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| Dates |
Event |
| April |
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| April 1, 2006 |
Stew Leonard's Garden Shop Opens
Weather permitting |
| April 8, 2006 |
Make your Neighbor Green with Envy
Preparing and caring for a green lawn, fertilizing, feeding, mowing and watering, demo soil test |
| April 15, 2006 |
Easter holiday weekend
No class |
| April 22, 2006 |
Pruning Plants
Cutting, Trimming, Improving your shrubs, tools required |
| April 29, 2006 |
Mulching
the right type of mulch for your garden, alternatives to mulch such as rocks and sand, weed control |
| May |
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| May 6, 2006 |
Selecting Spring Shrubs
Selecting, planting, resisting deer and critte |
| May 13, 2006 |
Mother's Day weekend
No class |
| May 20, 2006 |
All About Annuals
Feeding, watering, lighting and soiling for annuals |
| May 27, 2006 |
Memorial Day weekend
No class |
| June |
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| June 3, 2006 |
Ins and Outs of Container Gardening
Selecting containers and plants, discussing soil needs |
| June 10, 2006 |
Planning for Perfect Perennials
Learning about bloom times, division, progressive planting |
| June 17, 2006 |
Talking Tomatoes
Differentiating between warm and cold weather vegetables and tomatoes |
| June 24, 2006 |
Smell the Roses
Planting, pruning, pest control, sunlight and feeding |
| July |
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| July 1, 2006 |
Fourth of July weekend
No class |
| July 8, 2006 |
Shrubs and Soil
>Buying hydrangeas to boxwood, selecting shrubs |
| July 15, 2006 |
Birds, Butterflies and Fragrance
Choosing bird feeders and houses, feeding, nature in the backyard |
| July 22, 2006 |
Deer and Critters Keep Out!
Controlling wildlife without landscape barriers, using sprays |
| July 29, 2006 |
Finding Color in the Shade
Shared gardening, plants, ornamentation, wet vs. dry |
| August |
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| August 5, 2006 |
Sunning
Xeriscaping for a maintained free garden |
| August 12, 2006 |
Garden Designs
Providing rooms, focal points and tips |
| August 19, 2006 |
Talking Tools
Picking the proper tool, gloves, hats, shoes, sunscreen |
| August 26, 2006 |
Preparing for Next Season
Pruning, cleanup, planting fall bulbs for spring color |
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