Wisconsin Garden Club Federation

Cow Parsnip Rash

WGCF Administrator — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:37:00 +0000

Cow Parsnip rash.

WGCF Magazine – Spring 2011 Volume 62, Issue 2

WGCF Administrator — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:47:52 +0000

You can download the Spring 2011 magazine here.

WGCF Magazine – Fall 2010 Volume 61, Issue 4

WGCF Administrator — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:24:09 +0000

You can download the magazine here (.pdf).

WGCF Magazine – Spring 2010 Volume 61, Issue 2

WGCF Administrator — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:30:06 +0000

You can view the latest magazine here (.pdf).

Prevent Algae in your Bird Bath

WGCF Administrator — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:04:04 +0000

To prevent algae in your bird bath, drop a few penny’s in dated before 1982. The copper prevents algae.

– S. Nelson

Study Uses Bark Beetle’s Calls Against Them

WGCF Administrator — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:52:08 +0000

Researchers at Northern Arizona University think they may have found an environmentally safe and readily available weapon against the tree-eating armies of bark beetles that have chewed through millions of acres of the pine forests in the West.

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WGCF Magazine – Winter 2010 Volume 61, Issue 1

WGCF Administrator — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:27:37 +0000

You can view the latest magazine here (.pdf).

WGCF Magazine – Fall 2009 Volume 60, Issue 4

WGCF Administrator — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:40:11 +0000

You can view the latest magazine here (.pdf format).

Burdocks

WGCF Administrator — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:34:43 +0000

Burdocks are biennials so if you saw off those plumes of burs and pile them up to rot, they die.
Use a light Japanese woodworking saw to cut the stalks of the Burdocks.

N. Collier

Landscaping with Native Plants of Wisconsin

WGCF Administrator — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:18:49 +0000

by Lynn M. Steiner

Voyageur Press, 380 Jackson St., St. Paul, MN 55101-3885.2007 $24.95

The author defines Native Plants and explains those that are found in Wisconsin. Classifying native plants, benefits of native plants,misconceptions of native plants are also discussed in the beginning of the book. I found that the chapter on Wisconsin’ Natural plant life includes Wisconsin’s geography and climate, maps of vegetative regions and includes plant lists for each of the major geographic landscapes found in Wisconsin. Half of the book describes many native plants and their cultural requirements.This book is very worthwhile for Wisconsin gardeners.

- Carol Catlin