Horticulture Day

7th Annual
Westonka Horticulture Day

Saturday, March 31, 2012
Mound Westonka High School
5905 Sunnyfield Road East, Mound, MN 55364
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Gardening From the Ground Up

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Neil Anderson, Associate Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota

Workshop Topics -

Expect to learn what you need to start a garden, enhance a garden or renovate a garden through a wide variety of topics including; how to create an eye catching flower bed, fruits and berries, hydrangeas, herb gardening, shade gardening, starting a garden from scratch, ornamental grasses, living wreaths, tomatoes and other vegetable gardening techniques, use of succulents in the landscape, moonlight gardens and much more. Watch this page for a complete list of topics and speakers.

To view session descriptions, Watch this page for updates - More to come!

  • Beyond Tomatoes: 5 Vegetables and Herbs you Should Consider Raising, Dale Longfellow - Hennenpin Co Master Gardener
  • Growing Cacti and Succulents in Cold Climates, Bill Cook - St. Cloud State University, Dept. of Biological Science
  • Harvest and Create with Nature’s Bounty, Jo Meyer - The Meadows of Minnesota
  • How to Have Veggies from May to November, Loren Butterfield, Formerly of Loren Butterfield Greenhouses
  • How to Kill Your House Plants, Bill Cook - St. Cloud State University, Dept. of Biological
  • Putting Magic into Your Container Gardening, Mary Thies and Berta Schmidt - Otten Bros. Nursery and Landscape
  • Requirements for a Successful Garden, Loren Butterfield, Formerly of Loren Butterfield Greenhouses

To view workshop schedule, available in February 

  • Continental breakfast
  • FlowerPot Lunch
  • Resource Fair with informational booths of products and services
  • Drawings and door prizes

To view conference agenda, available in February

Registration is now open - click here to download a registration form and mail with payment to:
Westonka Horticultural Society
PO Box 656
Mound MN 55364

To pay by credit card, take the registration form to:
Otten Bros. Nursery
2350 W. Wayzata Blvd
Long Lake MN 55356

Cost -
Early bird registration - $25 through March 10, 2012
Regular registration - $35 after March 10, 2012 and at the door

Directions to Horticulture Day

Resource Fair open and free to the public - come and talk to professionals about your garden and landscape projects. Purchase starter plants, books and other gardening essentials.
 
Exhibitors click here for booth reservation information. Reserve your booth early - we sold out in 2011 and anticipate selling out for the 2012 conference.
 
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Is your organization interested in sponsoring the 2012 Westonka Horticulture Day conference? Please contact us for detail at mail@westonkahort.org.

2012 Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

The original Mulch Store

2012 Exclusive Sponsor


          Attendee Bag

Otten Brothers - Garden Center & Landscaping
 Real FlowerPot Lunch

 2012 Speaker Sponsor

Mound True Value Hardware & Paint

2012 Inkind Sponsors

2012 Supporting Sponsors

To become a sponsor of the 6th Annual conference, email us at mail@westonkahort.org for more information.

2012 Exhibitors

Watch this space for exhibitor listings.

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