Landscape mistakes, garden pests and square-foot gardening are among the topics to be covered in the daylong 2014 Spring Gardening Saturday workshop March 8 at NDSU’s Loftsgard Hall.
The keynote speakers are Joe Bergeson of Bergeson Nursery and Russel Emerson of Ball Horticultural Co. Bergeson will discuss growing roses in the northern climate and Emerson will talk about new annuals.
The NDSU Extension Service and University of Minnesota Extension are sponsoring the event, which begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. Presentations start at 9 a.m.
Speakers include NDSU Extension specialists and agents, a University of Minnesota Extension educator and horticultural industry representatives.
The cost of attending this event is $20 per person if you register by Feb. 28 or $25 at the door. The fee includes lunch.
Visit http://tinyurl.com/gardeningsat for more information or a registration form. A registration form also is available from Todd Weinmann, Cass County's NDSU Extension agent for horticulture, at todd.weinmann@ndsu.edu.
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