Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County

MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEERs

2010 PLANT SALE

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MAY 15 FROM 8:30 AM TO 12:30 PM

AT TILLY FOSTER FARM, BREWSTER, NY

Just in Time for Spring Planting –

Annual Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County

Fund Raiser for Community Education Programs

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County will hold its annual MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEERS 2010 PLANT SALE on Saturday, May 15 from 8:30 am to 12:30 p.m. The popular and much anticipated sale to benefit CCE/Putnam’s program of community outreach and education again takes place at Tilly Foster Farm on Route 312 (between Route 6 and I-84) in Brewster.

The MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEERS 2010 PLANT SALE is noted for its superior quality plants that are priced to sell. These plants, selected for their ability to thrive in Putnam gardens, include a wide array of vegetables, annuals, herbs and perennials from the Master Gardener Volunteers’ personal collections.

Highlights include:

• A new addition to the 2010 sale will be a gardening supply stand featuring a fun selection of implements, tools and gifts chosen to delight gardening enthusiasts.

• FREE soil pH testing and texture analysis will be conducted.

• FREE gardening advice regardless of how extensive.

The MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEERS 2010 PLANT SALE benefits the community outreach and education programs sponsored by Cornell Cooperate Extension of Putnam County. Master Gardener Volunteers play an active role in helping CCE/Putnam accomplish its mission through educating home gardeners of all ages on a variety of gardening related issues such as improving the home landscape and garden, integrated pest management, wildlife management, water conservation and many more concerns and obstacles confronting today’s gardener.

No matter one’s age, from gardening novice to seasoned old hand, the MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEERS 2010 PLANT SALE has plants for everyone. So, come on down to this favorite once a year community event.

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For additional information call 845-278-6738 or go online to the Putnam County Web site of the Cornell Cooperative Extension at www.cce.cornell.edu/putnam.

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Check us out online. For gardening tips and trends, what’s happening around the neighborhood and just good old friendly gossip, be sure to visit CCE/Putnam’s new gardening blog at cceputnam.blogspot.com and join our FaceBook page at Master Gardener Volunteers of Putnam County, New York.

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For additional press information and downloadable photos, please contact:

Pat Madigan, CCE/Putnam, at (845) 278-6738 or PCM6@cornell.edu

*artwork courtesy: www.wrightmoore.com