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The next meeting, featuring the Spa City Co-Op, is on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at 1pm at Lake Valley Church, 910 Shady Grove Road. Join for lunch starting at 11:30 am—food truck fare or bring your own! 2017 Master Gardener Officers and Contact Numbers Claudette Cooper – President – 310-251-6383 [email protected] Debbie Atchison – 1st Vice President – 922-7670 [email protected] Jan Hodges – 2 nd Vice President – 622-0564 [email protected] Nancy Morris – Secretary – 952-4913 [email protected] Tricia Freeman – Treasurer – 525-0432 [email protected] Diane Daniel – Past President – 922-1656 [email protected] July 2017 President’s Corner Yankee Doodle went to town riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni. Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy, mind the music and the step and with the girls be handy! Traditions place the origin of the song during the pre-Revolutionary War period, sung by British military officers to mock the disheveled, disorganized colonial "Yankees" with whom they served. It was also popular among the Americans as a song of defiance. The Americans added additional verses to the song, mocking the British troops and hailing the Commander of the Continental Army, George Washington. By 1781, Yankee Doodle had turned from being an insult to being a song of national pride. During the month of July when we are celebrating our nation’s independence, Yankee Doodle definitely comes to mind as we proud Americans display our beautiful red, white and blue flag! Garland County Extension Office 236 Woodbine Hot Springs AR 71901 501-623-6841 or 501-623-5756 Website: uaex.edu/garland Email: [email protected] The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact your County Extension office (or other appropriate office) as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay. Claudette Cooper

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The next meeting, featuring the Spa City Co-Op, is on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at 1pm at Lake Valley Church, 910 Shady Grove Road. Join for lunch starting at 11:30 am—food truck fare or bring your own!

2017 Master Gardener Officers and Contact Numbers Claudette Cooper – President – 310-251-6383 [email protected] Debbie Atchison – 1st Vice President – 922-7670 [email protected] Jan Hodges – 2nd Vice President – 622-0564 [email protected] Nancy Morris – Secretary – 952-4913 [email protected] Tricia Freeman – Treasurer – 525-0432 [email protected] Diane Daniel – Past President – 922-1656 [email protected]

July 2017

President’s Corner Yankee Doodle went to town riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni. Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy, mind the music and the step and with the girls be handy!

Traditions place the origin of the song during the pre-Revolutionary War period, sung by British military officers to mock the disheveled, disorganized colonial "Yankees" with whom they served. It was also popular among the Americans as a song of defiance. The Americans added additional verses to the song, mocking the British troops and hailing the Commander of the Continental Army, George Washington. By 1781, Yankee Doodle had turned from being an insult to being a song of national pride. During the month of July when we are celebrating our nation’s independence, Yankee Doodle definitely comes to mind as we proud Americans display our beautiful red, white and blue flag!

Garland County Extension Office 236 Woodbine Hot Springs AR 71901 501-623-6841 or 501-623-5756 Website: uaex.edu/garland Email: [email protected] The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact your County Extension office (or other appropriate office) as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.

Claudette Cooper

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2 – Jeanette Gleason 3 – Carol Scrivner 3 – Ann Kendrick 6 – Jennifer Jennings 8 – Darlene Schreckengost 9 – Cindy Bright 9 – Ruth Osborn 14- Suzy Both 15- Elizabeth Infusino 16- Becky Palwelczak 19- Karen Mason 21- Lin Johnson 23- Gene Parker 25- Deirdre Dudley 25- Emilie Monk 29- Donna Yadron 30- Rita Monsen

2 – Maggie Burks 2 – Scott Davies 2 – Annette Enderlin 7 – Karen Battese 7 – Michael Carr 7 – Sherry Matthews 12 – Tom Both 12 – Sherry Davis 12 – Ann Carrithers 12 – Edith Loveday 16 – Carol Stanfill 17 – Laura Young 18 – Edward Schwess 19 – Carole Ann Stone 20 – Sheila Springs 22 – Joy Harms 22 – Conley Henderson 22 – Evelyn Worsham 24 – Nancy Eyre 26 – Brenda Matthews 28 – Chris St. Peter 29 – Rosemary Hany

Find archived GCMG newsletters under County Extension Office at https://www.uaex.edu/counties/garland/newsletter.aspx

I hope everyone is enjoying this mild weather—can’t remember a June with so few 90-degree-days! I’m getting lots of calls about tomato problems. Most are blights, but a few have been bacterial. The best way to manage blight is to start with a fungicide program at planting. Once the plant contracts the disease, fungicides have little effect. Disposal of infected leaves and the use of resistant varieties is recommended. A good organic control for bacterial infection is a copper fungicide.

