36th Annual Landscape and Garden Day “Pollinators, Plants and People – A Great Combination”
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Saturday,
September 10, 2016
9
am to 3 pm
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ICC Horticulture Land Lab, East Peoria
Campus
Free Parking in Lot G
Illinois Central College’s 36th
Annual Landscape and Garden Day offers a variety of special programs and
activities specifically designed for families with young children as well as
the usual favorites for local gardening enthusiasts.
· Seminars
and demonstrations
· Winners
of this year’s All-America Selection in display garden
· Displays
by local nurseries, clubs and landscapers
· Pizza
Garden
· Kids-only
area for playing in the dirt
· Kids
crafting area – Japanese koi kites and origami
· Putt
for Plants for golf enthusiasts
· Taste-testing
in the vegetable garden
· Plant
sale by ICC Horticulture Program students
· Plant
clinic with local master gardeners
The day’s seminars include:
- 9:30 – 10:15 am:
“Unordinary Pollinators” – Come join us as University of Illinois Extension
Master Gardner Margee Karl introduces us to “Pollinators of the Unordinary
Kind”. Margie has been a U of I Extension Master Gardner since 2004 and a
speaker for the U of I Extension Speakers Bureau for more than 10 years.
This is a beautiful and unique presentation! She’s sure to entertain,
amaze, surprise, and educate you.
- 11 – 11:45 am: “Pollinator Power: How to attract them and keep them coming
around.” – Presenter Suzanne Cook is a 19-year Tazewell
County Master Gardener, Head Gardener for the Pekin Park District, and has
written a garden column for the Pekin Times for 20 years. She’ll
give participants a long list of easy-to-grow plants. She especially loves
growing plants to attract butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. And, she
promises there WILL be prizes available!
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1 –
1:45 pm: "But I Don't Know How To Keep Bees..Yet!" – Presenter Bill
Baker is currently the Central Director for the Illinois State Beekeepers
Association and a past president of the Heart of Illinois Beekeepers but says
he’s is still learning how to keep bees. He has found beekeeping to be fun,
relaxing, frustrating and a great overall learning experience.
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