SOURCES OF GARDENING INFORMATION
AREA COMMUNITY GARDENS
Racine's Community Garden: The Garden of Eatin'
Mission:
To build a diverse team of community volunteers and gardeners with a vision of improving the quality of life through the reduction of financial stress and food insecurity
To harvest nutritious food and develop stronger communities through the good produced by a community oriented garden
To teach gardening using environmentally friendly organic methods
Location:
3 Mile Rd. and N. Main St., Racine, Wis.; behind Valet Cleaners, 3936 North Bay Dr.
To learn more, to volunteer, to donate from your own garden, or to donate financially, call:
Harvest for the Hungry: 1-800-236-1208
UW-Extension InfoSource Weekly Update for the latest on Garden of Good Eatin' work schedules: 1-800-441-4636, topic 683
See also the following web site:
Racine County Food Bank http://www.racinecountyfoodbank.org
UW-Extension's Field of Dreams
A large vegetable garden that feeds people in need in Kenosha County; managed by a core group of 6 volunteers, the Kenosha County UW Extension, and many one-time volunteers throughout the year
Location:
3003 30th Ave. Kenosha, WI 53403
For more information contact:
Tedi Winnett, Kenosha County UW Extension Director
Kenosha County UW-Extension Office
7500 75th St.
Kenosha, WI
(262) 857-1945
Email: tedi.winette@ces.uwex.edu
UW-Extension's Summer Youth Garden
Children's vegetable gardens that are scattered across the cities of Racine and Kenosha, serving as sites for weekly nutrition and gardening classes for children. The gardens are started and maintained by the UW-Extension staff in Racine and Kenosha ,with help from the children each step of the way. The produce from the gardens are sent home with the children to supplement their family's vegetable supply.
Gardens in Racine County include:
Jackson St. Garden
Fredrick St. Garden
Next Generation Now Garden
Knapp School Garden
Racine Montessori School Garden
For more information, contact::
Dr. Patti Nagai, Horticulture Agent
UW-Extension, Racine Co. Extension Office
14200 Washington Avenue
Sturtevant, WI 53177-1253
(262) 886-8460
Email: patricia.nagai@ces.uwex.edu
Burlington Garden Center Harvest of Hope
An effort to raise fresh vegetables for the local food pantry. Staff of the Garden Center and some Master Gardeners keep the garden tended and harvested all summer
Location: 5205 Mormon Rd. Burlington, WI
For more information, contact::
Burlington Garden Center, 5205 Mormon Rd., Burlington, WI (262) 763-2153
GARDENING AND HORTICULTURE
UW-Extension Info Source Brochure of 24 Hour Telephone Tips
Call 1-800-441-4636; when given a menu choice, press 2 and leave your mailing information
UW-Extension Info Source Online
Web site: http://inforsource.uwex.edu
UW-Extension Horticulture Web Site
Web site: http://wihort.uwex.edu
Southeast Wisconsin Commercial Horticulture Web Site
Web site: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/secommhort
Racine-Kenosha Master Gardeners
Dr. Patti Nagai, Horticulture Agent
UW-Extension, Racine Co. Extension Office
14200 Washington Avenue
Sturtevant, WI 53177-1253
(262) 886-8460
Email: patricia.nagai@ces.uwex.edu
Or
Jerry Nelson
8134 Highway K
Franksville, WI 53126
Email: jnels@execpc.com
Web site: http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/
Wisconsin Master Gardener Program
Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Dept. of Horticulture
1575 Linden Dr., Rm. 481
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 265-4504
Web site: http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/
UW-Madison Department of Entomology Insect Diagnostic Lab
Phil Pellitteri
Insect Diagnostic Lab
Dept. of Entomology, UW-Madison
1630 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-6510
Email: pellitte@entomology.wisc.edu
Web site: http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/entodiag.html
UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
Brian Hudelson
Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
Dept. of Plant Pathology, UW-Madison
1630 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI 53706-1598
(608) 262-2863
Email: bdh@ plantpath.wisc.edu/pddc
Web site: http://plantpath.wisc.edu/pddc
Wisconsin Bug.Net Web Site
Web site: http://milwaukee.uwex.edu/urbanag/bugnet2/mainpage.html
SELECTED AREA GARDEN CLUBS
Racine Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Garden Study Group
Contact: Sally Bagdassian, Co-chair
(262) 632-5427
Carol Burns, Co-chair
Potpourri Garden Club
Racine
Contact: Corrine Merry (262) 681-3409
Racine Garden Club
Racine
Contact: Lucky LaMeer (262) 878-1947
Wustum Flower Guild
Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts
2519 Northwestern Ave.
Racine, WI 53404
(262) 636-9177
Milwaukee Organic Gardening Club
Contact: Deborah Mauhar, (414) 321-3427
Address: 2521 S. 91st St., West Allis, WI 53227
Milwaukee Rose Society
Contact: Chuck Rutkowski (414)744-6637
Address: 3663 S. Taylor Ct., Milwaukee, WI 53207
Pond and Water Garden Club
Contact: Lynn Share, Secretary/Treasurer (262) 784-3636
Email: vshare@wi.rr.com
Address: 2516 S 134th ST. New Berlin, WI 53151
Contact: Diana Murphey, Program Coordinator
Email: WIPondClub@aol.com
The Wild Ones Root River Area Chapter
Contact: Nan Calvert: (262) 681-4899 Email: prairiedog@wi.rr.com
Carla Freeman (262) 835-0359 Email: cupstone@execpc.com
Advocating native plants in natural landscapes
All meetings are held from September through May, the first Saturday of the month from 1:30-3 p.m. at the River Bend Nature Center, N. Green Bay Road, Racine, unless otherwise noted.
