Hello Gardeners -
Well Eric and I have taken the plunge and are mulching and weeding and edging our gardens. It's so hard to believe that it's only April as my roses are leafing out and my peonies are definitely making their presence known! I hope everyone is enjoying their gardens.
Williamson
Garden Club Meeting
Williamson Library at 7 PM on April 2, 2012
Present: John Ferrante, Linda Ferrante, Lynda Parmelee, Betty Morley, Scott Utley
Note taker: Linda Ferrante
Lynda Parmalee reported on her Orchid presentations at the Ontario Garden Club and Senior Center in Clyde. Her reported that there is an Orchid grower, Allen Sulsman on Jackson Road. The Genesee Region Orchids Society has a listing of growers. Another source for orchids is Marlow Orchids in Scottsville. John noted that Mike DeVito from Walworth, who was an past presenter to the WGC indicated he could come to one of our meetings next year.
John mention that a woodworker friend of his, Bill Wheaton, had volunteered to donate two planters to the Garden Club which could in turn be given to the Community Center after we filled them with soil and flowers.
The 2012 WGC plans call for putting a permanent metal sign up on our raised bed planter near the corner of Ridge and Fisher roads. The cost of a 2x3 foot sigh from the lettering Lounge is $96. John noted the sign would have to be mounted on plywood. We might want to consider a larger sign if the club members agree.
Williamson Pultneyville Historical Society will dedicate their Peace Garden on June 6th, 2012. Joan Carey has asked if the WGC could help weed and groom the garden before the dedication. John agreed to attend the WPHS meeting on April 3rd to discuss the plans with Joan.
Mary Moss-Sprague will give a presentation April 26th on Vertical Gardening at the Ontario Library (reservations are requested). May 24th the library will have a presentation on Attracting Birds.
The Master Gardeners Plant Sale will be May 12th at the Wayne Cornell Extension Center in Newark on Rt 88. Sale opens at 8AM but come early because thing go fast. At approximately 10:30 remaining items get marked down.
Master Gardeners do presentations at Wayside nursery = check with the nursery for subjects and dates.
Planter plant selection for 2012- The club will have to go to Masons We asked Lynda Parmalee who is a master gardener to come and she is available the second week in May.
A Mural will be put on the west end of the pocket park by the Williamson Chamber of Commerce.
Eric will check with Mike Orr of the BID to see if additional planters could be purchased for Main Street.
We still have to decide how we are going to prevent the down town and town hall planter from becoming trash receptacles between the removal of Christmas trees and the spring flower plantings
Next Members Meeting: May 7th at 7:00 PM
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
2012 Lecture Series for Williamson Garden Club
These are the lectures WGC is doing this year.
The last two are members-only events.
Membership is $ 10/year.
Strawbale gardening 7/18/12 7:00 PM Mary Moss Sprague
Thyme for Herbs 8/15/12 7:00 PM Kasha Grisley
Stone wall construction 9/19/12 7:00 PM Gerry Benedict
Terrariums (hands on) 10/17/12 7:00 PM Wendy Mendola
The last two are members-only events.
Membership is $ 10/year.
Strawbale gardening 7/18/12 7:00 PM Mary Moss Sprague
Thyme for Herbs 8/15/12 7:00 PM Kasha Grisley
Stone wall construction 9/19/12 7:00 PM Gerry Benedict
Terrariums (hands on) 10/17/12 7:00 PM Wendy Mendola
March 2012 - Minutes
Hello Gardeners!
It's hard to believe that it's March already. Eric and I saw crocus (crocii?) popping their little heads out of the ground with their small white flowerheads! hopefully being so close to the house will protect them from any snow or cold. March Items:
1. Our member's meeting is on Wednesday, March 7th. if you have any agenda items, let me know.
2. The Ontario Library is hosting a lecture on stonewall construction. Thursday, March 22, 7pm. You will need to call and sign up for the lecture.
3. Grossman Nursery is hosting a Garden Club meet & greet on Saturday, March 24th. GROW will have a table there. if you are interested in helping out at the table, let me know.
