Tuesday, February 24, 2009

General Public Invited to FREE Master Gardener Meeting March 5!

The public is invited to attend the free Master Gardener Volunteer Monthly educational meeting Thursday, March 5, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. at the Loudoun Extension Office, 30 Catoctin Circle, S.E. (Wachovia Bank Building), Suite B, Leesburg.

Keith Tomlinson, Managing Director Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, will address the topic, "Using Native Plants: Combining Ecology and Aesthetics".

Tomlinson's current emphasis is use of native plants in the landscape. He has twenty-five years combined experience in field botany, herbarium curation (vascular & non-vascular flora), living collections management, cultural & bio-geography, wilderness travel, rock climbing, gardening and environmental education.

For more information about the meeting or the Loudoun County Master Gardener program visit the website:www.loudouncountymastergardeners.org or call the Loudoun Extension Office at 703-777-0373. Debbie Dillion coordinates the Master Gardener Volunteer program.

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