Hourly Seminars

Seminars are provided by
K-State Research & Extension-Sedgwick County

Room 101 - Near the Connecting Lobby
Look for blocks of gardening seminars that relate to specific topics each
day. Seminar topics will have a range of appeal for the beginning gardener
to the accomplished gardener.



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Photo by
Jonathan Yarrow,
4-H Member,
River Valley District                       		 kathryn_hermes_4h_member_sedgwick_county_001_web_size_400

Photo by
Kathryn Hermes,
4-H Member,
Sedgwick County

Our sincere thank you to Bob  Neier and Kae Bowles, K-State Research & Extension -Sedgwick County, for arranging and coordinating the hourly seminars.

Wichita Garden Show Seminars
March 3-7, 2010
Century II, Room 101

Seminars Sponsored by
K-State Research & Extension –
Sedgwick County

   

 

Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010                     Show hours 11 am – 9 pm

TIME

Attendance

TOPIC

SPEAKER

Theme of the Day:  Making Your Garden Your World

12 p.m.

 

Flowering Shrubs

Kathy Bagwell

Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardener

1:00 p.m.

 

Butterflies, Caterpillars & Host Plants

Elsie Neumann

Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardener

2:00 p.m.

 

Basic Lawn Care

Rebecca McMahon

Sedgwick County Extension Agent Horticulture

3:00 p.m.

 

Garden Kansas! With Kids

Evelyn Neier

Junior Master Gardener Coordinator for Kansas   

4:00 p.m.

 

Trees, Shrubs & Perennials for Kansas

Eric George

Monrovia Nursery

5:00 p.m.

 

Backyard Adventures for Your Family

g2g Outside

Sedgwick County Extension, City of Wichita  Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

 

Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010                     Show hours 11 am – 9 pm

TIME         

Attendance

TOPIC

SPEAKER

Theme of the Day:  From the Garden World

12 p.m.

 

Baby your Back in the Garden

Dr. Steven Ducharme

Ducharme Chiropractic

1:00 p.m.

 

Growing Small Fruits

Ward Upham

Extension Associate

Kansas State University

2:00 p.m.

 Hardy Landscape Shrub Roses

Alan Stevens

Floriculture & Ornamental Horticulture

Kansas State University

3:00 p.m.

 

Rethinking Organic Gardening

Mel Epp

Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardener

4:00 p.m.

 

Pruning Tips & Techniques

Janet Gordon

Landscape Designer

5:00 p.m.

 

New Varieties of Annual Flowers

Mike DeRee                                        

Ball Seed Company

 

Date: Friday, March 5, 2010                     Show hours 9 am – 9 pm

TIME

Attendance

TOPIC

SPEAKER

Theme of the Day:  All-American Gardening

10:00 a.m.

 

Using Stone in the Landscape

Mike Martin

Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardener

11:00 a.m.

 Easy Care Roses

Dennis Patton
Johnson County K-State Research and Extension
Horticulture Agent - Ornamentals

12:00 noon

 

Using Dill from the Garden

Lisa Friesen  RD

Sedgwick County Agent Food & Nutrition

1:00 p.m.

 

Ground Covers from Ajuga to Vinca

Dennis Patton

Johnson County K-State Research and Extension
Horticulture Agent - Ornamentals

2:00 p.m.

 

New Perennials for 2010

Rita Arnold

Arnold Green House

3:00 p.m.

 

New Annuals for 2010

Rita Arnold

Arnolds Green House

4:00 p.m.

 

Soil Preparation & Composting

Kae Bowles

Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardener

5:00 p.m.

 

Kansas Healthy Yards and Communities

Bob Neier

Sedgwick County  K-State Research & Extension Horticulture Agent

6:00 p.m.

 

Attracting Wildlife to Your Yard

Cynthia Abbott

Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardener

7:00 p.m.

 

Living with Your Wildlife Neighbor

Bob Gress & Staff

Great Plains Nature Center

 

Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010                     Show hours 9 am – 9 pm

TIME

Attendance

TOPIC

SPEAKER

Theme of the Day:  Gardens from Around the World
9:30 a.m. 

Herbs from Around the World

Lisa LaRue

Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardener

10:30 a.m. 

Unusual Vegetables & Edibles

Rebecca McMahon

Sedgwick County Extension Agent Horticulture

11:30 a.m.

 

It’s Raining, it’s Pouring: 
Catch it in a RAIN BARREL!
(How to build a rain barrel)

Diane Dorsch

Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardener

12:30 p.m.

 

Confessions of a Seedaholic
Starting Transplants from Seed

Charlene Schneider

Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardener

1:30 p.m.

 

Flowers First-Annual Love Affair

Charlene Schneider

Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardener

2:30 p.m.

 

Asian Inspired Landscape