Saturday, December 4, 9am-2pm
Location:
University of Hawaii, Maui Campus, Ag Dept.
Ka'aike Building Side--Follow signs to the Lawn and Garden Fair
Free Parking in the Main campus lot (opposite the MAC)
Give a plant this Holiday Season
Christmas Plant Sale
• Native Plants • Poinsettias • Fruit Trees • Succulents
Ceramic Sale by UH Maui Students
Ono Food
Educational Speakers
• How to grow your own Veggies • Drip Irrigation
Tree planting and Pruning demonstrations
Introducing:
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Landscape Experts To Answer All Your Gardening Questions.
We have space for more vendors and WE NEED VOLUNTEERS.
Are you a professional designer looking for a way to show your talents, an artist interested in working with living plants, or a landscaper who would like to show some new concepts in landscape design?
The Maui Association of Landscape Professionals (MALP) is looking for proposals from you for its first ARTSCAPES Living Art Exhibition
to be featured at the 15th annual Maui Lawn and Garden Fair. The event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 4th, 2010, from 9-2 at the University of Hawaii Maui College.
"MALP has wanted to hold a living art exhibition for some time," says Gary Mohrlang, President of MALP. "This year everything came together, so the show is on! We just need to get the word out to Maui's talented designers and artists."
Exhibitors will create their designs within a 15' x 15' space outside, near the UH greenhouse, where the Lawn and Garden Fair will be held. Entries can include water features, moving parts, or whatever the artists can conceive, as long as at least 30% of the materials are plants. Judges will award prize money for the top three entries
, and the public will be invited to pick its favorite as well.
For more information about submitting a proposal for the competition, contact Gary Mohrlang at 808 298-8413, gmohrlang@yahoo.com or Click Here
to visit Director Mohrlang's Contact Page. Proposals are due October 31.
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MALP Educational Meeting—Free to the public
Date: Tuesday November 16th 2010
Place: Maui Community Service Bldg
next to CTHAR Extension Services (Map) on the UH Maui campus.
Time: 6.30 — Pupus and soft drinks served.
Right Tree Right Place - The Benefits of Trees
 Our presenter this month is Terry Nutt. Terry is a certified Arborist and extremely passionate about trees. Terry serves on the Maui County Arborist Committee and has been a long standing Board member for MALP. He has his own Landscape and Nursery company, A Nutt Nursery, on the west side. His talk will be fun and very informative. Terry will be covering Tree botany, tree placement, planting and the value of trees. Problems and solutions will also be discussed to encourage the community to incorporate trees into our Urban Forest.
If urban trees could talk they would tell us tales about misuse, misplacement and their struggle to survive despite all the odds. Join us to learn ways to best serve our tree friends, because without them we are in serious trouble.
There will be tree giveaways at the meeting.
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MALP Workday—D. T. Fleming Arboretum at Pu'u Mohoe
Saturday October 23rd 2010 8am till 1pm
followed by lunch and an optional tour of the Arboretum.
Martha Vockrodt-Moran will be guiding us through a light work session of four hours followed by a picnic lunch and an optional tour of the Arboretum.
The D.T. Fleming Arboretum is one of Hawaii's oldest and largest native arboretums. It was planted in the Pu'u Mahoe cinder cone on Maui's southern slopes of Ulupalakua to preserve species from the dying forest of Auwahi. It is a native Hawaiian Botanical Garden dedicated to protecting and preserving Hawaiian native plants through protection, propagation and distribution.
Pu'u Mahoe was a gift to D.T. Fleming from Ed Baldwin of Ulupalakua Ranch. It was a reward for introducing a wasp to parasitize the Pamakani weed that was taking over the grazing lands. After years of introducing trees to Maui from around the world "to make Maui a better place to live," D.T. Fleming's dream for retirement was to plant an arboretum for native species. This 50-year-old Arboretum needs a lot of work to keep the trees healthy and to maximize its potential for preservation of these species.
