Events and Activities : Summer Webinar Series Offered for Master Gardeners & General Public

Three part series provides information on shade, trees and native garden insects

Vinton, Iowa – The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Master Gardener program will host a summer webinar series in 2016. Master Gardeners will gain educational hours while learning about benefits of shade in landscape, tree problems and native garden insects. Two-hour webinars are scheduled at the Van Horne Community Center for June 22nd, June 29th and August 10th all 6:30-8:30 PM.

Summer webinar topics include:

* June 22nd 6:30-8:30 pm - Got Shade? ISU Extension and Outreach horticulturist Denny Schrock will teach participants how to utilize shade plants in the landscape while focusing on plants native to Iowa.

* June 29th 6:30-8:30 pm - Getting to the Bottom of Tree Problems, with Lina Rodriguez-Salamanca, ISU Extension and Outreach plant pathologist and diagnostician with the ISU Plant and Insect Clinic. Participants will become familiar with some of the common symptoms of tree problems and learn what to keep an eye out for.

* August 10th 6:30-8:30 pm - What’s all the Buzz About? Nathan Brockman is the curator of the butterfly wing of Reiman Gardens at Iowa State University. Attendees will learn about insects native to Iowa and what to do to increase the enjoyment of these six-legged garden visitors.

To register, contact Greg Walston, at gwalston@iastate.edu or 319-472-4739. The webinars are free of charge and open to anyone who may be interested.