KPQ Home and Garden Show March 14-16th, 2014
Spring is around the corner and it
is time once again for the annual KPQ Home and Garden Show. Master Gardeners
will be making it a fun event for the whole family with a variety of workshops
and activities to keep folks entertained and educated. Master Gardeners will be stationed in the
Crunch Pak room, the same location as last year, making the activities and
information easy to find for home show veterans. Seminars and speakers will be held in the
bleacher area of the Town Toyota Center leaving the activity room open at all
times to visitors of the home show.
The theme for this year in the
Master Gardener area is Growing Communities. Topics will be geared toward
growing knowledge, growing beauty, growing food and growing kids. As always, there will be crafts and projects
for children. This year, youngsters will
be encouraged to ‘plant a rainbow’. All activities and crafts are free of
charge. Master Gardener plant diagnosticians will be on hand to answer
questions about plant problems and a variety of information will be presented
on Master Gardener programs and learning opportunities.
A new addition to the Master
Gardener area this year will be the sale of seed potatoes. The Master Gardener
Association will be selling a number of hard to find seed potato varieties for
the home garden as part of their annual fundraising efforts. Fresh, home grown
potatoes are a real treat and are worth the effort. Potatoes can be grown
vertically in containers on a patio or porch, making them an accessible crop
for gardeners with limited space. Vertical gardening of potatoes will be
presented as part of the Master Gardener speaker series happening at the home
show.
A diverse number of topics will be
presented by Master Gardeners on both Friday and Saturday. In addition to
‘Vertical Gardening’ other topics will include ‘Integrating Vegetables and
Flowers’, ‘Freshen Up Your Garden Design’,
‘The Beautiful Pollinator’, ‘Salsa Gardening’, ‘What’s New-An Overview
of New Tools and Plants’, and ‘Let’s Go To The Fair’. A complete schedule and
description of each presentation will be available at the Master Gardener area
of the Home Show.
If you would like more information
about the Master Gardener activities happening at this year’s KPQ Home and
Garden Show, please contact Deb Benbow at debjeanbenbow@gmail.com.
Come on out and join in on the fun!
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