(Caswell Horticulture Club Arboretum Shelter)

"Getting the Best from Your Garden Investment"
Caswell Horticulture Garden Seminar
24 April 2010
8:30 - 3 p.m.
Yancey House Restaurant Pavilion
Yanceyville, NC
Cost: $35 (includes a breakfast snack and lunch)

Caswell Horticulture Club Website

Speakers

Presenters for the seminar are Karen Neill (Guilford County Extension Agent), who will share ideas for water-wise gardening; Sybil Mays (former owner of Paradise Nursery in Virginia Beach, Virginia), who will speak on beautiful edible gardens; and Dr. Lucindy Willis (owner of the Yancey House), who will offer strategies for growing heart-healthy herbs.

Robert Neal (President of the Caswell Bee Keepers Association) and Kathryn Holmes (Extension Agent for Rockingham County) will lead a panel discussion.

Schedule

8:30 - 9:15......Registration
9:15 - 9:30......Welcome & Introduction
9:30 - 10:45.....Water Wise Gardening
Presenter: Karen Neill
10:45 - 11:00......Break and Transition
11:00 - 11:45......Heart Healthy Herbs
Presenter: Lucindy Willis, Ph.D.
11:45 - 12:45......Lunch
12:45 - 2:00.......The Beautiful Edible Garden
Presenter: Sybil Mays
2:00 - 3:00..........Panel Discussion
with Kathryn Holmes & Robert Neal

 

Caswell Horticulture Club

Preservation, Beautification, Education, and Restoration
The Caswell Horticulture Club (CHC) was organized in 1997 and adopted as its goals: Preservation, Beautification, Education, and Restoration. For additional information on the history of the CHC and its projects see the Courthouse Gardens Tour Brochure. CHC officers are:

* Yancey Smith, President
* Jim Upchurch, Vice-President
* Cathy Long, Treasurer
* Nan Turner, Secretary

Winner of Preservation North Carolina's 2001 Minnette C. Duffy Landscape Preservation Award

 


Registration
C ontact Cathy Long, CHC Treasurer (336-234-9636, cathylong@mebtel.net, 5680 Stephentown Road, Blanch, North Carolina, 27212). Because seating is limited, advance registration is advised.