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SUMMARY:Hands on in the Garden Series 2020 Cancelled!
DESCRIPTION:All Hands on in the Garden events have been cancelled for 2020!\nAll programs are Saturday mornings at 10:30 AM at Mercer Educational Gardens (see map below). Programs are free and open to the public.  Please email programs@mgofmc.org to register; include your first & last names in the email. \n  \n  \n\nApril 18 Compost: Making & Using Black Gold\nJune 6  Container Gardening\nJune 13 Good Weeds\, Bad Weeds\nJune 20 Oh Deer!\nSeptember 26 Leave the Leaves\n\n  \n 
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/hands-on-in-the-garden-2020/
LOCATION:Mercer Educational Gardens\, 431 A Federal City Road\, Pennington\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200319T190000
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SUMMARY:How to Maintain Your Lawn Sustainably
DESCRIPTION:Your Climate-Resilient Urban Grassland:\nHow to Maintain Your Lawn Sustainably \nBy Richard Buckley\nDirector\, Rutgers Plant Diagnostics Lab\nClick here for details.\nThis is a free event. Please email programs@mgofmc.org to register; include your first & last names in the email.
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/how-to-maintain-your-lawn-sustainably/
LOCATION:Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County\, 1440 Parkside Avenue\, Ewing\, NJ\, 08638\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T080000
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SUMMARY:Here We Grow Again - A Garden Symposium Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:Symposium 2020 Cancelled!\nIt is with sincere regret that we announce the cancellation of this Saturday’s\, March 14th Symposium\, Here We Grow Again. We have growing concerns over the health of our attendees in the wake of COVID-19\, the coronavirus. In addition\, the venue\, Stuart Country Day School\, is facing the very real possibility of having to close down early because of concerns over the health and safety of its faculty\, staff and students. Given these developments\, we believe it is in the best interest of all concerned to cancel our event. \nWe will be issuing a full refund to all attendees. We remind you that this event is entirely run by volunteers and it will take us some time; please allow 4 to 6 weeks for us to process your refund. We will be conferring about the possibility of rescheduling at some future date. We’ll keep you posted! \n____________________________\n \n  \nNOTE: Book sales will be cash or check only for this event. No credit cards will be accepted for book sales. \nRegistration\nMail your completed registration form with your check payable to RMGofMC to: Suzanne Hickman\, 15 Farm Road\, Ewing\, New Jersey 08638. The cost is $80 if postmarked by February 14\, 2020; $90 after that. If you have questions\, contact Suzanne Hickman at 609-883-6397 or send an email to RMGofMCSymposium@gmail.com (this is a case sensitive address). Carpooling is recommended. Click here for the Registration Form. \nThis daylong program has been approved for 4 Continuing Education Units for all Rutgers Master Gardeners. \n \n\n  \nThe Schedule\n\n8:00-9:00 Breakfast/Sales/Garden Auction\n9:00-9:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks\n9:15-10:15 William Bryant Logan – The Thousand Year Woods\n10:15-10:45 Coffee Break/Sales/Garden Auction\n10:45-11:45 Karen Chapman – Foliage and Focal Points: Ideas for Gardens and Budgets of All Sizes\n11:45-12:45 Lunch/Sales/Garden Auction/Slide Presentation\n12:45-1:45 Vincent Simeone – Invasives vs Exotics: What We Really Need to Know\n1:45-2:15 Coffee Break/Sales/Garden Auction\n2:15-3:15 Margaret Pickoff – Going Organic: Ecological Soil and Weed Management for the Home Gardener\n3:15-3:30 Closing Remarks and Announcement of Garden Auction Winners\n\n\nThe Speakers\nThe Thousand Year Woods\nWILLIAM BRYANT LOGAN is the author of Sprout Lands – Tending the Endless Gift of Trees; Oak – The Frame of Civilization; Air – The Restless Shaper of the World; and Dirt – The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth that was made into an award-winning documentary. He has spent the last thirty years studying trees. Logan\, a certified arborist\, is on the faculty of the New York Botanical Garden and founder/president of Urban Arborists\, Inc.\, a Brooklyn-based tree company. He won numerous Quill and Trowel Awards from the Garden Writers of America\, was a contributing editor to House Beautiful\, House and Garden\, and Garden Design magazines\, and a regular garden writer for the New York Times. He won a 2012 Senior Scholar Award from the New York State chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)\, a True Professional of Arboriculture award from the international ISA\, and a NEH grant to translate Calderón de la Barca. He has published translations from the Spanish\, including the work of García Lorca\, Ramón del Valle Inclán\, and Calderón. \n  \nFoliage and Focal Points: Ideas for Gardens and Budgets of all Sizes\nKAREN CHAPMAN was born in England and grew up with a trowel in hand. She moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1996 and joined one of the leading garden nurseries as a garden plant specialist. Helping hundreds of customers create beautiful combinations of plants to enhance their outdoor living spaces was always a delight. In 2006\, she established Le jardinet in order to provide a service that takes all the time\, stress\, and guesswork out of the design process. Recently\, she taught container gardening at Edmonds Community College. She currently teaches container and landscape design in workshops/events and online. When not teaching\, she can be found writing. Her articles and designs have been featured in many national gardening publications. Co- author with Christina Salwitz on Fine Foliage and Gardening with Foliage First\, her latest book is Deer-Resistant Design. \n  \n  \n  \n Invasives vs Exotics: What We Really Need to Know\nVINCENT A. SIMEONE has worked in the horticultural field for over twenty-seven years\, with a specialty in woody plant identification\, culture\, use\, and the selection of superior varieties. For the past twenty-three years\, Vincent has worked in public horticulture as Director at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in New York. He teaches horticulture classes at NY Botanical Garden and has assisted Allan Armitage with garden tours globally. Very active in local and national organizations\, Vincent serves on several committees\, including the Gold Medal Plant Award Committee and the LINLA Landscape Awards Committee\, as well as the former chairman of the APGA Plant Collections Committee. He has written and contributed gardening articles to magazines and newspapers and published six books: Grow More With Less: Sustainable Garden Methods\, Great Flowering Landscape Shrubs\, Great Flowering Landscape Trees\, Great Landscape Evergreens\, The Wonders of the Winter Landscape\, and New York and New Jersey: Getting Started Garden Guide. In 2010\, Vincent contributed to a first ever textbook on public garden management. Awards include Man of the Year by the Long Island Nursery and Landscape Association (2010)\, the centurion award by Farmingdale State College as one of the top 100 alumni over the past century (2014)\, and the distinguished arborists award from the NYS Arborists-ISA chapter (2015). \n  \n Going Organic: Ecological Soil and Weed Management for the Home Gardener\nMARGARET PICKOFF is County Horticulturist for Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County\, where she delivers educational programming on home horticulture and coordinates the Master Gardener program. She holds a Master of Science degree in Plant\, Soil\, and Environmental Sciences from the University of Maine\, specializing in organic crop production and soil fertility. She developed her interest in plants and land stewardship while working on small farms and in community gardens in New Jersey\, Maine\, and Washington State. She has also served as Farmer Educational Coordinator for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey. In addition to the Master Gardener program\, Margaret oversees the Rutgers Environmental Stewards program in Mercer County. \n 
