SPRING GARDEN SEMINAR ON TAP FOR MARCH 30 AT ARMORY

The president of the American Iris Society and Mr. Goodgarden will be among instructors at the third biennial "Welcome to Spring" garden seminar sponsored by the Jackson Men's Garden Club March 30.

The school for gardeners will be held at the National Guard Armory, 2620 Independence, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fee is $10 in advance and $12 at the door for one or all sessions. Advance reservations may be made with Nadine Davis, 3323 County Road 645, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63701, until March 25.

Following registration from 8 to 8:50 a.m., the first session will be "Iris Spuria for Your Perennial Garden" by O.D. Niswonger of Cape Girardeau, president of the American Iris Society. It will be followed at 9:45 a.m. by a refreshment break.

Next will be a program on "Plant Propagation" by Todd Knaup of Knaup's Greenhouse in Cape Girardeau. Simultaneously, in another room, Pat Steinborn, member of the American Bonsai Society, will hold a class on "Bonsai, the Art of Dwarf Potted Trees."

Another double session will be held from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Joe Touchette, manager of Plants Plus, will speak on "The Right Tree for the Right Place." Gerald Bryan, agronomy specialist for University of Missouri Extension, will talk on "The World's Worst Gardener: Home and Garden Chemical Use and Safety."

Following a refreshment break, Joe Sherinski, Mr. Goodgarden on KFVS-TV, will hold the final session on "Brown Thumb Perennials."

The Jackson Men's Garden Club, also open to women gardeners, has held two previous garden seminars that were well attended. All speakers are authorities in their field.