See you on Wednesday! Subrata
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3/7/2012 Meeting Minutes – Williamson Garden Club
Attendees: Lynda Parmalee, Perry Howland, Subrata Paul, Eric Herriman, John Ferante, Scott Utley
1. We are moving the meetings to the First Monday of every month.
2. Lynda Parmalee is doing a talk on Orchids in Clyde next month. She’s hoping to show her 15 orchids. Orchids love to be outside – in the summertime. They are tropicals. Don’t let them get below 50. Peter’s root & bloom mix at ¼ strength. Water weekly. Will send more information at a later date.
3. John has obtained 2 wooden planters that have been donated to the Garden club. They will need priming & staining. There are plastic inserts. Tentative plan is to give them to the Williamson community center as part of plan to beautify downtown. Sunday, John is leaving for Florida.
4. Perry: Talked with Ronnie Lawrence. 20 acres, hay lot. Laurie VanNostrand works for him. Ronnie is willing to work with us – Welcome to Williamson sign. This would be our fourth raised bed in Williamson. Raised beds – sign. $96 metal sign. Chamber would share the costs. Apple emblems .
5. Lynda: Plastic sheet for signage = 2ft X3 ft. cost = $6 per sheet. For signage. She has flower stencils (tulip). Eric Suggested to delay tulip bulbs for peace garden dedication. Date for the peace garden dedication - June 6, 2012 (Wed) possibly 9th.
6. John asks about Chamber of Commerce membership (not yet sent in yet). Subrata to send in the form and check.
7. Lorraine Mason is looking for someone to work on chamber of commerce website. Need to be able to dovetail with Quickbooks & Wegman’s SKU’s.
8. Upcoming events: 3/24 Grossmans 11-3 table/PR opportunity. Last year 20 – 25 garden clubs attended. Subrata is looking for volunteers to help her at the presentation. If you are available to help out, please let her know. Kris is in South Africa but will send Subrata pictures for the Garden Club powerpoint presentation. If anyone has pictures for the Garden Club, please send them to the grow14589@gmail.com.
9. Ontario Library lectures: Master Gardener presentations - 3/22 Stonewall construction, 4/6 vertical gardening, 5/24 Attracting birds. You will need to call and register for these classes
10. June - 6/20 Garden Tour Sodus Bay 5 Gardens + strawbale + village $10 per person tickets available at the first garden. 4-8. Lynda P. is working the tour. Did we want to meet as a group and see the gardens?
11. Williamson Garden Club lectures: Third Wednesday of the month: 7/18, 8/15, 9/19, 10/17 Current plan: Straw Bale Gardening Hands on Terrarium Hands-on how-to-build a rock-wall Herb Garden / Kitchen garden Woodlot management – Jim Miller. John may be interested in hosting @ his place. Pond Management class (Betty?) Suggestion: Wreathmaking (Kris and Ed) & Hytpertufa (Betty Morley) We are doing a mix of “open to the public” and “open to members only” classes this year
12. We would like to do more garden tours this year. If you are interested or know of someone who is interested, let John know.
13. May 9th, Lorraine Mason is teaching a container gardening class. It is $ 6, supplies are provided and it is from 7-9pm.
14. Q: What do we want to request from Mason Farms for downtown planters? Need more color. John has talked with Lorraine. We want plants that pop and attract the eye. Make selection first week in May. Lynda P. starts wave petunia from seeds. Canna bulbs?
15. Lynda recommends using material in soil to provide moisture control. That way we have some flexibility in watering the plants
16. We should check our pots to see how they survived. & planters. John’s action item.
17. Discussion on what to put on bottom of planters to avoid rust spots.
18. Q: What are we doing for apple blossom? Don’t know when it is. Q: Similar prep for George Ehrsman & the elementary school presentation. We need to put something into the planters for apple blossom. Into raised beds planters? Dusty miller . Wave petunia? LED lights. Solar strings for tree decoration. Dollar tree sells solar lights. Did we want to buy some for green space? Magazine: Gardener’s supply as an alternative for solar lights, etc. Eric spoke to owners of new bakery. They were amenable to putting an electrical source outside if we want lights for the tree.
It's hard to believe that it's March already. Eric and I saw crocus (crocii?) popping their little heads out of the ground with their small white flowerheads! hopefully being so close to the house will protect them from any snow or cold. March Items:
1. Our member's meeting is on Wednesday, March 7th. if you have any agenda items, let me know.
2. The Ontario Library is hosting a lecture on stonewall construction. Thursday, March 22, 7pm. You will need to call and sign up for the lecture.
