Master Gardener Society of Oakland County, MI
MGSOC general meetings are held at the:Beautiful Savior Lutheran
Church MGSOC meetings are free to MGSOC members.
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Tue - Sep 07 6:30 PM |
Master Gardener Society of Oakland County (MGSOOC) General Meeting at Telly's MGSOOC General Meeting - September 7, 2010 @ 6:30pm Location: Telly's Greenhouse in Troy Education: George Papadelis, owner of Telly's Greenhouse in Troy Fall Blooming Perennials Meetings are free for Society Members. There is a $3.00 guest fee. Food: Salad Bar Nominations for Vice-President, Secretary and Team Administrator |
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Wed - Sep 08 12:00 PM |
Gourds - Troy Garden Club Our guest speakers Deb and Ron Stallings are the business owners and creators of "Gourdology". The couple crate beautiful colorful decorative gourd objects and sell them at local venues. Their business website is Gourdology.com The Troy Garden Club meets at Bid Beaver United Methodist Church at 3753 John R in Troy. The church is located just south of Wattles Road on the west side of the street. Refreshments will be served at 12 o'clock. Visitors are welcome at the Club's programs. There is a five dollar donation. For more information contact Mary 248-593-6182 |
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Thu - Sep 09 7:30 PM |
Garbage In, Rich Soil Out. Let's Go Organic OPEN MEETING PROGRAM Garbage In, Rich Soil Out. Let's Go Organic is the topic of Hill and Dale Garden Club's September 9 program. Jane and Allan Geisler, both master composters, teach in the Wayne County Master Gardeners program, Wayne County Master Composter program and gardening classes at Henry Ford Community College. An Advanced Master Gardener, Jane Geisler also writes three monthly garden columns for the Dearborn Press and Guide newspaper and two garden club newsletters. Their presentation is open to the public at Hill and Dale's meeting at the visitor center of Heritage Park, on Farmington Road between 10 and 11 Mile Roads in Farmington Hills. Program starts at 7:30. |
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Sat - Sep 11 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Growing with Master Gardeners Conference University of Michigan-Dearborn campus; 4901 Evergreen, Dearborn 48128 Sponsored by the UM-D Environmental Interpretive Center and presented by MGAWC Volunteers, 22th annual all-day educational program for environmentalists and gardeners of all levels: two keynotes, classes, shopping, lunch. Details & registration at www.mgawc.org 734-786-6860 Early registration discount by Sept. 7, 2010. |
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Sat - Sep 11 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
invasive shrub removal workday at Bald Mountain Recreation Area Glossy buckthorn, a non-native wetland invader, doesn't stand a chance to take over if we keep removing it from this fen. Please join us in this effort! Meet at the East Graham Boat Launch parking lot on the north side of Predmore Road in the park's North Unit. ***Waterproof boots, either knee-high rubber boots or hip waders, are recommended for this site, but not necessary. Rubber boots are available to borrow, upon request. Old boots that you don't mind getting muddy will work too. For more information, a map or directions, and to register please visit www.michigan.gov ; click on the "Calendar of Volunteer Stewardship Workdays" link under Current Volunteer Opportunities. Please remember to wear appropriate clothing for outdoor work including long pants and closed-toe shoes and to bring drinking water! We will have work gloves, but feel free to bring your own if you have them. |
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Tue - Sep 14 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
The 50/50 Garden Join us for this free community event sponsored by Good Earth Landscape Institute llc Ferndale Public Library 222 E. Nine Mile Ferndale, MI 248-546-2504 Escape "Lawn 101" and join Michael Alan Saint as he discusses his lifelong passion, native plants in the landscape. Gardeners: dip your toes into something beyond main- stream gardening. By using the four principals of the forest, you can achieve that woodland or sun drenched field of flowers. Make your goal a 50 percent Native garden and become part of the Green movement. Discover how to combine your existing nonnative's with exciting native plant combinations. Good Earth Landscape Institute is a member of the Oakland County Master Gardener Program, Associate member of the Remineralize the Earth Foundation, Wildflower Association of Michigan, and the National Wildlife Federation. |
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Thu - Sep 16 |
HOME COMPOSTING WORKSHOPS Workshop #1: 4:00 - 5:00 pm Workshop #2: 6:00 - 7:00 pm 3910 W. Webster Rd., Royal Oak (under a tent; in the gardens) Presented by SOCWA Master Composter Volunteers - FREE Two free home composting workshops are scheduled for Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the SOCWA gardens (3910 W. Webster, Royal Oak). The first workshop is scheduled for 4:00 - 5:00 pm, and the second at 6:00-7:00 pm. The workshops will be presented by Master Composter Volunteers, coordinated through SOCWA, the Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority. Workshops are out-of-doors under a tent, and emphasize hands-on demonstration. Compost bins from the SOCWA compost demonstration site will be open for observation. Topics covered will include: Materials for composting; building the pile, compost bin choices, maintaining the pile, and using compost to benefit plants and the watershed. Space is limited and advance registration is required: 248-288-5150 weekdays, or via email: mailto:LFDean@aol.com. |
