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4th Annual Seminar and Plant Sale - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Virginia Cooperative Extension and Fluvanna Master Gardeners

"Garden Challenges"

Date:

April 29, 2006
Time: 8:30am - 3:30pm
Place: Beaver Dam Baptist Church Social Room

* * * *  Plant Sale Throughout the Day  * * * *

[house and garden] Opening Remarks — Master of Ceremonies
 Scott Byars, Fluvanna County Extension[bug]

 Peter Warren, Albemarle/Charlottesville Extension
 "Insects in the Garden"[rain cloud]

 Jason Gibson, District Manager,
 Rain Bird Corporation, Columbia, SC

 "Irrigation for a Growing World & Low-Volume Irrigation"[flower]

 Keynote Speaker: Peggy Cornett, Director
 of the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants

 "Underground Surprises — Rhizomes, Bulbs, Corms, and Tubers"[lawnmower]

 Norm Carlson, Snow's Garden Center
 "Turf Challenges in Virginia"

 Price: $25 Prepaid by April 19, 2006 -- Lunch included
           $25 at the door -- Lunch not included
           No refunds unless event cancelled
           Limited to 80 participants. Cash or checks only

Directions: From Charlottesville: I-64 East, Exit #129 (Keswick) bear right on Rt. 616; at stop light turn left on Rt. 250 E and go 2.7 miles. The church is on the right. From Richmond: I-64 West, Exit #136 (Palmyra), turn left on Rt. 15 South; at second stop light turn right on Rt. 250W and go 4.1 miles. The church is on the left. Facility is handicap accessible.

For information, or if you have a disability and desire assistive devices, services, or other accommodations to participate in this activity, call the Fluvanna County Extension Office at 434-591-1950/TDD* five days prior to the event. *TDD# is (800)828-1120. The seminar has been approved for six hours Master Gardeners' continuing education.