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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