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Thu - Sep 16 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
Ornamental Grasses with Dr. Art Cameron Please come and join us for a lively, humorous and educational presentation about one of the easiest and most sophisticated group of plants for the garden, by a highly qualified speaker, Dr. Art Cameron, Professor of Horticulture at Michigan State University and the Curator of the MSU Ornamental Grasses Demonstration Garden. Hosted by Michigan State University Extension, Wayne County WHERE: Wayne County Extension Education Center 5454 Venoy Road, Wayne, MI 48184 FEE: PAYABLE BY CHECK ONLY made out to: Michigan State University $15.00 -- per person for Master Gardeners and Master Gardeners in Training $20.00 -- per person for the general public To download the registration form for the Ornamental Grasses presentation by Dr. Art Cameron, please go to: www.msue.msu.edu Look to the right hand area of the screen under the heading "What's New in Wayne County" and click on the highlighted link that says "NEW WORKSHOP: Ornamental Grasses with Dr. Art Cameron MSU Horticulture Professor" and you should be able to print it out. Mail the completed form and check for the registration fee to: Kristine Hahn, MSUE; 5454 Venoy Road; Wayne, MI 48184 Your registration form and fee must be postmarked by Monday, September 13, 2010. You will receive either a confirmation email or phone call after we receive your registration form and fee. For more information, please contact Kristine Hahn at: mailto:hahnk@msu.edu or 734-727-7234. Hope to see you there! |
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Thu - Sep 16 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
The Do's and Don'ts of Fall Clean Up Good Earth Landscape Institute This lecture will provide the gardener with reliable and interesting information on fall clean up with tips on planning next year's gardens. What to do with those pesky roses, sages & bulbs. Breath taking slides with examples for designing your gardens that will get your creative juices flowing. Library: Rochester Hills Public Library 500 Olde Towne Rd Rochester, MI 48307 You must register for this program 248-656-2900 |
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Sat - Sep 18 |
Clinton Clean Up 2010 Help Us Improve the Health of Our Waterways! Planning is underway for this year's Clinton Clean Up. Please consider joining us in one of many capacities; site recommendations, co-coordinator or volunteer. If you don't have a team, we can help create one for your community, organization or business. The Clinton River Watershed Council will also assist in promoting and publicizing an event. Volunteers will descend on stretches of the Clinton River and trailways on Saturday, September 18, 2010, to pick up debris, remove invasive species, and stencil storm drains. Historically, over 300 volunteers have participated in Clinton Clean Up. As clean up sites are determined, complete listings of Clinton Clean-Up events will be included on our website at www.crwc.org along with promotion on our CRWC listserve. For further information about participating in Clinton Clean-Up contact us at by phone at 248.601.0606 or by email at mailto:contact@crwc.org. The Clinton Clean-Up is an annual campaign made possible through the combined effort of hundreds of individuals, businesses, local governments, and community organizations. We greatly appreciate the support of our sponsors and community volunteers. |
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Sat - Sep 18 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Japanese Barberry Education and Removal Event Michigan Invasive Plants Council Japanese Barberry Education and Removal Event Hosted by Oakland County Parks and Recreation Rose Oaks County Park Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii), a popular shrub introduced in the late 1800s, has spread from cultivated landscapes into adjacent natural areas. At this Japanese barberry education and removal workshop: Learn to distinguish between acceptable barberries and problematic ones. See what the Michigan Invasive Plant Council is doing to qualify the invasiveness of Japanese barberry and its cultivars. Experience first hand what Rose Oaks County Park is doing to manage barberry in ecologically sensitive areas. Contribute to the barberry removal plan for Rose Oaks County Park. Meet at Rose Oaks County Park (Fish Lake Road Parking Area) 1132 Fish Lake Rd., Holly, MI 48442 Come ready to learn and get dirty! Light breakfast provided by MIPC. Please bring leather gloves; additional shrub removal tools provided. Participation is limited to 25 people Please RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 15: 248-975-9717 |
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Sun - Sep 19 2:00 PM |
Mushroom Walk Royal Oak Nature Society Programs presents "Mushroom Walk" at Tenhave Woods. Park at the Lexington/Marais lot & meet at Lexington entrance. Diane Pruden, an active member of the North American Mycological Association, will lead a mushroom survey of the park in the attempt to identify the mushrooms & fungus that we encounter. |