3. Grossman Nursery is hosting a Garden Club meet & greet on Saturday, March 24th. GROW will have a table there. if you are interested in helping out at the table, let me know.
See you on Wednesday! Subrata
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3/7/2012 Meeting Minutes – Williamson Garden Club
Attendees: Lynda Parmalee, Perry Howland, Subrata Paul, Eric Herriman, John Ferante, Scott Utley
1. We are moving the meetings to the First Monday of every month.
2. Lynda Parmalee is doing a talk on Orchids in Clyde next month. She’s hoping to show her 15 orchids. Orchids love to be outside – in the summertime. They are tropicals. Don’t let them get below 50. Peter’s root & bloom mix at ¼ strength. Water weekly. Will send more information at a later date.
3. John has obtained 2 wooden planters that have been donated to the Garden club. They will need priming & staining. There are plastic inserts. Tentative plan is to give them to the Williamson community center as part of plan to beautify downtown. Sunday, John is leaving for Florida.
4. Perry: Talked with Ronnie Lawrence. 20 acres, hay lot. Laurie VanNostrand works for him. Ronnie is willing to work with us – Welcome to Williamson sign. This would be our fourth raised bed in Williamson. Raised beds – sign. $96 metal sign. Chamber would share the costs. Apple emblems .
5. Lynda: Plastic sheet for signage = 2ft X3 ft. cost = $6 per sheet. For signage. She has flower stencils (tulip). Eric Suggested to delay tulip bulbs for peace garden dedication. Date for the peace garden dedication - June 6, 2012 (Wed) possibly 9th.
6. John asks about Chamber of Commerce membership (not yet sent in yet). Subrata to send in the form and check.
7. Lorraine Mason is looking for someone to work on chamber of commerce website. Need to be able to dovetail with Quickbooks & Wegman’s SKU’s.
8. Upcoming events: 3/24 Grossmans 11-3 table/PR opportunity. Last year 20 – 25 garden clubs attended. Subrata is looking for volunteers to help her at the presentation. If you are available to help out, please let her know. Kris is in South Africa but will send Subrata pictures for the Garden Club powerpoint presentation. If anyone has pictures for the Garden Club, please send them to the grow14589@gmail.com.
9. Ontario Library lectures: Master Gardener presentations - 3/22 Stonewall construction, 4/6 vertical gardening, 5/24 Attracting birds. You will need to call and register for these classes
10. June - 6/20 Garden Tour Sodus Bay 5 Gardens + strawbale + village $10 per person tickets available at the first garden. 4-8. Lynda P. is working the tour. Did we want to meet as a group and see the gardens?
11. Williamson Garden Club lectures: Third Wednesday of the month: 7/18, 8/15, 9/19, 10/17 Current plan: Straw Bale Gardening Hands on Terrarium Hands-on how-to-build a rock-wall Herb Garden / Kitchen garden Woodlot management – Jim Miller. John may be interested in hosting @ his place. Pond Management class (Betty?) Suggestion: Wreathmaking (Kris and Ed) & Hytpertufa (Betty Morley) We are doing a mix of “open to the public” and “open to members only” classes this year
12. We would like to do more garden tours this year. If you are interested or know of someone who is interested, let John know.
13. May 9th, Lorraine Mason is teaching a container gardening class. It is $ 6, supplies are provided and it is from 7-9pm.
14. Q: What do we want to request from Mason Farms for downtown planters? Need more color. John has talked with Lorraine. We want plants that pop and attract the eye. Make selection first week in May. Lynda P. starts wave petunia from seeds. Canna bulbs?
15. Lynda recommends using material in soil to provide moisture control. That way we have some flexibility in watering the plants
16. We should check our pots to see how they survived. & planters. John’s action item.
17. Discussion on what to put on bottom of planters to avoid rust spots.
18. Q: What are we doing for apple blossom? Don’t know when it is. Q: Similar prep for George Ehrsman & the elementary school presentation. We need to put something into the planters for apple blossom. Into raised beds planters? Dusty miller . Wave petunia? LED lights. Solar strings for tree decoration. Dollar tree sells solar lights. Did we want to buy some for green space? Magazine: Gardener’s supply as an alternative for solar lights, etc. Eric spoke to owners of new bakery. They were amenable to putting an electrical source outside if we want lights for the tree.
