Dr. Kimberly Moore
The Wellington Garden Club will meet on Monday, March 2 at 10 a.m. at the Wellington Community Center (12150 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The meeting will feature a presentation by Dr. Kimberly Moore on the topic “Turn Off Your Sprinklers, Your Plants Aren’t That Thirsty.” Moore will discuss the use of alternative growing substrates, like compost and reclaimed wastewater.
Moore is currently a professor of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida, IFAS, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center. Her research focuses on nutritional management strategies for ornamental crops to reduce fertilizer runoff and improve fertilization management.
Moore investigates the effects of saltwater on plant growth and methods to improve water management in the landscape and greenhouse. In addition to research, Moore teaches elementary organic and biological chemistry, as well as nutritional management. She received her doctoral and master’s degrees in horticulture from Iowa State University and her bachelor’s degree in environmental science and botany, with a minor in chemistry, from Eastern Illinois University.
The public is invited to join the club for coffee and a plant raffle beginning at 9:30 a.m. Visitors are asked to check-in at the desk upon arrival. Reserving a spot at the meeting is recommended by contacting Wellington Garden Club Membership Chair Anne Hlasnicek at [email protected].
The Wellington Garden Club, founded in 1981, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating its members and the public in the fields of gardening, horticulture, floral design and landscape design, and to promoting conservation of natural resources, civic beautification and youth education. For more information, visit www.wellingtongardenclub.org.
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