If you have noticed a fuzzy white powder on the stems of your ornamentals or vegetables, it's not a fungus. If you take a small stick and touch it, several small white insects will hop off. These are planthoppers. While sucking the juices from your plant they excrete filaments of white wax to protect themselves from predators. They do little harm to your plant. If you want to rid them from the plant a good blast of water will remove them, or apply insecticidal soaps. Enjoy this weather while it's around, and get out and have fun.

Allen’s Corner

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wildflower packets. We also gave away three blooming plants to show xeriscape is about more than just cactus. We unveiled a sign provided by the city that describes this MG project. We are so proud of this and thankful for the city’s continued support. Kudos to the Hot Springs Xeriscape Committee for all of their efforts and for making Hot Springs Xeriscape Day a success.

Brian Fischer from City of Hot Springs Parks and Trails set up a tent with giveaways, signs, and literature describing parks and Greenway plans.

L to R: MG Karin Grisham, Darryl Edwards, and Brian Fischer pose in front of new sign.

Karin Grisham explained xeriscape principles and ways in which xeriscaping can save on labor, money, and resources.

The Xeriscape Committee came out in full force Saturday, June 17th. We worked extra, leading up to the event and received many compliments on our beautiful garden. We showcased what we do on our project to other MGs as well as the community. Committee members hosted with refreshments and encouraged people to sign up for the GCMG program. MGs provided lovely arrangements for the tables, helped with decorations, and handled publicity. Attendees feasted on baked goodies and collected handouts and free

MGs Deby Prince & Sherry Matthews fielded questions.

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Hot Springs Village Residential Yard of the Month

L to R: MG Nancy Eyre and Lorna and Ron Evans

We chose Ron and Lorna Evans’ home at 60 Almazan Way. Come sit and relax in one of the five private retreats they’ve created in their English Country garden. Soak in flowers and fragrance seasonally as they have given much thought in their plantings to ensure something is always in bloom. They started their garden about 12 years ago. Ron built the many rock pathways and elevated rock garden beds himself. He also hauled some crystals from Coleman’s and incorporated them into his rockwork. Many visual surprises greet you touring a walkway and rounding a corner. A large stand of bamboo creates a lovely shaded area with privacy. Nestled in the shade, surrounding beautiful statuary are Acer maples, hostas, azaleas, mahonia, assorted ferns, camellias, hydrangeas, clematis, rhododendron, and hollies. In the sunnier areas they have 128 varieties of daylilies in a painter’s palette of colors. Also magnolias, dogwoods, cherry trees, Japanese maples, numerous althea, viburnum, spirea, lilacs, daffodils, bluebells, hibiscus, weigelias and crape myrtles are among the shrubs and trees growing in the yard. Ron also keeps geraniums from year to year in various containers. Previously a chef in his own restaurant in England, Ron can be seen most days, except for rainy ones, in the garden.. We don’t know if Lorna was his sous chef but she certainly is his ‘sous’ gardener . . . She shares and supports his passion and assists with routine gardening. His passion is evident, in that, even with oxygen assistance, he is showing his fortitude -- getting out there doing what needs to be done. When asked about his favorite thing to do? He replied, “Just sitting and enjoying it.”

To nominate a residential or business yard in Hot Springs Village, please contact Karen Geiger at 501-922-0645.

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Each month between April and October we select a Hot Springs business and residential yard. Those selected have signs in their “yards” for the month. If you know anyone that has a yard you would like to nominate for consideration as Yard of the Month, contact either the Garland County Extension Office (501-623-6841) or email the name and address to [email protected].

Hot Springs Residential Yard of the Month

L to R: Homeowner Dolores Rawls, Sully, MGs Mary Tom Taylor and Juneanne Green, Brody Green. Not pictured MG Carolyn Davis

Hot Springs Business Yard of the Month We chose Magic Springs for June. They’ve created a lush, lovely entry with a number of planted beds filled with knock-out roses, grasses, crape myrtles, loropetlum, cannas, drift roses and evergreens. A tall three-stage waterfall graces the main bed. The long driveway to the parking area is lined with Japanese maples and knock-out roses. The fencing is decorated with beautiful hanging baskets of petunias, dusty miller, creeping jenny, sweet potato vine and lantana. Both the highway frontage at the main entrance and the driveway to the park are a visual treat for guests and the magic continues throughout the park.

