Tuesday, March 24, 2020

5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Church of St. Philip

821 East 5th Street, Litchfield, MN

2020 Meeker County

Sponsored by: Meeker County Extension Master Gardeners

Meeker County Horticulture Society

2020 MEEKER COUNTY GARDENER’S GALA

REGISTRATION FORM

Name _______________________________

Address ______________________________

City __________________________________

State/ZIP _____________________________

Phone (day) _________________________

Email ________________________________

Additional Attendee (if applicable)

_____________________________________

Pre-Registration Deadline: March 16, 2020

$10.00/each if registered by March 16th

$15.00/each after March 16th

HOW TO REGISTER

ONLINE: http://z.umn.edu/gardenreg2020

OR

MAIL/IN PERSON: NEW OFFICE LOCATION

Meeker County Extension

Meeker County Fairgrounds

1230 N Armstrong Ave

Litchfield, MN 55355

Please make checks payable to:

Meeker County Extension

QUESTIONS: Meeker County Extension Office

Phone: 320-693-5275

Email: mnext-meeker@umn.edu

www.extension.umn.edu/meeker

MEEKER COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE HOURS:

Monday – Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 pm.

5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Registration/Vendors

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Mary Meyer

Conscientious Gardening:

Making a difference in your yard and garden

7:00 - 7:20 p.m. Break/Vendors/Door Prizes

7:20 - 8:20 p.m. Carrie Larson

Plants that win a place in your pot for 2020!

8:20 - 8:30 p.m. Closing Comments

Conscientious Gardening: Making a

difference in your yard and garden By: Mary Meyer

Learn ways that you can be a steward of

the environment while minimizing inputs of

water and resources in your garden and

community. Gardening is a healthful and

rewarding pastime that enriches our lives,

something we can maximize to improve our

lives and communities.

Plants that win a place in your

pot for 2020! By: Carrie Larson

Learn about the new varieties of flowering

plants that will be available in the spring of

2020. Find out how to best grow these

plants and put them together to make the

most complementary containers. There are

so many new plants to choose from now

and you can learn how to weed through

them to find plants that are worth your time

and space!

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MEEKER COUNTY GARDEN TOUR

TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020

SPONSORED BY:

Meeker County Extension

Master Gardeners

Mary Meyer Mary is an Extension Horticulturist and Professor in the Department of Horticultural Science at the

University of Minnesota. She was the director of the Master Gardener program from 1994-2008. She

manages the Grass Collection at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, teaches grass classes and is

the Director of the Masters in Professional Studies in Horticulture at the University of Minnesota.

Carrie Larson Carrie has a lifelong love for plants that was started as a child, growing up with her five siblings, helping

care for her family’s 100’x100’ garden. Her weekends were spent at Siefert’s Nursery, where she and

her siblings spent time popping fuchsia blossoms while her Mom and Dad were in the root cellar

picking out trees, shrubs or asparagus roots. Carrie later took that passion with her when she

graduated from South Dakota State University in Brookings with a BS in Horticulture and Business. She

has worked in various horticultural jobs over the past 26 years including positions with Bachman’s,

VanBloem Gardens, and VanBourgondien. She currently works with McHutchison, Inc. and is based

out of Wisconsin. Carrie specializes in annuals. Carrie enjoys watching her kids grow up, starting to live

their own lives, and bringing some of her love for horticulture with them. It is Carrie’s wish that all kids

could experience the thrill of watching life come from a little seed, learn the responsibility of caring for

that life and seeing what it can become.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION MEEKER COUNTY

1230 N Armstrong Ave, Litchfield, MN 55355 (320) 693-5275

mnext-meeker@umn.edu

Karen Johnson, Extension Educator | ande9495@umn.edu

Church of St. Philip

821 East 5th Street, Litchfield, MN 55355

Driving East on Hwy 12

Continue on Hwy 12 into Litchfield. Take a

left onto 5th Street/CR-11, the Church of

St. Philip will be about 1 mile on your left.

Driving West on Hwy 12

Continue on Hwy 12 into Litchfield. Take a

right onto CR-34, then take a left onto 5th

Street/CR-11, the Church of St. Philip will

be on your right.

In the event of inclement weather, please

check the following for event updates:

• KLFD AM1410, FM95.9, or www.klfd1410.com • extension.umn.edu/meeker

• Email (if provided to us) • facebook.com/McLeodMasterGardeners/

The Meeker County Extension Master

Gardeners would like to invite all gardening

enthusiasts to an evening of education,

fellowship, and planning for the upcoming

growing season. You’ll be sure to find great

presentations, informational handouts, and

exciting door prizes.

A special THANK YOU to all of our

event vendors & supporters!