Events and Activities : Master Gardener Extravaganza set for Saturday; pre-registration available now

The Benton County Master Gardener Extravaganza is set for this Saturday, April 18, from 8 am to 3:00 pm at the Vinton Skate & Activity Center The public is welcome; you can pre-register. The cost is $35 for those who register by Friday at the Benton County Extension. Walk-ins are limited. The event begins with morning coffee from 8:00 to 8:30, and includes hot lunch and vendors for you to do some shopping (Mothers day is only 3 weeks away). Five speakers for the day, covering topics including reatment of emerald ash borer and other diseases and trees, preparing for disasters, all about iris and hybrid lilies, and "Social climbers...Clematis for all Occasions." The speaker grows more that 100 clematis plants in her garden. The last session is "Roses for Iowa...The right rose for the Iowa Garden." The speaker is manager of public programs and plant collections at Iowa State University's Reiman Gardens For more information contact Fran Stueck, 319-472-3032 or Benton County Extension 319-472-4739.