March 2012 Newsletter

...for discerning weeders March, 2012

WHAT’S GROWING Inside this issue: Lions, Tigers,

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and Bears Coming Events

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Weather Words

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Don’t Forget!

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by Marg Stewart

This year’s Economic Living Expo was held at the convention center and our Master Gardeners were there. If you missed attending, the set up was great! So colorful and a real attention grabber! Our booth got quite a bit of

Walk on the Wild 5 Side Erin Go Bragh

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Chamberbitter

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Weed of the

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The other amazing growth has been at the Annex Nursery! Folks if you haven’t been down there, you need to make the trip! The new planting beds are growing and being improved on and there is serious cleaning up going on around the building.

Month Book Review King Sago

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Puzzle Page

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The man, the

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myth, the legend What’s New?

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Last Word

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attention and we served over 100 of our residents by providing information. Several Master Gardeners helped the Extension Agents as well as provided amazing talks (as usual). Side note: While walking around several repeat vendors were wanting to know where our booth was—seems that they were just as happy we were going to be there as well and had saved up their questions!

The folks working in the Nursery deserve a huge round of applause and thanks! Be sure to check out the events page since there are nursery work days and other events posted there. Your help is always needed at the events we do and working in the office(s) and nursery! Come on in! Come on down! You’ll be glad you did!

DON’T FORGET! You have to log your hours onto the VMS system! 1