Back, L to R: David Wehunt, Susie Tillery, Horticulture supervisor Carla Bruce, Jessyka Hanna, MG Juneanne Green, General Manager Steve Honeycutt, MG Mary Tom Taylor, Layden Irwin, Corben Miller, Travis Ragsdale. Front: Clint Funderburk. Not pictured MG Carolyn Davis.

We chose the home of Jesse and Dolores Rawls in Belvedere Subdivision for June. The Rawls’ home has multiple planted beds and an interesting layout. The front is highlighted by yaupon holly trees, an arrangement of flower pots and garden art, decorative stones and a large fig tree. Holly bushes line the driveway. Photinias, a beautiful yellow maple and a large Leyland cypress fill one side of the front yard. A bed near the street has crape myrtle, hostas, chrysanthemums, zebra grass and lenten roses. The side yard includes azaleas and ferns. The back yard features an herb garden.

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Farmer’s Market/Triangle

Our monthly spruce-up and weed-fest was well attended by many weeds, crabgrasses and eleven MGs. Although overwhelmingly outnumbered, we obliterated the weeds and crabgrass within hours. Jan Hodges heroically saved a highly allergic, fellow MG from vicious ants in the nick of time when noticing her standing in the mound. Thank you, Jan, for being so observant!

Pictured: Katie Gibson, Sheila McLarty, Jan Hodges, Sunshine Spielvogle, Sallye Waddell, Suzanne Mayfield, and Leslie Goff. Not pictured: Lin Johnson, Loretta West, Pat Zeller, and guest, Kendall Goff

Garden Essential Maintenance Service

Pictured L to R: Barbara Bradstreet, Bev Merritt, Jan Hodges, Loretta West, Martha Dooley, John Long, Paula Zorn, and Sherry Davis. Not pictured: Carol Scrivner

Garden Essential Maintenance Service

Nine GEMS helped at Garvan Woodland Garden weeding in the new azalea area near the lake and then in the Children's Garden where they found the vines Heidi asked them to pull out of the trees, but also found the poison ivy. A few took home more of that 'delightful' weed than they bargained for. Weeding isn't the most fun thing to do for a gardener but we all know how necessary it is for a garden to look its best. They got their exercise in and did some magnificent weed removal.

COMO Well, war on Chambers Bitters began again. . . A very determined group waged war on weeds. The weather’s been great for all things growing, so we did what we could in a couple of hours. After discussion, we decided to work twice a month during the summer to keep the weeds at bay. We'll let you know how that works out!

L to R: Laura Young, Becky Pawelczak, Stephanie Ballard, Paula Zorn, Sue Bristow, Barry Horner, Sandy Morad Back: Burley Freeman; Not pictured: Loretta West

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Roster Corrections Please make the following corrections to your roster for three of our members listed below. Ann Carrithers:

Email is anncarrithers@gmail com Linda Davis:

Email is [email protected] Larry Hardin:

cell phone is 501-282-3799 If you need a roster, stop by the Extension Office to collect one.

Garden Therapy Seniors at the Caring Place made leaf impressions on note cards. We helped them paint the backs of the leaves with acrylic paints and pressed them on note cards and envelopes. Marty Lynch led this session, and she had the necessary materials all ready to go. This was a very successful project, and the seniors were pleased with their work.

L to R: Kumar Maruthar, Sue Tanner, Yetta Freeman, Marty Lynch, Karen Geiger, Ann Kendrick, and Rita Monsen

Ouachita Children’s Center

Eight members of the OCC committee started June off with cleaning flower beds. We worked Thursday, June 1. The rain had not moved in yet, so we had plenty of sun to keep us warm as we worked. The iris and yarrow are all neatly trimmed. We removed a few canna’s so our other perennials could poke through. It is so fun to see the plants grow and fill in the beds. They are looking good.

L to R: Jan Hodges, Barry Horner, Karen Mason, Pat Osborn, Ann Hiers, Sherry Matthews, and Becky Pawelczak. Not pictured: Chair, Laura Young

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HSV Xeriscape Monday, June 19th was our annual Mulch Day, and we got started about 7 a.m. Thanks to several MGs and one very helpful husband (Bruce Zorn), we moved 4 big truckloads (about 16 cubic yards) of mulch into the beds by 10 a.m. The group got to meet "Big Mike" Sykora, our POA contact, when he brought out the last load. At the end of the morning we had a drawing for a $25 Breshears gift certificate—Loretta West was the lucky winner!

Big Mike poses with MGs and big truck!