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/symposium-2020/
LOCATION:Stuart Country Day School\, 1200 Stuart Rd\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200314T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200314T150000
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SUMMARY:Here We Grow Again
DESCRIPTION:Registration\nMail your completed registration form with your check payable to RMGofMC to:  Suzanne Hickman\, 15 Farm Road\, Ewing\, New Jersey 08638. The cost is $80 if postmarked by February 14\, 2020; $90 after that. If you have questions\, contact Suzanne Hickman at 609-883-6397 or send an email to RMGofMCSymposium@gmail.com (this is a case sensitive address). Carpooling is recommended. Click here for the Registration Form. \n  \n \nThe Schedule\n8:00-9:00 Breakfast/Sales/Garden Auction \n9:00-9:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks \n9:15-10:15 William Bryant Logan – The Thousand Year Woods \n10:15-10:45 Coffee Break/Sales/Garden Auction \n10:45-11:45 Karen Chapman – Foliage and Focal Points: Ideas for Gardens and Budgets of All Sizes \n11:45-12:45 Lunch/Sales/Garden Auction/Slide Presentation \n12:45-1:45 Vincent Simeone – Invasives vs Exotics: What We Really Need to Know \n1:45-2:15 Coffee Break/Sales/Garden Auction \n2:15-3:15 Margaret Pickoff – Going Organic: Ecological Soil and Weed Management for the Home Gardener \n3:15-3:30 Closing Remarks and Announcement of Garden Auction Winners\n \n  \nThe Speakers\nThe Thousand Year Woods\nWILLIAM BRYANT LOGAN is the author of Sprout Lands – Tending the Endless Gift of Trees; Oak – The Frame of Civilization; Air – The Restless Shaper of the World; and Dirt – The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth that was made into an award-winning documentary. He has spent the last thirty years studying trees. Logan\, a certified arborist\, is on the faculty of the New York Botanical Garden and founder/president of Urban Arborists\, Inc.\, a Brooklyn-based tree company. He won numerous Quill and Trowel Awards from the Garden Writers of America\, was a contributing editor to House Beautiful\, House and Garden\, and Garden Design magazines\, and a regular garden writer for the New York Times. He won a 2012 Senior Scholar Award from the New York State chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA)\, a True Professional of Arboriculture award from the international ISA\, and a NEH grant to translate Calderón de la Barca. He has published translations from the Spanish\, including the work of García Lorca\, Ramón del Valle Inclán\, and Calderón. \n  \nFoliage and Focal Points: Ideas for Gardens and Budgets of all SizesKAREN CHAPMAN was born in England and grew up with a trowel in hand. She moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1996 and joined one of the leading garden nurseries as a garden plant specialist. Helping hundreds of customers create beautiful combinations of plants to enhance their outdoor living spaces was always a delight. In 2006\, she established Le jardinet in order to provide a service that takes all the time\, stress\, and guesswork out of the design process. Recently\, she taught container gardening at Edmonds Community College. She currently teaches container and landscape design in workshops/events and online. When not teaching\, she can be found writing. Her articles and designs have been featured in many national gardening publications. Co- author with Christina Salwitz on Fine Foliage and Gardening with Foliage First\, her latest book is Deer-Resistant Design. \n \n \n \n \n  \n Invasives vs Exotics: What We Really Need to KnowVINCENT A. SIMEONE has worked in the horticultural field for over twenty-seven years\, with a specialty in woody plant identification\, culture\, use\, and the selection of superior varieties. For the past twenty-three years\, Vincent has worked in public horticulture as Director at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in New York. He teaches horticulture classes at NY Botanical Garden and has assisted Allan Armitage with garden tours globally. Very active in local and national organizations\, Vincent serves on several committees\, including the Gold Medal Plant Award Committee and the LINLA Landscape Awards Committee\, as well as the former chairman of the APGA Plant Collections Committee. He has written and contributed gardening articles to magazines and newspapers and published six books: Grow More With Less: Sustainable Garden Methods\, Great Flowering Landscape Shrubs\, Great Flowering Landscape Trees\, Great Landscape Evergreens\, The Wonders of the Winter Landscape\, and New York and New Jersey: Getting Started Garden Guide. In 2010\, Vincent contributed to a first ever textbook on public garden management. Awards include Man of the Year by the Long Island Nursery and Landscape Association (2010)\, the centurion award by Farmingdale State College as one of the top 100 alumni over the past century (2014)\, and the distinguished arborists award from the NYS Arborists-ISA chapter (2015). \n  \n Going Organic: Ecological Soil and Weed Management for the Home GardenerMARGARET PICKOFF is County Horticulturist for Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County\, where she delivers educational programming on home horticulture and coordinates the Master Gardener program. She holds a Master of Science degree in Plant\, Soil\, and Environmental Sciences from the University of Maine\, specializing in organic crop production and soil fertility. She developed her interest in plants and land stewardship while working on small farms and in community gardens in New Jersey\, Maine\, and Washington State. She has also served as Farmer Educational Coordinator for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey. In addition to the Master Gardener program\, Margaret oversees the Rutgers Environmental Stewards program in Mercer County.\n \n 
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/symposium/
LOCATION:Stuart Country Day School\, 1200 Stuart Rd\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200201T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200201T120000
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SUMMARY:Planning the Garden and Starting Seeds Indoors
DESCRIPTION:Veggie Basics 1: Planning the Garden and Starting Seeds Indoors\nFirst in our three-part VEGGIE BASICS series.  (For more information see article in MercerMe.) \nby Margaret Pickoff & Mike Gliddon\nMargaret is our County Horticulturist and Mike is an experienced Master Gardener.\nTo register\, email programs@mgofmc.org. Please include your first and last names in the email.