We will meet at 8.00am to leave by 8.30am at the Keokea Park (Map). The park is located on lower Kula highway (Mauka side). Before Granmas' Coffee Shop in Keokea. We encourage car pooling from the park. There is a restroom at the park.
Please wear work clothes and shoes and bring sunscreen, water, pruners, weeders or sickles. (Other larger tools will be provided if needed). Lunch will be provided by the Arboretum.
Please contact Gary on 298 8413 to confirm participation or for further information. For More information on the gardens visit www.flemingarboretum.org
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MALP Educational Meeting—Free to the public
Date: Tuesday 28th September 2010
Place: Maui Community Service Bldg
next to CTHAR Extension Services (Map) on the UH Maui campus.
 Time: 6.30 — Pupus and soft drinks served.
Native Hawaiian Plants: Species, Use and
Common Problems in Landscapes
Our speaker this month is Ann Emmsley from
the University of Hawaii, Maui Campus. She
an Associate Professor and Program
Coordinator for the Agriculture & Natural
Resources Program.
Selecting and incorporating native plants into
the landscape is increasingly requested from
clients. The added cultural links they provide
helps create a garden that has roots to the
islands that transcend our occupation of them.
Ann will review a variety of native plants and
examine their uses in landscapes as
groundcovers, shrubs, trees or specimen
plants. She will highlight other landscape aspects such as flowers, leaf color,
texture and growth habits. Requirements of climate, fertility and soil type will also
be covered. Problem pests and possible controls will be examined.
Many of you may have taken a class or two from Ann in the past, so join us as
she shares her knowledge of our indigenous plants.
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Metrosideros polymorpha - Myrtaceae
©G.D. Carr
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MALP WORK DAY 2010
Maintenance of Trees along Hana Highway
Date: Saturday July 31st 2010
Time: Meet at 8am to start working at 8.30am till 12 noon
Where: Hana Highway at the intersection of Haleakala Highway.
Following MALP's successful workday in 2008. it is time to prune and fertilize the trees again. Fire damage affected several of the trees.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!
Certified arborists will be on hand to help direct the tree pruning. Ernie Rezents is heading up this project and will direct teams to work on sets of trees.
Please volunteer for a day of public service with your MALP colleagues.
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Protective clothing - gloves, hats, sun screen
We will need to collect rubbish and haul to the dump that day so each team will need an empty truck.
MALP will supply a lunch, sodas and waters.
Lets give back and keep Maui no ka oi
RSVP
Susi Mastroianni
gardencreationsmaui@mac.com
808 268 9825
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2008 Volunteers
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SATURDAY, JUNE 26th - WAIKAMOI PRESERVE HIKE
 Pat Bily of The Nature Conservancy has offered to lead us on a hike through the Waikamoi Preserve. We may bring a guest or family if space allows but access is by 4 wheel drive only so you must be signed up ahead of time for this one. There will be a sign up sheet at the Mar. 23rd meeting.
Below is some information on this hike
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Most trips range from moderate to strenuous hiking levels, in high elevation, un-even terrain. The air is thinner, and even physically-fit people can get winded on the trails.
Weather is unpredictable, so come prepared (it's not unusual to have rain in the rainforest). You should be in good physical condition, have a tolerance to variations in weather, and not be afraid to get dirty.
Be prepared to stay with your group and hike leader for the duration of the hike. There are not enough hike leaders available to escort individuals wishing to leave the group early. Hike participants are not allowed to leave the group on their own since they may get lost or locked inside access gates.
Prior to the hike, please let hike organizers know if you have any physical limitations (such as asthma or other breathing difficulties, allergies, leg/ knee problems, heart conditions, etc). Take necessary medications, especially if they help you with challenges associated with hiking in high elevation, un-even terrain.
