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PLUM TREE SILVER MAPLE OAK Sat, May 13th 10am-noon, Pam Paulsen Reno County Horticulture Agent, will lead a Tree ID Made Easy tree walk on Hutchinson Community College campus. Meet at the RCEMG's (Reno County Extension Master Gardener's) Demo Garden near the pond and fountain. Park in the north parking lot and from the south east corner walk a short distance to the gardens. It is free and open to the public! JAPANESE MAPLE Another upcoming educational RCEMG event. Mark your calendars!! Sat, May 20th 7:30am-noon RCEMG Educational  BOOTH  @ Reno County Farmer's Market. Bring your garden hand tools to be cleaned and sharpened by Master Gardener Carl Cohen. Plus Reno County FACS Agent Jennifer Schroeder will check your pressure cooker chamber gauge. So come get ready for this year's gardening season! Submitted by master gardener bcrock. Photos by master gardener phughes. 

It's spring and everyone I know who loves gardening is getting outside.   Before we do, we should take a quick inventory: what's changed in our lives during this past winter?   I know I got a new dog so I asked myself, has my dog developed allergies he didn't have in the past?   When I'm planning new plant additions, am I thinking about the plants which might be poisonous to my dog?  While it is possible for any of us or our pets to develop an allergy to a specific plant at any time during our life, there are certain plants which we should be aware are poisonous to dogs. The following is only a partial list of plants which are toxic to  dogs: Azalea buds open in early Spring Autumn crocus, Azalea,   Castor bean, Elephant's ears, English ivy, Foxglove, Monkshood, Philodendron, Rhododendrum, Rhubarb, Bloodroot, Common privet, Larkspur and Delphinium.   Cyclamen, Kalanchoe, Asiatic Lilly, Oleander, Die...

Spring is a  busy gardening time. But, did you know, there are many opportunities to learn more about gardening and get great new ideas?  Get out your calendar and Save these Dates for    RC EMG (Reno County Extension Master Gardener's ) upcoming community educational events. April Educational Events Monday, April 10th, 12:15pm, at the Extension Office , South Hutch, Tina Saylor will do a presentation entitled " Ice Storm Damage" for the Reno County Extension Master Gardener's monthly General Meeting.   Tuesday, April 11th, 6-9pm, Dillon Nature Center (DNC) will host a speaker presentation entitled "Not Your Mama's Terrarium. " Call DNC to sign up.  Tuesday, April 18th , 7pm, Horticulture Club meets at Dillon Nature Center. Pam Paulsen, Reno County Horticulture Agent, will speak on "Growing Dahlias". Thursday, April 20th , 6:30-8:30pm, Reno County Master Gardener's will host their 2nd 2017 Community...

RCMG's  focus on bringing education to our community Have you heard? Gardening is th e number one hobby. It has many advantages. It gets us outside and moving. It allows us pleasant social interactions and a good opportunity to meet and greet our neighbors. It improves our environment and thus our overall standard of living. It is a creative outlet because we use design and color combination techniques to arrange our garden beds. We use the science of biology to know and understand when, where and how to plant. Thank you to Rita Arnold of Arnold's Greenhouse for her information and presentation in early March at Emanuel Lutheran Church. Rita's slide presentation of  200+ new plants for 2017 was well attended.  Reno County Master Gardener's sponsored the event for the 2nd year in a row. Mark your calendar for next year's early March presentation.   There is a 2017 plant wishbook and plant list. where you can s ee the new plants for 2017.  ...