Spring Garden

FairSaturday, March 16, 2013

8:30 am-3 pm

Southshore Community Center5735 Country Club RoadShorewood, MN 55331

Designed for gardeners of all levels--novice and master alike!

DirectionsFrom Highway 7 and Interstate 494:Travel west on Highway 7 approximately 5.5 miles to Highway 19 in Excelsior. Turn right and travel 1.2 miles to Smithtown Road. Turn left onto Smithtown and take an immediate left onto Country Club Road. Turn left into the third driveway and drive past the tennis courts and ice rink to the community center.

From Highway 7 and Highway 44:Travel east on Highway 7 approximately 4 miles to Eureka Road. Turn left onto Eu-reka Rd and continue .6 miles to Smithtown Road. Turn right. Travel .7 miles to Country Club Road. Turn right. Turn left into the third driveway and drive past the tennis courts and ice rink to the community center.

From Highway 19 and Highway 15:Travel south on Highway 19 approximately 3.1 miles to Smithtown Road. Turn right. Take an immediate left onto Country Club Road. Turn left into the third driveway and drive past the tennis courts and ice rink to the community center.

Southshore Community Center5735 Country Club RoadShorewood, MN 55331

952.474.7635

www.southshore-center.org

PresentersJames B. Calkins, Ph.DJim is a horticulturist, research and educator with ex-tensive experience in plant identification, distribution, culture and use. Previously he did research and taught classes through the Department of Horticul-tural Science at the University of MN.

Mike Heger, Ambergate GardensMike opened Ambergate Gardens 26 years ago..Prior to starting the nursery, Mike worked in public horticulture for more than 15 years at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The perennials he offers are grown in Minnesota, and are particularly suited for landscapes in similar regions. Mike shares his hands--on knowledge to help you choose the “right plant for the right place”. Using his informative book, Growing Perennials in Cold Climates.

Holasek GreenhouseCarol Holasek with Earl Holasek Greenhouses and Diana Hoyt w/Hooked on Fairies (Holasek’s in-house fairy expert) have come together to demon-strate just how fun and easy it is to create your own mystical fairy wonderland using terrarium gardening, succulents and fairy gardening items.

Visit our booth and be the first to see some of Holasek’s new and fun items for spring and Di-ana’s unique and one of a kind fairy items. Her fairy gardening line consists of over 400 different items. Many items will be available for purchase

Lucinda KircherA Shorewood resident, Lucinda dreamt of keeping bees long before taking a U of Mn course on Bee Keeping. In 2001, under the mentorship of Jo-hannes Wiersm of Meadow Brook Apiary she kept her 1st hives at Westwood Nature Center in St. Louis Park. Since then all her hives ( 3-5) are kept on the North end of Lake Virginia. Honey harvest yields range from 70 -300 lbs and Lucinda has cap-tured 4 swarms.

Susan WetterallMaster Gardener and local vegetable garden aficio-nado.

2013 Spring Garden Fair Registration Form

Registration is limited. No refunds after March 9. Send registration form with check payable to Southshore Community Center:

SSCC Garden Fair5735 Country Club RoadShorewood, MN 55331

Online registration and credit card payment available at www.southshore-center.org.

One registration form per person.

_______ $25 registration enclosed

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2013 Spring Garden FairSponsored by the Southshore Community Center, Shorewood, MN

8:30 am Check-in and registration; preview vendor fair

8:45 am Welcome and Introduction--Kristi Anderson, Program Director

8:50 am Native Plants and Their “New Selections for MN--Mike Hager Mike opened Ambergate Gardens 26 years ago..Prior to starting the nursery, Mike worked

in public horticulture for more than 15 years at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The perennials he offer are grown in Minnesota, and are particularly suited for landscapes in similar regions. Mike shares his hands--on knowledge to help you choose the “right plant for the right place”. Using his informative book, Growing Perennials in Cold Climates.

9:50 am Break

10:05 am Landscaping--Jim Calkins It’s all about landscape spaces and their relationships to each other. Spatial consider-

ations, functional requirements, plus plant and hardscape selections all play a role in the development and implementation of a successful landscape design. Learn how to avoid common mistakes made by novices and even professionals.

11:05 am The Keeping of Bees--Lucinda Kircher Beekeeping basics to include site location, equipment & tools, seasonal procedures,

honey bee byproducts & swarm capturing. 11:45 am Lunch and Drawings Free time to visit vendor booths, trade seeds, and network.

12:35 pm Fairy Gardens, Succulents and Terrariums--Holaseks Nursery Learn the fundamentals of planting terrariums and succulent gardens with a fairy or

two for added decoration. 1:35 pm Break

1:50 pm Vegetable Gardening--Susan Wetterall Learn the dos- and don’t of backyard vegetable gardening and container vegetable

gardens.

2:50 pm Break, Wrap-up, Drawings

Please watch the web site for updates and program descriptions, www.southshore-center.org.

A vendor fair will be ongoing. Take advantage of this opportunity to buy a little bit of spring!