For more information contact Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI53704; phone (608) 246-4550.
Dec 12-29 – Holiday Light Show – Rotary Botanical Gardens, Janesville – Experience over 200,000 seasonal lights and numerous displays on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Inside the Parker Education Center, you will find the Wisconsin Garden Railway model trains weaving their way through a variety of holiday scenes, Rock Valley Quilter’s quilt display, nightly entertainment, refreshments and more. For more information see the Rotary Gardens website.
January 2014
Jan 11 – Garden Dreams: A Saturday with the Portage County Master Gardener Volunteers – Amherst – Join the Portage County MGVs in this seminar from 7:30 am to 3:00 pm. Cost is $30.00 and includes a hot lunch. Two great speakers -- Jeff Epping and Roy Diblik on a variety of topics! Registration deadline is January 7, 2014. For more info call (715) 341-4941, or download the Garden Dreams Registration Form at http://portage.uwex.edu
Jan 17-19 – Mid-Am Horticultural Trade Show Chicago, IL – The largest horticultural show in the Midwest, with nearly 600 vendors, numerous educational programs, inspiring landscape displays, and more. At Lakeside Center at McCormick Place. For more information visit Mid-Am's website.
Jan 24-25 – Garden Visions – Wausau, WI – This winter conference for northern gardeners is presented by the North Central WI MGA. There will be workshops Friday evening and sessions from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. At UW-Marathon Co. For more information contact Carol at (715) 693-6446 or see http://gardenvisions.org/.
BOERNER BOTANICAL GARDENS: For more information or to register contact Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Dr, Hales Corners, WI at 414-525-5659.
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDENS: 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe IL 60022. Phone: (847) 835-5440.
GARDENS OF THE FOX CITIES: Register for classes on the Event Calendar. For info contact Gardens of the Fox Cities, 1313 E. Witzke Blvd. Appleton, WI 54911 at (920) 993-1900.
GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN: For more information or to register contact Green Bay Botanical Garden, 2600 Larsen Road, Green Bay, WI 54303 at (920) 490-9457.
MN LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM: For info contact the Education Department, Minnesota Arboretum, P.O. Box 39, Chanhassen, MN 5531-0039 at (952) 443-1422.
NORTHWIND PERENNIAL FARM: For info contact Northwind Perennial Farm, 7047 Hospital Rd, Burlington, WI 53105 at (262) 248-8229, see the website at Northwind Perennial Farm or email info@[email protected].
OLBRICH BOTANICAL GARDENS: For info contact Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704; phone (608) 246-4550. Pre-registration required, including online registration from the OBG website.
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Annual PCMGV Meeting Minutes: October 28, 2013
PRESENT: Sue Baldischwiler, Tom Baldischwiler,
Shelley Binder, Sandy Boehm, Cindy Bredow, Lynn Caine,
Jean Danielson, Diane Dieterich, Eric Ecklund, Timothy
Goskowicz, Dan Goulet, Kathy Goulet, Jen Haas, Kathy
Herbert, Carole Jansing, Rick Jansing, John Kolinski,
Char Kolinski, Tina Lechner, Marily Malcolm, Pat
Mrozinski, Sandra Newby, Sandy O'Brien, Terri Offerman,
Stephanie Olson, Carole Olson, Sharon Omernick,
Chrismary Pacyna, Margaret Parsons, RoseMarie
Piekarski, Jan Pierson, Sally Prideaux, Katie Rettler,
Rebecca Roberts, Leanna Rusch, Chere Schmit, Don
Schmit, Nick Schultz, Donna Smith, Patti Soik, Dianne
Somers, Kathy Stanke, Judith Thies, Kirby Throckmorton,
Jill Trochlell-Ziehr, Debra VanDenElzen, Jennifer Young,
Gail Zalewski, Linda Zick, Ginny Carlton, Steve Treankler
and Portage County Ag Agent Ken Schroeder.
The meeting was called to order by Shelley Binder at
6:00 p.m. at the Annex.
Minutes from the September meeting correction: Cindy
Bredow received a thank you note from Roc Point, not
ROTC. Minutes were approved as corrected.
Treasurer’s Report was presented by Kathy Stanke.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Farm Technology Days—Cindy will have a meeting the
first week of November.
Flower Beds—Carole Jansing thanked MGVs for their
help. Pull and store the garden signs.
Garden Dreams—Char Kolinski reported that the
speakers for the January 11, 2014 GD are Jeff Epping and
Roy Diblik. Registration flyers will be available at the
November meeting.
Membership—John Kolinski stated that we have 67
certified MGVs. He reported how many hours were earned
in each category. The Demographic information on the
back of the hours sheet is voluntary. John will place a
badge order.
