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Mail to: Cornell Cooperative Extension Garden Symposium 480 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY 14424 Make check payable to: CCE Ontario No confirmation will be sent! No refunds.
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10:45 Hydrangeas in the North: Getting Blooms With Today's Cultivars Tim Boebel, Hydrangea enthusiast with over 400 cultivars in his garden. Tim will go over his latest findings on growing the hardy hydrangea species in our challenging climate. He will highlight many unique new introductions of the past couple years, and some that are yet to come.
The cost for this day long program is $40.00 per person which includes refreshments, hot buffet lunch, registration, and a folder with the presenters handouts.
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9:00 am Fantastic Plants for Upstate NY Landscapes, From Groundcover On Up Brian Eshenaur, Sr. Extension Associate, Cornell’s IPM Program. In this session you’ll learn how a Cornell University project evaluated groundcovers for their ability to beat out weeds and how they perform under a range of growing conditions. We’ll take a close look at the top groundcover performers in the trials some familiar, others new. We’ll also discuss some native shrubs and trees that can be excellent additions to any landscape, offering viable alternatives to invasive species. All the plants profiled will be included in full color handouts that will be given to those in attendance.
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1:15 pm American Heirlooms: The Science, Lore, and Practice of Growing Indigenous Crop Varieties Emily Detrick, Horticulturist, Cornell Botanic Gardens. What makes heirlooms different from other vegetables, and why should we grow them? Which seed sources and resources are the best, and how do I save my own seeds? With a focus on crops indigenous to the Americas, this talk will address questions for both the beginner and experienced heirloom vegetable gardener. From big-picture conservation of crop wild relatives down to the stories behind our most regionally relevant varieties, audience members will gain a deeper understanding of the science, lore, and practice of growing heirloom vegetables.
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8:30 am
Please return by February 1, 2018 Early registration is advised, as space is limited.
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Registration: 23rd Annual Spring Garden Symposium
23rd Annual Spring Garden Symposium
Tear off this registration form and mail to Cornell Cooperative Extension, Symposium, 480 North Main St., Canandaigua, NY 14424
Cooperative Extension Center 480 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY 14424-1049 t. 585 394-3977 f. 585 394-0377
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Cornell Cooperative Extension Ontario County
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County is pleased to offer its 23nd Annual Spring Garden Symposium, organized by a committee of Master Gardener Volunteers. We hope that our speakers will inspire your spring planning. Presenters: Brian Eshenaur wor ks for Cor nell Univer sity's IPM program which is based out of the Agriculture Experiment Station in Geneva. He holds degrees in Horticulture and Plant Pathology. Through his work he specializes in plant problem diagnosis, emphasizes insect and weed identification, and control in ornamental settings. Brian lives and gardens near Rochester where his family shares their landscape with a few backyard chickens and where he can always find a spot for just one more plant.
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Dear Gardeners,
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
If you have questions about home gardening, feel free to contact the Home and Grounds Program at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 585-394-3977 x 436. Russell W. Welser Senior Resource Educator
Club 86 86 Avenue E Geneva, NY Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County 480 North Main Street Canandaigua, NY 14424-1099
We hope you will join us to gather ideas for your garden, as well as share a few of your own observations during lunch.
23rd Annual Spring Garden Symposium Saturday, February 17, 2018
Tim Boebel became a plant fanatic ar ound 1990 with his first garden center job near Buffalo. Then he zeroed in on hydrangeas around 1998 and has been cramming his yard full with them ever since. He now has well over 400 different cultivars on his 1-acre lot in Bloomfield. Emily Detrick is a hor ticultur ist at Cor nell Botanic Gardens. She manages the Pounder Heritage Vegetable Garden and the perennial Groundcover Collection. Prior to working in the public garden field, she was a farm manager for an organic CSA in Albuquerque, New Mexico serving over 1,000 members where she grew a wide variety of both heirloom and recently developed hybrid vegetables. She received her Masters in Horticulture from Cornell in 2016.
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Join us for the Spring Symposium and enjoy inspiring speakers!
Brought to you by the Ontario County Master Gardeners
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