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/veggie-basics-2020/
LOCATION:Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County\, 1440 Parkside Avenue\, Ewing\, NJ\, 08638\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191116T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191116T160000
DTSTAMP:20191113T225551Z
CREATED:20190124T014824Z
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SUMMARY:Gardening for the Birds! Talk & Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Due to a great response\, registration is now closed. \nGardening for the Birds!\nTalk followed by DIY Edible Ornament Demonstration \nSaturday\, November 16\, 2019\, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM\nRutgers Cooperative Extension\n1440 Parkside Avenue\, Ewing NJ
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/gardening-for-the-birds-talk-hands-on-workshop/
LOCATION:Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County\, 1440 Parkside Ave\, Ewing\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T203000
DTSTAMP:20190929T000844Z
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SUMMARY:The Latest Buzz from Rutgers for Home Gardeners
DESCRIPTION:The Latest Buzz from Rutgers for Home Gardeners\nA Report by Brian Schilling\, Director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension \nThursday\, October 17\, 2019\, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM\nRutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County\n1440 Parkside Avenue\, Ewing NJ \nBrian Schilling\, Ph.D is the Director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension/Senior Associate Director\, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension helps the diverse population of New Jersey adapt to a rapidly changing society and improve their lives and communities through an educational process that uses science based knowledge. Through science-based educational programs\, Rutgers Cooperative Extension truly enhances the quality of life for residents of New Jersey and brings the wealth of knowledge of the state university to local communities. \nThis event is open to the public. Registration is recommended. To register\, email programs@mgofmc.org
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/the-latest-buzz-from-rutgers-home-gardeners/
LOCATION:Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County\, 1440 Parkside Ave\, Ewing\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190530T203000
DTSTAMP:20190524T130109Z
CREATED:20190124T003514Z
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SUMMARY:Managing the Pests in Your Garden & Landscape by Nature's Signs
DESCRIPTION:Managing the Pests in Your Garden & Landscape by Nature’s Signs \nThursday\, May 30 2019\, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM\nMercer County Community College\nCommunications Building\, Lecture Hall CM107\nWest Windsor\, NJ \nPresented by Amy Ricco\, Professor and Director of Horticulture and Plant Science Programs \nThis event is free and open to the public. Registration is recommended\, not necessary. To register\, email programs@mgofmc.org \nAttendees are invited to visit the Horticultural Greenhouses from 6-7pm. Program begins at 7pm.
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/managing-the-pests-in-your-garden-landscape-by-natures-signs/
LOCATION:Mercer County Community College\, 1200 Old Trenton Rd\, West Windsor Township\, 08550\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190504T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190504T140000
DTSTAMP:20190319T124740Z
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SUMMARY:Plant Expo and Garden Market 2019
DESCRIPTION:Mercer Educational Gardens\n431A Federal City Road\, Pennington\, NJ\n \n \n\n\n\n\n 2019 Plant Expo & Garden Market
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/plant-expo-2019/
LOCATION:Mercer Educational Gardens\, 431 A Federal City Road\, Pennington\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190427T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190427T160000
DTSTAMP:20190124T025120Z
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SUMMARY:Pollinators and Pollination Strategies: A Talk & Guided Walk
DESCRIPTION:Pollinators and Pollination Strategies\nTalk and Guided Walk to Abbott Marshlands \nSaturday\, April 27 2019\, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM\nTulpehaking Nature Center\, Hamilton NJ \nPresented by Mary Anne Borge\, Naturalist  \nThis event’s speaker and guide\, Mary Anne Borge\, is a freelance naturalist\, writer\, photographer and educator\, living in New Jersey. She teaches on native plants\, and the relationships between plants and animals (including humans!). Ms. Borge is an instructor at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve\, a Pennsylvania Master Naturalist\, and the Associate Editor of Butterfly Gardener\, a magazine published by the North American Butterfly Association.  Her photographs have been featured in numerous publications. \nCo-sponsored by Tulpehaking Nature Center\, Mercer County Park Commission & Friends for the Abbott Marshlands\nThis event is open to the public. Registration is required and space is limited. To register\, email programs@mgofmc.org
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/pollinators-and-pollination-strategies-a-talk-guided-walk/
LOCATION:Tulpehaking Nature Center\, 157 Westcott Avenue\, Trenton\, NJ\, 08610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190316T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190316T153000
DTSTAMP:20190101T173258Z
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SUMMARY:Return to our Roots - A Garden Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Schedule\n8:00-9:00 Breakfast/Sales/Garden Auction \n9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks and Welcome \n9:15-10:15 Roy Diblik-The Art of Developing Perennial Plant Patterns \n10:15-10:45 Coffee Break/Sales/Garden Auction \n10:45-11:45 Anthony Aiello-The Five W’s of Plant Exploration—Who\, What\, Where\, When and Why \n11:45-12:45 Lunch/Sales/Garden Auction/Slide Show \n12:45-1:45 Holly Shimizu-How Climate Change Will Affect Our Gardens \n1:45-2:15 Coffee Break/Sales/Garden Auction \n2:15-3:15 Brie Arthur-The Foodscape Revolution \n3:15-3:30 Closing Remarks and Announcement of Garden Auction Winners \nRegistration\nRegistration Form \nRegistration is by mail and must be postmarked by March 2\, 2019.  