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ESSENTIALS OF GARDENING
3rd Monday of every month from January-December 2009
12n - 3:15pm
San Antonio Garden Center
3310 N. New Braunfels
Light refreshments are served, and you are welcome to bring your brown bag lunch.
2009 GVST Essentials Class Series
"12 Months of Gardening"
Each class covers 2 topics that coincides with the GVST's Almanac of Gardening presented by leading South Texas horticulture experts. Each class will forcus on a gardening topic of the month. The classes are fun and interactive. A $5 donation is appreciated at each class to help cover expenses, including break refreshments. Bring your hand-pruning tools and have them sharpened by Dr. Phix-It for an additional $2 donation per tool.
UPCOMING CLASSES
Monday, July 20
Session 1:
"Creating Herbal Landscapes"
Learn how to design beautiful, fragrant and useful herbs into your existing landscapes, or create new herbal spaces. Herbalist and designer Diane Lewis will discuss design history, basics and planning; the roles different herbs play in the landscape; how to select the right herbs for the right spaces; compatible hardscapes and ideas for herbal theme gardens.
Diane Lewis holds an AAS degree in Landscaping and Horticulture from Palo Alto College. She interned with the San Antonio Urban biologists in the Texas Parks and Wildlife "Wildscape" program. She has taught CE classes at Palo Alto College and currently teaches herb gardening and cooking classes for NEISD at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. She is a designer, consultant and instructor, focusing on herbs, native plants, wildscapes and xeriscapes. Her background in the field of microbiology (she holds a BS in Medical Technology from the University of Missouri at Columbia) gives her added insight into natural gardening methods and the science side of gardening. E-mail her at drldesigns@swbell.net for information about future classes. Use "Gardening Classes" as the subject.
Session 2:
"Solving Summertime Rose Problems"
Ed Bradley, president of the San Antonio Rose Society and a Consulting Rosarian for the American Rose Society, will offer advice on helping roses survive drought and heat stress, as well as detailing organic and integrated practices of pest management and disease.
Ed Bradley is an award-winning rose grower, show judge, presenter and writer. His article on "Organics (What's All the Fuss?) won an award of merit from the American Rose Society's American Rose magazine in 2008. Most recently, he was an instructor for the American Rose Society and South Central District Horticulture Rose Judging School in Beaumont. He is also a Bexar County Master Gardener.
Monday, August 17
Session 1:
"Identifying Plant Diseases"
Confused about what's happening to your landscape plants? Not sure if it is caused by climate, pests or an infectious disease? Plant Pathologist Dr. Mark Black will help you understand how to look for and diagnose the cause of the problem, with suggestions on remedies.
Dr. Mark Black is a Professor and Extension Specialist for the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center at Uvalde.
Much of his field work has been in cooperation with TAMU plant breeders, farmers and commercial growers. His diagnostic services are provided to county agents, consultants, producers and urban gardeners. He is a regular presenter to Master Gardener programs across the state.
Session 2:
"Can Our Lawns Be Saved?"
San Antonio area lawns are suffering under one of the most prolonged droughts in our history of weather reporting. Mark Peterson will discuss whether brown lawns can be brought back, preventive measures for future dry periods, and offer advice on alternative turf grass varieties if replacement becomes necessary.
Mark Peterson is a graduate of the University of Michigan and was our Regional Urban Forester with the Texas Forest Service in San Antonio for 25 years. In 2007 he took his horticulture expertise to San Antonio Water System where he currently works as a Conservation Planner and Event Coordinator.
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Created on 09/15/2006 10:41 PM by gvst
Updated on 07/02/2009 03:14 PM by gvst
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