Master Gardener workshops run through May 20

1:15 p.m., Feb. 23, 2004--The Master Gardeners of New Castle County are offering a wide range of day and evening home gardening workshops this spring. All materials will be provided and sessions will be held at UD’s Fischer Greenhouse, unless otherwise noted.

Evening workshops

“Design Your Dream Landscape” (three-session course), 7-9 p.m., Mondays, Feb. 23, March 1 and 8, fee $48;
“Puzzled by Pruning,” 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24, fee $15;
“I Hate My Lawn” (two-session course), 6:30-9 p.m., Monday and Wednesday, March 22 and 24, fee $24;
“Fresh Vegetables and You,” 7-9 p.m., Thursday, March 25, fee $15;
“For a Berry Good Time,” 7-9 p.m., Monday, April 5, fee: $15;
“The Square-Foot Vegetable Garden” (choose from two sessions), 7-9 p.m., Thursday, April 8, Urban Environmental Center, 1500 Walnut St., Wilmington, fee $15; or 7-9 p.m., Thursday, April 15, Fisher Greenhouse, fee $15;
“Water Gardening 101,” 7-9 p.m., Thursday, May 6, fee $15;
“Art in the Garden,” 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, May 12, New Castle County Cooperative Extension Office, 910 South Chapel St., Newark, fee $15;
“Gardening with Herbs,” 7-9 p.m., Monday, May 17, New Castle County Cooperative Extension Office, 910 South Chapel St., Newark, fee $15; and
“Brown Gold for Your Garden,” 7-9 p.m., Thursday, May 20, fee $15.

Day classes

“Gardening in Small Spaces” (choose from two sessions), 10 a.m.-noon, Wednesday, April 21, Urban Environmental Center, 1500 Walnut St., Wilmington, fee $15; or Wednesday, May 12, Fischer Greenhouse, Newark, fee $15;
“Native Plants,” 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, May 8, New Castle Cooperative Extension Office, 910 South Chapel St., Newark, fee $15;
“Gardening in Containers,” 10 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, May 11, Urban Environmental Center, 1500 Walnut St., Wilmington, fee $15; and
“Garden Steppingstones,” 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 15, Urban Environmental Center, 1500 Walnut St., Wilmington, fee: $15.

For more information, call 831-1355, 831-1358 or visit [http://ag.udel.edu/agtoday/].

Article by Jerry Rhodes

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