lots of garden seminars this time of year...what's going on in your area? Here are some in my area:

Feb 4, 2012 Winter Garden Seminar at CVTC Eau Claire, WI

Registration is $30 before Jan. 27, 2012. Keynote Speaker Gary Rueter - "Bees and Pollination in your Garden"

Breakout sessions

�Lasagna Gardening

�New! No Sticker Shock Stunners vs. Investment Perennials

�Beekeeping for Pollination

�Permaculture in the Yard and Garden

�Cottage Gardening with Annuals

�Vegetable Gardening from Seed to Harvest

�Backyard Bluebirding: How to Maintain and Monitor Bluebird Nestboxres

�Emeral Ash Borer Preparedness

�Art in the Garden


Feb 25, 2012 Think Spring Garden Seminar Chippewa Falls, WI

Sponsored by the Chippewa Valley Master Gardener Association and Chippewa County Extension at Chippewa Falls Middle School, 750 Tropicana Blvd. For more information contact Laura Franta.


March 3, 2012 Spring into Gardening La Crosse, WI

Hosted by Bluff Country MGA of La Crosse Co. from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and open to the public. With Jeff Epping, Olbrich Botanic Gardens as keynote speaker and presenters Diana Alfuth, Terri Schmit, and Susan Mahr. Includes vendors, a silent auction and lunch for pre-registrants. At Western Technical College, Lunda Center, 319 North 7th St., La Crosse. Registration brochure will be posted in January. For more information contact Marilyn Rebarchek.


March 3, 2012 Dunn County Master Gardener�s "Spring Begins" Seminar The Dunn County Master Gardener Association will be holding their second annual Spring Begins! seminar on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012, at the Dunn County Judicial Center, room 1402, 615 Stokke Parkway, Menomonie WI. Registration begins at 8:30am and will wrap up by 12:00p with a Question & Answer session by our speakers, Erin LaFaive (Eau Claire County Horticulture Agent) and Daria Hutchinson (UW-Eau Claire University Gardener). Contact the Dunn County Master Gardeners with questions at dunncountymastergardener@gmail.com. $5 until February 24th, 2012/$8 at the door.