NEWS

Gardening Events Calendar

Wisconsin State Farmer

 

Zach Cody, 7, holds up his finished terrarium for a better look.Terrarium are a fun way to garden on a miniature level.

MARCH 18

Spring Symposium: Edible Landscaping. 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Rotary Botanical Garden. For more information, visit www.rotarybotanicalgardens.org.

Terrarium Planting Fun, 1 p.m., Silver Mist Garden Center, Waupaca. Create your own unique and beautiful terrarium or dish garden using our succulents and other miniature plants and more. For more info call 715-258-5400.

MARCH 19

Green Living Equinox Celebration,9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mitchell Park Domes. Celebrate spring with a focus on the cultural, astronomical, and ecological elements of living a sustainable lifestyle. Vendors, food, seminars and family oriented activities throughout the day.

MARCH 21

Herbs for the Skin, UW Sheboygan, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Learn about herbs that help to nourish, strengthen and address simple skin condition and make a healing salve to take home. Call  920-459-6617.

MARCH 23-26

Art in Bloom, Milwaukee Art Museum. Stunning art-inspired floral installations will be set among three floors of Collection Galleries in the Saarinen and Kahler buildings, along with features in the Quadracci Pavilion. Event also features gardening seminars, fashion show, artisan marketplace and family activities.

MARCH 26 - APRIL 2

Realtors Home & Garden Show: Indoor and outdoor home improvement tips, gardening advice and cooking demonstrations, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. March 24-25; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 26; 4-8 p.m. March 29-30; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. March 31-April 1; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 2. (Closed March 27, 28) Admission $8. Wisconsin Exposition Center, State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St., West Allis.

MARCH 27

Spring Flower Show, Plant Sale, 12 p.m. until supplies last, Olbrich Botanical Gardens 3330 Atwood Ave., Madison.

APRIL 1

Spring Garden Conference Marinette County Master Gardeners. University of Wisconsin Marinette Campus.

Fairy Garden House Workshop. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Navarino Nature Center. W5646 Lindsten Rd., Shiocton. For more information, visit www.navarino.org.

APRIL 6

An Evening with the Sandhill Cranes. 6:30 p.m. Navarino Nature Center. W5646 Lindsten Rd., Shiocton. For more information, visit www.navarino.org.

APRIL 15

Natural Egg Dyeing. 1 - 2:00 p.m. Ledge View Nature Center. W2348 Short Rd., Chilton. For more information, visit www.ledgeviewnaturecenter.org.