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Contact Anne Yasalonis or David Shibles for further information at (863) 519-8677 Ext. 121 and 109 for additional information on the events listed below.

Homeowner Programs
Florida Yards and Neighborhood Programs

Lakeland Farmers' Curb Market

Know Where It Flows: Watershed Awareness Month, Saturday, November 21st, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 200 N. Kentucky Avenue, Lakeland, FL - Anne Yasalonis

Water Conservation

 

Master Gardener Training Program

On Tuesdays from September 15th to December 9th - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Polk County Extension Office, 1702 Highway 17/98 South, Bartow, FL - David Shibles

Creating a Rain Barrel

Florida Friendly Plant Selection for Florida Yards

Monday, November 9th, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Circle Bar B Reserve, Polk Nature Discovery Center, Winter Lake Road, Lakeland, FL - Anne Yasalonis

Composting

Vegetable Gardening

Turf Management

Community Events

Backyard Gardener Festival and Plant Sale, Saturday, November 7th, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Polk County Extension Office, Highway 1702 Highway 17/98 South, Bartow, FL - David Shibles

Schedule of classes:
  9-9:45                  Pests& Diseases of Vegetable Gardening
                              Florida Friendly Parks
10-10:45                Flower Arranging
                              Summer Salads
11-11:45                Natural Pesticides
                              Gardening in Paradise
12-12:45                Rain Barrels
                              Butterfly Gardening

For sale items include native and other Florida Friendly Plants, herbs and orchids, palms and trees, vegetable transplants, melaleuca mulch, rain barrels, gardening books and the 2010 Master Gardener Calendars.

Also included are plant and insect identification, free soil pH testing, garden tours and children's activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pesticide License Programs

Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance Pesticide Certification Training - Wednesday, November 18th, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Polk County Extension Office, 1702 Highway 17/98 South, Bartow, FL - David Shibles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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