Green Scene Annual Symposium
Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, Iowa

It's always a fun time!  Register by sending $20 to Green Scene, PO Box 2004, Waterloo, IA  50704.  Your registration includes your choice of sessions and lunch.

8:00-8:30         Registration
8:30-9:20         Kelly Conrad, registered horticultural therapist: "Container Gardening"
9:30-10:20      Billie Hemmer, UNI Botanical Center/Preserves Manager: "Ephemerals and Spring Wildflowers"
10:30-11:20   Marlin Nissen: "Growing Food in the City"
11:30-12:30   lunch--pulled pork sandwiches, salads, ships, dessert bars/cookies, and beverages
12:30-1:15      Mickey Johnson, master gardener: "Knot Gardens and Parterres--Symmetry in the Garden"
1:25-2:30         Dan Foss: "Hardscaping in the Garden"

Green Scene 34th Annual Plant Sale
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to noon                                                                                                                         National Cattle Congress, Waterloo, Iowa

Our plant sale is our biggest fund-raiser, the proceeds of which are dedicated to the purchasing and planting of trees in Black Hawk County. Some of the items we offer include trees and shrubs, houseplants, native plants and grasses, perennials, wildflowers, herbs, hosta and companion plants, plants for butterfly gardens, dwarf conifers and alpines, ground covers, roots and tubers, vines, and a Collector's Corner of unusual plants.

We always need volunteers!  We can use help the entire week leading up to the sale, and we especially need staff on the Friday and Saturday the 7th and 8th.