Next Meetings
•Aug 17--New Ornithology Center at Eagle Creek Park
At Eagle Creek Park. Visit the finest bird facility in the midwest.
Tour Begins at 7
Advise the park gate attendant you are with the Master Gardener Group.
Adventures in Gardening to be held on September 25
"Adventures in Gardening" is hosted by the Hendricks County Master Gardeners each Fall to give area gardeners a chance to learn more about the nation's number one past time. It will be held on September 25 8:30 to 3 at the auditorium at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville.
Irvin Etienne, Horticultural Display Coordinator at the Indianapolis Museum of Art will be the keynote speaker, telling us it's all right to grow vegetables in the flower garden. Irvin's great sense of humor makes for delightful listening and learning.
Other topics are "The Winter Garden" - Terri Park ,Garden enthusiast & specialist in conifers; "Going Native in Suburbia Transform Your Subdivision into a Beautiful Wildflower Habitat" - Dan McCord and "Water Ponds Made Easy"- Steve Wicker, Cool Ponds (owner)
Join us for a great day. Registration Form. Directions and Map.
Eco-Freindly Container Winners at the Hendricks County Fair
The Judges awarded first place in the container garden contest to the entry from the Plainfield Chamber of Commerce (left). Visitors to the fair voted the Danville Chamber of Commerce entry as "The Peoples Choice" winner (above).
Native Plants
Be sure to see the next article in the series on native plants in the newsletter. The featured plant this month is the Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus Tuberosus).
Speakers
Is your organization interested in having someone speak about gardening topics? Master Gardeners are available. Get more info.