KINGWOOD PROGRAMS & WORKSHOPS

      Advance registration is required for all programs.                  

APRIL

RED, WHITE & BLUE  - PREPARING FOR THE MANSFIELD BICENTENNIAL

     2008 is the year of the Mansfield Bicentennial and the city's colors are red, white, and blue.  The city wants everyone in Mansfield to plant their gardens in these colors.  The program will discuss the many annuals and perennials you can use both in the ground and in containers so you will be prepared to color your gardens red, white and blue for the Bicentennial.

         Saturday, April 12, 11 to 12 noon - Kingwood Hall - Free - Charles Applegate

CHILDREN'S PANSY POT

    Create a fun container garden using pansies in an unusual container.. Different ideas will be shown for using pansies and how to care for them.  Ages 5 & up.

         Saturday, April 19, 1:30 tp 2:30 pm - Meeting Hall -$6 fee, members $5 - Bill Collins

IKEBANA - TRADITIONAL NARCISSUS STYLE

     The traditional narcissus moribana style is a beautiful design featuring water and narcissus (daffodil) blooms and foliage.  A demonstration of the design will be shown and then students will create their own to take home.  Students should bring a 12 " or larger, flat, round or oval container and a needlepoint holder.  All other materials will be supplied

         Friday, April 25, 1:30 to 3 pm - Kingwood Hall -$12 fee, members & volunteers $10 - Bill Collins

APRIL GARDEN WALK

     The spring garden is filled with many beautiful flowering trees and shrubs, different bulbs and perennials.  Join us for a look at many of these plants as we tour the Kingwood grounds.

         Saturday, April 26, 1:30 to 3 pm - Start at the Gate House - Free - Bill Collins

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SPRING FLOWER FESTIVAL 2008

      A FAMILY FUN EVENT  !!!

         Saturday, May 3  -  9 am to 5 pm

PLANT SALES    *   ENTERTAINMENT  * 

      PLANT TALK LIVE AT KINGWOOD   *  FUNATHALON

MASTER GARDENER PLANT CLINIC   *

      SCARECROW CONTEST  * FOOD BY PARK AVE.CAFE

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CACTI & OTHER SUCCULENTS FOR THE GARDEN

     Join Bruce Brethauer, member of the Central Ohio Cactus & Succulent Society, for an informative lecture on many species and techniques for growing and maintaining a winter hardy succulent garden in Ohio.

          Saturday, May 3, 11am to 12 noon,Kingwood Hall, $5 fee, members and volunteers $4

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CHILDREN'S TEA FOR MOM  & STORIES

     Create a beautiful Mother's Day floral arrangement in a china tea cup to give to your mother or grandmother. Students will design their own arrangement  using fresh flowers and a china tea cup and saucer.  Workshop will begin with stories about mothers.  Ages 5 and up.

         Saturday, May 10, 10:30 to 12 noon, - Kingwood Hall - $7 fee, members &  volunteers $6 - Bill Collins & Carol Au

MAY GARDEN WALK

     On this leisurely walk on the Kingwood grounds, we will look at a wide selection of spring blooming plants that are in flower.  Tulips will be featured throughout the grounds, along with  many other spring flowering bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs.

         Saturday, May 10 , 1:30 to 3 pm - Start at the Gate House - Free - Bill Collins

PAVE FLORAL DESIGN

     Before the invention of floral foam, moist sand was used in containers to support the stems of the flowers and foliages.  A styke of floral design called Pave was done in this media.  It uses flowers and foliages in tightly placed groups to form a design of colors and textures as you would see in Pave diamonds.  It is often done on a bed of sphagnum ,moss or other foliage material, and used as a centerpiece for a dining or coffee table.  A demonstration will show different ideas and students will create their own to take home.

         Friday, May 16, 1:30 to 3 pm -  Kingwood Hall -  $23 fee, members & volunteers $21 - Bill Collins

BICENTENNIAL CONTAINER GARDEN

     Red, white and blue are this summers colors to support the Mansfield Bicentennial and the class will focus mainly on planting a container garden to feature these colors.  If not for the Bicentennial, then for our country.  Students will create their own container garden to take home.

         Thursday, May 22, 1:30 to 3 pm - Exhibit Hall - $25 fee, members & volunteers $23 -Bill Collins

DOUBLE RING TOPIARY

     Topiary, the art  of shaping plants into ornamental or fanciful shapes by training and pruning, has long been part of the American landscape and decorative tradition. Gardeners have trimmed plants for centuries and today many people make smaller container grown topiaries out of plants for their patios and indoor gardens.  The workshop will cover the different types of topiaries, plants which can be used and how to care for them.  Students will make their own double ringed topiary to take home.

         Friday, May 30, 1:30 to 3 pm - Exhbit Hall - $18 fee, members & volunteers $16 - Bill Collins

CHILDREN'S BICENTENNIAL BASKET OF ANNUALS

     2008 is the Bicentennial for Mansfield and the city's colors are red, white and blue.  Students will plant a basket to use on the patio or other garden area using a selection of red, white and blue annuals. Ages 5 and up.

         Saturday, May 31, 10:30 to 11:30 am - Exhibit Hall - $7 fee, members $6 - Bill Collins

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