Grower’s Corner
Nature Coast Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society, Holds Monthly Meeting
The subject of the upcoming May 11, 7:30 PM meeting:”The Real Florida – Wild Beauty”, presented by Katie MacMillen, Recreation Leader-Environmental Educator for Pasco County Environmental Lands Program. Central Florida’s unique position leads to an amazingly wide variety of biological species of native plants, insects, birds, reptiles and amphibians, freshwater and marine life. Katie is bringing us a slide show program that will be the best-of-the-best of photos taken over a number of years by local photographer Ann-Marie Prokopiak. The plant photos focus largely on native plants, with a few non-natives as well. The program is accompanied by gentle, Hawaiian slack-key guitar. Come join us for this beautiful program, enjoy some refreshments, and perhaps take home a native plant!
Meetings of the Chapter are free and all interested parties are invited to attend, to bring questions about their yard, and participate in the native plant drawing. Location: St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 7922 State Road 52, Hudson, FL 34667. Telephone inquiries are taken by Mary at (727) 849-2335. Chapter website: http://www.pasconativeplants.org.
Pasco Extension Office Offers Saturday Seminar
May 8, 9-11:00 am Saturday Seminar – Getting Started with Bonsai
Come learn about this ancient art form using plants. Land O Lakes Community Center at 5401 Land O’Lakes Blvd. (US Highway 41), Land O’ Lakes.
All Seminars are FREE and open to the public. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations under the Americans With Disabilities Act may contact the Extension office prior to the seminar. To pre-register or for additional information, please call 352-521-4288, 813-996-7341, ext. 4288 or 727-847-8177 ext. 4288 or visit our website events calendar at http://pasco.ifas.ufl.edu Extension programs are open to all persons regardless of age, race, color, sex, disability, religion, or national origin. Pasco County Cooperative Extension is a joint effort between the USDA, the University of Florida, and the Board of County Commissioners.
Begonia Society – May 22 Meeting
The Begonia Society of Tampa Bay will meet May 22, 2010 (4th Saturday of may) at 10:30 am. The meeting is held at the Famous Tate warehouse, 6401 No. 54th Street, just west of 56th Street off of Diane. Light refreshments will be served andl newcomers and visitors will receive a free Begonia Plant. This month’s program will be presented by Betsy Lieberman of Tomboy Tools. Betsy’s programs are always very imformative and interesting. She will demonstrate the advantages of her line of tools and also have them available for sale. For further information, contact Merle DeLane at (863) 738-8722.