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NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE

PERMIT #157 Marquette, MI 49855

A Garden Extravaganza
7th Annual Garden Conference Saturday, March 29, 2014
Don H. Bottum University Center Northern Michigan University

vijai pandian
horticul ture educa ticulture educator

36 YEARS OF SERVICE
The Marquette Beautification & Restoration Committee, Inc. was established in 1978 and is a non-profit 501c3 volunteer organization. The purpose is to encourage each individual citizen to maintain and beautify his or her property and each business to beautify the city of Marquette. The committee encourages the maintenance and appropriate restoration of historic buildings and landmarks. 2014 celebrates 36 years of beautification of the Marquette area by the committee.

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Vijai Pandian has served Brown County residents as an Extension Horticulture Educator since 2006. Mr. Pandian received his masters degree in horticulture from Michigan State University and bachelors degree in horticulture from India. He began working for UW-Extension in 2005 as an agriculture agent in Ashland and Bayfield Counties before moving to Brown County. As a horticulture educator, Pandian teaches the general and advanced Master Gardener training program and offers garden lectures in the community. During the growing season, he and his trained Master Gardener volunteers offer plant diagnostic consultations at the Brown County Agriculture and Extension Service Center. Pandian also serves as the director for the Brown County invasive species program that helps maintain the plant diversity by controlling invasive species in selected villages, townships, and cities.

8am - 3:30pm
Garden RELATED vendors

who should attend:

Novice Gardeners Tenured Gardeners Master Gardeners Plant-a-holics Garden related business owners Anyone interested in gardening!

Goals of the event:

Provide valuable gardening information for the novice to the tenured gardener. Share gardening tips to take home. Encourage participants to start a new garden or add to an existing garden. Instill in each participant a sense of beautification and restoration in creating a greener and happier piece of their own planet earth.

emerging trends in urban landscape

A Garden Extravaganza

vijai pand ian

celebrating the marquette Beautification & restoration committees 36th anniversary

Marquette Beautification & restoration Committee, inc. PO Box 334 marquette, MI 49855

keynote speaker

Emerging Trends in urban landscape

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

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mbrc Officers:
Tami Davidowski, President Barb Kelly, Vice President Phyllis James, Recording Secretary Jeanne Nash, Corresponding Secretary Tina Ostwald, Treasurer

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HORTICULTURE EDUCATOR

Seminars on exciting garden topics

Hosted by the Marquette Beautification & restoration Committee, inc.

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HURSDAY ULY 1PM-7PM Check our website for tour info

conference committee:
Judy Place, Chairperson Michele Cook Tami Davidowski Gisele Diehring Phyllis James Rowena Jones Barb Kelly Jill LaMere Emily Lewis

contact 906-226-9904 or jplace@nmu.edu or www.mqtbeautification.org

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conference schedule & Speakers saturday, MARCH 29, 2014 registration form
8-8:45am 8:45 9:00am Registration

Space is limited. Register early. You will be notified if you are placed on a waiting list. One form per person: duplicate if needed or download from our website www.mqtbeautification.org

8-4:30pm Garden Vendors Welcome

1. Growing Blueberries in Containers Vijai Pandian - UWEX

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Written requests for refunds will be accepted until March 21, 2014.

Rich in antioxidants, blueberries are one of the most popular berry crops among gardeners. Vijai offers a simple technique to grow blueberries in a container with soilless media that can be easily amended with acid fertilizer. This presentation will teach the recipe in preparing soilless media, cultivar selections, pruning & general maintenance.

Michigan 3. Seed Harvesting for Flowers & Produce Jeff Heidtman Ontario
Seed collecting has been a passion of mine all through my life. I want to relay the importance of and the ways to harvest the seeds from the plants you love. My life has always been about plants and how I can grow more of them by saving the seed & spreading the joy.

