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Meet a Reno County Master Gardener: Sandy Siegfried “I like it all , Sandy Siegfried, Master Gardener 2010 said, my mother always gardened. We always helped her, but I was never into it. I was a tomboy, outside in the trees.” But in her thirties she “started piddling around with it.” Sandy explained that later she needed to learn about horticulture “because things were dying and I was wasting a lot of money.” She had friends that became Master Gardeners and they encouraged her to give it a try. When Sandy retired from owner-operator of Allies Deli after fourteen years, she earned her Master Gardener certificate and shirt. She doesn’t miss her job, the getting up at 4:30 a.m. every morning, but she does miss seeing the people. Sandy’s expectations of MG classes were fulfilled. “I learned a lot. It helped me.” She said the best part was learning what to plant in Kansas, about amending the soil, and the beneficial pests. Speaking of soil, Sandy said, “I’m in heavy-duty

  October is when gardeners can sit back and enjoy the bountiful color nature shares before it all goes away.  Succulents are Varied & Colorful Purple Vinca & Purple Muhly Grass Bright Tropical Peach Dwarf Cannas, My New Favorites White Zinnias & Marigolds Purple Basil in Foreground Crepe Myrtle Begonias Never Fail Zinnias & Begonias Boxwood Basil Smells Wonderful!! Purple Muhly Grass in Foreground, Red Salvia & Marigolds Photos submitted by phughes.

  Callicarpa Americana Purple Beautyberry makes quite a show in the fall garden with its brilliant purple berries. The beauty berry is a hardy shrub that can grow in sun or shade, wet or dry. It is tagged as Birdfood. Birds love the food source it supplies when other food in late winter is no longer available. There is also a white berry form which is less common and can pair with the purple for a striking contrast. Submitted by jhawk Save the Date PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE RESIDENTIAL WILDFIRE AWARENESS   NOVEMBER 9. 2016, 6:30PM 3201 E 4th Avenue  Hutchinson Fire Department Training Center