GARDENING

Chair ………………………………………………. Kathy Baker
Treasurer ………………………………….. Dorothy Kirkland
Correspondent ………………………… Jeanette Dieterich
Community Garden Coordinator ………. Karen Wolters

Gardening meets the 2nd Wednesday at 11:30 am at the Ames Public Library unless noted otherwise.  Meetings begin with a brown bag lunch followed by a program from 12-1 pm. Members enjoy and learn about all aspects of gardening from garden tours, invited speakers, members’ sharing, and garden related crafts. A community garden in Stuart Smith Park is maintained by the members during the summer months. Dues are $2 for the year and there is no limit on membership.

September 14
Garden Walk

Location ……… Dan and Dee Draper’s Hillside Hostas
4912 W 190th St
Coordinator …………………….. Shon Stephenson
Hostess …………………………… Trish Strah

October 8 or 15 (2nd or 3rd Saturday)
Rinehart Family Farm Farmer’s Market Road Trip

Location …………………………….. Rinehart Family Farm
703 Kale Rd, Boone
Coordinators ……………………..Kathy Baker, Jeanette Dieterich

November 9
TBA

Hostess ………………………………….. Linda Sharpnack

February 8
Butterfly Gardening

Coordinator …………………………………. Marlene Geiger
Hostess ………………………………………. TBA

March 8
Gardens of Pennsylvania & Delaware

Coordinator ……………………………….Betty Toot
Hostess ………………………………………… Joanne Van Dyke

April 12
Roadside Gardening

Location …………………………………………McFarland Park
56461 180th Street
Coordinator ……………………………………… Nancy Franz
Hostess ………………………………………… Dorothy Kirkland

May 10

Plant Exchange
Location …………………………………………. TBA

May TBA

Stuart Smith Park Garden Plot Planting
Coordinator …………………………………… Karen Wolters

June TBA
Altrusa Garden Tour

Coordinator …………………………………. Jan Verploeg

July 12
Exploring a Prairie

Location ……………………. Carl Kurtz Prairie
1562 Binford Av. St Anthony
Coordinator …………………………………………………Kathy Baker