Mail your completed registration form with your check payable to RMGofMC to:  Suzanne Hickman\, 15 Farm Road\, Ewing\, New Jersey 08638. The cost is $80 if postmarked by February 16\, 2019; $90 after that. If you have questions\, contact Suzanne Hickman at 609-883-6397 or send an email to RMGofMCSymposium@gmail.com. Carpooling is recommended. \nBoxed Lunch Choices \nHONEY BAKED HAM on croissant\, cheddar\, lettuce\, tomato\, potato chips and chocolate chip cookie \nTUNA SALAD on sliced multigrain\, lettuce\, tomato\, potato chips\, chocolate chip cookie \nVEGETARIAN on sliced multigrain\, cucumber\, green bell peppers\, provolone\, lettuce\, tomato\, olives\, potato chips and chocolate chip cookie \nGLUTEN FREE Chef salad with ham\, turkey\, swiss and cheddar\, tomato\, fresh leaf lettuce\, potato chips \nThe Speakers\nRoy Diblik is a recognized perennial plant expert\, grower\, designer\, speaker and author. Combining his 35 years of knowledge growing traditional and Midwest native perennials\, he specializes in highly aesthetic\, sustainable plant communities for all seasons\, while reducing maintenance through design. He believes that gardens should be thoughtful\, ecologically directed\, emotionally outreaching and yet very personal. Roy’s recent work includes a planting of the new Oceanarium at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and a garden for the modern wing of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is best known as the plantsman behind Piet Oudolf’s midwestern garden designs\, including the Lurie Garden at Millennium Park in Chicago. \nA natural plantsman\, Roy also found time to write The Know-Maintenance Perennial Garden (Timber Press). This book manages to bring the whole subject of planting design refreshingly down to earth. http://northwindperennialfarm.com/ \n  \nThe Art of Developing Perennial Plant Patterns \nYour possibilities are limitless\, by understanding how plants grow from youth to maturity and their individual characteristics and cultural needs you can combine plants socially to create healthy\, long lived gardens.   We will talk about a few plants\, understand their relationships to others and apply these practices to all plants that you desire to come to know. \n  \nAnthony Aiello is The Gayle E. Maloney Director of Horticulture and Curator at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania\, where he has managed the Morris Arboretum’s historic gardens and living collections since 1999. This position has allowed him to travel throughout the U.S.\, Europe\, and China to find novel plants suitable for growing in the Delaware Valley. He has a B.S. from Cornell University and M.S. from Purdue University and for many years chaired the North America-China Plant Exploration Consortium (NACPEC). Recently\, he travelled with colleagues to China to study the genetic diversity of the endangered paperbark maple (Acer griseum). A native Philadelphian (and long-suffering Philly sports fan)\, he has written extensively about his travels\, a variety of trees and shrubs\, and the history of horticulture. http://www.morrisarboretum.org/ \nThe Five W’s of Plant Exploration—Who\, What\, Where\, When and Why \nDrawing on his domestic and international experiences\, Tony will answer the who\, what\, where\, when and why of plant exploration.  In this presentation\, he will discuss how domestic and international plant collecting can expand our range of plant choices and address environmental and biological challenges currently facing plants in the landscape. He also will describe the process of plant exploration\, and profile promising plants that have resulted from 30 plus years of exploration by the Morris Arboretum and its partners. \n  \nHolly Shimizu is a nationally recognized horticulturist\, consultant\, and educator. With a rich background in all aspects of public gardens\, extensive experience leading garden tours and workshops\, and a proven commitment to plant conservation and sustainability\, she has been making plants and gardens more accessible and exciting to both professionals and amateurs for over four decades. She has served as Executive Director of the U.S Botanic Garden in Washington\, DC and was the first curator of the National Herb Garden at the U.S. National Arboretum. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Horticultural Society\, the American Botanical Council\, and the Southern Delaware Botanical Garden\, as well as lead of the Environmental Committee of Glen Echo\, MD. Holly is the recipient of multiple awards. Together with her husband\, Osamu\, a garden designer whom she met while working in Europe\, Holly designed and maintains award-winning gardens at their home near the Potomac River in Glen Echo\, MD\, and around their 1730 house in Lewes\, Delaware. Fiddlehead Cottage (adjacent to the Lewes house and co-owned with Carole Ottesen) opened in June 2017 and sells vintage and one-of-a-kind garden finds and furnishings. http://hollyshimizu.com/ \nHow Climate Change Will Affect Our Gardens \nAs gardeners we have the ability\, even in our own small way\, to have a positive impact on the health of our surroundings by making wise decisions especially related to plant choices\, water issues\, and garden style. With the climate changing\, we see changes in the seasonal life cycle affecting blooming times\, migration and mating seasons. If migrants arrive before or after food sources are available then growth and survival are reduced. With more unpredictable weather\, more intense heat\, wet\, and storms we benefit from having rich genetic diversity to increase the ability for plants to adapt. \nHolly will explore changes in herbs and use her new garden in Lewes\, Delaware as an example of how our climate has changed and focus on the herbs that are thriving. \n  \nBrie Arthur is a passionate leader in the Foodscape movement\, a model of community development that incorporates sustainable\, local food production. She speaks on a variety of horticulture topics around the country and has appeared as a correspondent on the PBS television show Growing A Greener World. In her debut book\, The Foodscape Revolution\, Brie shares garden advice with those excited about the future of growing with ecological\, economic and nutritional sensibilities. \nIn 2017 Brie was awarded the first ‘Emerging Professional’ distinction by the American Horticultural Society and was named in Grower Product News class of 2016 40 under 40. As founder of Emergent: A Group For Growing Professionals\, Brie encourages an open dialogue and networking opportunities between seasoned professionals and rising green industry members. She is Vice-President of the International Plant Propagators Society Southern Region and will serve as President in 2020. Brie is also on the board of directors for the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation and served as GWA (Garden Writers of America) National Director of Region IV from 2015-2018\, representing garden communicators across the southeast US. \nLooking to the future\, Brie continues to travel extensively sharing wisdom and humor with diverse audiences. Her second book\, Gardening with Grains published by St Lynn’s Press\, will be available in 2019. https://www.briegrows.com/ \n  \nThe Foodscape Revolution            \nBrie has fine-tuned her signature design technique of Foodscaping\, a sustainable landscape practice that embraces beauty and utility. Working with public school systems and suburban developments\, Brie is the changing the way green spaces are designed and utilized.   Encouraging everyone to “think outside of the box\,” learn how pairing edibles in a traditional ornamental landscape increases bio-diversity and adds purpose to everyday spaces. The best edible and ornamental plant combinations are featured to inspire attendees to create purposeful landscapes that engage people of all ages! Easy strategies are explained\, including how to plant a bed edge to deter moles and voles. This is a fast faced\, informative presentation that leaves attendees inspired and ready to foodscape! \n  \n 
