Category: Events

Events

Upcoming Orchid Events

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Calendar of Events

  • September 14 – 15, 2013 – Wisconsin Orchid Society Fall Show
  • October 12 – 13, 2013 – Illinois Orchid Society Fall Orchid Odyssey. Chicago Botanic Gardens, Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL
  • October 19-20, 2013 – at the Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio. More Info: www.orchidsandart.com
  • January 25 – 26, 2014 —Orchid Society of Minnesota 40th Anniversary Winter Carnival Orchid Show Marjorie McNeely Conservatory,  St. Paul, MN
  • February 1 – 2, 2014 – Orchid Growers’ Guild., Inc. of Madison is having our 27th Orchid Show at the Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Way, Madison, WI.  Questions:  Contact Judy Stevenson, 608-231-3163.  e-mail is judy_stevenson@sbcglobal.net
  • March 1-2, 2014 – NEWOS Orchid Show: https://newisos.org/orchid-show/“Orchid Oasis” at the Holiday Inn Neenah Riverwalk.
  • Apr 29 – May 4, 2014 —Spring AOS Members Meeting and Show, Doubletree by Hilton, Minneapolis MN
Events

Garden Discoveries: an Educational Garden Tour

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The Outagamie County Master Gardeners Association will be hosting their 6th Annual “Garden Discoveries: an Educational Garden Tour” on Saturday, June 15. The public is invited to tour seven select gardens in the Fox Cities. Each garden offers a unique horticultural lesson and all are truly great examples of sound gardening principals and beauty. 

For a $7 entry fee (to further develop the Community Garden Partnership) and two items of non-perishable food (to be donated to local food pantries), guests will experience beautiful area gardens with an opportunity to learn horticultural lessons during each visit. 

Garden locations and descriptions can be found at www.ocmga.net. 

Or please contact:

Tom Brinkman                                                         Kathy Baum

920.729.9404                                                            920.731.9385

tbrinkman3@new.rr.com                                            katbaum2003@yahoo.com

 

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Outagamie County Annual Plant Sale

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The Outagamie County Master Gardeners Association will be holding their 15th Annual Plant Sale from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013, on the UWEX grounds at 3365 West Brewster Street inAppleton. This sale offers a wide variety of new types of perennial and annual flowers, shade plants, vegetable plants, herbs, and grasses along with garden compost, info demos, vendors, garden treasures, and yard sale items all at reasonable prices. 

Plant Diagnostic Clinic throughout the day – get answers to your general plant questions about care, insect or disease problems 

Numerous vendors will be set up, offering garden-related merchandise 

Garden related demonstrations 

A Garden Flea Market offering new and gently used garden art, tools and numerous other garden items 

Master Gardeners will be available throughout the sale to answer gardening questions and personally help shoppers select plants for individual garden sites.

See www.ocmga.net for latest information.