Meetings
The Twin City Garden Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. Visitors are always welcome. Our programs are provided by local horticulturalists, many from the University of Illinois. Each garden-related program is followed by a business meeting and refreshments.
Meetings are announced in the News-Gazette. See their on-line calendar http://www.news-gazette.com/calendar/
2007-2008 Programs
The Changing Seasons of Gardening
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will be held at 1 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2101 South Prospect Avenue, Champaign.
September 18, 2007 "Insects and Garden Creatures Come and Go With The Seasons'"
Program: Organic Ways to Rid Gardens of Common Pests & Diseases
A visual presentation by Phil Nixon, Extension Entomologist, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Favorite Garden Tool: Wired Bulb Baskets
October 16, 2007 "Reaping The Harvest on Cider Day at Curtis Orchard"
1:00 p.m., Curtis Orchard & Pumpkin Patch, 3902 Duncan Road, Champaign
Program: Special bee pollination program, apple grading, choosing fruit for winter storage, & cider making.
Presentation by Joyce Curtis, owner of Curtis Orchard
Favorite Garden Tools: apple picker/sprayer/lopper
November 20, 2007 "Garden Winterizing: A time to clean up, recycle the dead, prune, plant, divide and protect your plants"
Program: Putting Your Gardens to Bed.
Presentation by Aporn Wentz, University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener since 1992 when the Master Gardener program first began at the University of Illinois
Favorite Garden Tool: Tulip Planters
December 18, 2007 "Fun Ways to Recycle Garden Materials"
Noon potluck luncheon and program, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2101 South Prospect Avenue, Champaign. Please bring a dish to share. Program: Attractive Gift Packaging Using Fresh & Dried Garden Material. Presentation by Donna Wagner. She holds a Master's Degree in Botany and is a University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener and Master Flower Show Judge
Favorite Garden Tool: garden shoe cover
January 15, 2008 "Transforming Your Garden Appearance"
Program: Demonstration by Donna Wagner and Jean Hovde with Hands-on Activities Creating Yard Crafts
- Clay pot wind chimes
- Mini clay pot scarecrows
- Decorative walking stones
- "Words in Stone" poetry bricks
- Leaf casting
- Garden walking steps
Presentation by: Donna Wagner (M.S. in Botany) University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener and Master Flower Show Judge and Jean Hovde, Vice President of Twin City Garden Club
Favorite Garden Tool: light weight stool with pad
February 19, 2008 "At First You See It and Then You Don't"
Program: "Camouflage Gardening and Creating Shade with Garden Structures"
A visual presentation by Shane Cultra from "Illinois Gardener" TV show, radio talk show "Talking Dirt" and arborist at Country Arbors Nursery in Urbana, Illinois
Favorite Garden Tool: plastic ties
March 18, 2008 "Adding Spice And Herbs To Your Life"
Presentation and food preparation by Donna Salconnier-Darter. She is a registered dietician and a Nutrition and Wellness Educator for the University of Illinois.
Refreshments will be prepared and served by Donna Darter.
A handout will be available on "How to grow herbs year round in your home" by Jean Hovde
Favorite Garden Tool: soil tester gadget
April 15, 2008 "Enjoying The Scents and Colors of Nature"
Program: "Fragrance & Butterfly Gardening"
Presentation by Maggie Dougherty-Roberts, University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener, Master Naturalist, member of the Herb Society, and designer and creator of a certified wildlife habitat in her own backyard.
Favorite Garden Tool: standing twisting weeder
May 3, 2008 Annual Plant Sale
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2101 South Prospect Avenue, Champaign
May 20, 2008 "A Time to Share and Make Room for the New"
Noon; Olive Garden Restaurant, Champaign. Spring Luncheon and Installation of Officers
June 17, 2008 "A Kaleidoscope of Color and Shades of Green"
June picnic & Garden Walk
Noon; home of Alice Vernon, Oakwood; contact Tori Corkery at corkery@uiuc.edu for directions.
July 12, 2008 "Prairie Home": A small standard flower show
A small standard flower show will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2008, at Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana. Floral design and horticulture entries will be received between 7 and 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12 and open to the public from noon-5 p.m. Free and open to the public.
July 15, 2008
Field trip to 5-Acre Farm Daylilies
