Garden club gets to tour Golay Gardens

You don't want to miss our May 24 meeting because we are going to tour Bob and Sandy Golay's gardens and hear how they propagate and grow all the plants they sell at the Pittsburg Farmer's Market.

 

Nikki Patrick from The Morning Sun wrote an article on the Golays that ran April 28,2010. It can be viewed at: http://www.morningsun.net/featured/x43876017/A-GIFT-FOR-GARDENS

 

Happy Gardening!

Farmers' Market host wellness screening clinic

The Pittsburg Farmers Market will host a wellness screening clinic with the Pittsburg Via Christi Hospital this Saturday, May 15, 8 am to 11 am at 2nd and Broadway.  The hospital's Outreach Team will offer free wellness screenings including blood pressure, body mass index and derma-scan which helps detect sun-damaged skin.

 

The hospital's Wellness on Wheels van will also be on site to provide digital mammography screenings for a fee.  Appointments are encouraged and can be made by calling 620-232-0447.

 

The Pittsburg Farmers Market is a not-for-profit organization, whose mission is to provide a nutritious food source and to enrich the quality of life in the surrounding area.  For more information or to become a part of the market please call Chuckie Hessong at 620-249-3011.

Celebrate National Public Parks Day

Head out to your favorite public garden tomorrow to celebrate National Public Gardens Day. The American Public Gardens Association has slated Friday, May 7, 2010, to coincide with Mother’s Day weekend, the unofficial start of spring and a time when the environment is top of mind for most consumers. National Public Gardens Day offers public gardens an excellent opportunity to showcase their gardens and highlight the valuable contributions they make to their communities. Support your local botanical gardens and arboretum with a visit this summer. A public garden is the ideal place to get ideas about what grows well in your own backyard.

Kansas Gardens:

Botanica, the Wichita Gardens
http://www.botanica.org/

Overland park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
http://www.artsandrec-op.org/arboretum/

Kansas State University Gardens
http://www.k-state.edu/gardens/

The Kansas Landscape Arboretum
http://www.naturalkansas.org/kansas.htm

Missouri Gardens:

Powell Gardens
http://www.powellgardens.org/

The Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden
http://www.powellgardens.org/default.asp?page=KauffmanMap

Loose Park Rose Garden
http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/ParksandRecreation/LoosePark/index.htm