The Eastern Iowa Orchid Society was among the organizations with informational booths at the Winter Gardening Fair at Kirkwood Community College. The venue will change in 2016. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
UPDATE: Registration is now open for the Winter Gardening Fair. Sign in here to register online.
(Dec. 16, 2015) One big change is in store for the 2016 Winter Gardening Fair in Cedar Rapids.
The venue will move to Coe College, after many years at Kirkwood Community College.
A variety of factors influenced the decision, including the need for a larger room to hold the audience for a single keynote speaker.
The keynotes have been divided into different sessions in recent years at Kirkwood.
Overall, it looks to be another great day, with choices of more than 70 topics at the event, on Saturday, March 5, 2016.
Registration begins on Jan. 4, and in the meantime, the Linn County Master Gardeners, who host the event, are offering gift certificates that a special gardener on your list can use once registration begins. (Not that I’m hinting, of course.)
See photos of the 2015 Winter Gardening Fair and learn more about next year’s event from ISU Extension:
Linn County Master Gardener Winter Gardening Fair 2016
Iowa State University Linn County Extension Master Gardeners are hosting a day of horticulture at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. It will be a day of horticultural workshops / classes with experts in over 70 topics such as: Seed Starting at Home, Ash Tree Alternatives, Fairy Garden Workshop, Designing a Pollinator Habitat and New Perennials for 2016. Choose 4 sessions, a keynote, “Blending Science, Art & Passion in the Garden” by monarch butterfly expert, Susie Vanderlip, and lunch at the Coe College cafeteria.
Saturday, March 5, 2016
8:15 am – 4:15 pm
Admission: $59 (includes lunch)
For more information go to: http://bit.ly/wgf2016
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