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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Learn about roses at Garvan Woodland Gardens

Gardening 101 and 201 on September 29 in the Magnolia Room at Gavan Woodland Gardens

Topic: "Heritage Roses" - 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Topic: "Seed Saving" - 1 to 3 p.m.

Master Gardeners Jane Gulley and Georgia Harris will present the morning session on heritage roses. They will give on overview of the old-fashioned blooms and talk about the Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock, where the roses are grown and maintained by the Pulaski County master gardeners.

Herb Culver of Bean Mountain Farms will discuss seed saving during this hands-on Gardening 201 class focusing on the proper timing and harvesting techniques needed to save the highest quality seeds from your garden. Tomatoes, peppers, herbs, flowers, and other vegetables will be covered. This special lecture is sponsored by the Richard W. Averill Foundation, Garland County Master Gardeners, Ouachita Hosta and Shade Plant Society, and the Men's Village Garden Club.

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