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Gardening Can Make You Famous!

September 23, 2008  |  annuals, annuals

Local gardener Jeanette Alexander recently won Best Of Show at the Montgomery County Fair for her Twist and Twirl coleus. She stopped by to tell us she purchased her starter plant at Knollwood this past spring, and

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Fall 2008 Seminar Series: Survivor: Out-Back-Yard Challenge

September 19, 2008  |  seminars

Next Up: Survivor: Out-Back-Yard Challenge Wed. Sept. 24, 2008 7:00 pm Today’s “reward challenge”? Creating a backyard paradise with your budget intact. Make smart plant selections to get the most

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Cox Arboretum

September 17, 2008

We want to say Thank You! to Rich Pearson, Horticulturalist at Cox Arboretum Metro Park, for being a guest speaker at our seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 17. His advice on pruning is well worth hearing

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Fall 2008 Seminar Series: Extreme Makeover: Fall Garden Edition

September 11, 2008  |  seminars

The power is on, the water is on, and the SEMINAR IS ON! See you tonight! Next Up: Extreme Makeover: Fall Garden Edition Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 7:00 Well, maybe not extreme...but with a little “Nip &

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Fall 2008 Seminar Series: Garden Idol: The Next Big Garden Stars

September 7, 2008  |  seminars

EDITED 9/11/08: Now THAT was fun! Thanks to everyone who attended, our first fall seminar was a success. We presented and "judged" 30 great plants, and we think everyone left excited about some new things to try next

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The Early Bird Gets The Curb Appeal

August 23, 2008

It's fun to watch those shows on TV that critique a homeowners landscaping...they point out all the flaws, (they're SO easy to see, how COULD anyone miss it, right?) and then rip it out and install a

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