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Spring Pruning Workshop                                                      March 1, 2018            1:30-3:30 p.m.

Join Sarah Rummery, Reiman Gardens’ Manager of Horticultural Operations, and Sharon Rink, Reiman Gardens’ Horticulturist, for an informative and hands-on workshop designed to familiarize you with all the W’s of early spring pruning, including fruit trees! Learn what, when, where, how, and why to prune, and put your knowledge to practice outside in the Gardens! Please bring a pair of gardening gloves (preferably leather), and dress to work outdoors! Registration with pre-payment is required by Monday, February 27.

$14 Members
$17.50 General Public
$11.90 ISU Students

https://www.reimangardens.com/events-programs/

Orchids 101 Workshop                                                          January 21, 2018        1-4 p.m.

Have you caught the orchid fever? Ever wondered about these peculiar and wildly exotic flowers? Join Reiman Gardens staff to learn orchid basics, including types and characteristics, as well as how to grow them successfully at home. Get hands-on practice and take home an orchid, too. Pre-registration with pre-payment is required by Thursday, January 18.

$30 for Members
$37.50 for General Public
$24 for ISU Students

https://www.reimangardens.com/events-programs/

Come to Reiman Gardens in Ames for this Seminar on Great Plants for Iowa.

Topic: “Perennials for Sun - the Basics" - With so many wonderful perennials available to gardeners, we had to split this class into two!  Learn more about the basic perennials well-suited for that sunny spot in your Central Iowa landscape. Learn more here: https://www.reimangardens.com/event/great-plants-for-iowa-3/

Great Plants for Iowa series will allow participants to develop knowledge of the wide variety of garden plants that grow well in Central Iowa. Covering nearly 500 plants, these 16 classes are spread across several years.  Each class focuses on identification, cultural requirements, and the use of the plants in gardens and the broader landscape.  These classes are perfect for avid amateur gardeners and plant enthusiasts, aspiring horticulture professionals, horticulturists, garden designers, landscape architects seeking professional development, and Master Gardeners looking for continuing education credits. There are no prerequisites and you are welcome to take one or all the classes each year.

Learn about container gardening at Reiman Gardens in Ames. https://www.reimangardens.com/events/

Speakers include Ed Lyon, director of Reiman Gardens; Gary Wittenbaugh, Lifetime Master Gardener with over 40 years experience growing conifers; Dr. Donald Lewis, Professor and Extension Entomologist, Iowa State University; and Melissa Peterson, Garden Center Manager at Ted Lare Design Build & Garden Center.

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/calendar/ShowList.asp?County=Warren&CountiesScope=