MASTER GARDENERS COMING FROM UNIVERSITY!

The Buhl Public Library
is hosting a two part program
from the Arrowhead Library System
and the
University of Minnesota Extension
called

Sustainable Landscaping
and
Shoreland Buffers & Rain Gardens
in the
Buhl Public Library Clubrooms
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.




Part 1: “Top 10 Tips for Sustainable Landscaping”
is presented by Julie Weisenhorn, Assistant Extension Professor and Director of the U of MN Extension Master Gardener Program. Part one presents how to get started by learning 10 tips for designing and installing a sustainable landscape for your home focusing on plant health and longevity.

Part 2: “Residential Shoreland Buffers and Rain Gardens”
is presented by Eleanor Burkett, associate Extension Professor and a member of the U of Minnesota Extension Shoreland Team. Part two presents how you can conserve and use rain water in your landscape with shoreland buffers and rain gardens that capture this resource and prevent runoff into our lakes and rivers.


Funded in part or in whole with money from the
Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.