February 2012
Hello Gardeners!
With the unseasonably warm weather, it has been hard to not go out into the garden and play around. I believe it's 50 degrees outside today! I hope everyone is enjoying the weather and thinking about their spring plantings.
Pull out your calendars for our February events -
Saturday, February 4th, 9 am - with the warm weather, we are going to pull out the Christmas trees and take down the decorations. We will meet downtown in front of the green space. If we have enough volunteers, it should take less than an hour to get them all down. We would like to replace the trees with something else so that the planters are not empty for 2-3 months. If you have suggestions, please let us know.
Wednesday, February 15th, 7pm - Members meeting. We will discuss our plans for 2012. We are meeting in the small library room at the Williamson Library.
Thursday February 23rd 7pm - the Ontario Library is hosting a Landscape Design class with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program. It is open to the public but you must register by phone
Happy Gardening! Subrata
With the unseasonably warm weather, it has been hard to not go out into the garden and play around. I believe it's 50 degrees outside today! I hope everyone is enjoying the weather and thinking about their spring plantings.
Pull out your calendars for our February events -
Saturday, February 4th, 9 am - with the warm weather, we are going to pull out the Christmas trees and take down the decorations. We will meet downtown in front of the green space. If we have enough volunteers, it should take less than an hour to get them all down. We would like to replace the trees with something else so that the planters are not empty for 2-3 months. If you have suggestions, please let us know.
Wednesday, February 15th, 7pm - Members meeting. We will discuss our plans for 2012. We are meeting in the small library room at the Williamson Library.
Thursday February 23rd 7pm - the Ontario Library is hosting a Landscape Design class with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program. It is open to the public but you must register by phone
Happy Gardening! Subrata
January 2012
Hello Gardeners!
Happy New Year! I hope everyone is keeping warm during this cold wintery weather!
It is a wonderful excuse to sit inside and think about things to do in the garden this coming year. I wanted to give people a brief update for this year's officers and some changes for 2012.
As we start planning for 2012, please let me about days that do NOT work for meetings and lectures.
For example, the Charrette meets every first thursday of the month, the American Legion meets every second thursday, the Town Board meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday, etc. I don't know when the WPHS meetings are or the Chamber of Commerce meetings. Let me know by Monday, January 9th of any days that would conflict with our meetings.
Officers for 2012
John Ferrante and Scott Utley - co-Presidents
Linda Ferrante - Secretary
Scott Utley (backup: Subrata Paul) - treasurer
PR: Perry Howland
Photographer/newspaper: Kris Jorolemon (to send photo/writeup to newspaper after events)
Coordinatory of events - Subrata Paul
If you are willing to take on a role, let John Ferrante know.
We would like to do recruiting this year as well as plan for our 2012 project, etc. There are a lot of great one-time roles you can take on if you would like.
For 2012, we will be doing things a little differently. We are not having lectures for January-March, just our regular members meetings to plan for the year. We are thinking of alternating lectures that are open to the public with hands-on, learning projects for members only. For example, we are hoping to have a terrarium building class, a stone wall building class, etc. We will keep you posted as the year continues.
Happy Gardening! Subrata
Happy New Year! I hope everyone is keeping warm during this cold wintery weather!
It is a wonderful excuse to sit inside and think about things to do in the garden this coming year. I wanted to give people a brief update for this year's officers and some changes for 2012.
As we start planning for 2012, please let me about days that do NOT work for meetings and lectures.
For example, the Charrette meets every first thursday of the month, the American Legion meets every second thursday, the Town Board meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday, etc. I don't know when the WPHS meetings are or the Chamber of Commerce meetings. Let me know by Monday, January 9th of any days that would conflict with our meetings.
Officers for 2012
John Ferrante and Scott Utley - co-Presidents
Linda Ferrante - Secretary
Scott Utley (backup: Subrata Paul) - treasurer
PR: Perry Howland
Photographer/newspaper: Kris Jorolemon (to send photo/writeup to newspaper after events)
Coordinatory of events - Subrata Paul
If you are willing to take on a role, let John Ferrante know.
