PlacerSustain: Voices of Placer County's Sustainability Community

What: Placer County Master Gardeners present “The Fourth Annual Gardeners’ Gathering”

When: Saturday, March 5, 2011 RAIN or SHINE!!!

Where: Historic Blue Goose Fruit Shed, downtown Loomis, CA This facility is handicapped accessible.

Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Price: $25 includes lunch – pre-registration required

Note: Limited to 125 Seats

Register two ways: 1. On-line using a credit card at http://ceplacer.ucdavis.edu

OR

2. In person at UCCE Placer Office (check or cash only) 11477 E Ave., Auburn, CA (in the Dewitt Center)

Topic: Who Are the Good Guys Here?

Beneficial Insects – identify them, encourage them, protect them.

Presenter: Patty Kiehl, instructor, Sierra College, Horticulture Department

Topic: Easy Care Roses for the Common Garden

Easy to grow roses and how to care for them.

Presenter: Charlotte Owendyke, immediate past president, Foothill Rose Society

Topic: Can I have a Better Lawn?

Use less water, fewer chemicals and spend less time mowing your lawn.

Presenter: Michael Connelly, representative for Florasource

Topic: Pruning Do’s and Don’ts

How to prune landscape plants including conifers and Japanese Maples

Presenter: Scott Paris, owner High Hand Nursery