A site to keep Salt Lake Master Gardener's updated on current events and happenings.
Murray Park Iris
Golden Reeves is taking care of the iris at Murray Park. It was a great display! If you didn't make it to the park, here is what you missed:
The
original bed was all hybrid iris, but had a severe quack grass
infestation. Karen Crook and Becky Hansen decide to remove all the
iris, spray the grass, then replant the iris. Unfortunately, the
iris dried out before we could replant them. Karen had visited an
iris garden in northern Utah called Zebra Gardens. She contacted the
owner who agreed to donate new iris in exchange for helping him put
together a large order for the USU Botanical garden. We spent a good
part of a day helping him clean and label irises and received lots of
gorgeous hybrid irises in return. Last year, Golden adopted the
garden after seeing how lovely the blooms where. He also added some
of his own. He has weeded and fertilized the garden the last two
years.
Meeting Dates
May-
Topic:
Plant
Diagnostics
by
JayDee Gunnell, USU Salt Lake County Extension Agent
Date:
Thursday, May 15th,
2014
6:30
Social / 7:00 Meeting
Location:
USU Extension Classroom (room S1008)
Salt
Lake County Bldg., 2100 S State
**
remember to sign in/out with security in north building **
“Master
Gardener” carries an expectation that anyone associated with the
program is an expert on anything to do with plants, insects, diseases
and any other maladies that might be connected with anything that
goes wrong in the landscape. However the “art” of diagnosis is
not always easy. JayDee will walk us through the diagnostic process
and discuss common and uncommon plant problems.
June-
Topic:
Tour
Sego Lily Gardens
Date:
Thursday, June 19th,
2014
6:30
Tour and discussion
Location:
Sego Lily Gardens
1472
East Sego Lily Drive (10200 South)
Sego
Lily Gardens is an educational garden designed for the public to
observe and learn how to use water conservation principles and
practices to create a beautiful and water-wise landscape. Take
a springtime stroll through the gardens.
New State Tree
Farewell
Colorado Blue Spruce; Colorado can have you as their state tree now
(oh wait, they already do). Welcome Quaking Aspen! After 81 years
of blue spruce, the 2014 Utah legislative session voted to change
Utah's state tree from Picea
pungens
(commonly known as the Colorado Blue Spruce) to Populus
tremuloids,
the beautiful Quaking Aspen.
Meeting Dates
We hope you will join us at an upcoming meeting! Please bring plants to the plant exchange!
April-
Topic:
Annual Plant Exchange
Date:
Thursday, April 24th
2014
(note
this is the 4th
Thursday)
6:30
Meeting and plant exchange
Location:
Murray Park
Pavilion
#5
It's
time to swap plants! Do you have some extra starts from all your
indoor seed starting experiments? Did you thin some plants in your
yard? Bring your extras and take home something new.
May-
Topic:
Plant Diagnostics
by
JayDee Gunnell, USU Salt Lake County Extension Agent
Date:
Thursday, May 15th,
2014
6:30
Social / 7:00 Meeting
Location:
USU Extension Classroom (room S1008)
Salt
Lake County Bldg, 2100 S State
**
remember to sign in/out with security in north building **
“Master
Gardener” carries an expectation that anyone associated with the
program is an expert on anything to do with plants, insects, diseases
and any other maladies that might be connected with anything that
goes wrong in the landscape. However the “art” of diagnosis is
not always easy. JayDee will walk us trough the diagnostic process
and discuss common and uncommon plant problems.
2013 Awards Banquet
The Salt Lake Master Gardener's annual awards banquet was held Friday, November 22nd, 2013. It was a great evening to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of our members. We recognized volunteers tor their outstanding commitment to the Master Gardener program and for achieving great things:
Volunteer Hour Recognition
100 Hours: Sandy Silletto, Paula Lediard, Debbie Stevenson, Sara Anderson
250 Hours: Gigi Brandt, Terry Curling, Cheri Schulzke, Diane Curtz, Illene Mirabella, Tony Mirabella, Barbara Andrade, Peggy Watson
500 Hours: Jan Konold
750 Hours: Jerry Milne
1000 Hours: Ron Jones, Sandy Burgess
1250 Hours: Peggy Call
Awards
Silver Trowel Award – Nominated by project leaders and awarded to master gardener's who demonstrate extraordinary enthusiasm in a project by putting in extra hours, either hands-on or in research.
