Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Master Gardener’s Launches Community Help Desk at the Main Library




The Richmond Public Library and the Richmond Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners are pleased to announce a new educational opportunity for all Richmond City residents.
The program started last Saturday, May 4 from 10 am – 12 noon and will continue through October 26, 2013 (with the exception of Holiday week-ends and the month of August), each Saturday you will find one to two Master gardeners staffing an information desk on the first floor of the Main library. The Help Desk offers the community an opportunity to stop by and speak with a Master Gardener about their gardening questions and concerns.

Please stop by and visit with a question. If an answer cannot be provided that day, it will be emailed to you within a week’s time. For more information regarding the master gardeners help desk, please contact Chris Baum at christinebbaum@gmial.com.

Happy Gardening!

We have the following resources for the Saturday morning Master Gardeners Community Help Desk:
Weeds of the Northeast
Wild Urban Plants of the
The Ortho Problem Solver - on order, we have a 1993 edition
Weeds of Southern Turf-grasses
Diseases of Trees and Shrubs
Insects that feed on Trees and Shrubs
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants
The Flora of Virginia

Read more on the Virginia Cooperative Extension monthly Newsletter

The RPL is pleased to be a partner with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Agency in providing our patrons with access to library resources and community experts in developing a greener and more sustainable community. -Patty Parks, Branch Manager

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