Garden Calendar

Garden Calendar

For gardeners who live in the Omaha metropolitan area, 2010 growing season.

*** Kids Garden Club special events in green ***

MARCH

Workshop:

Rain Gardening

Saturday, March 20
9 a.m. to noon
Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Building 7
30th and Fort Streets

Steven Rodie, UNL landscape horticulturalist

Sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and the City of Omaha

$20 fee includes a manual

Pre-register with Nancy at 397-7158 or greengardens@lovgren.com

(NOTE: Rain Gardening workshop is repeated from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25, or from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 27, at the Douglas County Extension Office, 8015 W. Center Road)

Workshop:

Starting a Vegetable Garden

6:30 p.m. Monday, March 29

UNL Douglas/Sarpy Extension,

8015 W. Center Road

Cost: $15

Pre-registration form & payment due March 25

Print out form:

http://douglas-sarpy.unl.edu/pdf/2010_veg_class.pdf

APRIL

April 1: Application Deadline, "Grown In North Omaha"

Community Garden Start-Up Assistance

North Omaha Neighborhood Association

Providing volunteers, seeds and materials, expertise, tools, etc.

To apply, contact northOgardens@gmail.com

or mail application to:

Grown In North Omaha

2221 N. 24^th sT.

Omaha, NE 68110

EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES:

April 22

UNO Earth Day Celebration

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Pep Bowl, north of the stadium

For information: Gillian Cromwell

553-1989

gcromwell@unomaha.edu

SPECIAL EVENT FOR KIDS GARDEN CLUBS:

April 22

Earth Day Workshop:

The Garden Art of Neecy Twinem

Earth Day

Thursday, April 22

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Compass Ministries

1723 N. 33^rd St.

Reserved for after-school students from Compass and the Wesley Academy

Provided by a grant from www.AfterSchoolTreats.com

Global Youth Service Day

Friday through Sunday, April 23-25

www.gysd.org

April 29

Spring Blooms Family Nature Walk

Lauritzen Gardens

100 Bancroft St.

Free for members

Check for departure time

www.lauritzengardens.com

MAY

Planting Day

Wednesday, May 12

3:30 to 6 p.m.

Wesley Academy, 2001 N. 35^th St.

Wesley Academy Kids Garden Club

Volunteers welcome!

Arrange at least 3 days in advance with susan@kidsgardenclub.org

Planting Day

Saturday, May 15

10 a.m. to noon

Skyline Ranches Neighborhood Kids Garden Club

Arrange for space at least 3 days in advance with susan@kidsgardenclub.org

May 15

Spring Into Spring Festival & Plant Sale

Lauritzen Gardens

100 Bancroft St.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

www.lauritzengardens.org

This would be a great month to tour the Garden of the Senses at the Henry Doorly Zoo, and/or Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St.; free admission if you have a family membership, or else admission fees are charged. But both gardens are well worth it!

JUNE

SPECIAL EVENT FOR KIDS GARDEN CLUBS:

Kids' Field Trip Day

Tour of the Omaha Farmers Market

Saturday, June 5

Meet at 10 a.m. at 11^th and Jackson and look for the Kids Garden Club sign

Q&A with Vic Gutman, executive director of the Omaha Farmers Market

10 a.m. - 11 a.m. presentation and tour

All minors must be accompanied by a supervisor aged 16 or older

Each student in a group that is affiliated with www.KidsGardenClub.org will receive a coupon underwritten by Mr. Gutman and other donors to buy something at the market!

Pre-register by June 1 to susan@kidsgardenclub.org

SPECIAL EVENT FOR KIDS GARDEN CLUBS:

Family Tour of Kids' Gardens

Sunday, June 27

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Visit at least one other garden in our network

One student to "host" each garden during that time

A route will be emailed to your club leader

There will be a big horse show going on near the Skyline Ranches Neighborhood Garden southwest of 208^th & Dodge, but it might be over by 4 p.m., so plan to come early if you wish to see it as well as the garden

Please pre-register: susan@kidsgardenclub.org

JULY

SPECIAL EVENT FOR KIDS GARDEN CLUBS:

Kids' Garden Field Trip Day

Railroad Days at Lauritzen Gardens

10^th & Bancroft Streets

Meet at 10 a.m. for a guided tour

Sponsored by the Union Pacific Railroad; admission is $10 per family for admission into five railroad-based sites this weekend, including Lauritzen; garden admission alone is $7 for adults, $3 for children 6-12, and free for those under 6.

www.omahabotanicalcenter.org

Contact susan@kidsgardenclub.org

AUGUST

Kids' Garden Field Trip Day

Wednesday, Aug. 4

Road Trip to Stock Seed Farms, Murdock, NE

Prairie grass and wildflower displays

Call Janell, 800-759-1520 to arrange your visit

Art in Bloom Festival

Aug. 14

Lauritzen Gardens

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.