CALENDAR
2008
January
2008
4
9:00AM
WSTP
radio
5
10:00AM—Undecorate
festival
tree
-
Woodson,
Sayers,
Lawther,
Short
Parrott
&
Hudson
Attorneys
8
1:00PM—MG
Association
meeting
Ag
Center
“Legends
of
Ireland”
-Philadelphia
Flower
Show
14
2:00PM—Rufty
Holmes
Sr.
Center-Program
“Xeriscaping”
29
10:00AM-2:00PM
-Villa
Franca
Estate
- MG
Retreat
($5.00
-
lunch)
February
2008
7 9:00AM
-
WSTP
Radio
12
1:00PM
- Ag
Center
Association
meeting
-
Michele
D’Hemecourt
-
The
Land
Trust
of
NC
21
9:00AM
-
Day
trip
Gethsemane
Gardens
-
Greensboro.
Carpool.
Leave
Ag
Center
9AM
Return
3PM
If
not
already
signed
up,
contact
Carole.
26
10:00AM
-
BOD-Chamber
of
Commerce
29
11:30
Lunch
at
Winks
prior
to
1:00PM
Workparty
at
the
Greenhouse
Ornamental
Grass
Plot.
Trimming
grasses,
cleaning
up
inside
greenhouse.
March
2008
1
8:00AM*Note
time
change*
-
Day
trip
-
Plant
Delights
Nursery
-
Raleigh
www.plantdelights.com
Winter
tour
Carpool.
4
10:00AM
- Ag
Center
conference
room
-
planning
committee
for
Arbor
Day
and
Earth
Day
events
6
9:00AM
-
WSTP
Radio(1490AM)
7
9:00AM
-
WSTP
Radio
-
annual
on-air
review
with
Salisbury
Parks
and
Recreation
Darrell
and
Carole
7
9:00AM
-
Opening
Day
-
West
End.
Grape
pruning
at
10:00AM
Weather
permitting-
new
class
members
invited
to
participate
Cancelled
***Rain!
11
1:00PM
-
Association
meeting
-Master
Gardener
Bob
Bruce
-
Rain
Gardens
14
9:00AM
-
rescheduled
Opening
Day
-
West
End.
Grape
Pruning
Workshop
at
10:00AM.
Class
of
2008
and
the
public
welcome
to
attend.
15
10:00AM
- Ag
Center
parking
lot
-
crepe
myrtle
pruning
workshop-new
class
invited
to
participate.
Informational
session
indoors
as
well
as
hands
on
pruning
20
9:00AM
-
WSTP-
new
program
sponsored
by
James
River
Equipment
and
Carolina
Stalite
25
10:00AM
-
BOD
-
Chamber
of
Commerce
April
2008
3
9:00AM
-
WSTP
Radio-
Pesticide
Pickup
Day
-
10AM-2PM
-
Spencer
4
9:00-noon
-
West
End-
Hydration
&
Information
10AM
8
1:00PM
-
Association
meeting
-
Master
Gardener
Sally
Bradley
-
Herbs
9
9:00AM
-
carpool
to
Jones
Nursery
Advance,
NC-meet
at
Salem
Lutheran
Church
Sherrills
Ford
Road
10
10:00AM
-
meet
on
the
Greenway
to
prep
for
Earth
Day
11
8:30AM-12noon
-
Greenway
at
Overton
Elementary
-
Earth
Day
11
9:00-noon
-
West
End-
Hydration
&
Information
10AM
15
8:00AM
-
Greenhouse
revamping
-shovels,
rakes,
wheelbarrows.
Weeding,
cleaning,
restocking,
rebuilding
tables,
replacing
plastic
cover
and
shade
cloth.
Bring
tools
and
equipment.
Will
weed
and
repot
hostas
as
needed.
17
9:00AM
-
WSTP
Radio
18
9:00AM-noon
-
West
End
-
10:00AM
-Rufty
Holmes
Environmental
Group-Workshop
on
Composting.