2. The Language of Flowers Kim Smith (Garden Bouquet)

Huron 2:15pm-3:15pm WORKSHOP SESSION C

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for their generous sponsorship at the Rose Level at $500 or above. (Other sponsors will be acknowledged in the registration packet.)

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NOON-1PM LUNCH

Growing your own shiitake & oyster mushrooms on straw or hard wood logs, is a good low tech way to put your wood lot to use & to produce nutritious food. Jeff Hatfield is owner of Seeds & Spores Family Farm.

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Explore The Language of Flowers with Garden Bouquet 1. Ultimate in Edible Art & Design owner Kim Smith. Kim will share the craft of Joe Heck Michigan message-inspired garden designs and flower arrangements drawing upon Vanessa Diffenbaughs Book The A local favorite for cake creations, Joe Hecks boutique bakLanguage of Flowers and Victorias Dictionary of Flowers. ery within the Landmark Inn, provides the Ultimate in Edible Art, specializing in wedding cakes, indulgent cake 3. Smart Vegetable Gardening with Season Extenders - Rebecca Krans Ontario buffets, sculpted & hand-painted cakes, as well as custom desserts for all occasions. Joe is inspired by the natural beauExtend the UPs growing season with practical backyard ty which surrounds Lake Superior. His love of flowers came methods. Well explore plant selection, cultural practices, to him from his mother & grandfather. and other tricks to help you avoid early frost damage and extend your gardening into fall. Rebecca L. Krans is a 2. Growing Shiitake & Oyster Mushrooms Jeff Hatfield Huron Consumer Horticulture Educator for MSU .

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Cute babies, puppies & kittens have to grow up, but trees do not. The height & width of trees can be controlled without 9:00 butchering them or shearing them to resemble poodles. You Michigan 10:30am Keynote Address: will learn how to shape a small tree so that as it grows, its EMERGING TRENDS trunk, limbs & foliage have the appearance & proportions of a mature tree. Miniaturization is similar in many ways to the IN URBAN LANDSCAPE oriental art of bonsai, but differs from it in that trees are VIJAI PANDIAN, keynote speaker Going beyond the conventional backyard farming style, the grown in the ground rather than kept in free-standing pots. functional use of gardening has diversified over the years. 2. Live Frames & Wire Baskets Peaceful healing gardens, native gardens for bees and butMargaret Anderson Huron terflies, container & raised bed gardens for all seasons, stunning woodies for dwarf gardens, attractive ornamen- Make living garden frames using sphagnum moss & wire tals & yet tasty for consumption in edible gardens, creative baskets. These frames can be made for sunny or shady living walls with vertical gardens, & recyclable straw bale places in your garden or on your patio using bulbs, annuals, gardens are some trendy concepts in the urban landscapes. perennials, succulents & moss & lichen. Protect your spring & fall bulbs by making wire baskets and use them to make holiday baskets, or on living frames during the growing sea11am-Noon WORKSHOP SESSION A son, then plant your bulb baskets later in your garden.

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION!!

Space is limited; register early! Registration for individual seminars is not required since conference rooms are spacious. However, attendance at seminars is on a first come, first serve basis. If the conference is cancelled for any reason, you will be notified and your fee refunded.

NO CONFIRMATIONS WILL BE SENT.

On Site Registration - $60 per person (includes lunch, breaks, vendors & program) Make check payable to: MBRC Mail to: MBRC, PO Box 334, Marquette, Michigan 49855

Discover ways to develop a backyard habitat for beneficial insects, such as pollinators & predatory insects. Any homeowner or gardener will benefit from this session as we explore ways to increase the natural diversity within your backyard.

PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY REGISTRATION: Early Bird Registration - $50 per person

Atrium, 1st floor 1:00pm-2:00pm WORKSHOP SESSION B Charcoal Room 1. Miniaturizing Trees in Your Garden Bill VonKosky Michigan

3. Smart Flower Borders to Attract Beneficial Insects - Rebecca Krans Ontario