Recreation

Horticulture

Soil: Foundation for a Successful Garden
Let’s face it, we all want to grow the biggest, juiciest tomato, a cabbage the size of a basketball, and mouth-watering sweet corn, not to mention a show stopping flower garden.  Just like building a house, we’ve got to have a good, strong foundation first. In this session I’ll dig deep to let you in on the secrets to building a strong “foundation” under your plants. This foundation is best built by understanding things like soil tilth, pH, and nutrition.

• Learn how the underground environment is just as important as the above ground environment.
• Discover how to amend the soil to grow your best lawn and garden ever.
• Learn the facts about the three types of soil
• Discover the role of major and minor nutrients and how plants utilize them.

Neil Moran, Author of North Country Gardening and EUP Gardening News and Events

• Location:  LSSU Cisler Center Crow’s Nest
• Date:  May 13
• Time:  7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
• Fee: $20
  

Natural Pest Control for a Healthy Grass, Garden and People
According to EPA estimates, about 80 million U.S. households dump nearly 90 million pounds of herbicides and pesticides on lawns each year. That’s a lot of chemicals! That’s not to mention what gets sprayed on our food and flowers. These chemicals can get into ground water and be absorbed into our skin. In most cases we don’t know what the long-term health implications are to this method of pest control. Let me introduce you to ways to control pests the natural way.

• Keep your children and pets safe by practicing natural pest control methods.
• Learn about Integrated Pest Management (IPM), an approach to pest control that employs chemicals only as a last resort.
• Familiarize yourself with alternative types of pesticides that do the job of controlling pests.
• Attract beneficial insects and birds to your yard and garden to do your pest control work for you.
• Enjoy the peace of mind of growing food and flowers free of chemical pesticides.

Neil Moran, Author of North Country Gardening and EUP Gardening News and Events

• Location:  LSSU Cisler Center Crow’s Nest
• Time:  7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
• Date:  May 20
• Fee: $20
  

Design Beautiful Landscapes and Flower Gardens
You can have the garden bed of your dreams and be the envy of the neighborhood by following a few principles of landscaping and learning some design concepts. Join us as I show you some secrets to increase the curb appeal of your home and design a beautiful flower garden.

• Learn the principles of landscaping and how they are applied to flower bed design.
• Tune into what makes a flower garden or landscape look great (i.e., massing plants and choosing flowers by color and texture).
• Learn how to design you own flower garden or landscape using the principles of landscaping and other easy to understand concepts.
• Take part in a field trip on campus to see and discuss the beautifully designed landscapes.

Steve Gregory, owner of Gregory Gardens and LSSU Landscaper

• Time:  7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
• Date:  May 27
• Location:  LSSU Cisler Center Crow’s Nest
• Fee: $20
  

Choosing the Right Plants
Right Seeds and Plants for our Cold Climate, Pruning and Maintenance

• Learn the importance of plant hardiness zones and hardiness ratings on plants.
• Discover tried and tested trees and shrubs for the area.
• Know the meaning and importance of “days to maturity” as indicated on seed packets.
• Learn the Basics of Pruning:  What, When, Where, and Why
• How to prune effectively for a healthy plant

Steve Gregory, owner of Gregory Gardens and LSSU Landscaper

• Time:  7:00 -9:00 p.m.
• Date: June 3
• Location:  Gregory Gardens
• Fee: $20

 

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