Flowers, Flowers, Flowers
3rd Annual Seminar and Plant Sale -- OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
sponsored by
Virginia Cooperative Extension
and
Fluvanna Master
Gardeners
Heritage Gardening
* Native Plants
* Heirloom Apples and Orchards *
Garden Design *
| Date |
30 April 2005 |
| Time |
8:30am - 3:30pm |
| Location |
Beaver Dam Baptist Church Social Room |
PLANT SALE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Directions
From Charlottesville: I-64 East, Exit #129 (Keswick) bear right onto Rt. 616, at
stop light turn left on Rt. 250 and go 2.7 miles. The church is on the
right.
From Richmond: I-64, Exit #136 (Palmyra), turn left onto Rt.15
South, at the first stop light turn right onto Rt. 250 West and go 4.1
miles. The church is on the left. Facility is handicap accessible.
Price
$20 Prepaid by April 20, 2005 – Lunch included
$20 At the door - Lunch not included
No refunds unless event cancelled
Limited to 80 participants. Cash or checks only.
Agenda
Master of Ceremonies: Peter Warren, Albemarle County Extension
| 8:30-9:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00-9:15 |
Welcome
Peter Warren |
| 9:15-10:15 |
Heirloom Research and Design
Pat Ruggiero, Master Gardener |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Break |
| 10:30-11:30 |
Native Plantings
Fran Boninti, Master Gardener |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Lunch and Plant Sale |
| 12:30-1:45 |
Orchards in the Historic Landscape
Tom Burford, "Professor Apple" |
| 1:45-2:00 |
Break |
| 2:00-3:00 |
Heirloom Vegetables
Ira Wallace, Southern Exposure |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Door Prizes, Evaluation, and Certificates |
Program Details
Heirloom Research and Design
Pat Ruggiero
Discussion will include research of heirloom plantings, reasons for the
design and layout, as well as actual gardening methods such as raised
beds, use of mulches, and basic period organic techniques.
Pat Ruggiero is a Master Gardener and has been an organic gardener for
15 years.
Native Plantings
Fran Boninti
This talk will cover growing native plants from soil to blossom,
emphasizing soil and site conditions. We will also discuss different
native plants themselves.
Fran Boninti is a Master Gardener and natural historian. She is a
former garden guide and Saturday in the Gardens speaker who guided Bird
Walks, Wildflower Walks, and Fern Walks at Monticello for 14 years.
Orchards in the Historic Landscape
Tom Burford, "Professor Apple"
This talk will provide an overview of the history of fruit in America,
including kitchen orchards, cider orchards, and ornamental fruit tree
plantings.
Tom Burford is an orchard and nursery
consultant, author and apple historian, specializing in restoration,
re-creation and design at historic sites and private estates. He is the
author of Apples: A Catalog of International Varieties and Fruit
Grafters Handbook, along with articles and manuals on apples, fruit
tree propagation, and orchard management.
Heirloom Vegetables
Ira Wallace
tbd
This seminar has been approved for six (6) hours Master Gardeners’ continuing education.
For further information call the Fluvanna County Extension Office at 434-591-1950.
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