What we want to learn about in 2013

Below are some topics members selected for possible programs for next years. Slashes indicate the number of people who selected the item as a topic of interest. This partial list of topics was developed by the Minnesota State Horticultural Society but it serves a a good tool for us to use to think about what we want to learn next year. For a full list of topics from the MSHS visit.

https://secure.northerngardener.org/images/website/docs/ProgramTopicsforSpeakersRoster.pdf.

If you have not already done so (at the August potluck) you will have an opportunity at our next meeting on September 13 to share your preferences for topics.

We will look for speakers in our own community to present the programs we select. If you know possible speakers, please share that information with the club.

Also, check out classes offered by the MSHS http://www.northerngardener.org/classes

List of topics

// Construction, any type of hardscaping such as walls, pathways, trellises, pergolas, etc

/ Composting, any type except worms

/ Cooking freezing canning drying with garden produce

/ Exhibiting/judging, methods of exhibiting at plant shows, judging plant shows, teaching plant judging

/ Flowers, perennials, flowers which are winter hardy in Minnesota, selection and propagation.

// Ferns, all aspects of gardening with ferns

/// Fruit, berries, grapes, any type of small fruit such as blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and grapes

///// Garden Art, introducing art and whimsy to the home garden

/// Garden crafts, crafts such as wreath making, topiary, and wall hangings which use items from the gardens.

/ Gardens-shade, selection of plants, design and maintenance of gardens designed for shade

/ Gardens to visit, gardens to tour in Minnesota

/ Ground covers, selection and propagation of plants that act as a dense covering for the ground.

/ Herbs, general, selection and propagation of plants used for culinary or medicinal purposes, includes herb garden design

/ Irrigation, use of man-made watering systems

// Japanese gardens, gardens designed in the Japanese style

/ Landscaping, edible, landscaping with plants that provide food for humans

/ Landscaping, low maintenance - a landscaping style that minimizes maintenance, includes plant selection and methods

/ Landscaping water - landscaping around ponds or lakes, does not include water gardening.

// Ornamental grasses - selection and maintenance of grasses grown for ornamental use, does not include turf grasses.

/ Pest control includes all types of pest control such as organic, chemical, biological, or integrated pest management

/ Seeds, seeds saving and starting

/ Travelogues, places to visit throughout the US or in foreign countries

/ Vegetables, plant selection and general methods of vegetable gardening

// Wildlife, living with, methods of gardening and living with wildlife, includes methods of animal control.