2019

Robert Mongin

Garden Series

To learn, experience,

& enjoy all season

gardening

February 2, March 2, & April 6

Neville Public Museum

210 Museum Place

Green Bay, WI

UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment

and programming, including Title IX and ADA.

Choose the session(s) you will attend:

Full series registration:

_____February 2, March 2, & April 6

EARLY BIRD – before December 28: $30

Register after December 28: $40

OR

Individual sessions: $15 each

_____February 2 session

_____March 2 session

_____April 6 session

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Amount enclosed: $

Payable to: NEW Master Gardeners

Send to: Horticulture Program Brown County UW-Extension 210 Museum Place Green Bay, WI 54303

For more information, contact:

Jim Radey, Volunteer Coordinator

920-391-4615

James.radey@co.brown.wi.us

NEW Master Gardeners and Brown County UW-Extension are hosting a 2019 Robert Mongin Garden Series. Mr. Mongin was

active in the community through his involvement with the NEW Master

Gardeners, Gardeners Club of Green Bay, Green Bay Botanical Garden, Mayor’s

Beautification Committee, and many others. He designed and established a perennial

garden at the former UW-Extension site at 1150 Bellevue Street, Green Bay, which was

dedicated to Mr. Mongin during a formal ceremony.

This series is comprised of three different sessions with renowned garden speakers who will share their expertise to enhance

your gardening experience. You may choose to attend one, two, or all three of the

featured sessions. Sign up for the full series by Friday, December 28, to receive a discounted registration fee!

Take advantage of the early bird registration discount by

registering for the full series no later than:

Friday, December 28

Saturday, February 2 10 AM to 12:30 PM

“Growing Mosses and Shade Plants” Dale Sievert

Waukesha, WI

Dale grew up on a dairy farm in Manitowoc

County. He earned a B.S. in Agronomy and an M.S.

in Agricultural Economics from the University of

Wisconsin-Madison. After a short time working as a

fieldman for Green Bay Food Company, he taught

economics at Milwaukee Area Technical College

while simultaneously operating a landscaping and

nursery business. He also published five editions of

an economics textbook for colleges. Since then, Dale

has shared his expertise writing about growing

mosses for Sukiya Living, A Journal of Japanese

Gardening, and shared his expertise around the

country in many venues. His gardens have appeared

in Chicagoland Gardening, The American Gardener

and featured in Country Gardens this past year.

Dale will share his expertise about gardening with

mosses and other shade plants as well as share a

photo tour of his celebrated gardens.

Saturday, March 2 10 AM to 12:30 PM

“Using Bulbs as Companion Plants in the Garden & Using Tropical Bulbs in

the Summer Garden”

Brent Heath Brent & Becky’s Bulbs

Glouchester, VA

Brent & Becky Heath live and work on a 28 acre farm and garden in Glouchester, VA. They are flower bulb suppliers, garden writers, photographers, lecturers, consultants, and educators. Whether you are planning to plant bulbs in a fresh, newly prepared empty garden, or whether you are adding them to an already existing one, this seminar will have the answers for you! You will be introduced to the best of the best...the right bulbs for the right spots. You'll learn how to combine bulbs, perennials, annuals, ground covers and flowering shrubs that will create just the feeling you want to generate for four seasons in your garden. After seeing and experiencing this seminar, you'll leave with information and inspiration to produce a garden that you, your neighbors and friends will enjoy all year.

Saturday, April 6 10 AM to 12:30 PM

“Success With Cacti & Other Succulents As House Plants”

Dr. Daniel Mahr Madison, WI

Dr. Dan Mahr was a faculty member of UW-Madison for thirty years in the Department of Entomology. He specialized in agricultural pest management in fruit crops. He retired in 2011 and is now an emeritus faculty in the department. Dan has held many positions in the Cactus and Succulent Society of America and been honored by the society for his work with succulents and cacti. He has had numerous articles on succulent plants published as well as had his photography in various books, magazines and journals. Dan has been an invited speaker at several cacti and succulents conferences in the US, England and New Zealand and given over 80 workshops and talks on cacti and succulents. He is a frequent guest on the Larry Meiller Show on Wisconsin Public Radio. Dan has traveled extensively visiting cactus and succulent plants in their native habitats in over 15 countries.

2019 Robert Mongin Garden Series ~ Attend one, two, or all three sessions!

~ All three sessions will be held at the Neville Public Museum, 210 Museum Place, Green Bay. ~