FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Linda Whitlock
January 14, 2009Consumer Horticulture Coordinator
  (269) 383-8815



Master Gardener Winter Class Registration Now!

Kalamazoo, Mich.- Looking forward to the return of spring and gardening? There is still space in the next Master Gardener class, beginning February 11 and continuing weekly through May 6. Classes will meet Wednesdays, 5-9 p.m. at the Kalamazoo Nature Center. Cost is $250 (includes materials, supplies, soil test fee). Several partial scholarships are available. Registration continues through February 2. Contact the Kalamazoo MSU Extension office at 269-383-8830 or visit www.msue.msu.edu/kalamazoo for registration materials.

Class instructors share their expertise on the following topics: Soils, Plant Science, Plant Health Care, Lawns, Small Fruit & Tree Fruit, Water Quality, Vegetables, Household Pets, Wildlife Management, Woody Ornamentals, Herbaceous Ornamentals, Composting, and Indoor Plants. If you have questions, you may contact Linda Whitlock, Program Coordinator at (269) 383-8815 or email her at whitlo13@msu.edu or Karen Smeltzer at (269) 384-8197 or email her at smeltze6@msu.edu

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