Spring Expo

Saturday April 6, 2019

WITC Conference Center

The goal of this organization shall be to encourage, foster, support and promote Horticulture for all Master Gar-dener Volunteers and residents of Barron County and to promote the UW-Extension from which we are founded.

BCMG Mission Statement

Barron County- UW Extension 335 E. Monroe Avenue Room 2206

Barron, WI 54812-1540 Phone: 715-537-6250

Fax: 715-537-6814 Email: kim.grover@co.barron.wi.us

Barron County Master Gardener Volunteers

Registration Form included or

register online at http://barron.uwex.edu

WITC-Rice Lake Campus 1900 College Drive

Rice Lake, WI 54868

Enter at number 4

Registration Form

Name

Address

Phone Number

Email

The cost is $30 per person. This includes Continental breakfast, Baked Potato Bar lunch, and afternoon coffee. Tickets at the door will be $35 and lunch cannot be guaranteed. Please mail in or drop off your form and payment at the Extension office at :

335 E. Monroe Ave., Room 2206 Barron, WI 54812-1540

before the end of the day:

Friday, March 29, 2019

Checks should be made out to: BCMG or

Register online at http://barron.uwex.edu Use Visa, Master Card, or eCheck. A modest fee will be charged for online payment. Or Register online and send a check to the address above. You will not be registered until your check has been received.

The University of Wisconsin—Extension provides Title IX which include affirmative action and equal opportunity in education, programming, and employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, gender, creed, disability, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or parental status, arrest or conviction record or veteran status. Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities or limita-tions should be made prior to the program or activity for which it is needed. Please do so as early as possible prior to the program or activity so that proper arrangements can be made. Requests are confidential (ADA require-ments.)

Barron County Master Gardener Volunteers

Keynote Speaker—Mark Dwyer, Director of Horticulture at Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville, Wisconsin

Mark has a degree in landscape architecture from the University of Illinois. His first presentation is, “Basics of Landscape Design.” Landscapes, while focusing on beautiful appropriate plants, should also consider form and function in regards to the basics of layout and the anticipated use of the landscape plant placement. This presentation will address the basic considerations regarding assessing the landscape, identifying goals, needs and make some decisions prior to even selecting plants. Advice will consist of design ideas that will create a beautiful setting that coincides with available maintenance and the expectations of the landscape itself.

Mark’s second program will be “Sensational Seasonals.” This presentation will cover many of the wonderful new annual flowering plants that are available at the garden centers. Each year brings in new exciting annuals to plant in either containers or directly into the garden. He’ll share information on shade annuals and also those that thrive in the sun.

There will be a garden raffle at the Expo.

BCMG Is Proud To Present The 2019 Spring Expo

Mike Racette, Farmer’s Market and CSA Gardener in Prairie Farm, Wisconsin . His presentation, “Vegetable Gardening.” will explore many vegetables found to be great ones in his Northern Wisconsin garden.

Tim Fehr, a Hybridizer of Daylilies, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Tim is a member of the American Hemerocallis Society and was awarded the Helen Field Society’s highest honor. Tim’s program, What’s New in Daylilies,” will discuss emerging trends in daylilies. He’ll explore patterns, edges, unusual forms, spiders, minis, and giants. Also the talk will review prices and availability of the newer daylilies, and wonderful varieties that are not brand new, yet are still stunning and available.

Registration 8:30—9:00

Welcome and Announcements 9:00—9:15

Mark Dwyer— “Basics of Landscape Design.” Mark will give design ideas that will create a beautiful setting that coin-cides with available maintenance and the expectations of the landscape it-self.

9:15—10:15

Break 10:15—10:30

Mark Dwyer—”Sensational Seasonals.” Mark will cover many of the wonder-ful new annual flowering plants that are available at the garden centers. Each year brings in new exciting annu-als to plant either in containers or di-rectly into the garden. He’ll share in-formation on shade annuals and also those that thrive in the sun.

10:30—11:30

Lunch/Visit Vendors 11:30—12:30

Mike Racette—”Vegetable Gardening.” He will explore many vegetables that he has found to be great ones in his northern Wisconsin garden.

12:30—1:30

Break 1:30—1:45

Tim Fehr—”What’s New In Daylilies.” Tim will speak about the emerging trends in daylilies. He’ll explore patterns, edges, unusual forms, spi-ders, minis, and giants. He will talk a bit about prices and availability of the newer daylilies and older varieties.

1:45—2:45

Schedule

There will be vendors at the Expo selling various garden art and garden-related items.