CANCELED
19
Rowan
County
Farmers
Market
opens
-
Main
and
Bank
Streets
25
9:00AM-noon
-
West
End
10:00AM
Hydration
&
Information
29
10:00AM
-
BOD
-
Chamber
of
Commerce
May
2008
1 9:00AM
–WSTP
Radio
2 9:00-noon
-West
End
(weather
permitting)
10AM
Hydration
&
Information
3 1:30PM—Greenhouse
set
up
for
Plant
Sale
and
Swap
4 8:30AM-Noon—Twelfth
Annual
MG
Plant
Sale
and
Swap
5 9:00-noon
-West
End
(weather
permitting)
10AM
Hydration
&
Information
12
3:00PM
-Terrarium
Workshops
-N
Rowan
and
Hanford
Dole
Elementary
13
1:00PM
–Association
meeting
on
site—Martha
and
Evelyn
Mincey,
Kannapolis–
Rain
barrel
demonstration
15 9:00AM—WSTP
Radio
16 9:00-noon
-West
End
(weather
permitting)
10AM
Hydration
&
Information
17 Farmers
Market
booth
23 9:00-noon
-West
End
(weather
permitting)
10AM
Hydration
&
Information
Compost
Workshop-
public
invited
27
10:00AM—BOD
Chamber
of
Commerce
30
9:00-noon
-West
End
(weather
permitting)
10AM
Hydration
&
Information
JUNE
4
9:00AM—Greenhouse—potting
up
session
5
9:00AM—WSTP
Radio
6 9:00-noon
-West
End
(weather
permitting)
10AM
Hydration
&
Information
Composting
Workshop—public
invited
10
1:00PM
Association
meeting—Tick
Talk
and
Yes,
You
CAN
Eat
Roses!
Carolyn
Glasgow
and
Carolyn
Alexander
12
9:00AM—Greenhouse–
Potting
up
session
13
8:00AM-12:30PM—Ag
Center—Red
Cross
Blood
Drive
13
9:00-noon
-West
End
(weather
permitting)
10AM
Hydration
&
Information
16
6:30PM—Rowan
Public
Library—Xeriscape
Workparty
with
Caryn
Blackwood
19
8:32AM–
WSTP
Radio
20 9:00-noon
-West
End
(weather
permitting)
10AM
Hydration
&
Information
21 Farmers
Market
booth—Dawn
Holshouser,
Jim
Stricker,
Carolyn
Glasgow
24
10:00AM—BOD
Chamber
of
Commerce(Postponed-rescheduled
6-30-08)
25
10:00AM
-
Martha
and
Evelyn
Mincey's
Make
Up
Tour,
Kannapolis
27
9:00-noon
-West
End
(weather
permitting)
10AM
Hydration
&
Information
JULY
3 8:32AM—WSTP
Radio
4 Holiday
8
NCSU
Plant
&
Disease
Clinic
RCCC-Concord
–carpool
from
Ag
Center
9AM
9
9:00AM-noon
Greenhouse—Plant
Propagation
Clinic
public
invited
11
9:00-noon
-West
End
(weather
permitting)
10AM
Hydration
&
Information
13-18
National
Ag
Agents
Meeting
Greensboro
and
area
tours
17
8:32AM—WSTP
radio
18
9:00-noon
-West
End
(weather
permitting)
10AM
Hydration
&
Information
19
Farmers
Market
booth—Melody
Hartsell
-Tomato
tasting
21-25
Master
Gardeners
4-H
Horticultural
Week.
Summer
Fun
at
the
Ag
Center
29
10:00AM—BOD
Chamber
of
Commerce
30
9:00AM-noon—Plant
Propagation
Clinic—public
invited
AUGUST
7 8:32AM—WSTP
Radio
12
1:00PM
Association
meeting—Catawba
Center
for
the
Environment
Dr
John
Wear
and
Susan
Cloninger
16
Farmers
Market
booth
26
10:00AM—BOD
Chamber
of
Commerce
Please
note
that
some
of
these
dates
may
change
due
to
unforeseen
circumstances.
Please
check
the
web
page
for
updates
and
corrections.
www.rowanmastergardener.com
darrell_blackwelder@ncsu.edu
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