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September, 2011

 

2011 Speaker Series 

 

Bonnie Blodgett

Mike Nowak 

October 15

 

email:

info@northwestmichigangarden.org 

 

www.northwestmichigangarden.org  

 

 

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You can help spread the word about The Garden. Please click on the Facbook link and like us. Then invite your friends to do the same.   

 

 

This Saturday, September  17th  

Botanic Garden Open House

 open house

Please join us on the spectacular 25-acre site of the future Botanic Garden as we host a day-long Open House at the Historic Barns Park on the grounds of the old State Hospital.

Free Speaker Schedule

11:00 a.m.
Warren Byrd  "Keynote Speaker"  Tent A

12:30 p.m.

Tent A   Laurel Voran  "The Importance of Public Gardens"
Tent B  Julie  Krist  "Growing Herbs for Cooking"

Tent C  Jewel Richardson  "Floral Arranging with Native Plants

1:30 p.m.

Tent A   Robin Christensen  "Looking Beyond the Landscape (includes a trail tour)

Tent B  Tom Deering  "Tree Care"

Tent C   Ray Kendra  "Restoring the Cathedral Barn with LEED Certification" (includes a tour)

2:30 p.m.

Tent A Brian Zimmerman & Tom Ford  "How the Autumnal Equinox Clock Effects our Native Plants and Animals"

Tent B Pam Bardenhagen "No Till Vegetable Gardening"

Tent C Jeanine Rubert "Fall Garden Care"

 For more specific information, check the BGS website. 
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Can You Help?  WE NEED VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are still needed for this Saturday's Open House event.
Please contact Karen Schmidt  at 231-223 7856 or email if you can help us for a two hour shift on that day.

We need:

Docents - a script will be provided

Golf Cart Drivers

Set up & Take Down help

Various

Help Us Spread The Word On FACEBOOK

Here is a simple thing you can do to help the Botanic Garden.

1. Like us on Facebook

 

2. SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT OUR OPEN HOUSE. Invite your fb friends to our open house event. Go to  Botanic Garden Open House Event and on the left hand side click "select friends to invite."  Invite your friends and encourage them to invite theirs.   

 

 

 

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