SATURDAY,

FEBRUARY 18, 2017 8:30 AM – 3:45PM

INDI AN SPRINGS M IDDL E SCHOOL (ACT IVIT IES ENTRANCE)

1692 S ST ATE RO AD 9 COLUM BIA CITY, IN

Whitley County

Master Gardeners

4th Annual Symposium

“Thyme to Get Growing”

Vendors

The symposium features several area

garden suppliers and crafters along with

informational booths. Please stop by

and visit them. This is a great oppor-

tunity to learn what new and exciting

things are in store for the 2017 growing

season.

Map to Indian Springs Middle School

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that all persons have equal opportunity and access to its educational

programs, services, activities, and facilities without regard to race

religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status,

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You are invited to

Whitley County‘s

4th Symposium

Please join us for the fourth gardening sym-posium in Whitley County on Saturday, February 18, 2017.

Everyone is invited to attend. You do not have to be a Master Gardener!

Our goals for this symposium are to in-crease your knowledge of sound gardening practices, provide you with information on current and timely methods and give you a glimpse of what is new for the up and com-ing gardening year. February and March are the months for certain action and plan-ning. Our goal is to inspire you to plan and prepare in advance so in the spring you can hit the ground running! We are pleased to be able to offer you this educational oppor-tunity and we look forward to seeing and meeting you. So—please mark your calen-dars for February 18th and join us for a day filled with education, gardening and practi-cal tips you can use in your garden.

Symposium counts as 6

educational hours for those in the

Master Gardener program.

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Indian Springs

Middle School

Directions from US 30 and SR 9 (Main Street): go

south for 2.3 miles to entrance of Indian Springs

Middle School.

Symposium Schedule & Speakers

Name: ________________________________

Address: ______________________________

City: _________________________________

State: __________ Zip: __________________

Email: ________________________________

Phone: _____________________

Registration fee: $35/person (Includes continental break-fast, lunch, and handout materials.) Please circle your choice. SPECIFY SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS.

Yuppie Club Wrap – Turkey, ham, bacon, lettuce, to-matoes, onion, Gouda cheese & roasted garlic aioli.

Greek Goddess Wrap – Turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, on-ion, cucumber, feta crumbles & house tzatziki sauce.

Salad – Spring mix with turkey, cranberries, crumbled blue cheese, sliced beets & pecans. OR

Vegetarian Salad

Salad dressing choices: Ranch, Blue Cheese, Raspberry Vinaigrette, Honey Mustard, or Balsamic Vinaigrette.

DIETARY NEEDS: ___________________________

ONE PERSON PER REGISTRATON PLEASE.

Make checks payable to the

Whitley County Master Gardeners

Please send to the Extension Office (address below) by:

February 9, 2017

Late registration — please add $10/person.

No refunds unless the symposium is cancelled.

Purdue Extension—Whitley County

Attn: John Woodmansee

115 S. Line St.

Columbia City, IN 46725

Phone: 260-244-7615

Email: jwoodman@purdue.edu

8:30 a.m. Registration, Refreshments, Vendors

9:00 a.m. Welcome

9:15 a.m. Mark Gorczyca

“Designing a Garden Area’

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Ryan Baker

“New, Unusual and Underused Plants”

11:30 a.m. Vendors and Lunch

12:45 p.m. John Woodmansee

“Basic Pruning and Tools”

1:30 p.m. Break

1:45 p.m. Jack Caster

“Winter Sowing”

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Jasmine Hiss

“Weeds, Seeds and Bouquets”

3:30 p.m. Wrap-up, Concluding Remarks,

Evaluations

3:45 p.m. Vendors

If you require auxiliary aids and services due to a disa-bility or have special food needs, please contact: John Woodmansee at jwoodman@purdue.edu or call: 260-244-7615 before February 9, 2017.

Registration Form

2017 Garden Thyme

Mark Gorczyca: Mark is with Bruce Ewing Landscaping and has a Master of Landscape Architecture from BSU. He will explain how his landscape design process has evolved over nearly 20 years of experiences as a land-scape designer. The “inventory & analysis” phase of a project increases your knowledge of the site and pro-vides useful tools for better designs, how site features and design elements are implemented, and what makes a good finished product. A “hardscape” discus-sion will explain how elements other than plants add to the garden. Ryan Baker: Ryan opened the Country View Greenhouse

in South Whitley 15 years ago. He is a consistent vendor at

the Columbia City Farmer’s Market and currently serves on the

board of the market. Ryan is constantly on the lookout for

something new, unusual or different to grow. Recently he has

expanded his succulent offerings. He will be speaking about

new plants and shrubs for 2017, as well as several other rare,

unusual and underused plants.

John Woodmansee: John is the Purdue Extension Educa-

tor for Whitley and Noble Counties. One of his favorite topics is

trees, including proper selection, planting, pest management,

and pruning of woody ornamentals for the home landscape.

Jack Caster: Jack is a full time faculty member at Ivy

Tech. He became serious about gardening the past five years

and now has close to a dozen gardens throughout his yard.

Last year he began successfully growing vegetables and flow-

ers in late winter. He will speak about proper soil, moisture,

little or no cost small “greenhouses” as well as how to transi-

tion the small plants into larger flowerbeds.

Jasmine Hiss: Jasmine was born with a shovel in her

hand! The entire family loves plants and all that they entail.

She began helping her parents at the Columbia City Farmer’s

Market at the age of 6 and progressed to growing her own

flowers, then making and selling arrangements of cut flowers

for the past eight years. Jasmine is a student at Indiana Tech.

She will show us how to keep beautiful arrangements in our

homes from early spring through late fall.