- Sandy Silletto for Gilgal Gardens. Sandy has been a terrific asset to the garden. She is enthusiastic, cheerful, and always contributing great ideas. Graduating in 2012, she came almost every week to the garden last year and most days brought along her husband John (a whirling dervish with a shovel!) to help. They are both hard workers and fun to work with. Sandy was a career school teacher but now retired as a Master Gardener she prefers to just get her hands dirty and gain gardening knowledge from those around her.
- Amy Hargreaves-Judzis for Garden Patch Newsletter. Amy has been instrumental in getting the Garden Patch Newsletter back on its feet. She took a jumbled mess of information and format and organized it into a readable, mailable form. Her efforts greatly improved the communication of our group!
Outstanding Volunteers Award – A SLMGA Master Gardener who goes above and beyond in volunteering many hours at our projects and demonstrating extra dedication during the year to the Association and community.
- Tony and Ilene Mirabella. Tony and Ilene take great care of our organization. They can always be counted on to help with monthly meetings, big events or anywhere that there is a need. Thank you for your hard work!
- LeeAnn Ehrhart. LeeAnn demonstrated a great willingness to help this year but heading up the Garden Patch Newsletter and maintaining our blog. Her eagerness to help is greatly appreciated!
Don & Bev Sudbury Award – This award is given periodically to a Master Gardener who exemplifies the spirit of the Sudbury's in his/her dedication demonstrated by long-term service to the Association.
This year, Judi Short exemplified the Sudbury's love of gardening and serving the community by her extraordinary dedication to Gilgal Gardens. She kept the garden running and volunteers coming in, as well as spear headed memorials to our dear friend Bev Sudbury. Thank you for your service Judi!
Master Gardener of the Year Award – This annual award recognizes outstanding dedication and service of a SLMGA Master Gardener. Congratulations to Terry Curling!
Meeting dates, times and locations
Salt
Lake Master Gardener Association
Upcoming
Meeting Dates
September
General Meeting:
Putting
Your Garden to Rest
-Ron
Jones
Date:
Thursday, September 19th,2013
Time:
6:30 pm Social / 7:00 pm Meeting
Place:
USU Extension Classroom (Room S1008)
SL
County Building, 2100 S. State
Think
your growing season is ending? Maybe it has just begun! Join us for
an informative discussion on fall gardening and share your own tips
with fellow master gardeners.
October
General Meeting:
Greenhouse
Gardening
-Schmidt's
Farm and Greenhouse
Date:
Thursday, October 17th,2013
Time:
6:30 pm Social / 7:00 pm Meeting
Place:
Room N4017 (due to elections, our meeting will be in
the North building)
SL
County Building, 2100 S. State
Meet one
of the few urban farmers in the Salt Lake Valley and find out how
Grandpa Schmidt took a backyard hobby to a full time farm and
greenhouse. The Schmidt's grow most of their stock from seed...
perhaps they will share some of their growing secrets with us!
November
General Meeting:
Holiday
Celebration
-
All Master Gardener's
Date:
Friday, November 22nd,2013
Time:
6:30 pm
Place:
Stake Center
9000 South 2901 West
It's
time to celebrate another season of gardening. Come reflect on the
year and share your gardening stories with other Master Gardeners.
Main course, drinks and surprises provided by SLMGA.
December
General Meeting:
No
meeting or activities scheduled this month. We look forward to
seeing you in the new year! Meetings will resume the third Thursday
of the month in January.
We hope
to see you at an upcoming event!
SLMGA
Board
In Loving Memory Bev Sudbury
It is with sad hearts we bid farewell to Beverly Sudbury. Her easy smile, her warm embrace and her love of gardening.
Bev passed away Friday, May 31st, 2013.
Services will be held Thursday June 6, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Larkin
sunset Gardens, 1950 East, 10600 South, Sandy, Utah.
A viewing will be Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 at Larkin
Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah and one
hour prior to services at Larkin Sunset Gardens.
Gilgal Gardens won't be the same without her.
Neither will the Master Gardener parties.
She touched all our lives and will be greatly missed.
- Salt Lake Master Gardeners
Bev passed away Friday, May 31st, 2013.
Services will be held Thursday June 6, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Larkin
sunset Gardens, 1950 East, 10600 South, Sandy, Utah.
A viewing will be Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 at Larkin
Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah and one
hour prior to services at Larkin Sunset Gardens.
Gilgal Gardens won't be the same without her.
Neither will the Master Gardener parties.
She touched all our lives and will be greatly missed.
- Salt Lake Master Gardeners
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