UPCOMING EVENTS

2009 SFA MAST ARBORETUM PLANT SALES

APR 18, 2009 Spring Garden Gala Day Plant Sale – 9 AM starting gate

OCT 3, 2009 - Fabulous Fall Festival Plant Sale – 9 AM starting gate

2008 LES REEVES LECTURE SERIES

The SFA Mast Arboretum Les Reeves Lecture Series is held the third Thursday of each month from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in room 110 of the Stephen F. Austin University Agriculture Building on Wilson drive (between the Art building and the intramural fields). No charge and refreshments are served before the talk - and a fun rare plant giveaway raffle is held afterwards.

OCT 16, 2008 - Tom Foley of Ball Seed Company, Chicago – “Ornamental Landscape Plants for over-stressed home owners”

NOV 20, 2008 - Scott McMahan - Georgia - “A few "high spot" plant hunting events in my life, and as an added bonus, a dozen or two plants that knock me dead”

DEC 18, 2008 - Dave Creech - Director, SFA Mast Arboretum - “Is there life after retirement?”

2009 LES REEVES LECTURE SERIES

JAN 15 - Leon Young (Dr. Red Dirt), SFA Soil Lab, “I’ve got the dirt on everyone - soil testing, results, pH, liming and all your credit information” –

FEB 19 - Severn Doughty, Louisiana Nursery Landscape Association – “Cold Hardy Palms and other surprises for southern landscapes’ -

MAR 19 – Todd Lasseigne, Paul Ciener Botanical Garden, North Carolina – “Birthing a New Public Garden in North Carolina and the new plants that will make it the garden in the world.”

APR 16 – Jeff Adkins, SFA Horticulture, TX - “Everything you wanted to know about breeding but you were too shy to ask.” -

MAY 21 – Jim Robbins, University of Arkansas – “Hey, I’ll trade you this pink flowered fringe tree for that contorted pine.” -

JUN 18 – Matthew Chappel, University of Georgia – “Single-wide gardening: When buying a 12 pack is more important than shrubbery”-

JULY 16 – Cliff Shackelford, Texas Parks and Wildlife – “Do hummingbirds migrate on the backs of geese?”

AUG 20 – Jason Griffin, John C. Pair Horticulture Center, Kansas State University, Haysville, KS – “I know it’s insane, but it’s working! We’re growing trees on the treeless plains of Kansas”. -

SEP 17 – Leon Macha, Greenleaf Nursery, El Campo, TX – “'Observations on the Texas nursery industry: Operating for profit and not practice.” -

OCT 15 Richard Olsen, US National Arboretum, Beltsville, MD – “Tree temptations and tribulations at the National Arboretum” -

NOV 19 – Brent Pemberton, TAMU Overton – “Plant Award Programs - Friend or Foe? Award Winning Plants at the Overton Center". -

DEC 17 Dave Creech – SFA – Tips and tricks on how to deal with unruly garden staff, students and volunteers –

GARDEN SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

December 13: Deck the Halls with Dawn Stover

January 17: Floral Design with Michael Maurer

February 21: Powder Puff Mechanics with Craig Morton

March 12: Grafting with Dave Creech (evening)

APR 4, 2009 – 9 AM till 3 PM. SFA Mast Arboretum’s FIRST Nurserymen’s field day –LNLA and TXNLA members invited for a tour of the significant plant collections – new plants – new varieties. Lunch provided. Give away plants.

AZALEA GARDEN EVENTS

Supporting the Nacogdoches Azalea Trail March 14-28, 2009

March 21, 2009—Azalea Symposium “Azaleas and More”—learn about great companion plants for azalea gardens; symposium included tour of 8-acre Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden and lunch. $25 fee.

March 28, 2009---Little Princess Tea Party, 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. Bring your little princess to a fun party in the Azalea Garden, music, food and learning activities included. $15 for adults, $10 for children.

For more information, contact Nacogdoches Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1-888-OLDEST-TOWN or www.nacogdochesazaleas.com

Dave Creech, SFA Mast Arboretum, Stephen F. Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX 75962 USA; – Office: 936-468-4343