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/return-to-our-roots-a-garden-symposium/
LOCATION:Stuart Country Day School\, 1200 Stuart Rd\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T203000
DTSTAMP:20190302T152510Z
CREATED:20190122T212132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T152510Z
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SUMMARY:NJ Ecosystems at Risk - Saving the Plants & Animals of the Pine Barrens
DESCRIPTION:New Jersey’s Ecosystems at Risk\nSaving the Plants & Animals of the Pine Barrens \nTuesday\, February 26 2019\, 7:00 PM\nThe Watershed Institute\n31 Titus Mill Rd\, Pennington \nThis event is open to the public and is free of charge. Registration is recommended. To register\, send email to programs@mgofmc.org \nPresented by Dr. Emile DeVito\,Ph.D\, Manager of Science and Stewardship at the New Jersey Conservation Foundation since 1989. \nDr. DeVito received a doctorate in Ecology in 1988 for research on bird communities and vegetation landscapes in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. Dr. DeVito develops management plans for NJCF’s 20\,000+ acres of holdings designed to protect and enhance biological diversity. Emile educates government officials\, advocacy groups\, land trusts\, teachers and students on forest-interior habitat and migratory stopover needs of Neotropical songbirds. He is a trustee of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance and the NJ Natural Lands Trust. He serves on the Endangered and Non-Game Species Advisory Committee within the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife\, the New Jersey Invasive Species Council\, and the Science Advisory Committee of the NY-NJ Trail Conference NJ Conservation Foundation \nThis event is co-sponsored by The Watershed Institute.
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/nj-ecosystems-at-risk-saving-plants-of-pine-barren/
LOCATION:The Watershed Institute\, 31 Titus Mill Rd\, Pennington\, NJ\, 08534\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181114T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181114T203000
DTSTAMP:20180912T112318Z
CREATED:20180104T044325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T112318Z
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SUMMARY:Nancy Nicosia  "Drying Flowers for Use in Home Décor"
DESCRIPTION:Nancy Nicosia\, Master Gardener of Mercer County\nTo register\, email programs@mgofmc.org
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/nancy-nicosia-drying-flowers-for-use-in-home-decor/
LOCATION:Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County\, 1440 Parkside Avenue\, Ewing\, NJ\, 08638\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181010T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181010T203000
DTSTAMP:20180912T112948Z
CREATED:20180104T044712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T112948Z
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SUMMARY:Dr. Jason Grabosky “Trees in the Home Landscape”
DESCRIPTION:Jason Grabosky\, Professor of Urban Forestry\, Rutgers University\nTo register\, email programs@mgofmc.org.
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/dr-jason-grabosky-trees-in-the-home-landscape/
LOCATION:Hamilton Township Public Library\, 1 Justice Samuel A Alito Jr Way\, Trenton\, NJ\, 08619\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="MG Educational Programs Committee":MAILTO:programs@rmgofmc.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180908T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180908T130000
DTSTAMP:20180623T150216Z
CREATED:20180104T043844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180623T150216Z
UID:4213-1536400800-1536411600@mgofmc.org
SUMMARY:Insect Festival “Bug Us”
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Mercer Educational Gardens for our annual Insect Festival.
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/insect-fest-bug-us/
LOCATION:Mercer Educational Gardens\, 431 A Federal City Road\, Pennington\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180821T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180821T203000
DTSTAMP:20180623T145115Z
CREATED:20180104T043744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180623T145115Z
UID:4211-1534878000-1534883400@mgofmc.org
SUMMARY:Barbara J. Bromley “Lawn Renovation"
DESCRIPTION:Fall is the best time to renovate or establish a lawn.
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/barbara-j-bromley-lawn-renovation/
LOCATION:Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County\, 1440 Parkside Avenue\, Ewing\, NJ\, 08638\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180728T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180729T160000
DTSTAMP:20180724T173144Z
CREATED:20180724T013544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180724T173144Z
UID:6494-1532772000-1532880000@mgofmc.org
SUMMARY:Mercer County 4-H Fair
DESCRIPTION:100th Annual Mercer County 4-H Fair\nHowell Living History Farm\n70 Woodens Lane\nLambertville\, NJ 08530\nSaturday\, July 28 – 10 am to 8 pm\nSunday\, July 29 – 10 am to 4 pm\nFree Admission\, Free Parking
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/mercer-county-4-h-fair/
LOCATION:Howell Living History Farm\, 70 Woodens Lane\, Lambertville\, NJ\, 08530
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach,Public Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County":MAILTO:mercer@njaes.rutgers.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180714T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180714T131500
DTSTAMP:20180706T121932Z
CREATED:20180706T114551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180706T121932Z
UID:6426-1531557000-1531574100@mgofmc.org
SUMMARY:West Windsor Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:The Master Gardeners of Mercer County will be at the West Windsor Farmers Market to answer garden\, lawn\, insect and compost questions.
