GCFP District X held its Annual Members Spring Tea on April 4, 2018 at the Mon Valley YMCA. Guest speaker Denise Schreiber of Pleasant Hills presented ‘Fragrant Plants for Almost Year Round’ featuring fragrant plants for both indoors and outside.
Read more...The Pennsylvania Resources Council has announced its spring 2018 schedule of workshops, to take place at numerous locations in Allegheny County. To register for a PRC workshop, visit www.prc.org/programs or call 412-488-7490 x226.
BACKYARD COMPOSTING WORKSHOPS
Learn the benefits of backyard composting, including the overall process, methods for setting up a compost pile, proper maintenance and ways to use finished compost. Course fee includes 90 minutes of instruction plus a FreeGarden EARTH compost bin, which features an 82-gallon capacity ideal for both urban and suburban settings. Cost is $70 per person or $75 per couple and includes one composting bin. Pre-registration is required.
Sustainable gardening is a central theme in the Mon Valley YMCA gardening program titled ‘Gardening through the Seasons.’ Six sessions cover what to do in the garden from early spring through late fall.
Read more...Sustainable gardening is a central theme in the Mon Valley YMCA gardening program titled ‘Gardening through the Seasons.’ Six sessions cover what to do in the garden from early spring through late fall.
Read more...The Valley Garden Club, for the seventh year, will be awarding a scholarship to assist a student pursuing an education in the study of horticulture, landscape design, botany, plant pathology, forestry, agronomy, environmental concerns, city planning, land management or allied sciences.
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