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Sustainable Landscaping Class Oct 27, 2020

October 8th, 2020
By Anne E Schellman
Are you ready to make the change to a more sustainable landscape? Do you want to: Save water? Save money on your water bill? Use less energy? Generate less greenwaste? Learn less toxic pest management strategies? Hear from local librarians about relevant books.
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Diced tomatoes for saving. (Heidi Aufdermaur)
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Seed Saving Instructions

September 29th, 2020
By Anne E Schellman
In August we featured an article by former Environmental Horticulture Advisor, Ed Perry, called "Save the Right Seeds." This article discussed how to successfully choose which vegetable seeds to save to plant in your garden next year.
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Male longhorned bees sleep in flowers at night. (Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Learn more about pollinators!

September 9th, 2020
By Anne E Schellman
Ready to learn more about pollinators? If you took our Virtual Native Pollinators class, you learned about the local native bee pollinators and hummingbirds you might see in your backyard, and what kind of plants they prefer.
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Fall Vegetable Garden YouTube Available Now!

September 3rd, 2020
By Anne E Schellman
Planning to get your fall garden started? If you missed our live presentation of the Fall Vegetable Gardening class, you can now watch it on our YouTube Channel! Fall Vegetable Gardening was recorded on August 25, 2020.
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Cherry tomatoes. (Piqsels.com)
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Save the Right Seeds

August 27th, 2020
Some of the seeds from plants growing in your garden may be worth saving, but others are genetically incapable of producing satisfactory crops.
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