We would like to do recruiting this year as well as plan for our 2012 project, etc. There are a lot of great one-time roles you can take on if you would like.
For 2012, we will be doing things a little differently. We are not having lectures for January-March, just our regular members meetings to plan for the year. We are thinking of alternating lectures that are open to the public with hands-on, learning projects for members only. For example, we are hoping to have a terrarium building class, a stone wall building class, etc. We will keep you posted as the year continues.
Happy Gardening! Subrata
Sunday, August 21, 2011
August Lecture - Beginning Bonsai
The Williamson Garden Club presents
Beginning Bonsai
Bonsai is an art form using miniature trees grown in containers. This is a wonderful gardening experience to use your creativity and ingenuity. Come to this lecture and learn the techniques to create your own bonsai tree.
The Williamson Garden Club is pleased to announce that a Master Gardener from the Wayne County Cornell Cooperative will present a talk detailing the facts about bonsai.
This free public presentation will take place Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the Williamson Free Public Library.
Beginning Bonsai
Bonsai is an art form using miniature trees grown in containers. This is a wonderful gardening experience to use your creativity and ingenuity. Come to this lecture and learn the techniques to create your own bonsai tree.
The Williamson Garden Club is pleased to announce that a Master Gardener from the Wayne County Cornell Cooperative will present a talk detailing the facts about bonsai.
This free public presentation will take place Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the Williamson Free Public Library.
August Members Only Project - Hypertufa Class
Hello Gardeners!
I hope everyone is having a lovely August. Our vegetables are starting to come in (our first ripe tomato!) and the flowers are really enjoying the rain.
If you have a chance, drive down Route 104 and check out the new raised bed near Motts. We had a small but able group to help put the bed together -- a BIG THANK YOU to John Ferrante, Eric Herriman, Scott Utley, and Penny's husband and son, Bill Bishop and Evan Bishop. We have not yet planted flowers yet but plan to do that soon. If you have mums or stella d'oro daylilies to share, please let me know.
Also just a reminder about dues ($10/year). We've received some check and are happy to accept dues at our next event if you'd prefer not to send a check.
For our members only meeting, Betty Morley has generously offered to host a hypertufa class. It is a wonderful opportunity to create something wonderful for your gardens. Last year, she showed us how to make pots. This year, you can do pots or a leaf casting.
The event will be on Wednesday, August 17th, at 6:30. While Betty will provide the material to create the hypertufa, there are some things that it would help if you could bring
1. sand
2. if you want to do a leaf casting, please bring a hosta leaf (or let me know that you need one). Any leaf with good strong definite veins are good for this project.
3. you will need to bring a strong board to carry your project. It will take a few days to cure.
Please let me know if you can attend so that we have enough supplies.
In case of rain, we will meet on Wednesday, August 31st at 6:30.
Happy Gardening!
Subrata
I hope everyone is having a lovely August. Our vegetables are starting to come in (our first ripe tomato!) and the flowers are really enjoying the rain.
If you have a chance, drive down Route 104 and check out the new raised bed near Motts. We had a small but able group to help put the bed together -- a BIG THANK YOU to John Ferrante, Eric Herriman, Scott Utley, and Penny's husband and son, Bill Bishop and Evan Bishop. We have not yet planted flowers yet but plan to do that soon. If you have mums or stella d'oro daylilies to share, please let me know.
Also just a reminder about dues ($10/year). We've received some check and are happy to accept dues at our next event if you'd prefer not to send a check.
For our members only meeting, Betty Morley has generously offered to host a hypertufa class. It is a wonderful opportunity to create something wonderful for your gardens. Last year, she showed us how to make pots. This year, you can do pots or a leaf casting.
The event will be on Wednesday, August 17th, at 6:30. While Betty will provide the material to create the hypertufa, there are some things that it would help if you could bring
1. sand
2. if you want to do a leaf casting, please bring a hosta leaf (or let me know that you need one). Any leaf with good strong definite veins are good for this project.
3. you will need to bring a strong board to carry your project. It will take a few days to cure.
Please let me know if you can attend so that we have enough supplies.
In case of rain, we will meet on Wednesday, August 31st at 6:30.
