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Beekeeping / Honey Zoom Workshop with Patrick Byers Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 6:30 9 PM Public Online Free Event Hosted by Springfield Community Gardens Honeybees are critical partners for farmers and gardeners, and their activity as pollinators directly impacts our food supply. This workshop will discuss honeybee biology, beekeeping equipment, starting and managing honeybee colonies, and partnering with honeybees for pollination. The instructor is MU Extension h...orticulture field specialist and amateur beekeeper Patrick Byers. Here is the link to register for the workshop: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_caS6jYqVRm2ZGh4jkRVi5Q -- Here is the Webinar Meeting ID: 891 4013 9942 Event page link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2840819899532651/ Learn more about Springfield Community Gardens (SCG), visit their website here: https://www.springfieldcommunitygardens.org --Post GD The Garden Word for SCG

"Creating Your Own Winter Wildlife Habitat" Compiled by G. Deatz Archived October 2, 2019: Even if you feed the birds, consider saving the leaves, seeds, and even some brush. But why? 1) Leaving the leaves; saves labor, eliminates solid waste disposal; provides natural mulch; decomposes to fertilize the soil; provides natural habitat and winter cover, nesting materials, and food for wildlife; including small mammals, birds, insects, worms and more. Remember, mulching the leav...Continue reading

"I Saw A Bird" by National Audubon Society: Have you tuned in the last Wednesday of each month (including Episode #15 on Dec 16, 2020 at 7:00pm-ET or 6:00pm-CT)? If not, you can still enjoy episode #15 plus the past 14 archived episodes. Click here to see #15 plus the recordings of previous episodes of "I Saw A Bird"> https://www.audubon.org/news/i-saw-bird? --Post GD The Garden Word

'Commercial Horticulture Newsletter' by MU Extension Horticulture Team November 6, 2020 Topics Include: Trellis for Blackberry Production; Trending Vegetables for Market Farms; Plus more including Upcoming Class & Workshop Offerings. Continue reading here> https://mailer.missouri.edu/42N5-CDVS-5C0A54E6BF209/cr.aspx --GD The Garden Word for MU Extension

Interest in Propagation (Growing Milkweeds) for Monarchs? Information provided by Monarch Watch: Milkweeds can be propagated from seeds, cuttings, and, in some cases, from root divisions. This account will deal with storage, treatment and planting of milkweeds seeds and will briefly touch on propagation from cuttings. Read more here> https://www.monarchwatch.org/milkweed/prop.htm --Post GD The Garden Word

The National Gardening Association (Garden.org) Weekly Newsletter - Issue #491 - Dec 12, 2020: Our weekly newsletter is readable and easy to review. Online with excellent gardening topics, photographs and much more. If you garden, you should find articles of interest and enjoyment each week. We hope you like it and will share it with others! To explore this week's issue, click here> https://garden.org/newsletter/view/2020-12-12/? --Post GD The Garden Word

Lawn & Garden Newsletter by MU Extension November 10, 2020 Topics Include: How does your garden grow? Learn how to build your own compost bin; Gardening tasks for November; Tropical plants can overwinter indoors; Publications and more, continue reading here> https://mailer.missouri.edu/42N5-CIT1-5C0A54E6BF209/cr.aspx --GD The Garden Word for Master Gardeners of Greene County, Springfield, MO

'Commercial Horticulture Newsletter' MU Extension 12/04/20 - Topics Include: Commercial Vegetable Production Webinar Series; Small Fruits at Great Plains Growers Conference; High Tunnel Steaming for Sanitation; Bees for Pollination; Weekly Topics for Growers; Using the NRCS Web Soil Survey Tool; Resources for Growers and More at> https://mailer.missouri.edu/42N5-CUCY-5C0A54E6BF209/cr.aspx --Post GD The Garden Word for Master Gardeners of Greene County, Springfield, MO

'Ice Coated Prairie Plants' Photos of the Week by Chris Helzer November 12, 2020: This series of photos include Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) and more, continue with photo gallery and text here> https://prairieecologist.com//photos-of-the-week-nove/--GD The Garden Word

'Selecting Landscape Plants: Broad-leaved Evergreens' by David H. Trinklein, Horticulture State Specialist MU Division of Plant Sciences: The most highly prized landscape plants are broad-leaved evergreens. They are the true aristocrats of our gardens. However, many of them require special attention if they are to develop into attractive, long-lived plants. Note: Some plants listed could be considered invasive is some areas). Continue reading here> https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/g6820 --GD The Garden Word for Master Gardeners of Greene County, Springfield, MO

Hydrangeas: Learn more from MU Extension reading "Hydrangea: The chameleon of plants" by David Trinklein MU Division of Plant Sciences at https://ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2018/3/hydrangea/ --GD The Garden Word for Master Gardeners of Greene County, Springfield, MO

What's New in MU Extension Natural Resources? Live. Learn. Grow. Newsletter Nov 11, 2020 Topics Include Spotlights: Springfield Plateau Chapter of the Missouri Master Naturalist; Bush Honeysuckle an Invasive Species; Citizen Science Mast Survey; Pecan (Carya illinoinensis); Plus more, read on here> https://mailer.missouri.edu/42N5-CI1O-5C0A54E6BF209/cr.aspx --Post GD The Garden Word for MU Extension