The fun, upbeat music made us tap our feet as we gave away mums, begonias, verbena, and swamp milkweed seeds to over 300 festival goers. Also, a few ‘Harvest’ Cookbooks…
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Native American School Days was held the last week of September with the Three Sisters Garden presenting Mississippian Culture and Companion Garden practices!
It was held for four days with eleven Master Gardener volunteers teaching 1,371 students and teachers from 21 area schools. This does not include parents, grandparents and relatives who were…
SWIMGA President Kathy Kellems on the WIKY Morning Show talking about Saturday’s Garden Conference!
Our President did a great job this morning sharing details about the Conference with Dennis Jon Bailey of WIKY. It’s going to be a great day and it isn’t too…
There’s still time to register for the October 15 SWIMGA Conference!
The Conference fee covers great speakers, lunch, and a wide array of exhibitors AND you can register on our website.
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Pollinator Project at Seton Harvest
SWIMGA is participating in a Pilot Project with Seton Harvest and other community volunteer groups. Jane Leingang and Diane Mason are cochairing this Pilot Project. There are many volunteer opportunities…
In loving memory of SWIMGA member Barb Gerteisen.
Barb joined SWIMGA in December 2016 and became very active with the organization over the past five years. She served as Intern Rep to the SWIMGA Board and Publicity Chair…
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The spring of 2022 began a partnership between SWIMGA and the Memorial Community Development Corporation (MCDC) by assisting with education and planning a garden at Memorial Baptist Church on Canal Street.
MCDCs mission is to change the social, educational, economical, cultural, and physical course of the center city of Evansville, Indiana and surrounding communities; as well as the lives of the…
There is a new and important addition to SWIMGA’s Display Garden — a composting toilet facility. It is located near the log cabin and will be used for workdays and special events
There is a new and important addition to SWIMGA’s Display Garden. It’s a composting toilet facility, and it’s located near the log cabin. Kay Haller and Linda Stocks are co-chairpersons…
Charlie Nardozzi is one of our Fall Conference speakers on October 15.
The energetic and inspirational Charlie will guide us through how to create the absolute best gardens, containers, and vegetable gardens.
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NYT best-selling author and native plant expert Dr. Doug Tallamy will be speaking at UE on October 1
This event is sponsored by the Warrick County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Indiana Native Plant Society Southwest Chapter in collaboration with the University of Evansville’s ChangeLab. He…