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Vineland Research and Innovation Centre and
Master Gardeners of Ontario Present
an Educational Short Course
Sunday, September 12, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
4890 Victoria Avenue N, Vineland Station, ON, L0R 2E0
Cost: $50 (includes lunch and presentation material package)
Master Gardeners of Ontario Present
an Educational Short Course
Sunday, September 12, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
4890 Victoria Avenue N, Vineland Station, ON, L0R 2E0
Cost: $50 (includes lunch and presentation material package)
Tour the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
and enjoy a tasting at The Foreign Affair Winery
between 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
*additional cost for tasting applies
Learn about leading edge horticultural
science and innovation and its practical
applications in the garden.
Sponsored by Landscape Ontario
Educational Sessions & Speaker Program Highlights:
Garden Solutions for Edible Crops
- The Challenges of Growing Garden Vegetables, Ahmed Bilal, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
- Growing Fruit in the Home Garden, Dr. Ken Slingerland & Dr. Wendy McFadden Smith, OMAFRA
Garden Solutions for Ornamental Crops
- Being Successful Growing New Vegetative Annuals, Wayne Brown, OMAFRA
- Alternative Weed Control, Dr. Hannah Mathers, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
- Plants for Insect Control, Dr. Rose Buitenhuis, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
- Biological Solutions for Weed and Pest Management and other Practical Solutions for Healthy Lawns,
Dr. Michael Brownbridge, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
Innovation in Research
- The Use of DNA Technology Towards Horticulture Cultivars Development,
Dr. Travis Banks, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre - The Involvement of Master Gardeners in Horticulture Research Projects –Virginia Case Study,
Dr. Rumen Conev, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre - Consumer Research and You: How Do We Know What You Want,
Dr. Ben Campbell, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
Lunch Keynote Address
Tony DiGiovanni, Executive Director, Landscape Ontario
*Speaker program subject to change
REGISTER TODAY!
For more information and to receive a registration package, please contact Kathryn Goodish:
kathryn.goodish@vinelandresearch.com
905-562-0320 x777
For more information and to receive a registration package, please contact Kathryn Goodish:
kathryn.goodish@vinelandresearch.com
905-562-0320 x777
Coming from out of town?
We recommend Jordan House www.jordanhouse.ca & Inn on the Twenty www.innonthetwenty.com