The Program Committee of Zone 6 Gardeners met on February 18, 10:00 am, at Sweet Greens. The following program ideas were discussed and contacts will be made for potential programs and speakers:
March 24: Class LTD -- program on the landscaping possibilities of Eco Glass products. Eco Glass products recycles a difficult and costly material, and diverts glass waste from landfills. The recycled raw glass materials is being pulverized and distributed as landscaping mulch, golf course sand traps, pottery, stepping stones, fish ponds, fire pits, construction aggregate, and drainage purposes.
April 28: Dr. James Dawson, PSU dept. of biology -- program on mushrooms -- growing, gathering, cooking and eating.
Some Saturday in May: A bus trip or car pool to Arnold's Greenhouse. Let the program committee know if enough people are interested and we need to hire a bus.
May 19: "How to Host a Garden Party" presented by members of the Zone 6 Gardeners. We are asking for volunteers, single individuals or work with a partner or group, and decorate a patio-size table for a garden party. You choose the theme, like spring time for Mother's Day; Cinco De Mayo (and Betty Scripsick even has chili pepper lights she will loan you), Memorial Day with flags and red, white and blue; a nautical theme; outdoors and fishing; all natural or herbs; etc. Be creative and come up with some great ideas. Betty Scripsick will host this meeting and has plenty of patio tables. You just bring your decorations, including table service, and cook one food item to go along with your theme. Get on the internet and do some researching. You have plenty of time between now and May 19. Hostesses for this meeting will need to bring only beverage because we will be eating food items from each party theme table. The more tables we have, the more ideas we will get -- and the more food to eat!
June 23: Time to start touring gardens for our summer meetings. If you know of a garden we can visit or want to volunteer yours, contact someone on the program committee.
These are the dates of our up-coming meetings, but programs/speakers are tentative at this time.
--Becky Cunningham
Newsletter Editor
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