Monroe County Master Gardener Association

This photo was taken last fall in the butterfly garden at a Watch It Grow tour at the Toledo Zoo. Can you name the plant?

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Presentation by Mary Visco

GROWING ROSES

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Photo was taken in the greenhouse at Wednesday’s Watch It Grow Garden Tour at the Toledo Zoo. Can you name the plant?

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Naida has sent us some further information on this:

“The World Cup of Gardening” on
Belle Isle was in the works for 2016 or in the future. I found an email
address and inquired and just received notice that it has been
completely shelved for the future.

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Click on the link below for a Map of Bird Migration. Thanks Naida for sending it.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/mesmerizing-migration-watch-118-bird-species-migrate-across-a-map-of-the-western-hemisphere/

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Now here’s some information we can all use:

A gardener’s to do list for March

http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/gardeners-do-list-march

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More Bluebirds

4 types of butterflies seen on tour last year: Kitty Todd Ohio Metropark Green Ribbon Tours

Monarch advocate group was there and had a tent full of Monarchs- set up for the kids
to go in and learn

next week I have photos from our Lotus Tour

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Naida sent me the following information:

I bet our blog readers will be happy to know that MSU has come up with
an effective fungicide to treat downy mildew in impatiens (link below)
which, if treated in the greenhouse, will reduce the risk or prevent it
entirely. According to the article, it will allow the consumer to even
plant impatiens in an area in which downy mildew was previously. This
is very welcome news but we still will have to be cautious that the
greenhouse producers have followed fungicide recommendations.

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/msu_research_brings_healthy_impatiens_back_to_home_gardeners?utm_source=Floriculture+-+MSU+Extension+News+-+03-03-16&utm_campaign=Floriculture+03-03-16&utm_medium=email

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Hello all –
We are asking for your help in promoting this program opportunity to your stakeholders. It is a new vegetable gardening (Smart Gardening) series being offered at the West MI Home & Garden Show.

We are trying to reach out to anyone interested in vegetable gardening, i.e. urban gardeners, school and community gardeners, nutrition programs, etc.
Participants can sign up for one session or all 4; with just one registration they receive a free pass to the H&G show. Registration is also available at the door (space permitting).

Here are two articles that provide more information.
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/vegetable_gardening_series_offered
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/vegetable_gardening_techniques_to_help_improve_or_start_your_urban_garden

I have also attached a paper copy for registration and promotion.
Thanks for any help you can provide!

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