“FOCUS ON
NATIVE PLANTS
&
WILDFLOWERS WORKSHOP 2008”
September 17, 2008
The Clubs in North Central District of The Garden Club of Indiana, Inc.
invites all members to come north for the "Focus on Native Plants &
Wildflowers Workshop, 2008”. It will be held on Wednesday, September 17,
2008 at the JF New Native Plant Nursery in Walkerton, IN. This workshop is
part of "Operation Wildflower", a project of the NGC, to encourage the use
of our native plants along our highways and the protection, propagation and
use of wildflowers in our gardens, woods, fields and communities.
The all day workshop will begin at 8:30 AM with registration and morning
refreshments of donuts and coffee. Four speakers will present programs
throughout the day, with time for Ways & Means, lunch and a walking tour of
the JF New Nursery and grounds. Our speakers and their programs are as
follows:
9:30 - 10:15 AM Wendy Langer, Master Gardener
"Why use Native Plants in your Landscape"
10:30 - 11:15 AM Mark O’Brien, Vice President of JF New Nursery
"Native Plants in the Formal Landscape"
11:30 - 12:15 PM
LUNCH
12:30 - 1:15 PM Ronda DeCarie, Environmental Education
Coordinator
with the City of Elkhart "Folklore of Wetland Plants"
1:30 - 2:15 PM Amal Farrough, A Naturalist for the
St. Joseph County Parks "Cooking with Wildflowers"
2:30
Walking Tour of JF New Nursery and grounds.
Native Plants available for purchase
The workshop is open to any persons with payment of the registration fee.
The deadline for registration is September 3, 2008. No refunds will be given
after this date. Seating is limited to the first 50 people, so don't delay.
It is on a first come, first served basis. The registration fee is $25.00
per person.
Directions: US 31 North, turn west onto St. Rd. 6. Follow St. Rd 6 into
Walkerton, turn left onto Virginia Street (which turns into Lawrence St.)
follow Lawrence around curve to Nursery.