Perennial Garden Design and Creation Class April 25 in Nevada

Jamie Kidd, retired horticulture specialist from Kansas State University, will present information on how to design and create a spectacular perennial garden. Learn about site selection, plant selection and purpose of an outdoor room setting along with helpful tips on soils, planting, and maintenance. Listen carefully and you will learn a trick or two to give your garden that WOW factor. The class is Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. at the Healthy Nevada meeting room, 212 W. Walnut, Suite B, Nevada, MO.

Jamie Kidd retired after nine years as a Horticulture Specialist from Kansas State University Extension. She taught horticulture for seventeen years at the Kaw Area Technical School and the Topeka Correctional Facility for Women. Jamie has a degree in Landscape Architecture and a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Development/Technical Teacher Education.

She wrote a weekly gardening column for the Topeka Capital Journal newspaper for which she received a national award and has been interviewed on TV and radio numerous times. She has been a guest speaker at the International Master Gardener’s Conference in Alaska, the International Correctional Educators Conference in Salt Lake City and numerous garden shows, garden clubs, and symposiums.

Cost is $10. Pre-register by calling the University of Missouri Extension Center at 417-448-2560 by April 23.