NGC Gardening School
December 5 & 6, 2019
Registration
Download the Registration Form HERE
Registration
Fee: $100.00
One-day
only: $60.00
Registration includes credentialed instructors,
professional training materials with supplement learning activities
The registration fee includes 2 lunches, snacks,
beverages and the book, Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon.
Registration
Deadline: Nov. 25, 2019
Please
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Address: ______________________________
City/State/Zip: __________________________
Home Phone: __________________________
Cell Phone: ____________________________
E-mail: ________________________________
Club Name: ____________________________
Include
Check payable to:
GCM
Tri-Council
Mail
Registration Form and check to:
P.O. Box 9
Pope, MS 38658
Sponsored by:
The Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc.
Tri-Council
Location:
Miss. State University
Dorman Hall Greenhouses
32 Creelman Street
Miss. State, Miss. 38792
Parking:
Park in parking lot between Dorman Hall and
Greenhouse Complex or south of Greenhouse Complex.
Lodging:
Holiday Inn Express
110 HWY 12
Starkville, MS 39759
662-324-0076
Group Rate: $98.00 + tax
with 10 or more rooms
Reservation deadline: Nov. 4, 2019
For
more information contact:
GCM Schools Chairman
Melanie Gousset
835 Rolling Oaks Drive
Grenada, MS 38901
662-226-9666
Cell: 662-229-8114
mgousset@cableone.net
National
Garden Clubs, Inc.
Gardening School
Series II
Course 1
December 5 & 6, 2019
8:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Mississippi State University Dorman Hall
Greenhouses
32 Creelman Street
Miss. State, Miss. 38792
Overview
Helping members become accomplished
horticulturists.
The NGC Gardening School Courses are designed to provide educational
information to those especially interested in gardening, horticulture and
related subjects.
The School consists of a series of
four courses, scheduled usually for two days of instruction, followed by an
open book/notes examination. Courses cover all aspects of growing, from
understanding soil structure to pruning techniques, plant identification, etc.
Topics include basic botany, soils, growing annuals, perennials, trees and
shrubs, fruits and vegetables, lawns, pests and diseases of plants, plant
classification, and selected subjects of local interest.
Additional topics and areas of
interest that may be covered are subjects such as Reconciliation Ecology (the
science of inventing, establishing, and maintaining new habitats in places
where people live, work, and play) and creating backyard habitats to help
endangered species such as pollinators and amphibians.
Course 1 Highlights
DECEMBER 5,
2019
8:30A.M. -
REGISTRATION
9:00 A.M. - BASIC BOTANY
A. Plant anatomy (roots, stems, leaves, flowers)
B. Plant requirements (light, temperature, etc.)
C. Life cycle of plants (annuals/biennials/perennials)
D. Reproduction (sexual, asexual)
E. Study of plant structure (specific plant group)
11:45 A.M. - LUNCH
12:15 P.M. - SOILS
A. Characteristics and structure of soil
B. Soil testing (Extension Service/state)
C. Function of soil
D. Importance of roots
E. Maintenance
F. Fertilization (compost, fertilizers)
2:15 P.M. - BREAK
2:30 P.M. - TECHNIQUES FOR GROWING OUTDOOR FLOWERS
A. Environmental factors and choice of plant material
B. Organic gardening
C. Crop rotation and landscape suitability
D. Pruning and training of plants
E. Problems and problem solving
4:00
P.M. – NATIVE PLANT LECTURE
Study of specific local plant groups
DECEMBER
6, 2019 – 8:30 A.M.
PLANT
PROPAGATION
A. Seed selection lecture
B. Vegetative propagation
C. Propagation workshop (hands on project)
11:30 A.M. - LUNCH
12:15 P.M. - PLANT PROPAGATION WORKSHOP
1:45 P.M. -
REVIEW FOR EXAM
2:00 P.M.
- BREAK
2:15 –
5:15 P.M. – OPEN BOOK/NOTES EXAM
Required Reading
The National Gardener Magazine
Optional Reading Botany for Gardeners
By Brian Capon
Open to Everyone!
Gardening School courses
are open to everyone, regardless of National Garden Club, Inc. membership. Each
of the 4 courses has an optional exam. NGC members wishing to apply to be NGC
Gardening Consultants must take all four courses and pass each exam.
Non-members fulfilling
the above requirements may apply to be Consultants upon joining an NGC
affiliated club within one calendar year of the completion date of the 4th
course.
To take advantage of this opportunity, fill out the
registration form on the reverse side of the brochure and send it with your
check to:
Carol M. Bullard
P.O. Box 9
Pope, MS 38658
