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THE CCE ERIE COUNTY MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM PRESENTS

AN EDUCATION DAY WITH KERRY MENDEZ AND DON LEOPOLD Program 8:30 – 9:15 am Registration 9:15 – 10:45

Kerry Mendez Ten Tips for Growing a Beautiful, Sustainable Flower Garden

10:45 – 11:00

Break

11:10 – 12:30

Don Leopold Native Plants for Sustainable Landscapes

Saturday March 12, 2016

12:30 – 1:30

Buffet Lunch

1:30 – 3:00

Kerry Mendez Three Seasons of Outrageous Perennial Color

Classics V Banquet Center

Registration and Book Order Form (double sided) 2016 MASTER GARDENER EDUCATION DAY Name _____________________________________ Phone _______________________ Address ________________________________________________________________ Registration Fee: $45 MG Outside Erie Co. Or $50 Public Enclose a check payable to CCE. Mail to: CCE-Erie, 21 South Grove Street, East Aurora, NY 14052 Attn: MG Program Space is limited to the first 120 registrants. If you would like to participate in the Timber Press (Storey) book order, complete reverse side. Enclose separate checks for your registration and book order.

Sustainability Explore how to integrate practical and realistic ideas to create more sustainable gardens and landscapes. Kerry Mendez brings her vast knowledge, excitement, and humor to gardening audiences in a “get real” approach to gardening that focuses on practical design tips, low maintenance plant care and plant selection, using spectacular perennials to maximize color, and a variety of sustainable garden practices. Her most recent book is The Right-Sized Flower Garden.

Master Gardeners Education Day Saturday, March 12, 2016 8:30 am—3:00 pm Classics V Banquet Center 2425 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst (1 mile north of the Youngmann Highway)

Don Leopold, nationally recognized author and speaker on native plants, will highlight native herbaceous and woody species that are no-maintenance, adaptable to extreme conditions, attract wildlife, and are deer proof. Understanding the ecology of natural plant communities will help gardeners select the right plant species for their gardens and landscapes. Dr. Leopold is the author of several books including Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening and Conservation.

Opportunity to Purchase Books through Timber Press and/or Storey (http://www.timberpress.com/) To select books, visit the Timber Press or Storey website or pick up a catalog at our February 2nd MG meeting. Select up to five books. Calculate the cost as one-half the catalog list price. Return the form above to the CCE office or turn in your order and payment (checks payable to CCE) at our February meeting. Plan to pick up your books when you attend Master Gardener Education Day, March 12 th

Book orders must be received in the office by February 12th

2016 EDUCATION DAY BOOK ORDER INFORMATION Book Title

Company (circle)

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Storey or Timber Press

2

Storey or Timber Press

Book Number

Cost (1/2 list price)

Book Order Total $

Enclose separate check payable to CCE for your Book Order. Thank you!