Friday April 4th Ladies Building 12:00 Noon-“All Things Bright and Beautiful” – An Educational Luncheon with Catherine Strange, Author and Floral Designer, and Diane Tate, Floral Designer 2:00 PM-“Blooms and Butterflies” - Norman Winter, Director of University of Georgia’s Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens and Author 3:00 PM-“Inviting Birds to Your Backyard”-Margaret Gratz, Author and Lee County Master Gardener Exhibit Building 11:00 AM- “Plant This! Not That! Alternatives to Common Plants” – Dr. Geoff Denny, MSUES Horticulturist 12:15 PM –“Alternative Wildlife Enterprises for Small Farms” – Dr. Adam Tullos, MSU Natural Resources Wildlife Specialist 1:30 PM-“Fantastic Woody Ornamentals for the Spring” – Dr. Jeff Wilson, MSUES Area Horticulture Specialist 2:45 PM –“Moths!! Dreaded Pests of the Garden” – Dr. Blake Layton, MSUES Entomologist Pavilion “Children’s Activities” 11:00 AM-“From Weeds to Pasta” —Sherri McCalla, Herb Garden Curator 12:15 PM –“From Weeds to Pasta”-Sherri McCalla, Herb Garden Curator Extension Office 11:00 AM-Sweet Potatoes-Karen Caviness Saturday April 5th Ladies Building 8:30 AM-Welcome 9:00 AM-Birds, Butterflies, and Bobcats-Norman Winter 10:15 AM- “Mississippi State University and Mississippi Master Gardeners Working Together”-Dr. Gregory A. Bohach, Vice President Mississippi State University/AG, Forestry, Vet Medicine “Lelia Favorite Plants-From Herbs to Ornamentals”- Dr. Lelia Kelly, Extension Professor of Horticulture 11:30-“Cultivating Life and Roses In The Deep South”- Chris Van Cleave aka The Redneck Rosarian 12:45 – “Made in the Shade”-A Hostaholic shares the best hostas for the South– Larry Tucker 2:00PM- “Use of Conifers in the Landscape”- Rick Pudwell, Director of Horticulture, Memphis Botanical Gardens Exhibit Building 9:00 AM-“BeeKeeping”-Bob Russell, Red Belly Bee Farm, Myrtle, Ms 10:15 AM-“Field Production of Cut Flowers for Small Farms” – Dr. Crofton Sloan, MSU-MAFES Horticulture Research Specialist 11:30 AM-“Weeds, Weeds, Weeds, and more Weeds” – Dr. John Byrd, MSUES Weed Control Specialist 12:15 PM- “Growing Sweet Potatoes for Gardens and Small Farms” – Dr. Stephen Myers, MSUES Sweet Potato Specialist 1:30 PM-“Making Mighty Fine Homemade Wine from the Fruits of Your Garden” – Dr. Scott Cagle – MSUES County Agent – Chickasaw County Pavillion 9:00 AM-Soil Polymers and Making a Living Wreath- Yvette Cutrer-LSU Master Gardener 10:15 AM-“Composting and Square Foot Gardening”- Dale Smith, Lee County Master Gardener 11:30 AM- “Plants of the Bible”-Kay Martin, Lee CountyMaster Gardener 12:45 PM-Fairy Gardening”- Denise Pugh,Tippah County Master Gardener Extension Office 11:30 AM -“Superfoods”-Karen Caviness
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:19:40 +0000