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/west-windsor-farmers-market-2/
LOCATION:West Windsor Farmers Market\, 2 Vaughn Drive\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach,Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180711T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180711T200000
DTSTAMP:20180623T175030Z
CREATED:20180104T043501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180623T175030Z
UID:4209-1531332000-1531339200@mgofmc.org
SUMMARY:“Evening in the Garden”
DESCRIPTION:Stroll the Mercer Educational Gardens\, Interact with Master Gardeners Responsible for the Gardens and Learn About Host Plants for Butterflies and Moths.
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/evening-in-the-garden-2/
LOCATION:Mercer Educational Gardens\, 431 A Federal City Road\, Pennington\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180707T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180707T133000
DTSTAMP:20180706T121956Z
CREATED:20180706T110628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180706T121956Z
UID:6419-1530952200-1530970200@mgofmc.org
SUMMARY:Pennington Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:The Master Gardeners of Mercer County will be at the Pennington Farmers Market to answer garden\, lawn\, insect and compost questions.
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/pennington-farmers-market/
LOCATION:Rosedale Mills\, 101 Route 31 North\, Pennington\, NJ\, 08534\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach,Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180616T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180616T120000
DTSTAMP:20180620T191235Z
CREATED:20180104T041816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180620T191235Z
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SUMMARY:Bruce Crawford "Garden Design for Beauty\, Sustainability and Pest Resistance"
DESCRIPTION:Our rescheduled Hands-on in the Garden talk will be given by Bruce Crawford\, Director of Rutgers Gardens\, Rutgers University. \nBruce is the Director of Rutgers Gardens and an adjunct professor in Landscape Architecture Department at Rutgers University. In addition to managing\, designing and developing the 180 acres of the Rutgers Gardens\, he teaches and shares his love of fun and unusual plants with students\, garden clubs\, Master Gardeners\, community groups and Gardens visitors. Much to his dismay\, he has rarely met a plant that he doesn’t like! \nJune-Hands-on-1-up-NewDate
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/bruce-crawford-garden-design-for-beauty-sustainability-and-pest-resistance/
LOCATION:Mercer Educational Gardens\, 431 A Federal City Road\, Pennington\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180505T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180505T140000
DTSTAMP:20180623T175102Z
CREATED:20180405T032823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180623T175102Z
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SUMMARY:Plant Expo & Garden Market 2018
DESCRIPTION:[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 5\, 9 am-2 pm\nMercer Educational Gardens\n431A Federal City Road\, Pennington\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHome-grown perennials\, trees\, and shrubs (plant list)\nVegetables and herbs\, including many tomato varieties (tomato list)\nGarden Market of top-notch vendors\, including\nChickadee Creek Farm\, RareFind Nursery\, Steven Kristoff Nursery\nWild Ridge Plants\, Shannon’s Nursery\nSecondhand sale of used “stuff”\nMaster Gardeners will help you select the best plants for your garden!\nBarbara J. Bromley will answer your garden questions!
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/plant-expo-2018/
LOCATION:Mercer Educational Gardens\, 431 A Federal City Road\, Pennington\, NJ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180407T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180407T120000
DTSTAMP:20180623T175126Z
CREATED:20180104T035758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180623T175126Z
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SUMMARY:Meredith Melendez “Planning and Planting for a Better Harvest”
DESCRIPTION:Meredith Melendez\, Mercer County Agricultural Agent\, will tell us how to get more veggies from our garden with less work: \nPlanning & Planting for a Better Harvest \nThis event will be held at the Tulpehaking Nature Center and is co-sponsored by the Mercer County Park Commission.\nPre-register at programs@mgofmc.org. For more information read The Mercer County Press Release. \nMore Veggies\, Less Work
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/meredith-melendez-planning-and-planting-for-a-better-harvest/
LOCATION:Tulpehaking Nature Center\, 157 Westcott Avenue\, Trenton\, NJ\, 08610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180324T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180324T153000
DTSTAMP:20191029T131221Z
CREATED:20171007T041333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191029T131221Z
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SUMMARY:"Insights and Inspirations" A Garden Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our 11th annual Garden Symposium on Saturday\, March 24\, 2018 at the Stuart Country Day School in Princeton\, NJ.  This year the theme is Insights and Inspirations. This event frequently sells out\, so be sure to register early!  As an added bonus\, registrations postmarked by February 24\, 2018 are $80; $90 if postmarked after February 24\, 2018.\n\n\n\n\n	 SOLD OUT!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe have an exciting line up of speakers this year\, including: \nJoe Lamp’l (aka joe gardener®) has been hooked on horticulture since childhood. As one of the country’s most recognized and trusted personalities in gardening and sustainability\, that passion for living a greener life is evident to a nationwide audience who watches Joe in his current role as Creator\, Executive Producer and Host of the multi-award-winning PBS series\, Growing a Greener World® and previously as host of Fresh from the Garden on DIY Network and more. Joe also shares his know-how on NBC’s TODAY SHOW\, ABC’s Good Morning America\, The Weather Channel and through his popular books\, podcast series\, nationally syndicated newspaper column and more. \nJoe Lamp’l  \nJoe’s past awards include The American Horticultural Society’s B.Y. Morrison Communication Award\, which recognizes effective and inspirational communication—through print\, radio\, television\, and online media\, t Best On-Air Talent for Television by The Garden Writers Association\, and the Taste Awards for Best Branded Television Series\, Best Environmental Television\, Series\, Film or Video\, and Breakout Storyteller of the Year for a television series. \nJoe is also the founder and “Joe” behind joegardener.com – a new gardening-intensive website launching in spring-2017. Promising to be one of the most comprehensive sites on the web with a focus on how-to videos\, podcasts and blog posts around the most popular topics gardeners want to know. \nWhen not talking