• By Kathryn Nesbit
• Posted Thursday, February 23, 2012

Reynolda Manor Spring Gardening Programs

Spring is coming and now is the time to get your garden ready. Join us at the Reynolda Manor Library for our spring gardening series. You can register for any of the programs by calling Kathy Hepler at 703-2852 or emailing her at kathy_hepler@ncsu.edu.

• Organic Gardening
• Thursday, March 15th
• 3:00 PM

Learn to use natural and organic materials to grow vegetables, flowers, lawns and landscaping and how to use the least amount of synthetic chemicals.

• Growing Herbs
• Thursday, April 19th
• 3:00 PM

Fresh breezes and warm sunshine in the spring and summer months seem to bring out the gardener in everyone. If you have little experience with plants, a simple herb garden may be the solution for you. Learn to grow and harvest herbs in your landscape or in containers.

• Pruning Trees & Shrubs
• Wednesday, May 9th
• 4:00 PM

Pruning refines the form and growth of a plant and provides preventive maintenance. For trees and shrubs, many problems may be prevented and aesthetic design enhanced by pruning correctly during formative years. Learn tips for pruning in your home landscape and also receive a handy landscape pruning calendar for our area.