Y Garden—Dan Goulet thanked MGVs for their help.
Everything in the garden is cleaned up except the kohlrabi.
He provided the pounds of produce that were distributed
to Operation Bootstrap, Salvation Army-Hope Center,
Y-Kitchen, Kids Sq Ft Gardens and Kinder Kids.
WIMGA—Lynn Caine
1. The Garden Expectations Annual WIMGA Conference
is March 28 & 29, 2014 at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel
and Conference Center in Appleton. Dan Heims of Terra
Nova Nurseries, will be the keynote speaker on Friday
night and Saturday morning. His presentations will be
“Right Plant-Right Place” and “Perennials for Containers”.
Saturday break-out sessions are: “Mushroom Hunting”,
“Growing and Using Herbs”, “Permaculture, Bees and
Beekeeping”, “Native Plants”, “Innovations in Indoor
Gardening”, and “Trash to Treasure Garden Accents”.
2. Orchid Quest 2014 will be held at Exhibition Hall of the
Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way,
Madison. The show is Saturday, February 1, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. and Sunday, February 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There
will be seminars, artwork, painted porcelain, raffle, silent
auction and everything you need to take care of your new
orchids. There is a fee.
3. The Green and Gold Hosta Society of Northeast WI will
be hosting the Midwest Regional Hosta Society Convention
“Hostas by the Bay” in Green Bay from June 26-28, 2014.
Activities will include tours of six fabulous gardens with
drive-yourself format, a cut leaf show, an afternoon tour of
the Green Bay Botanical Garden with a tailgate evening
supper followed by the Hosta Auction, back at the hotel.
Vendors are available for the purchase of Hosta plants,
conifers and yard art.
Extension—Ken is pleased with the increased MGV hours.
OLD BUSINESS:
There are no changes in the 2014 budget .
Cindy Bredow made a motion to hold the Board of
Directors election in November. Marily Malcolm
seconded the motion. Chere Schmit’s and Shelley
Binder’s names will be on the ballot. Nominations
will be open at the Nov. meeting. Contact Shelley if
you are interested in being on the Board.
The Board chose the red, stain resistant fabric for the
group shirt. The logo has purple and light green colors.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Rick, Shelley and interested MGVs will meet with the
UWSP students working on the Web site . The meeting is
Wed., Oct. 30 at 6:00p.m. in room 8203 on the second
floor of the Science building. The students will have
ideas at that time.
Dan G. brought clay pots.
The meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
Continuing Education: “Birdscaping in the Midwest” with
Mariette Nowak. 1 hour.
Submitted by Sandra Newby PCMGV Secretary
Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin—Extension Portage County UW-Extension 1462 Strongs Avenue Stevens Point WI 54481-2947 Phone: 715-346-1316 Fax: 715-346-1323
Return Service Requested
December Garden Guide
Resource: http://www.gardengatenursery.com/garden-tips
BEFORE YOU FORGET . . .
As this year’s outdoor growing season is ending, take notes on your successes and failures in the garden. Was that spot too shady for that shrub? Did that annual thrive in the drier soil? Did that rose require too much maintenance? Did you love the fragrance of that flower?
Knowing what worked and what didn't will help you plan next year's garden and make it more beautiful than the last.
PLANT SPRING BULBS . . .LAST CHANCE!
Would you like Spring to come a bit sooner after a long and dreary winter? The outdoor gardening season can begin in early March if you plant early-blooming bulbs such as snowdrops, crocuses, Siberian squill, and some daffodil varieties.
Bulbs can be planted until the ground is frozen, which typically happens here between late November and early December.
CLEAN UP & WINTERIZE YOUR GARDEN
As the leaves fall off the trees and plants die back with the frost, it’s time to clean up and prepare your lawn and garden for the long winter ahead.
Mowed leaves make an excellent compost and mulch, which can remain on the lawn as long as it’s not too deep or be used to insulate rose and perennial beds.
Empty, clean, or otherwise winterize any water-holding container, such as fountains, bird baths, or rain barrels.
WINTERIZE YOUR WATER GARDENS
Prepare plants for winter once the ground is frozen. Roses should be mulched and trees protected from damage from deer. Mulching for insulation too early will prematurely cut plants off from sunlight and promote mold growth.
Most trees and shrubs should not be pruned until they are completely dormant.
Mark lawn and garden edges near driveways and walkways to guide snow removal and prevent snow-plow damage.
Finally, clean, winterize, and store your garden tools after you are finished with your last cleanup for the year. It is especially important to remember to winterize power tools, which could otherwise be damaged.