or writing about green living\, Joe can likely be found in and around his organic garden and spending time with his family on their Atlanta\, GA farm. \nhttps://joegardener.com/ \nGARDENING TO WEATHER ANY STORM \nThis presentation was inspired by the incredibly healthy garden Joe Lamp’l created and maintained on the set of The Fresh from the Garden television series for over three years–in spite of many difficult environmental challenges! In this unique and informative presentation\, Joe shares his secrets about creating a garden that will stand up to all the unpredictable variables in Mother Nature’s bag of tricks. Joe will explain how best to prepare any garden or landscape to perform no matter how wet\, dry\, sunny or shady it may be. He’ll also share his methods of dealing with critters of all shapes and sizes. Learn the tricks of proactive gardening – from soil testing and preparation to fertilization and watering\, as well as pest and disease control\, all in a more eco-friendly way. \n  \nGretchen LeBuhn \nGretchen LeBuhn is a professor of biology at San Francisco State University.  As an evolutionary ecologist\, Gretchen is interested in the ecology\, population biology\, evolution\, and conservation of plant populations.  The broad focus of her research addresses the relationships between environmental and genetic variation\, natural selection and fitness\, with specific interest in gene flow\, adaption\, speciation\, demography\, and plant-animal interactions.  She works on a diversity of projects from field and greenhouse studies of how different ecological factors influence selection to studies of methods in conservation biology. \nIn 2008 Gretchen launched the Great Sunflower Project as a way to gather information about our urban\, suburban\, and rural bee populations.  The project enlists people from across the United States and Canada to plant sunflowers and observe bee visitation\, recording the types and numbers of bees present in their area.  Gretchen is co-author with Kate Frey of The Bee-Friendly Garden: Design an Abundant\, Flower-Filled Yard that Nurtures Bees and Supports Biodiversity\, winner of the American Horticultural Society 2017 Book Award\, and the Xerces Society Guide:  Attracting Native Pollinators. \nhttp://biology.sfsu.edu/people/gretchen-lebuhn \nUSING GARDENS FOR POLLINATOR CONSERVATION\nA scientist\, gardener\, parent and educator\, Dr. LeBuhn will talk about how our gardens\, yards and parks can create a network of healthy habitats for plants and pollinators.  She will share her knowledge about pollinators\, what is known about pollinator gardens and how as citizen scientists\, we can all contribute to a healthier planet\, one backyard at a time. \nLee Reich \n  \nLee Reich\, PhD is an avid farmdener (more than a gardener\, less than a farmer) with graduate degrees in soil science and horticulture. After working in plant and soil research with the USDA and Cornell University\, he shifted gears and turned to writing\, lecturing\, and consulting. His books include  A Northeast Gardener’s Year\, The Pruning Book\, Weedless Gardening\, Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden\, Landscaping With Fruit\, and Grow Fruit Naturally. He writes regularly for a number of gardening magazines and his syndicated gardening column for Associated Press appears biweekly from coast to coast. \nHis farmden has been featured in such publications as the New York Times and Martha Stewart Living\, has won awards from National Gardening and Organic Gardening magazines\, and has been included in “Open Days” tours of the Garden Conservancy.  When the Garden Conservancy expanded Open Days in 2016\, Lee became a regular presenter in their Digging Deeper series in the Hudson Valley of New York. \nhttp://www.leereich.com/ \nFEARLESS PRUNING\nA slide lecture to take the mystery out of pruning\, so that lilacs\, roses – all trees and shrubs\, in fact – can be pruned to look their best and be in vibrant health. After going over the many benefits of pruning\, we’ll take a look at the tools for the job and then – most important – discuss how plants respond to various types of pruning cuts. After that\, we enter the “real world” with the how\, why\, and when of pruning various groups of plants.  \nPaul Zammit \nPaul Zammit\, a graduate of the University of Guelph\, Ontario\, Canada\, is the Nancy Eaton Director of Horticulture at the Toronto Botanical Garden.  He is a regular speaker at garden clubs and horticultural trade shows inspiring audiences across Canada and in the United States. In recent years\, Paul has presented in Germany\, Switzerland and Bermuda.  He has appeared both on television and in print. \nPaul and Uli’s home garden has been featured in Canadian Living\, Gardening Life\, Canadian Gardening and Gardening How-To.  His personal garden was awarded first place in the environmental garden category in the 2001 City of Toronto Garden Contest followed by an award in 2003 for the Best Use of Plant Material in the City of Toronto West District Garden Contest. \nPaul’s container designs have also been showcased in numerous gardening magazines.  Most recently\, on the cover of the May 2011 issue of Canadian Gardening.  In 2008\, he won first place in the Scotts Miracle-Gro\, Do Up the Doorstep competition\, for his container entry at Canada Blooms. \nPaul has been awarded the Young Professionals award by the Perennial Plant Association.  In 2010\, he was the recipient of an Industry Service Award. \nFormerly\, he was at Plant World\, a large retail garden centre where he was the perennial department manager for almost two decades. \nhttp://torontobotanicalgarden.ca/press/spokesperson/paul-zammit/ \nCREATIVE CONTAINERS:  THE APPEAL\, THE POTENTIAL\, AND THE POSSIBILITIES \nJust as outdoor garden spaces change throughout the year\, Paul believes seasonal transformations should also be reflected in dramatic container arrangements.  Join Paul for an energetic presentation where he will discuss the steps to success for creating an eye catching and lasting planter. He will also highlight many of his favorite choice plants\, container combinations and planter accents. \n  \nSchedule of the Day:\n8:00-9:00 Breakfast/Book Sales/Gardener Auction \n9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks and Welcome \n9:15-10:15 Joe Lamp’l—Gardening to Weather Any Storm \n10:15-10:45 Coffee Break/Book Sales/Gardener Auction \n10:45-11:45 Gretchen LeBuhn—Using Gardens for Pollinator Conservation \n11:45-12:45 Lunch/Book Sales/Garden Auction/Slide Show \n12:45-1:45 Lee Reich—Fearless Pruning \n1:45-2:15 Coffee Break/Book Sales/Gardener Auction \n2:15-3:15 Paul Zammit— Creative Containers: The Appeal\, the Potential and the Possibilities \n3:15-3:30 Closing Remarks and Announcement of Gardener Auction Winners \n“Boxed Lunch Choices: NO Substitutions” \nCondiments on the side \n  \nHONEY BAKED HAM on croissant\, cheddar\, lettuce\, tomato\, potato chips and chocolate chip cookie \n TUNA SALAD on sliced multigrain\, lettuce\, tomato\, potato chips\, chocolate chip cookie \nVEGETARIAN OPTION: provolone\, lettuce\, tomato\, banana pepper\, olives on sliced multigrain\, potato chips\, fruit cup \nGLUTEN FREE OPTION: Chef salad with ham\, turkey\, swiss and cheddar\, tomato\, fresh leaf lettuce\,  potato chips and fruit cup \n  \nRegister Early and Save!  $80 if postmarked by February 24\, 2018. $90 if postmarked after February 24\, 2018. \nRegistration by mail is required and must be postmarked by March 10\, 2018.  Registration confirmation will be made by email only\, unless otherwise requested.  If a mailed confirmation is requested\, include a stamped\, self-addressed envelope. \n2018-MGofMC-Symposium-download
