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Events and Articles by Date
Events and Articles by Date
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March 13, 2010 - Pittsburgh Iris &; Daylily Society. Phipps Garden Center, Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. Topic: Reblooming Bearded Irises for Today's Garden Contact: Mike Corle at ekimelroc@yahoo.com or 412-600-5813 for more information
March 17, 2010 - Henrico County Master Gardener Association. Human Services Building. 8600 Dixon Powers Drive. Demo Kitchen 1-3 p.m. Topic: Herbaceous Peonies for Central VA Gardens Contact: Grace Harrison 804-347-5354 Or Extension Office 501-5160
March 20 & 21, 2010 - Boulevard Flower Gardens presents "Gardening with the Pros". Topic: Herbaceous Peonies for Central VA Gardens Saturday March 20, 2010 13:00 noon. Sunday, March 21, 2010 12:30. 804-526-4000 or www.BoulevardFlowerGardens.com
March 22, 2010 - VA Federation of Garden Clubs Piedmont District Spring Meeting Holiday Inn Koger Center, Midlothian, VA
March 22, 2010 - Greater Kansas City Iris Society Topic: Reblooming Bearded Irises for Today's Gardens Trailside Center 9901 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO Pot Luck Luncheon and Judges's Training For more information 913-406-2709
March 28, 2010 - Greater Kansas City Iris Society Topic: Reblooming Bearded Irises for Today's Gardens Powell Gardens Multi Purpose Room Sponsored by the Greater Kansas City Iris Society. See flyer here!
April 24, 2010 - Powhatan-Goochland Master Gardeners Spring Garden Fest. J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College 1851 Dickinson Road, Goochland, VA For more information visit: www.gpmga.org or phone 804-556-584
May 1-19, 2010 - Joyce Lockatell Memorial Garden Spring Bloom Season Public Visitation and Tours
January 23, 2009 - Sleepy Hollow Garden Club. Topic Peonies
February 10, 2009 - Queensmill Garden - Carol Feraci - 794-3721 at 10 a.m. - Topic Peonies
February 10, 2009 - Powhatan Leadership Institute 7:00 p.m. at J. S. Reynolds College in Goochland Contact: Kristina McCullough 598-9674
February 18, 2009 - Newcomers of Richmond (Garden Group) - Contact: Harriet Schaller 5005 Kinghurst Ct, Glen Allen, VA 23060 - 934-0097 - Topic: Peonies
March 18, 2009 - Central Rappahannock Area Master Gardeners Association (MGACRA). C. Ray Grizzle Activity Center. 60 Butler Road, Falmouth Va. Topic Reblooming Bearded Irises. Contact Tina Will (540) 374-5233
March 23, 2009 - VA Federation of Garden Clubs. Piedmont District Spring Meeting. Holiday Inn Koger Center. Midlothian Va.
March 28, 2009 - Books-A-Million article signing. Come to the Bon Air store and visit Mike Lockatell. He will be signing articles from the Virginia Living magazine article.
April 9, 2009 - Greenspring Garden Club
April 14, 2009 - Clay Springs Garden Club
April 25, 2009 - Powhatan - Goochland County Master Gardeners Spring Fest. J. Sargeant Reynolds College. Vendor booth &; Class - Subject Reblooming Irises.
MAY - First 2 weekends in May - Garden Open
May 3, 2009 - Old Dominion Herb Society May Meeting 10-12. Open Garden to Public 12-6.
May 12, 2009 - Queensmill Garden Club Garden Tour.
May 13, 2009 - Chesterfield County Master Gardner Association Garden Tour. 10:00 a.m.
May 14, 2009 - Sleepy Hollow Garden Club Garden Tour 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
August 22, 2009 (Sat) - Powhatan County Fair 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rte.60, Powhatan, VA. www.powhatanfair.org
September 3, 2009 (Tues) - Lawn Clinic for Powhatan Garden Club, September Meeting. St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Flatrock Powhatan, Va. 7:30 p.m. Contact Pam Mann 598-2650.
September 12, 2009 (Sat) - Virginia Go Green Festival at Science Museum of Virginia. 2500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
September 17, 2009 (Thu) - Capital One Financial - Farmer's Market, West Creek Campus, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Employees Only.
September 19, 2009 (Sat) - Second Annual Henrico Master Gardener Harvest Festival. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Armour House &; Gardens at Meadowview, South Henrico County.
September 23, 2009 (Wed) - Capital One Financial - Knolls Campus, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Employees Only.
October 6, 2009 (Tue) - Rosalyn Hills Garden Club. 7:00 p.m. Contact: Riley Shaia 447-8085
October 13, 2009 (Tue) - Glebe Point Garden Club. 10:30 a.m. Contact Pam Kasky 796-6732
October 14, 2009 (Wed) - Chesterfield County Master Gardeners. 10:00 a.m.
October 1, 2009 - Williamsburg Master Gardeners (Public Library) 9:00 a.m. - Reblooming Irises
Winter 2006 - The Curtain Rises on Late Rebloom in Central VA . Article written by Mike in the winter of 2006. Another abnormally hot and dry summer crashed the bearded iris rebloom party in Central VA...
Winter 2006 - Keeping the Dream Alive. Article written by Mike in the winter of 2006.
The late Dr. Lloyd Zurbrigg's vision for bearded iris rebloom reached an important zenith in ...
Fall/Winter 2005 - The Zurbrigg Legacy. Article written by Mike in the fall/winter of 2005.
The late Dr. Lloyd Zurbrigg was and still is the prime mover behind bearded rebloom in the iris world...
Summer 2006 - Growing Siberians In Central VA. Article written by Mike in the Summer Of 2006.
My first experience with iris was growing examples from the various bearded classes. The late Ethelene and Charles Gray were an initial influence...
Fall 2005 - Lloyd's Quest for Pink. Article written by Mike in the fall of 2005.
Rebloom is the ultimate challenge in bearded iris breeding. My view is probably a minority opinion except in this space, but this trait continues...
March 2005 - New Insect Pests Threatening Bearded Iris.
Bearded irises are tough customers in the growing space. Novice gardeners will plant rhizomes in any blank space around the yard...
Spring 2005 - Fond Memories of My Mentor. Article written by Mike in the spring of 2005.
Fall can be a somber time of year. A dazzling array of leaf colors on deciduous trees and shrubs are very exciting over a one to two week span, but the end result is a naked winter landscape...
March 2004 - New Tools to Combat Southern Blight in Bearded Irises.
One of the few blessings of being a landscape professional is having access to technical representatives of the major players in the agricultural chemical business. No commercial grower likes the prospects of applying pesticides...
2004 - Region 4 Rebloom Report.
Region 4 experienced a "peak" year for bearded iris rebloom in summer and fall 2004. All reports received indicated excellent longevity of bloom over multiple months...
2003 - Region 4 Rebloom Report.
Occasional rainfall during dry summers is one ingredient favoring successful fall rebloom in bearded irises. Excessive moisture on the other hand may be a boon to beardless...