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| Class ID: 5001 | Title: Advanced Hosta Hybridizing 2013 |
| Details: What is the goal? Hybridizing marketable hostas or hybridizing for fun? We will discuss how to do both for fun and profit. | |
| Instructor: Bob Solberg | Maximum Enrollment: 30 |
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| Class ID: 5002 | Title: Drip Irrigation – A Greener Approach to Watering |
| Details: Drip irrigation is an extremely efficient method of delivering water to a plant. This class will cover the evolution of drip irrigation concepts and the practical application in the home landscape. The class will include a hands-on approach to the various system components involved in the design, installation and operation of a drip irrigation system. | |
| Instructor: Rob Mortko | Maximum Enrollment: 42 FULL |
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| Class ID: 5003 | Title: Building Papercrete Containers |
| Details: Each student will build a small papercrete container suitable for a dish garden in a reusable mold which they will be able to take home. All supplies including a set of written instructions will be furnished. | |
| Instructor: Lee Coates | Maximum Enrollment: 22 FULL |
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| Fees: $10.00 | |
| Class ID: 5004 | Title: Maintaining Your Hostas |
| Details: The proper planning and care to have health Hostas. Also discusses common growing problems and how to treat various problems. | |
| Instructor: Tom Micheletti | Maximum Enrollment: 30 |
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| Class ID: 5005 | Title: Cypripediums - The Beauty of Tropical Lady's slippers in Your Own Backyard |
| Details: The class will have a power point with technical information on Cypripediums and 3 short movies . The short movies are: a show in Berlin showing Cypripediums in a beautiful display, planting Cypripediums, and dividing Cypripediums. | |
| Instructor: Roger Zielinski | Maximum Enrollment: 24 |
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| Class ID: 5006 | Title: What To Do With That Small Space |
| Details: Think your space is too small - never. Ideas on what to do with that awkward or small space in the garden. | |
| Instructor: Ron and Linda Williams | Maximum Enrollment: 24 |
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| Class ID: 5007 | Title: Design Advice |
| Details: Bring your photos and plot of the area you are looking to plant. Be sure to include direction, length and width of bed, sidewalk, deck, fence etc and any other influencing factors such as large trees, buildings etc. It does not need to be drawn to scale if you have your measurements. Work in small groups with Dave to design your area | |
| Instructor: Dave Dannaher | Maximum Enrollment: 12 |
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| Class ID: 5008 | Title: Hellebores and Heucheras |
| Details: A discussion of the other H's in the garden. | |
| Instructor: Oscar Cross | Maximum Enrollment: 32 FULL |
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| Fees: $2.00 | |
| Class ID: 5009 | Title: Color In The Shade |
| Details: Your shady areas planted with hostas are beautiful, but----you want more color. In this class we will discuss colorful companion plants for hostas that will do well in the shade. | |
| Instructor: Ruth Sny | Maximum Enrollment: 24 |
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| Fees: $2.00 | |
| Class ID: 5010 | Title: Composting with Earthworms |
| Details: Fred will present his method of composting using raw, organic sources such as horse manure, leaves and ground up wood. | |
| Instructor: Fred Williams | Maximum Enrollment: 30 |
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| Class ID: 5011 | Title: The 2012 National Hosta Convention in Nashville, TN and The 2012 Midwest Regional Hosta Convention in Rochester, MN. |
| Details: A PowerPoint presentation. | |
| Instructor: Jim Schwartz | Maximum Enrollment: 31 |
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| Class ID: 5012 | Title: "ends of the earth", Antarctica to the Arctic |
| Details: A replacement class for the National Park class that Jim was going to teach. | |
| Instructor: Sandy Wilkins | Maximum Enrollment: 30 |
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| Class ID: 5013 | Title: THINGS THAT WORK FOR ME |
| Details: This session will be a discussion of things that work for me in my hosta garden. The material accumulated is from 16 years of growing hosta and also being in the business of selling hosta. I will discuss hoses, markers, insurance, photography and another hundred or so things that work for me. I talk fast so be prepared with a pencil and pad to make a lot of notes. If you have any inclusions for me please send them to: JBarta@WI.RR.COM. There will be a source sheet provided. | |
| Instructor: Jack Barta | Maximum Enrollment: 30 FULL |
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| Class ID: 5014 | Title: Rare and Unusual Plants for the Garden, and Where to Find Them |
| Details: In this course, I will explain why some plants are hard to obtain as well as give tips on how to discover new and uncommon varieties for your garden. This class includes a PowerPoint with photos of some of the rare plants in my own personal garden. | |
| Instructor: Don Rawson | Maximum Enrollment: 101 |
| Bio: I am from Grand Rapids, Michigan where I live on a four-acre site in the country. As an avid gardener, I have always had an interest in finding and collecting rare and unusual plants. My garden is well-known for the many large boulders (I am also a rockhound) and is home of hosta 'Rhino Hide' (Rawson 2007). | |
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