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Don't let winter get you down. Plan for a great garden season! Check out our upcoming events and the latest blog posts below.
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What are we doing in our gardens right now?
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"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" - Cicero
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Master Gardener Upcoming Events
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There is something for everyone
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- 3 seminars to teach you the very best growing practices.
- a vibrant marketplace with loads of seeds and garden supplies, local food, skincare, and decor products.
- educational community exhibits and a seed swap.
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If you love gardening, this is the event you won’t want to miss!
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Join us for three FREE informative and fun talks at Central Library March 4, 12, 19, 7pm-8:30 pm. Learn about Playin in the Dirt, Fruit Tree Maintenance, and Shrubs- The Garden Warriors
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This gardening course teaches how to grow your own healthy food with hands-on time in the greenhouse plus classroom instruction. Get ready to grow!
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The Dirt on Mycorrhizal Fungi
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Mycorrhizal fungi contribute to healthy exchanges between soil and plants. Gardeners can foster this relationship with gardening practices.
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Pruning Clematis - Its All about Groups
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Clematis are one of the most beautiful and versatile flowering vines for your garden but thinking about pruning clematis can make many gardeners' knees quake. With over 300 species, and more varieties being introduced every year, there are almost unlimited choices for colour, size and bloom time. Best of all they are easy to grow plants. While they prefer sunny …
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Dandelions are not bee-friendly!
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Every spring there are posts by well-meaning people about how great dandelions are for bees. But the truth is that dandelions are not bee-friendly for our native bees. Here’s the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly about dandelions. The Good –Yes, there are some positives, with important “but’s” attached... Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) are edible and are said to have medicinal …
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Attracting Birds to your Garden
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Why would you want to attract birds into your garden? What is needed to make them want to move in? Which species might set up residence in your yard? What can you plant to make them want to stay?
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Grow Your Own Sweet Potatoes from Scratch
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Grow your own sweet potatoes using these easy step-by-step instructions and video. Start indoors Mar/Apr. Plant in early June.
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Parsley - Herb for 2021 - Taste, Colour, Nutrients
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Yes, Parsley Petroselinum crispum is the winner - Herb for 2021! Each year since 1995, the International Herb Association chooses an herb to be celebrated. The Association’s selection committee’s choice is based on being outstanding in at least two of their three major categories of culinary, medicinal, and decorative. How to Grow Parsley Although parsley is commonly grown and used in …
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