HSV Xeriscape

It is amazing what a difference a fresh layer of

mulch makes! Paula and Bruce Zorn fill in the back of the main bed.

Southern Inspiration Garden

L to R: Anne Fulbright, Sandy Morad, Roger Giddings, Hilde Simmons, and

Pam Woolis.

Southern Inspiration Garden We had some sick daylilies this month—some had root rot, but the majority had rust. We sent samples to Sherrie Smith at the UA plant pathology lab to confirm the diagnosis. Daylily rust is caused by a fungus, Puccinia hemerocallidis. Fact sheet: https://www.uaex.edu/publications/pdf/FSA-7525.pdf Another good ink: http://www.daylilies.org/ahs_dictionary/daylily_rust.html And http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/factsheets/daylilyrust.pdf We got expert advice from Janet, Sherrie, Allen and Yvonne and from the GWG folks too, in addition to the experts we have within our own SIG committee. We treated the daylilies with Daconil according to recommendations and hopefully averted the worst before the daylily season finishes. Let's hope the rest of the summer will give them some time to recuperate. The garden looks great.

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Extension Office To replace the failing St Augustine grass, we had to dig out six inches of soil and cut the roots from the grass plot. We laid cardboard on top of the ground and then added four inches of soil and compost before laying new St Augustine grass sod. Weeds and grass were pulled from around the office and hedges were trimmed. Thanks for the following: top soil from Jodi Tooke and St Augustine grass sod donated by Hot Springs Sod. Larry Hardin shared several varieties of heirloom tomatoes, and we enjoyed cinnamon rolls and apple fritters. Young Fletcher (Larry’s grandson) assisted in pulling weeds and grass, too.

Not pictured is Sherry Matthews.

Extension Office

Jeff Finney digs deep.

Extension Office

New St. Augustine grass plot.

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Education: Know It to Grow It

Alicia Baucom and Rita Monsen presented “From Garden to Centerpiece” at the Garland County Library with demonstratons using common yard flora to create beautiful arrangements for your

home. Over 45 people attended and took home raffled arrangements to enjoy.

MG Alicia Baucom gave tips on how to arrange.

MG Rita Monsen shares Ichiban arranging advice with MG Paula Zorn.

Photographers: Maryann Tomko, Hilde Simmons Val Nuckels

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Garden Essential Maintenance Service

Ten MGs came prepared to battle the bugs and help Bryan in the Garden of the Pine Winds. Bryan’s bad back kept him from work, but he gave us the go-ahead to work without him. We collected three large black trash bags of the unwanted, enjoying a cool morning in a beautiful garden area.

L to R: James Moore, Annette Enderlin, Martha Dooley, Paula Zorn, Loretta West, Hilde Simmons, Jan Hodges, Ross Sedler, and Bev Merritt. Not pictured: Kay Adams

Courthouse Eighteen volunteers and two GC Staff made the tasks easier. All plants we installed in May survived, and even thrived! Work included weeding and mulching several beds. Fertilizer fairies scattered some love, and we declared victory with water and cookies in the shade. Very special thanks to J. D. Fladung and Mitch Solsby with Garland County for the truck loaded with mulch and driving it around. We just love these guys! I’m also thankful to wonderful friends at Hot Springs Sod for donating flowers to freshen up the Police Memorial.

Kneeling: Sheila Springs, Paula Page, Linda Doherty, Barb Smith. 2nd Row: Pat Osborn, Jeff Finney, Anne Fulbright, Sheila McLarty, Pam McCoy, Sandy Morad, Lin Johnson. 3rd Row: Kay Adams, James B. Moore, Jr., Pam Connor, Mary Tom Taylor, Paula Jackson. Elizabeth McAnally Not shown: Carol (Too-Fast-For Fotos) Scrivner

Langston

James Moore, Loretta West, Sherry Davis, Jeff Finney and Jan Hodges worked pulling weeds, planting annuals and making minor repairs on the waterering hoses at Langston. Hopefully the Crape Myrtles will be in bloom for the Langston High School Reunion in July.

Entergy Nineteen MG pulled plenty of weeds and trimmed iris. The watering system installation at the front gate and sign area will be completed soon. Drive out and see the wonderful variety of plants Darryl has chosen for the garden!

Workers were Jeff Finney, John Long, Ellen Majestic, Sheila Springs, James Moore Jr. Burley Freeman, Jan Hodges, Wayne Patterson, Barry Horner, Karen Mason, Lin Johnson, Jane Oliver, Paula Jackson, Pam McCoy, Sue Bristow, Mary Ann Schnipper, Sheila McLarty, Anne Fulbright and Karin Grisham.

