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Upcoming classes, eventsBy Tara McKnight Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent, horticulture, Wichita County Texas This year's Kemp Center for the Arts Home and Garden show is not far away. The date for this year's show is February 23 and 24. On Saturday, the doors open at 9 a.m. and the doors open at 11 a.m. on Sunday. This year promises to be a great show. Speakers' topics for this year's show are: Feb. 23 --9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., How to Attract Wild Birds to your Yard, Bob Lindsay, Executive Director of Wild Bird Rescue; --11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., History and Care of Clark Gardens, Dick and Juane Reed with Clark Gardens in Mineral Wells; --12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., $mart Choices = Energy $avings (Ways you can help your home, your wallet, and Mother Earth) Rick Belz- Builders Wholesale. --2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Wildflowers, Susan Flanagan with Dallas County Master Gardeners Feb. 24 --1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., Bonsai, Curtis Smith with Smith's GardentownFarms; --3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., Recycling with Kids, River Bend Nature Center. This year's grand prize is new, as well. The grand prize is a $2,000 gift certificate that you can send on any Home and Garden vendor. What a great prize and so many vendors to choose from. Be sure and find the Master Gardener booth while you are there and ask any gardening questions you may have. We will see you there. We will be holding an Earth-Kind Environmental Landscape Design Short Course on March 4, 6, 11 and 13 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The course will provide each participant/household with the correct information needed to landscape your home along with a consultation to aid in designing your landscape. Participants will go home with a drawing of their future landscape. The cost of the course is $55 per person/household. Payment must be received in advance to hold your spot. Please call 940-716-8610 for questions or come by the office to register at the Courthouse Annex at 600 Scott, Suite 200 in Wichita Falls. (You will need to enter in the metal door on 6th Street and come up to the second floor.) Pre-register by Feb. 25. This course will unfortunately not be held if we do not have enough participation, so please register early. How to Collect Bud and Graft Wood on Pecan Trees will be Feb. 28 at 6 p.m., at the Texas AgriLife Extension Office in the Courthouse Annex at 600 Scott, Suite 200 in Wichita Falls. (You will need to enter in the metal door on 6th Street and come up to the second floor.) The cost is a $1 plus a can of food to be donated to the local food bank Your garden and landscape questions are always welcome. You may either contact me at our County Extension Office, 940-716-8610, or by e-mail, tcmcknight@ag.tamu.edu. You are always encouraged to visit the Wichita County Master Gardner website at www.overthegardengate.org. Another great website to visit for very useful garden hints and answers is http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/. This article, along with every article, will also be featured on www.joetomwhite.com 24 hours a day under county agents.
Date: 8/8/08
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