14 th Annual Spring Symposium - Wilson Alive With Color

This year's Spring Symposium promises to be a wonderful time for all who enjoy gardening. Our guest speakers are state and regionally known.

14th Annual Spring Symposium

WILSON

Alive With Color!

Saturday - March 6, 2004

Wilson Agricultural Center

9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon

9:00 a.m.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coffee & Refreshments

9:15 a.m. . . . . . . . Pondscaping: From Excavation to Flowing Water, Building a Water Garden and Creating a Balanced Ecosystem in Your Own Backyard, Mr. Jay Horton, Landscape Designer and Partner with I.S. Co.

10:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Habits of Successful Gardeners Mr. Toby Bost, Ext. Agent and Author of NC Gardeners Guide

10:45 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BREAK and Book signing

11:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Treasure Tree Awards Mrs. Cyndi Lauderdale and The Wilson County Master Gardener Volunteers

11:15 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Be Healthy, Grow What You Eat Mrs. Karen Neil, Ext. Agent and featured guest on Almanac Gardener

12:00 Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ADJOURN

PLANT, GARDENING ITEMS, AND BAKE SALE

Free Admission, Door Prizes, Refreshments

Sponsored in part by:

The City of Wilson Appearance Commission

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service

The Wilson County Master Gardener Volunteers

Mr. Toby Bost, from Winston-Salem will be one of the featured speakers. Mr. Bost is known to many North Carolina gardeners because of his book North Carolina Gardener's Guide. Mr. Bost will speak on the seven habits all successful gardeners need to have. After his presentation his book will be available to purchase and get signed by the author. Mr. Bost is a North Carolina native and been working as a Horticulture Extension Agent for 27 years.

Mrs. Karen Neill, is a regular on PBS Almanac Gardener. She is a Horticulture Extension agent in Greensboro for the past 16 years. She also has weekly newspaper and other television programs in the Greensboro area. Her topic, "Be healthy, eat what you grow" will encourage those who have debating whether to have a vegetable garden this year. With the increased interest in being healthy and eating better, Mrs. Neill will not only give us the insight how to eat but how to grow it.

Wilson own local authority on garden ponds is Mr. Jay Horton, IS Co. Mr. Horton will should us the steps involved in creating a garden pond and how to maintain it for optimum plant and fish health.

Please join us for this free event. Door prizes and refreshments will be available along with the annual Master Gardener Plant Sale and All-Season Garden Club Bake Sale. (Next week's article will be a detailed list of plants available to purchase.) No need to register just come Saturday, March 6 and join the fun.

For more information call the Master Gardeners Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1-3 PM by calling 252-237-0113.

Date Created: 3/10/2004.