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City Greenhouse The June city greenhouse meeting fell very late in the month this year. We had a nice size group come together on a great sunny morning to do what we like to do: snip, cut, propagate, plant, and share garden knowledge and skills, and most of all friendships.

Thanks to Paula Page's futile search for Santolina plants throughout central Arkansas nurseries, we learned about a new (to many of us) plant and a way to get more. We should have known, Darryl had a flat in the greenhouse. Santolina is a western Mediterranean native, that likes full sun, poorer soil, is pretty drought tolerant once established and can be used as a xeriscape plant. He uses it as a groundcover surrounding begonias in one of the city beds on Whittington. It's about eight inches tall, has silvery needle-like leaves and yellow pompom flowers. It belongs to the Aster family.

Marianne Schnipper leads potting crew.

Darryl showed us how to cut tiny branches, reserving the mother plant to sprout out again and continue to grow. He instructed us to propagate as usual, stripping the lower leaves and placing the twig into good potting soil, keeping it in the shade, moist and tented in a plastic bag to get a greenhouse effect. Some of us will try it.

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Good Samaritan Ministries Submitted by: James B. Moore, Jr.

The Master Gardeners, including Blithe Hunchison and Lannie Gorman, planted plants and spread mulch at the building of the Good Samaritan Ministries. A special thanks to Blithe for her incredible work ethnic and pleasing personally and Kay Ford for water and brownies.

We had a great trip to Oklahoma! We saw some awesome gardens and had a wonderful time visiting with those who came along on the trip! One special garden was called the John Hope Franklin - Reconciliation Park. It was amazing and commemorates the Tulsa race riots that destroyed the entire town of Greenwood, OK, during 1921. The Tower of Reconciliation was built in honor of that time. It was a very moving and thought provoking garden!

Annual Garden Trip Submitted by: Claudette Cooper

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Alliance Rubber Company Named Campus of the Year Submitted by Carolyn Davis We awarded the Outstanding Landscape award to Alliance Rubber Company located at 210 Carpenter Dam Road. Started in 1923, the company is still owned by the Spencer family. Although other companies make rubber bands, Alliance is the largest manufacturer in the United States. On October 12, 2016, Alliance Rubber, who employees 18 veterans, dedicated a walkway in honor of their service. Named Freedom Falls, it is a tribute to past, present and future veteran associates along with the over one million Americans who gave their lives to keep America free. Alliance Rubber Company also installed an 80-foot by 40-foot American flag that stands 130 feet tall just off the 270 Bypass in Hot Springs. At the top of the flagpole rests a gold ball signed by each of their 175 employees. After dark, the flag is illuminated by 2,000-watt halogen bulbs. The flag is a way of showing how proud Alliance employees are to be working and living in this great country. If you have not seen this beautiful landscape, we invite you to drive by and see the Freedom Falls Walkway where a waterfall cascades down two hundred feet into a pool with a fountain. Along this pathway, driftwood roses, azaleas, daylilies, hydrangeas nestle among boulders, driftwood, and cedar groundcover. Blueberry bushes are bearing fruit, and red roses and white gardenia bushes create a patriotic color scheme. Clumps of ornamental grass frame space behind the waterfall. Around the perimeter of the walkway a Laceleaf Japanese Maple, a Blood Good Japanese Maple and columnar cedar trees reach overhead. Bisecting the stream are native stone steps. Crushed stone pathways encompass the entire Freedom Falls Walkway.

L to R: Bonnie Swayze, owner, MGs Evelyn Worsham and Jennetta Sanders, Jason Risner, Brian Rogers, Bennie Blair, and MG Gaye Harper. Not pictured: Eric Roe, Graphic Designer, and Carolyn Davis, Master Gardener.

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Send Newsletter submissions by the 21st of each month to [email protected]

Education: Expo Submitted by Anne Flueckiger The MG EXPO scheduled for Sat, Oct 21, is cancelled and will be rescheduled in Spring 2018.

Monthly MG Radio Show Listen in to Dick Antoine’s ‘Talk of the Town’ on KZNG 1340 AM and 105.5 FM at 8am on second Mondays. GCMGs will address: Jul - Pest Control Aug - Sunflowers & rudbeckia Sep - Composting

Know It To Grow It Reminder: The next program is Sat, July 29th at 10am at the Garland County Library. Chicken expert Carla Hardwick will present “Chickens in Your Backyard.” She will discuss benefits of having chickens and teach how to tend a flock. When: Saturday, July 29 at 10 am Where: Garland County Public Library Registration required.

