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Blair Horticulture
Society
2010 Schedule
A learning and sharing
knowledge of growing things.
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January --
Thursday,
January 28, 6:30 p.m.
The Forum, Durham Center, Dana College
[MAP]
Potluck:
Also bring table service
Program: Program: Video, Butchart Gardens, Victoria,
British Columbia; video of Longwood Gardens as time permits. Tapes
provided by Bill Wehrmann
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February
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Thursday,
February 25, 7 p.m.
Blair High School, 440 N. 10th (use west entrance)
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Program: "Blair High’s
Greenhouse, Its Beginnings and Educational Opportunities,"
instructor Matt Kreifels and his students
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March -
- Thursday, March 25, 7 p.m.
Washington County Ext. Office, 597 Grant
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Program: "New Plants for 2010," Sarah Browning, Dodge County Ext.
Office, Fremont
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April
-- Thursday, April 22, 7
p.m.
Carpool, Blair Public Library, to 16220 County Rd. 25, Blair
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Program: Tour Don and
Diane Vaneceks' new greenhouse, learn about seed starting from
Diane, and look for early bloomers in their gardens
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May
-- Thursday, May 27, 6:30
p.m.
Carpool, Blair Public Library, to 810 S. 14th St.,
Tekamah
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Program: Visit Joni Renshaw's gardens, which feature 1000 iris & 400 hosta varieties
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SPECIAL PROJECT
-- Saturday, June 5, 8:30
a.m.-12 noon.
Our community-wide plant exchange
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June
-- Tuesday, June 15, 5
p.m.
Carpool, Blair Public Library, to
Lauritzen Gardens, 100
Bancroft St.
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Program: "Tempo of
Music," 6-8 p.m. (regular admission fee). Buy your catered picnic
supper there or bring your own, as well as blankets and/or chairs.
Judi Seaver will be our tour guide for those who'd like to visit the
gardens before the program
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July
-- Thursday, July 22,
6:30 p.m.
Carpool, Blair Public Library, to
TLC Country Floral, 1442
County Rd. 18,
Hooper, Nebraska 402 654-2058 [MAP]
Program: Visit TLC's
gardens and gift shop, which features antiques and preserved flowers
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August
-- Thursday, August 26,
6:30 p.m.
Carpool, Blair Public Library, to 4291 Highway 133
[MAP]
Program: Gardener Al Bilau grows heirloom vegetables; he'll tell us about those and about
how he uses drip irrigation for flowers and vegetables
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September
-- Sunday, September 19,
11:30 a.m.
Carpool, Blair Public Library to Ft. Calhoun's city park
and Metropolitan Community College, 30th and Fort, Omaha
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Potluck, Ft. Calhoun
city park, 12 noon: Also bring table service
Program at Metro (an NSA affiliate site): 2 p.m., Addie Kinghorn will tell us about
Metro's grounds; 3:30 p.m., Men’s Garden Club representative will
tell us about AAS Display Garden; other gardens: Crook House
Heirloom Garden, Native American Prayer Garden
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October
-- Thursday, October 28,
6 p.m. (eat at 6:30).
Washington County Ext. Office, 597 Grant
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Soup & sandwich
potluck. Also bring table service
Program: "Successes &
Failures in the Garden"; seed exchange
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