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Have a pest problem? Or wondering which plants are drought-resistant? We are here to help our local home gardening community. Contact us on our advice line!
Have a pest problem? Or wondering which plants are drought-resistant? We are here to help our local home gardening community. Contact us on our advice line!
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Master Gardener Public Events
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Resilient Soil Basics:How to weather most kinds of weather (Virtual) | 2/23/2023 |
Basic Rose Care (VIRTUAL) | 3/2/2023 |
Hands-On Rose Pruning Workshop (AM) | 3/4/2023 |
Hands-On Rose Pruning Workshop (PM) | 3/4/2023 |
Community Events
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Organic Citrus Growing Short Course | 2/9/2023 |
Fruit Tree Grafting for the Home Gardener and Small Scale Grower | 2/18/2023 |
Starting Right with Organic Rose Growing | 4/22/2023 |