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HORTICULTURE INDUSTRIES CONFERENCE - TULSA The agenda and registration information is at this link - http://www.hortla.okstate.edu/research-and-outreach/programs/HIS/horticulture-industries-show-conference-1 The Horticulture Industries Show and Conference is right around the corner! It’s packed with educational sessions, networking with professionals and the opportunity to participate in round table discussions.  You will find growers, educators and researchers who will share the latest information on vegetables, fruit, Christmas trees, farmers’ market crops, public gardening issues and learn a few secrets of success from masters in your field. This is a vital time for the horticulture industry and those interest in horticulture to come together for a brighter and more profitable future! Conference pre-registration  is  December 22 , and the hotel reservation deadline is  December 29 . Please feel free to contact me via email or by phone for any quest...

Mandy Blocker and Mark Wilkerson With Oklahoma State University master gardener classes starting in late January, Mandy Blocker met with the director of the Parks and Recreation Department, Mark Wilkerson, to discuss how they can work together. “When the master gardener classes are completed in the spring, the members of the class need meaningful projects where they can earn the 40 volunteer hours required for certification,” Blocker said. “We are going to have a horticulture hotline at the Extension Office where they can volunteer, but some of them will want outdoor hours, too.” Blocker and Wilkerson met last week at the new “Papilion, a place for butterflies” in Honor Heights Park to discuss ways their two organizations could collaborate. They decided that the perfect solution would be to create a new community garden in Chandler Road Park. (The park is near York Street and Chandler Road, where Okmulgee Avenue jogs a bit and becomes Chandler.) “When that park was built, it was i...