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Spring into Spring

Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018 - 9:30am to 4:30pm
Eastern Shore Higher Education Center Auditorium
Eastern Shore Master Gardeners are offering a ‘Spring into Spring’ program at the Higher Education Building on the Chesapeake College Campus on Wednesday, March 21 st . A full day of horticultural topics to get even the novice gardener ready for the growing season. The program includes: " What's...

Sun Coleus

Solenostemon scutellarioides Coleus in a sunny bed? Unheard of…until now. Long grown for colorful foliage in shade, newer varieties pass the hot sun test with flying colors, literally. In red, lime, peach, yellow, burgundy, pink--all shades at the warm end of the spectrum--plus patterns and frilly-...
Gobble up some Food Safety Tips in Time for Thanksgiving
Nov 21, 2013
With the pressure on to prepare the perfect Thanksgiving meal, simple food safety measures often get left on the backburner. However, serving up a side dish of prevention could go a long way toward...
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