Took this snap-shot while driving by with my Uncle Lou and Aunti Lita (immigrated here 2 years ago from the Philippines) visiting for a day after going to Alexandria the previous day.
Visitors from India on Saturday, September 15th of 2007
Hu (leader of fellowship group on Friday nights-see Taiwan) and I brought some students (from India) of North Dakota State University visiting around the gardens this morning before they headed back to Fargo, ND.
Relatives' (photos) Visit on Monday, June 30th 2008
Events
"Garden tours, horticultural demonstrations, hands-on family activities, special activities, picnic, music, art, farm tour, and an educational trade show will combine to create the 38th annual Horticulture Night.
Horticulture Night is Thursday, July 31 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center, in Morris.
Horticulture Night at the West Central Research and Outreach Center gardens typically draws hundreds of people for tours and demonstrations. Horticulture Night at the West Central Research and Outreach Center gardens typically draws hundreds of people for tours and demonstrations.
Garden Tours
Each tour meets at the flags near the announcers stand.
Growing Hardy Chrysanthemums�5:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. � How to select and care for mums with a special emphasis on the northern-adapted cultivars bred at the University of Minnesota.
Growing Easy Elegance Hardy Shrub Roses�5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. � roses bred for the Minnesota environment.
Raspberry High Tunnel�5:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. � Tour a new experiment attempting to extend Minnesota�s short and sweet fruit growing season.
Low Input Sustainable Turf- 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. -- Are you interested in spending less time watering and fertilizing your lawn? A look at several low-input turf grasses for Minnesota lawns.
Annual Flowers�5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. � View trials of new and interesting innovations in annual flower varieties.
Demonstrations�Tent On South Side Of Garden
New Introductions of Trees and Shrubs�5 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. � Breeding and development of new woody landscape plants is a long-term proposition. This presentation will discuss some of the University�s newest tree and shrub introductions and possible selections being developed for the future.
Culinary Herbs�6:30 p.m. � Minnesota growing conditions, characteristics, and harvesting suggestions for common culinary herbs. Also, usage and preserving ideas.
Integrated Pest Management for Home Landscapes� 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. � Get acquainted with your pests and manage their presence. The important tools of IPM followed by some key cultural practices and some examples of IPM applications for the landscape.
Demonstrations�Tent On North Side Of Garden
Controlling Wildlife in Your Garden�5 p.m and 7:15 p.m. � How to identify damage and manage visits of wildlife to your garden.
How to Plant a Tree�6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. � Nothing seems easier than planting a tree, but planting is not as simple as it looks- if you want the tree to live. This presentation will cover some new planting techniques.
Rain Gardens�5:45 p.m. � Have you heard about rain gardens? Learn about creating one on your own property to benefit the environment and beautify your lawn.
Hands-on Family Activities
Pizza Garden�5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. -- Visit this garden and see all of the plants that makes up the ingredients of a pizza.
Organic Dairy Farming�5:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. � Meet the cows and learn about everything that goes into that glass of ice cold milk.
Majestic Monarchs�5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. � Learn about the lifecycle of Monarch Butterflies.
Tree ID � 5:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. � Take a quick trip into our arboretum and test your knowledge of all the different trees that grow in our area.
Fast Vegetables�5:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. � How to make some great salsa and other easy veggie ideas.
Special Activities
Farm Tour � 5:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. �in the registration area: Take a ride on a hayrack and learn about the ongoing Agriculture Research and Renewable Energy.
New Raspberry High Tunnel Project Tours- 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. -- New this year to the fruit research program at the center is a high tunnel experiment testing the viability of extended season harvest of raspberries. Raspberries in the high tunnel are grown in controlled conditions without the use of any pesticides.
This project is the first to experimentally assess high tunnel raspberry production in Minnesota.
Tri-State Band�Performing at 7:15 p.m. � in the picnic tent area.
Food Booths:
Barbecued hamburgers and bratwurst
Kiwanis Booth
4-H Food Booth
The WCROC Horticulture Gardens are used for research and to showcase displays that inspire gardeners to use them in their own backyards."
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