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2017 PROGRAM CALENDAR:

Our meetings are held the 4th Wednesday of every month, with the exception of November.  Our annual meeting will be held late in November or early in December depending on when Thanksgiving falls that year.

During the colder months, our meetings are held at the Gaylord United Way building, unless otherwise noted in your meeting reminder.  During the summer months, we meet at a member's home in June and at the Demonstration Garden in both July and August.  In the event of inclement weather, we will meet at the United Way building.

Our meetings begin at 6:45pm. Refreshments and social time is 6:15pm.

January 25th: Hands-on project: Forcing paperwhite bulbs indoors.  Business meeting includes budget approval. Meeting to be held at the Gaylord United Way Building, on 116 5th Street.

February 22nd:   Bill Alvin from Northstar Greenhouses in Wolverine will speak about seed starting and hardening off. Meeting to be held at the Gaylord United Way Building, on 116 5th Street.

February 25:  AMGA SPRING GARDEN CONFERENCE

March 22nd:  Annual Master Gardener Banquet.  Guest Speaker, Duke Elsner, PhD from MSU-E in Grand Traverse will present information on Bees and Butterflies. Information will follow including how to RSVP for this event.

April 26th:  Shape Up! Erin Mann will demonstrate Yoga to shape you up for garden season & Sharie Plain presents a Powerpoint presentation on Adaptive Garden techniques for easier, faster garden chores. Meeting and presentation to be held at the Gaylord United Way Building, on 116 5th Street.

May Library Series: Each Tuesday in May AMGA presents a FREE workshop on gardening topics at the Gaylord library. Join us for one or all of these.

May 24th:  Annual Plant Exchange lead by Karen Blewett and Carol Buxton.  Meeting and exchange to be held at the Gaylord OCD Gardens.

June 21st:  Work Bee at the OCD Gardens.

July 26th:  Road Trip - Member Garden Visit - Additional information to follow.

August 23rd:  Road Trip - Member Garden Visit - Additional information to follow.

September 27th:  TBA

October 25th:  TBA

November 29th:  Christmas Party - TBA