DATE: June 08, 2009

CONTACT: Paula Varn, 843-563-5772
pvarn@clemson.edu

WRITER: Diane Palmer, 864-656-4741
spalmer@clemson.edu

Register for beginner lawn and garden class in the Lowcountry

DORCHESTER — Register now for a five-week basic gardening program, "Sowing & Growing in the Lowcountry: Fundamentals of Horticulture," that begins June 25 in the Orientation Theater at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.

The class meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays through July 23. The cost is $75 per person or $100 per family of two adults. This includes textbooks, handouts and a home lawn or garden soil test. 

This is a beginner's level home-gardening series that includes how to create garden soil, color and texture in the garden; easy annual and perennials; warm-season lawns; basic tree care; and starting a fall vegetable garden.  

Instructors are Mark Arena, Clemson Extension commercial horticulture agent, Jonathan Croft, Clemson Extension agriculture agent; and Amy Dabbs, Clemson Extension horticulture agent and master gardener coordinator.

To register or for more information, contact the Clemson Extension office in Dorchester County at 843-563-7772.

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