If you are unsure that you will be able to handle these physical challenges, please talk with the organizer to confirm your ability. In some cases, it may be better to decline the hike rather than put yourself or the group through unnecessary stress.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:
- Sturdy footwear (good traction and ankle-support preferred)
- Long pants, layered clothing in the event of cold weather
- Raingear or ponchos
- Water, snacks or lunch
- Sunscreen and/or hat
- Binoculars or camera
- Backpack to carry it all and leave your hands free
- And a good attitude!
--All gear should be cleaned of mud and other debris that could carry hitchhiking weed seeds--
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TUESDAY MAY 25th - SMART WATERING
Our own Jim Kinney of HISCO will be informing us on Water Efficient Landscapes. More on this later.
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| Hisco is located at 200 A Waiehu Beach Rd. in Wailuku. They specialize in everything in irrigation and distribute for Hunter Irrigation too. |
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TUESDAY, APRIL 27TH - BOARD MEETING
Board meetings are open to members. Let us know if you would like to attend.
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Festival highlights:
MALP Booth
Ag Demonstrations & Activities
Ask the Farm Doctor
Baking and Cooking Contests
Entertainment
Grown on Maui Farmers Market
Health & Wellness
Literary Resources
Paniolo Hall of Fame
Pony Rides & Farm Animals
Victory Farm
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See you There !!!!
Saturday, April 3, 2010 * Waikapū, Maui
| The third annual Maui County Agricultural Festival, Maui's prime
event to raise awareness about Maui agriculture while invigorating
Maui agriculture, will take place on Saturday, April 3. The
entire industry, its allies, and supporters come together on the
lu'au grounds of Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapu to share
what each group does for the collective good of agriculture in
the County, and to showcase agriculture's vital role in the economy,
environment, and lifestyle of Maui. Free and open to the
general public from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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MALP Educational Meeting — Free to the public
"Common Plant Health Problems in Hawaii Landscapes"
Our speaker for March is Dr Scot C. Nelson, he will be discussing Common Plant Health Problems in Hawaii Landscapes,.
Tuesday March 23rd 6.30pm (Pupu served)
Maui Community Services Bldg., next to CTAHR Extension Service at the Maui Community College Campus. Click Here for Map
Dr. Nelson has been employed as a plant pathologist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa since 1992, having been stationed at Manoa, Hilo (his current location) and in Kona. He has experience with plant pests and diseases in landscape settings, at homes, businesses, tourist destinations and resorts throughout the state.
An unhealthy plant can be suffering from many things including pests, cultural practices, environmental problems as well as disease issues. Plant pathology is a tough subject and it is one that is presented to the landscaper each day. Learn to identify some of the more common plant health problems in our landscapes. Dr Nelson is "The Plant Doctor" Visit his informative web site at http://www.plant-doctor.net. This educational meeting is presented by Maui Association of Landscape Professionals (MALP) Info call 268 9825.
Blossom end rot is the softening, discoloration, and often disintegration of plant tissue at the blossom end of a fruit, caused by a calcium deficiency.
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Bacterial leaf blight is sudden, severe, and extensive spotting, discoloration, wilting, or destruction of leaves caused by plant-pathogenic bacteria.
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MALP Educational Meeting
Tuesday January 26th 2010 6.30pm
Maui Community Services Bldg., next to CTAHR Extension Service at the Maui Community College Campus
Jimmy will share with us his many years of experience in growing the bedding, shrub and landscape trees and palms that he supplies the industry. He will be bringing a selection of plant material for a hands on demonstration of the different varieties available through his nursery.
Jimmy is one of the founding members of MALP and is a key supplier of pants to the industry. He is the leading provider of vegetable starts to the island and is a supplier to Home Despot, Lowes and Kula Hardware among others.
We will also hold MALP general election at this meeting. The positions of President, and two vocals are available. Susi Mastroianni , after three years as President will be stepping down into the past president slot. Donna Mann after faithfully serving MALP as a board member for over nine years is retiring from the board. Pam Gould also a founding member of MALP and who served for 2009 is also leaving. Gary Mohrlang has accepted to run as President. Any other interested parties to attend the January meeting. Please join us in voting for your board of 2010.
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