Upcoming Events
(Wood County and surrounding areas)
August
23 Wood County Master Gardener meeting and pot luck dinner
Our August meeting will be held at the Rudolph Grotto. The evening will begin with a tour of the grounds at 5:30, followed by the dinner at 6:00 and the business meeting at 6:30. The grotto is located at 6975 Grotto Ave, Rudolph, WI.
September
27 Wood County Master Gardener meeting
Our September meeting will be held at the Marshfield Ag Research Station beginning at 7:00 pm. Our business meeting will be followed by a presentation on “Leave No Trace” by Deb Ostrowski and Teri Lessig.
September 6 – November 29 Master Gardener Volunteer Level 1 Training
Level 1 (previously called General Training)will be beginning on Sept 6 in the Marshfield area. Click HERE for more information.
October
25 Wood County Master Gardener meeting
Our October Meeting will be at the Wood County courthouse auditorium beginning at 7:00 pm. The business meeting will be followed by a presentation on “Ethnobotony” by Virginia Freire. We will also have the annual seed exchange, so start collecting and labeling those seeds!
29 Fall Gardening Seminar
The Renegade Gardener is Coming to Central Wisconsin
Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener,
comes to Central Wisconsin Saturday, October 29 as guest lecturer for the Universityof Wisconsin Extension Wood County Master Gardener Volunteer’s Fall Gardening Seminar.
Join area gardeners at the Wisconsin Rapids Community Theater
Gilbert and Jaylee Mead Auditorium at theCentraliaCenter.
Schedule
8:00 am Registration & Check-in
Top 10 Gardening & Landscaping Blunders and How to Avoid Them
Power and Permanence: Using Natural Stone in the Landscape
Really Cool Plants forWisconsinGardens
Preregistration by October 21st requested: Call UWEX office at 715-421-8440
Wood County Extension Website http://wood.uwex.edu
Program Fee: $10.00 payable at registration.
Refreshments included
Early Registration Recommended
Check out the Renegade Gardener at: www.renegadegardener.com
Here is a link to the poster for the event: 2011_Fall_Seminar_Poster1.