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Fri - Sep 24 10:00 AM |
Saving Places We Love and the Natural Resources We Need Oakland University's Meadow Brook Hall Garden Club will meet Friday, September 24, 2010, in the Coach House adjacent to Meadow Brook Hall on the campus of Oakland University at 480 South Adams Rd, Rochester. Coffee and refreshments will be served at 9:15 a.m. with program to follow at 10:00 a.m. including guest speaker Katie Anderson from North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy. The mission of this organization is to protect land gifted to them or purchased by them for the current and future use of the public. Guests are welcome. There is a $5 non-member donation. Reservations are not required. For further information, call 248-887-1983 or 248-656-1998, or visit www.meadowbrookhall.org. Garden Clubs are invited for MBH Garden tours in August of 2010. Call 248-370-4013. |
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Sat - Sep 25 8:45 AM - 4:00 PM |
Fall Gardening Extravaganza An Educational Conference Alpine Master Gardener Association And Michigan State University Extension Proudly present: Fall Gardening Extravaganza An Educational Conference September 25, 2010 From 8:45-4:00 P.M. at Marsh Ridge Resort, 4815 Old 27, Gaylord, MI (989)-732-5552 Dazzling Daylilies Do's/Don'ts of Pruning The Potager: An Evolving Edible Landscape Gardens & Landscapes that Shine in Four Seasons Garden Market Shopping Master Gardener Volunteers receive 7.0 MSUE approved education hours) For information/registration forms: contact Ruth @ 989-350-7430; email mailto:radoss@freeway.net |
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Sat - Sep 25 10:00 AM |
City Chicks: Urban Chicken Farming Join Dan Cohen of Bay City for a lively look into the newest craze in suburban sustainable agriculture. Dan is a leader in custom, backyard chicken coop architecture and building. He will show you what it takes to keep chickens in your own yard. We will have everything from a display of his latest chicken coops, live chickens, and all the necessary tools and supplies to set up your own Poultry Palace with the help of our friends from Uncle Luke's Feed Store in Troy. $12 per person includes light refreshments. Reservations required. Please call 248-332-6430. Seating is limited. Dan the Green Chicken Coop creator, is proud to offer an eco-friendly, creatively designed and affordable Chicken Coops. All coops are hand built using local woodworkers in Bay City, Michigan with renewable timber from managed forests, and other woods from local storm damaged trees to create the healthiest environment for your chickens. Wood is milled on their own sawmill. Goldner Walsh Garden & Home 559 Orchard Lake Road, Pontiac, MI 248-332-6430 www.goldnerwalsh.com, find us on facebook |
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Fri - Oct 01 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Clinton River Review 2010 Located at Oakland Center on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills Contact for more information: Jacy Garrison, Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner's Office at 248-858-5264 or mailto:garrisonj@oakgov.com. RSVP: by September 24th to mailto:envreq@oakgov.com or phone 248-858-0958. Featured Presenters: We are excited to have famed author and water expert, Robert Glennon, as our keynote speaker this year. He will be discussing his critically acclaimed book, "Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What to do About It", which talks about the irony and folly of conventional water use procedures. Additional speakers include Ms. Lana Pollack, Chair of the U.S. Section of the International Joint Commission, and Dr. Edith Chopin, Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry at Oakland University. |
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Tue - Oct 05 6:30 PM |
Master Gardener Society of Oakland County (MGSOOC) General Meeting MGSOOC General Meeting - October 5, 2010 @ 6:30pm Location: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church Education: Trish Hennig, owner of American Roots Nursery Native by Design with a Focus on Plant Communities Meetings are free for Society Members. There is a $3.00 guest fee. Soups: Asian & Squash |
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Mon - Oct 18 |
MGSOOC Board Meeting MGSOOC Board Meeting @ 7:00pm Location: MSU Extension Office |
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Tue - Nov 02 6:30 PM |
Master Gardener Society of Oakland County (MGSOOC) General Meeting MGSOOC General Meeting - November 2, 2010 @ 6:30pm Location: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church Education: Cindy Domagalski, a designer at Ye Olde Flower Barn in Troy Fall and Holiday Designs for the Home Meetings are free for Society Members. There is a $3.00 guest fee. Soups: Chili & Harvest Vegetable |
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Mon - Nov 15 |
MGSOOC Board Meeting MGSOOC Board Meeting @ 7:00pm Location: MSU Extension Office |
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Tue - Dec 07 |
Master Gardener Society of Oakland County (MGSOOC) General Meeting MGSOOC General Meeting - December 7, 2010 @ 6:30pm Location: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church Food: Holiday Potluck Society Membership applications and dues deadline |
