May, June, and July TV Programs are on Youtube

Post date: Jul 10, 2018 2:40:15 PM

The May 2018 program guest is Beth Kastl, a member of the Bella Vista Garden Club and a Benton County Master Gardener. The topic of the program is Come to a

Garden Party. Beth is a Co-Chair of the event that will be held on Friday, June 8th, from 4:00 to 8:00 at Simple Pleasures. The party is held in cooperation with the City of Bella Vista and the Bella Vista Property Owners Association. There will be wonderful appetizers created by the members, wine, music, art, vendors, a silent auction, raffles and more. Our wonderful hand painte wine glasses will be available to purchase and with the purchase you recieve an addition wine pour. Parts of the video from the 2016 Garden Party are shown to get a glimps of what is in store. The Mayor will also present the Bella Vista Garden Week Proclamation. Only 1,000 tickets are available and must be purchased in advance and can be found in a number of locations in Bella Vista. Profits from the event will provide scholarships and other beautification projects.

The June 2018 program guest is Char Brunje, a member of the Bella Vista Garden Club. The topic of the program is Arkansas Diamonds which are annual plants selected by the Arkansas Green Industry Association, the U of A Coopertive Extension Services, logal growers and independent garden centers that perform well in Arkansas. There have been 13 plants chosen since 2015 including 3 in 2018 and the plants are sold with an Arkansas Diamond Logo tag so they can be easily identified. Photos of the plants were shown from the ARGIA website and the preferred light and water requirements for each plant was discussed. Nurseries in our area were listed and are shown on the ARGIA website as dealers also.

The July 2018 program guest is BarbTemplin, a member of the Bella Vista Garden Club. The topic of the program is Growing Cactus and how they can be used in your garden for interest or as houseplants indoors. All Cactus are Succulants but not all Succulents are Cactus. There are over 1,000 varieties of cactus from very small to very large and they are very drought tollerant, requiring little care. Although all cactus cannot be grown in our gardens in Northwest Arkansas there are some that are hardy in our area and they require good drainage. Photos are shown of some very interesting varieties.