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Table of Contents for March 2019
Potting Shed University Classes
Plant Sale - Save the Date
Gardening for Butterflies - Series of Articles 5-10
Polar Vortex and Our Trees and Shrubs
Garden Links - Long
Previous Newsletter Link
Need a Speaker for One of Your Meetings or Groups
Gardening Questions Phone Number - Hotline Now Open
Potting Shed University Classes
Invest In Gardening Skills for Life

Mondays 
March 4 - April 1
  
6:00-7:00 PM
  
A series of diverse garden topics for you to hone your skills to become a better gardener for years to come.

Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center
2400 S Scenic, Springfield, MO 65807

417-891-1515

$5 per person per class 

Pay at the door -  Registration starts at 5:30 PM

If Springfield schools are canceled due to inclement weather, our classes will also be canceled and rescheduled for a later date.

Mar 4: FRUGAL GARDENING  
Lois Zerrer, Master Gardener of Greene County  
Come learn practical tips and hints to make your gardening dollars go farther. For flower or vegetable enthusiasts, you will pick up new ideas to find plants, tools and timesavers for the garden.

Mar 11: BLUEBERRIES IN THE HOME GARDEN 
Patrick Byers, MU Extension Horticulture Specialist  
Blueberries are delicious and good for you! Learn how to grow this sometimes challenging plant, both in the garden and in containers. Selecting the best cultivar, preparing the soil, planting and caring for your bushes, and enjoying the harvest will be the class topics.

Monday 18: LANDSCAPING YOUR HOME WITH NATIVE PLANTS 
David Middleton, Ozarks Soul, Native Plants and Landscaping
Do you want to learn how to incorporate Missouri Native plants into you home landscaping? David will highlight 20 of his favorite species and how to use them.  
   
Mar: 25: GREAT PERENNIALS: HEUCHERA AND HEUCHERELLA
Kathryn Kufahl, Master Gardeners of the Ozarks, Emeritus
Coralbells and foamy bells make great additions to any perennial garden. They come from native backgrounds and offer season-long interest. Let’s share experiences with these distinctive plants.

April 1: THE WONDERFUL WORLS OF DAFFODILS  
Pat Ware, Master Gardener of Greene County 
Daffodils are among the first flowers to wake up and brighten our gardens. They come in sizes from teeny-tiny to huge and come in multiple colors and petals shapes. Some bloom very early and some bloom very late. Weather permitting, see examples of a variety of daffodils and maybe even take some home.

For more information and complete 2019 class schedule click here.
Plant Sale - Save the Date

Saturday April 27th 2019

8:00 am to 1:00 pm

417-874-2963

Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center
2400 S. Scenic Ave.
Springfield MO 65807

For more information
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Gardening for Butterflies
This is an amazing set of articles written by Lenora Larson for the Facebook site called The Garden Word. They were all originally online, but that site got taken down, so with her permission, they are now on Facebook.

This is a continuing series of articles on butterflies and butterfly gardening. Articles 5-11 are listed here. Articles 1-4 in previous issue. (see below for link)
The Polar Vortex
The polar vortex, a swirling mass of arctic air, dipped deep into the central U.S. at end of January, bringing record cold to the area. It was a short-lived excursion, however, retreating back into Canada by early February. In its path, nearly 1,400 temperature records were broken, mostly in the Midwest. Temperatures dropped to as low as -20°F in areas of northern Missouri and -11°F in the central part of the state on January 29.

Need a Speaker for a Meeting or Group?
Master Gardeners of Greene County are available to speak to garden clubs, civic organizations, schools and other groups on a wide variety of topics within the world of gardening, horticulture, landscaping and the environment.


Donating to MU Extension

Without MU Extension, there would be no Master Gardeners.
Gifts from individual donors support MU Extension's educational programs in Greene County. Primarily, we receive cash donations by check or online with a credit card and the non-cash donation of vehicles.
 

Tax deductible donation

 
    
417-874-2963

The Hotline is available during the hours of
10:00 am to 4:00 pm M-F
and on most Saturdays from 10-1
Please call before coming in with a sample or pictures
Feel free to  email  us or send pictures to hotline@mggreene.org
These are two separate ways of contacting us.


Read our Ask a Master Gardener column in the Sunday Springfield News-Leader.

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Thank you!!
 
MGGC
Master Gardeners of Greene County, Missouri
417-874-2963