Next Meeting: Maple Lawn Farms - July 15, 2013

Reminder: Don't Forget to wear your Name Badges for all BCMG Meetings and Events. Hospitality 9:00 a.m. Meetings start promptly at 9:30 a.m.

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"The work of a garden bears visible fruits - in a world where most of our labors seem suspiciously meaningless". Pam Brown, 1928

2013 Events

March 18: Boone County Master Gardeners' Meeting. 9:00 Hospitality; 9:30 Mtg.

April 6: Boone County Master Gardeners' annual GARDENFEST!!!

May 20: Boone County Master Gardeners' Meeting.

June 12-13: BCMG Annual Garden Tour

July 15: Boone County Master Gardeners' Meeting - Maple Lawn Farms.

July 19 - 25: 4-H Fair, Set up for the M.G. Booth from 2:30 - 4:00. Call Cathy Turner for questions: 769-5437

Sept. 16: Boone County Master Gardeners' Meeting.

Nov. 18: Boone County Master Gardeners' Meeting.

June 4 - 16, 2013 Renaissance Gardens of Italy - International Study Abroad for Purdue Master Gardeners

Course Fee: (not including airfare) $3850 per person double occupancy $4700.00 per person single occupancy Visit the webpage at
www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/rgoi, but if you have any trouble downloading, don't hesitate to contact Tammy to ask that one be mailed to you. Enrollment opens Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

Educational Opportunities 2013

February 14, 2013

Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) Horticulture Symposium - "Shade Savvy"

Location: The Tobias Theatre. Additional info and online registration at www.imamuseum.org

Download Form for your Master Gardener Volunteer Hours

Another source for ordering native plants: Musser Forests, Inc. Doug Tallamy's favorite trees:
Red Oak 2-3 ft. tall seedlings $2.97 each (qty. 10-24) Wild Black Cherry 2-4 ft. $2.03 each can be ordered through Musser Forests. 800-643-8319 Email: wholesale@musserforests.com.

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Check out the daily precipitation for Boone County at: Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network

Application Form for Boone County Master Gardener Grant

Contact Us:
Boone County Master Gardener Association
Colleen Hendricks - President; Stan Ketner - Vice-President ; Joan Crockett - Treasurer; Kay Dillon - Secretary
Doug Akers, Extension Director
Boone County Cooperative Extension Service
1300 E 100 S
Lebanon Indiana 46052
765-482-0750 (Extension Office)

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