Tool Time Submitted by Shelia Springs

Occasionally as we end our MG work at each assigned project location, someone leaves a tool behind. Favorite tools often don’t make it back to their grieving owners. We have a solution. “Tool Time” has arrived! Sheila Springs has agreed to maintain the lost tools inventory, including information you provide about the tool. “Tool Time” will be only during the lunch/social period of each monthly meeting. Members are asked to claim tools before we start our business meeting. Tools not reunited with grieving owners will be added to the Plant Sale Trash to Treasures Table for adoption. This means you have until Plant Sale 2018 to claim your prized tool before it becomes someone else’s Treasure. If you currently possess found tools, please notify Sheila Springs, [email protected]. To get this process started, please provide a photo of the tool, date found and location where found, if possible. Bring the tool to the next membership meeting for Tool Time. Going forward, deliver found tools to your project chair to notify Sheila to inventory and display it at Tool Time. The tools log will be updated when owner and tool are reunited.

Thank you for your participation in Tool Time!

James B. Moore, Jr. Earns Blue Shirt for 5 Years of 200+

Hours of Volunteering

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Date/Day & Time Name & Location July 8-Aug. 5 Sat training for 2017 Hope, AR. $75 plus county dues. Share with those who need Saturday training. July 18, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Counts as education for GCMG

GWG 101 Workshop "Beat the Heat: Gardening in the Shade" GWG Horticulturist and Garden Manager Minnie Shelor shares top performers for shade. Free Members | $15 Non-members

July 20 Thurs Lunch from 11:30-12:30, Meeting at 1 p.m. Counts as education for GCMG

GCMG meeting at Lake Valley Church, 910 Shady Grove Road Program: Spa City CoOp

July 25 Tues 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. County 76 Quarterly Meeting, Little Rock State Extension Office July 29 Sat 10-noon Counts as education for GCMG

GCPL Backyard Chickens: Carla Hardwick shares how to get started and care for your flock.

Aug 4 Friday Counts as education for GCMG

Rice Expo (more information later)

Aug 12 Saturday 10 a.m. HS Daylily Society at First Methodist Christian Life Center Program: Yvonne Becker on latest blooming daylilies

Aug. 14 Monday 2 p.m. Board meeting at First United Methodist Church

Aug. 18 Fri 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Counts as education for GCMG

½ day seminars for NMGs and their mentors. Fayetteville

Aug. 19 Sat 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m Counts as education for GCMG

½ day seminars for NMGs and their mentors. Batesville

Aug. 20 Sun 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m Counts as education for GCMG

½ day seminars for NMGs and their mentors. Little Rock

Aug 21 Mon 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m Counts as education for GCMG

½ day seminars for NMGs and their mentors. Hope

Aug. 22 Tues 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Counts as education for GCMG

GWG 101 Workshop "Water You Waiting For?” GWG Horticulturist and Garden Manager Minnie Shelor shares simple ways to add water features. Free Members | $15 Non-members

Aug. 25 Sat. Social & refreshments 9:30 Program 10 a.m. Counts as education for GCMG

Ouachita Hosta & Shade Plant Society meeting at the Garland County Library. Program:GWG Horticulturist and Garden Manager Minnie Shelor on Shade plants.

Sept. 2 Sat. 8-11 a.m. Hot Springs Iris Society's Annual Rhizome Sale at the Farmers' Market Sept. 11-17 County Fair at GC Fairgrounds (more information later) Sept. 19 & 26 Tue Counts as education for GCMG

Docent Training: GWG 9:30-12 p.m. Early Fall Interest.

Sept. 23 Sat. Social & refreshments 9:30 Program 10 a.m. Counts as education for GCMG

Ouachita Hosta and Shade Plant Society meeting at Garvan Gardens Magnolia Room. Speaker: No cost.

Sept. 26-27 Tuesday/Wednesday Counts as education for GCMG

PNG (Leadership) at the AR 4-H center open to everyone not just officers. Learn about lots of topics. (more information later)

Calendar of Events GCMG= Garland County Master Gardeners

GCL= Garland County Library **Register for Know It to Grow It classes online at

gclibrary.com or call 501-623-4161.

GWG = Garvan Woodland Gardens *Sign-up for GWG classes online at garvangardens.org or call 262-9300.

If you have any items to add please e-mail Lin Johnson at [email protected]