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What can a gardener do with a small area that he wishes to keep colorful and attractive during the entire growing season? The obvious solution is to plant annuals. .”Some areas” are the operative words as annuals tend to be shallow rooted and require more care in inhospitable areas. Also, replanting every year is time […]
By Sandie McClure Linda Hepfner, Lorraine Martelli, and I joined the Mercer County Master Gardeners and Friends on a bus trip July 31.Our first stop of the day was at the private garden of Carol Knock, a retired teacher in Warren, Ohio. She plants and maintains an acre of beautiful landscape in her backyard. We […]
Monica’s butterfly bed at Parker Dam. She keeps it stocked with native plants and the bed is used for teaching purposes. Butterfly Bed at Parker Dam Butterfly bed sign
More pictures from Julie 2010 Field Trip to Bluestone Perennials and Renzie Park
The Garden Club participated in the Red Had Days at the Mall in July. That is Lorraine hiding behind the table.