Wisconsin Iris Society
8963 Pheasant Run, Burlington, WI 53105
Contact: Jerry Bengtson (262) 632-5232
E-mail: JEM300@aol.com
Herb Society of America, Wisconsin Unit
Contact: Herb Society of America, National Office
Kirtland, OH
(440) 256-0514
Web site, national organization: http://www.herbsociety.org
SELECTED AREA GARDENS AND NATURE CENTERS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Note: Some of the gardens listed charge an admission fee. Call before going.
All Saints Healthcare Foundation Garden of Hope
3801 Spring St.
Racine, WI 53405
(262) 687-4011
A therapeutic garden which is part of the All Saints Cancer Center
Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts Garden
2519 Northwestern Ave.
Racine, WI 53404
(262) 636-9177
DeKoven Center Bishop's Garden
600 21st Street
Racine, WI 53403
(262) 633-6401
Email: dekoven.center@juno.com
Web site: http://dekovencenter.pair.com
DeKoven Center Zen Garden
600 21st Street
Racine, WI 53403
(262) 633-6401
Email: dekoven.center@juno.com
Racine Montessori School Garden
2317 Howe St
Racine, WI 53403-3328
(262) 639-3525
A nature education garden for the demonstration of garden techniques and demonstration of garden types
Riverbend Nature Center
3600 N. Green Bay Road
Racine, WI 53404
(262) 639.0930
Eighty acres of woods, fields, ponds and river wetlands on Racine's northwest side, operated by the YWCA of Racine
Chiwaukee Prairie
Kenosha County - Pleasant Prairie, located south of the City of Kenosha along the Lake Michigan shoreline, east of Sheridan Road (Highway 32), and both north and south of 116th Street
It is the largest parcel of native wet prairie of its kind in the Midwest, habitat for more than 350 species of wildflowers and grasses
The Nature Conservancy owns and manages the 225-acre Chiwaukee South parcel. The remaining acres, surrounded by homes, are protected by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Contact: Chiwaukee Prairie Preservation Fund, P.O. Box 1802, Kenosha, WI 53141
Volunteers from The Nature Conservancy and Chiwaukee Prairie Preservation Fund meet on the third Saturday of each month at the trailhead on 121st Street and 2nd Avenue for restoration work from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information, call Marcia Wensing (262) 681-8485.
Web site: Chiwaukee Prairie Preservation Fund: http://www.chiwaukee.org/
Web site: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Chiwaukee Prairie:
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/sna/sna54.htm
Web site: University of Wisconsin-Parkside: Chiwaukee Prairie:
http://oldweb.uwp.edu/newspub/chiwaukee/
Salem Community Library Garden
24615 89th St.
Salem, WI 53168
Contacts:
Rachelle Kotelnicki Email: rkotelni@kenosha.lib.wi.us,
Linda Bohn Email: bohnls@wi.rr.com
Laurie Hoskins Email: jl-hoskins@wi.rr.com
24615 89th St.
Salem, WI 53168
(262) 843-3348
Boerner Botanical Gardens
9400 Boerner Dr.
Hales Corners, WI 53130
(414) 525-5600
Web site: http://www.countyparks.com/horticulture
Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory
524 South Layton Boulevard
Milwaukee, WI 53215
(414) 649-9830
Has outdoor gardens and three geodesic domes with permanent desert and rainforest vegetation displays and one with a seasonally changing floral display
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum Renaissance Garden
2220 N. Terrace Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 271-3656
Web site: http://www.cavtmuseums.org/vt/home.html
A restored 16th century style garden at the Italian Renaissance-style villa that was originally the residence of Lloyd Smith of the A.O. Smith Corporation and his family , based on the classical elements of the original landscape designed by Rose Standish Nichols who designed the original villa gardens in collaboration with the Villa's architect David Adler in the 1920s
Old World Wisconsin
S103 W37890 Highway 67
Eagle, WI 53119
(262) 594-6307
An outdoor museum of immigrant farm and village life, including ten farms with hundreds of heirloom plants
Janesville Rotary Club Gardens
1455 Palmer Dr.
Janesville, WI
(608) 752-3885
Web site: http://www.rotarygardens.org/rotarygardens.html
A 15-acre botanical garden showcasing a variety of internationally themed and specialty gardens
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
3330 Atwood Ave.
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 246-4550
Web site: http://www.olbrich.org
Olbrich Botanical Gardens offers ten specialty gardens connected by an accessible network of pathways: Sunken Garden, Thai Pavilion and Garden, Meadow Garden, Rock Garden, Wildflower Garden, Herb Garden, Perennial Garden, Rose Garden, Starkweather Creek and Atrium Shade Gardens and Eunice Fisher Hosta Garden. It is dedicated to the creation, conservation and interpretation of gardens and plant collections hardy to the American Midwest or native to the world's tropical forests for study, enjoyment and public benefit.
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