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/2018symposium-2018/
LOCATION:Stuart Country Day School\, 1200 Stuart Rd\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180317T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180317T130000
DTSTAMP:20180623T175136Z
CREATED:20180104T010553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180623T175136Z
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SUMMARY:Barbara J. Bromley "Lawn Basics"
DESCRIPTION:Barbara J. Bromley\, Mercer County Horticulturist\, will talk about the basics of successful lawn care and the most common lawn care mistakes. Pre-register at programs@mgofmc.org.\nLawn Basics 17 March 2018
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/lawn-basics/
LOCATION:Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County\, 1440 Parkside Avenue\, Ewing\, NJ\, 08638\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180222T203000
DTSTAMP:20180623T175210Z
CREATED:20180103T200914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180623T175210Z
UID:4100-1519326000-1519331400@mgofmc.org
SUMMARY:John Black "Water Features in the Home Landscape"
DESCRIPTION:“Water\, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Waste”: Water Features in the Home Landscape – John Black\, President\, Native Plant Society of NJ- D&R Greenway Land Trust\, Johnson Education Center\, Princeton \nCo-Sponsored by D&R Greenway Land Trust \nWater Features in the Home Landscape
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/john-black-water-features-for-the-home-landscape/
LOCATION:D&R Greenway\, One Preservation Place\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08540\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180117T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180117T203000
DTSTAMP:20180108T035814Z
CREATED:20180103T194112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180108T035814Z
UID:4093-1516215600-1516221000@mgofmc.org
SUMMARY:David Robinson "New Jersey’s Changing Climate"
DESCRIPTION:The New Jersey state climatologist will give a presentation on the weather and climate of the Garden State that explores events and issues on short to long time scales.  Intended to promote an understanding of global climate variability and change\, the talk will address where we have been and where New Jersey’s climate may be headed. This event is co-sponsored by the Princeton Public Library and the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County.  RMGPressRelease-NJ Changing Climate Jan. 2018 program
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/new-jerseys-changing-climate/
LOCATION:Princeton Public Library\, 65 Witherspoon Street\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08542\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180103T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180103T170000
DTSTAMP:20180623T175146Z
CREATED:20180104T044101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180623T175146Z
UID:4215-1514966400-1514998800@mgofmc.org
SUMMARY:Jason Grabosky “Trees in the Home Landscape”
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jason Grabosky\, Rutgers University\, Professor of Urban Forestry
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/jason-grabosky-trees-in-the-home-landscape/
LOCATION:NJ
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171115T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171115T203000
DTSTAMP:20171015T182815Z
CREATED:20170109T095239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171015T182815Z
UID:1927-1510772400-1510777800@mgofmc.org
SUMMARY:Whimsical Containers for Seasonal Greens
DESCRIPTION:Spend a fun evening learning to “think outside the box – or pot\, or vase.” \nEveryday items and even items headed to the trash pile can be transformed into whimsical containers. Master Gardeners with lots of experience and creative talent will demonstrate how to turn unexpected or commonplace items into beautiful containers for seasonal greens. Learn a wonderful way to create a personalized statement for your home or gifts for special people on your holiday list. \n*Pre-registration is recommended. \n\n*Pre-registration by email at rmgofmcprograms@gmail.com is the preferred method of signing up for programs unless otherwise noted; or call the Extension Office at 609-989-6830 during business hours. \nFree parking available at all program and event locations. \nAll Events are rain or shine. \n\n  \n\n  \n \n  \n\nPrintable copy of our 2017 Gardening Programs and Events brochure
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/whimsical-containers-for-seasonal-greens/
LOCATION:Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County\, 1440 Parkside Avenue\, Ewing\, NJ\, 08638\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171025T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171025T203000
DTSTAMP:20170725T210137Z
CREATED:20170109T100703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170725T210137Z
UID:1925-1508958000-1508963400@mgofmc.org
SUMMARY:Natives Gone Wild
DESCRIPTION:Steven Kristoph is passionate about plants and loves to share his passion with others. \nHe is a New Jersey horticulturist and owner of a wholesale nursery and landscape design service and has been a popular adjunct professor in horticulture at Rutgers for over 25 years. \n \nIn what promises to be an entertaining and educational evening\, Steven will focus on native plants\, reflecting the recent trend toward natives\, including legislation that requires native plants to be used in certain circumstances. \nThe presentation will include mainstay natives as well as those demanding a second look for consideration\, highlighting their ornamental value and relationship with other species that will lead to a bio-diverse and sustainable landscape. Seating is limited. \n \n  \n*Pre-registration is recommended. \n*Pre-registration by email at rmgofmcprograms@gmail.com is the preferred method of signing up for programs unless otherwise noted; or call the Extension Office at 609-989-6830 during business hours. \nFree parking available at all program and event locations. \nAll Events are rain or shine. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrintable copy of our 2017 Gardening Programs and Events brochure
URL:https://mgofmc.org/event/natives-gone-wild/
LOCATION:Hamilton Township Public Library\, 1 Justice Samuel A Alito Jr Way\, Trenton\, NJ\, 08619\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Education,Public Event
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