Garden Calendar

Sowing & Growing: Registration is now open for Clemson Extension's basic horticulture course, Sowing and Growing in the Lowcountry. The course will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursdays over a five-week period in the Orientation Theater at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Topics to be covered include: How to Create Great Garden Soil (Aug. 6); Color and Texture in the Garden (Aug. 13); Warm Season Lawns (Aug. 20); Basic Tree Care for the Home Landscape (Aug. 27) and Starting A Fall Vegetable Garden (Sept. 3). Registration fee is $75/person or $100/family (2 adults) includes textbooks, handouts and includes a soil test for your lawn or garden. Registration deadline is July 23 and class size is limited. For more information, contact Paula Varn, Dorchester County Extension Office, 563-5772 or e-mail pvarn@clemson.edu.

Master Gardener: The 2009 Clemson Master Gardener Class is accepting applications for the course beginning Oct. 8 at North Charleston City Hall. If you have a green thumb, a thirst for knowledge and can commit to putting your knowledge and skills to work through volunteer service, this class may be for you. Tri-county residents can apply through July 10 for this upcoming training. Selected participants will receive an in-depth education in botany, plant physiology, plant pathology, entomology, soil science, landscape design and plant identification. Each student who is accepted and participates in the 40-hour class will be expected to volunteer the same number of hours to their county Extension Service solving plant and landscape problems through telephone and e-mail inquiries. Applications can be downloaded at www.clemson.edu/extension/mg/counties/tri_county/index.html or contact Master Gardener Coordinator Amy Dabbs at adabbs@clemson.edu.

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