Summer "Growing Season" webinars can help gardeners grow in knowledge
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Allamakee County Office is hosting the seventh annual “Growing Season” webinar series at Waukon during June, July and August. Gardeners will learn about benefits of shade in landscape, tree problems, and native garden insects.
The three-part series is offered by the Iowa Master Gardener program and is open to all interested gardeners. Participants are not required to have completed Master Gardener training to attend.
Each of the three webinars features an Iowa State University faculty or staff member presenting the two-hour course at an ISU Extension and Outreach county office. Course topics and speakers begin with the June webinar "Got Shade?". ISU Extension and Outreach horticulturist Denny Schrock will teach participants how to use shade plants in the landscape while focusing on plants native to Iowa. This webinar will be offered at the Allamakee County Extension Office, 218 Seventh Avenue SE, Suite #102. Interested participants may choose between two different times: Tuesday, June 14, 9-11 a.m. or 3-5 p.m.
The July Growing Season webinar will be "Getting to the Bottom of Tree Problems" with Lina Rodriguez-Salamanca, ISU Extension and Outreach plant pathologist and diagnostician with the ISU Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic. Participants will become familiar with some of the common symptoms of tree problems, and what to look for when identifying symptoms. Interested participants may choose between two different times: Tuesday, July 12, 9-11 a.m. or 3-5 p.m.
The August Growing Season webinar will be "What’s all the Buzz About?" with Nathan Brockman, the curator of the butterfly wing of Reiman Gardens at Iowa State University. Attendees will learn about insects native to Iowa and what to do to increase the enjoyment of these six-legged garden visitors. Interested participants may choose between two different times: Tuesday, August 9, 9-11 a.m. or 3-5 p.m.
To register for the any or all of the Growing Season webinars, contact the ISU Extension and Outreach Allamakee County Office at 563-568-6345. All Master Gardeners attending the webinar will earn two continuing education hours for each webinar. To learn how to become an Iowa Master Gardener, visit the program website at www.extension.iastate.edu/mastergardener/.
