Iowa State Horticultural Society presents the All Iowa Horticulture Exposition with support from Iowa State University Extension

24 Organizations of the Iowa State Horticultural Society

Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa Iowa Alliance of Environmental Affairs Iowa Arboretum Iowa Arborists Association Iowa Bonsai Association Iowa Christmas Trees Growers Association Iowa Fruit and Vegetables Association Iowa Golf Course Superintendents Association Iowa Wine Growers Association Iowa Honey Producers Association Iowa Horticulture Community Colleges Iowa Master Gardener Program Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association Iowa Nut Growers Association Iowa Professional Lawn Care Association Iowa Regional Lily Society Iowa Rose Society Iowa Sports Turf Managers Association Iowa Turfgrass Institute Iowa Woodland Owners Association Iowa State University Horticulture Club Mid-Am Region-The Gardeners of America Iowa Florists Association Iowa Irrigation Association

All Iowa Horticulture Expo Sponsors

Pace Supply – Silver Sponsor Indian Hills C.C. Horticulture – Bronze Sponsor TurfWerks/Davis Sun Turf – Bronze Sponsor Vermeer Corporation – Bronze Sponsor Golf and Sport Turf Service – Bronze Sponsor John Deere/Ottumwa Works – Bronze Sponsor Ahlers Consulting, Inc. – Bronze Sponsor

All Iowa Horticulture Exposition Exhibitors

Ahlers Consulting, Inc./Grow-Rite Solutions AJ's Copper Garden All-Terrain Seeding/D&D Landscaping Bowling Motors Butterfliz of Iowa Chamness Technology Carpenter Sales Incorporated Des Moines Botanical Center Dreamscapes by Huffman Landscaping Eldon C. Stutsman Inc.

Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa Food Preservation Exhibit (ISU Extension) Golf & Sport Turf Service Growers Supply

All Iowa Horticulture Exposition Exhibitors

Hometown Harvest of Southeast Iowa Indian Hills Comm. College Horticulture Dept.

Iowa Arboretum Iowa Golf Course Superintendents Assn.

Iowa Honey Producers Association Iowa Living Roadway Trust Fund Iowa Nut Grower's Association Iowa Rose Society Iowa Turfgrass Institute Iowa Woodland Owners Association Iowa State Horticultural Society ISU Extension-Wapello County Iowa State University Horticulture Club Keyser Winery

All Iowa Horticulture Exposition Exhibitors

Men's Garden Club of Des Moines Miller Fencing-Ag Cam Ostranders Greenhouse Pace Supply Quilted Gardens & Nursery Rainbow Iris Farm/Gardens by Kelly Productions KBIZ/KISS/KRKN/KTWA Radio Southern Hills Winery Van Wall Turf & Irrigation Vermeer Corporation Wapello County SWCD Zimco Supply Company Soil Technologies Corporation

All Iowa Horticulture Exposition Local Steering Committee

Lynn Schulte Sue Wasson Suzette Striegel Sue Henderson Lois Hunt Mayor Dale Uehling Jean Dell Jon Elbaum Kathy Speas Margie Stansberry Jeff Wendel, CGCS Neric Smith Kelly D. Norris Robert Dodds Mike Bevins Gary Twedt,CGCS

All Iowa Horticulture Exposition Volunteers

Jean Dell Rose Schultz Jacque Hough Joyce Kramer Helen Cook Bobbie Hershey Juliene Kent Dan Kent Mary Kivlahan Jean Ann Ross Suzette Striegel Gary Phillips Lynn Schulte Sue Henderson Sue Wasson Angie House Mike Horan Patrick Rinkleff Gwen Twedt Pam White Dona Borowycz Carol Geib Peggy McFarland

Thank you to ourWapello Country Master Gardeners for their service!!!

All Iowa Horticulture Exposition Speakers and Topics

Friday, April 3 10:00-11:00 Keynote Session: “Why I Love to Garden”- Elvin McDonald (Author of award winning books and Director of Iowa Botanical Center) Saturday, April 4 11:00-12:00 Room 1: Beekeeping and Apiary Issues - Andy Joseph Room 2: Trough Gardening - Gary Whittenbaugh Room 3: Small-scale Farming - Andy Larson 11:00-12:00 Room 1: Butterfly Habitat - Kathleen Ziemer Room 2: What Makes a Picture-Perfect Garden? Susan Appleget-Hurst (Editor of Better Homes & Garden) Room 3: Aronia Berries - Eldon Everhart, Ph.D.

12:30-1:30 Room 1: Current Tree Issues - Jeff Iles, Ph.D., Mark Vitosh, Robert Petrzelka Room 2: Children’s Gardening, Uganda - Lisa Wasko Room 3: Viticulture and Wine Panel - Dennis Portz, Steve Richardson, Randall Vos 2:00-3:00 Room 1: Edible Landscaping - Patrick O’Malley, Ph.D.

Room 2: Organic Lawn Care - Nick Christians, Ph.D.

Room 3: Sustainability in the Home Garden - Andy Larson 3:30-4:30 Room 1: Rain Gardens - Bob Quinn of WHO radio Room 2: Forty in a Flash Susan - Appleget-Hurst Room 3: Gardening is Good for You - Cindy Haynes,Ph.D. 12:30-1:30 Room 1: Low-Cost Hoop Houses - Doug Webster Room 2: Passion between Two Rivers - Kelly D. Norris Room 3: Slow Food Movement - Treva Reimer 2:00-3:00 Room 1: Seasonal Favorites from BH&G - Sandra Gerdes Room 2: Gardening with Conifers - Gary Whittenbaugh Room 3: Organic Gardening - Kathleen Delate, Ph.D.

3:30-4:30 Room 1: Growing Prize Winning Roses - Gary Osborn Room 2: Growing Bearded Irises - Kelly D. Norris Room 3: Heirloom Tomatoes - Stan & Susan Gilland Trade Show hours – Friday April 3 - 10:00 A.M to 7:00 P.M.

Saturday April 4 - 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

(Walk in registration starting at 9:00 A.M.)

Thank you to all our speakers for this event!!!!

Iowa State Horticultural Society Executive Committee Board

President - Gary Twedt,CGCS Secretary/Treasurer – Mike Bevins Past President – Barbara Sylvester Kelly D. Norris Neric Smith Robert Dodds Jeff Wendel,CGCS Dr. Eldon Everhart Doug Struyk, J.D.

ISHS Promotion and Publicity

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Promotion/Publicity/Education Committee

Kelly D. Norris (Education Chair) Barb Osborn (Scholarship Chair) Linda Naeve (Awards Chair) Barbara Sylvester Gary Twedt Dr. Eldon Everhart Sandy Gossman Naomi Maahs Neric Smith Robert Dodds

2009 ISHS Award Winners

(Awarded April 3, 2009 at the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, IA.) • ISHS Honor Award Dr. Donald R. Lewis Dr. Nick Christians • ISHS Merit Award Dr. Gail Nonnecke Peggy Moody Gary Twedt,CGCS •President Citation Award Kelly D. Norris Neric D. Smith Wapello County Master Gardeners Wapello County Iowa State University Ext.

ISHS Scholarship Winners

• Amanda Snodgrass • Karie Vrba • Kevin Hansen • Emma Caven

Congratulations Iowa State University Students!!!!!

Reminders

• You may leave and come back to the Expo at anytime. Just make sure our ticket taker marks your hand when exiting the building to indentify you as paid on the return.

• Concessions will be open during all Expo hours.

• Awards ceremony 7:30 P.M. Friday Evening. Buy your tickets on the exhibit trade floor.

Thank-you

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