Happy Gardening!
Subrata
2012 Project - Raised Bed on Route 104
Hello Gardeners -
For our 2011 project, we are continuing with raised beds around Williamson. We are planning putting up a raised bed nears Duffy-Motts on Route 104 and one on Rte 21, across the street from the school.
We are going to work on the one on Route 104 this week. John Ferrante needs 2-3 members to help him move the raised bed to the area and put it together. If you are free during the week, please contact him so he can make sure he has enough people to put it together.
On this coming Saturday, we will be meeting at 9 am at the Duffy Motts sign on Route 104. We will be unloading the truck and filling the raised bed. If you have any mums you can donate to the cause, please let me know. We are planning on putting in bulbs later in the year (fall time).
Please bring buckets, wheelbarrow and/or shovels if you have them.
We hope to see you on Saturday!
Happy Gardening!
Subrata
July Lecture - Moonlight Gardens
The Williamson Garden Club presents
Moonlight Gardening
By Master Gardener Mary Moss Sprague
Moonlight gardening -no, this is not something you do after your day job! But if you need a quiet garden to soothe the stresses after a long hard day, nothing brings the problems down to size better than a fragrant moonlight garden of white and pale colored flowers and foliage that literally glow in the dark.
Don't just think of flowers that shine at night. Foliage plants can do the same, or scent the air. Paths with thyme or mint growing between the stones or along the edges are scented as you bruise the leaves along the way. Variegated leaves with white predominating brighten up the area with their reflective glow.
The Williamson Garden Club is pleased to announce that Master Gardener Mary Moss Sprague will present a talk detailing the facts about moonlight gardens.
This free public presentation will take place Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the Williamson Free Public Library.
Moonlight Gardening
By Master Gardener Mary Moss Sprague
Moonlight gardening -no, this is not something you do after your day job! But if you need a quiet garden to soothe the stresses after a long hard day, nothing brings the problems down to size better than a fragrant moonlight garden of white and pale colored flowers and foliage that literally glow in the dark.
Don't just think of flowers that shine at night. Foliage plants can do the same, or scent the air. Paths with thyme or mint growing between the stones or along the edges are scented as you bruise the leaves along the way. Variegated leaves with white predominating brighten up the area with their reflective glow.
The Williamson Garden Club is pleased to announce that Master Gardener Mary Moss Sprague will present a talk detailing the facts about moonlight gardens.
This free public presentation will take place Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the Williamson Free Public Library.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
June Event - Garden Tour and Montly Lecture
Hello Gardeners!
I hope that everyone is enjoying the gorgeous weather! My peonies are blooming like crazy and my roses are looking pretty good.
The Garden Club is planning to provide monthly garden tours for our members this summer. If you are interested in joining or learning more about our Garden Club, please let me know. Eric (the President of the Garden Club) and I are going to have the first tour at our house. Our Members Meeting will be on Wednesday, June 22nd, 7pm at our house. We'll start off with a brief tour of our gardens and follow-up with our meeting.
Our June lecture, June 29th, at 7pm, at the Williamson Library. It is going to be on the Emerald Ash Borer. Laurie Van Norstrand is going to show us how to identify infestation, what the borer looks like and what steps can be taken to fight this problem. She is very knowledgeable and helpful and it looks to be an excellent lecture. As always, our lectures are free and open to the public.
Happy Gardening!
Subrata
I hope that everyone is enjoying the gorgeous weather! My peonies are blooming like crazy and my roses are looking pretty good.
The Garden Club is planning to provide monthly garden tours for our members this summer. If you are interested in joining or learning more about our Garden Club, please let me know. Eric (the President of the Garden Club) and I are going to have the first tour at our house. Our Members Meeting will be on Wednesday, June 22nd, 7pm at our house. We'll start off with a brief tour of our gardens and follow-up with our meeting.
Our June lecture, June 29th, at 7pm, at the Williamson Library. It is going to be on the Emerald Ash Borer. Laurie Van Norstrand is going to show us how to identify infestation, what the borer looks like and what steps can be taken to fight this problem. She is very knowledgeable and helpful and it looks to be an excellent lecture. As always, our lectures are free and open to the public.
Happy Gardening!
Subrata
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