River Falls Garden Club
Programs 2005

Meeting Time and Place - Handouts/Literature - Past Years Programs

Monday, February 7
How do I keep my trees healthy?
Kent Lindahl
, St. Croix Tree Service
Gardeners enjoy trees but tend to think only of annuals and perennials. Learn how toselect the right tree, plant and care for it or those already established on your property.

Monday, March 7
Therapeutic Gardens
Christine McGinnis
, Landscape Architect and designer of the Hudson Hospital
Therapeutic Garden, shares design ideas and plant selection for this special type of garden. Create your own healing garden.

Monday, April 4
Shaping Shrubs
Pauline Heacock
, owner of Shifting Sands, teaches how and when to prune shrubs to keeping them looking great and shapely.

Monday, May 2
Get Potted This Spring!
Carrie Hanten Larson of McHutchison Horticulture Distributors shares how to plant enviable containers using specialty annuals (not your ordinary plants).

Saturday, May 21
8th Annual Plant Sale
Member pre-sale at 8:30 - 9:00am
Open to the general public from 9:00am until noon.

Monday, June 6
The Natural Beauty of Historic River Falls
Ursula Peterson, resident gardener and historian, enlightens new and long time citizens
about the rich history of the River Falls landscape through the years.

Sunday, July 31
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden Tour
Naturalists take members into the Upland Garden at the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, 1339 Theordore Wirth Parkway Minneapolis, MN, to see what thrives in our region.

August
The gardeners are resting --no meeting is scheduled.

Monday, September 12
Stop Killing Your Houseplants!
Debra Andazola, McKay Nursery, helps us learn which houseplants can be propagated and how to bring them back into the house without bringing in disease and critters.

Monday, October 3
Woodland and Prairie Restoration
Michael Ratz, Woodlands & Prairies (an environmental resoration business), informs how to protect our environment through the conservation and restoration of our woodlands and prairies.

Monday, November 7
Are you wasting $$ on Fertilizer?
Diana Alfuth, Pierce County Horticulture Agent, teaches what to do to keep your soil healthy. Plant health can be hurt by too much fertilizer. Bring the results of your own soil test to the meeting.

Monday, December 5
Gifts from the Garden
Garden club members share their gardening tips, tricks and gift ideas using garden products. Get to know the members and share holiday treats at this meeting.

Meetings: First Monday of the month (except September)
Place: River Falls Public Library meeting room
When: 7:00 PM

Copies of handouts/literature from the meetings are at the River Falls Public Library in the pamphlet file (PAM Garden Club).
Call or email Kim Kiiskinen (715-425-0905 ext 104) for copies.

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