Garden Course Teaches Desert Gardening in Las Vegas
A series titled How To Garden Successfully In The Las Vegas Valley runs Tuesdays Sept 9 through Oct 14 at 7 30 p.m. at the Nevada Garden Club Center Lorenzi Park. The Clark County Cooperative Extension Service and Nevada State Federation of Garden Clubs host with speakers including Allen Boettcher Alfreda Chapman Hobby St Denis Irma Turner Erline Smith Betty Shriner Aggie Roberts Richard and Ken Hadland Darla Enomoto and Al Chadburn. Course fee 750 per couple 5 per person or 2 per session. For details call 385 6411.
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Las Vegas Valley
Nevada State Federation of Garden Cubs, Inc
Clark County Cooperative Extension Service
University of Nevada, Reno
Nevada Garden Club Center
Lorenzi Park
Allen Boettcher
Alfreda Chapman
Boettcher
Clark County Cooperative
Nevada
the Sun
Kork-Am
Gardener of the Air
Las Vegas
Texas
Oklahoma
Nevada State Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc
Hobby St. Denis
Irma Turner
Erline Smith
Gardener of
Las Vegas Valley Rose Society
The
Rose Garden Club
Judges Council
National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc
Betty Shriner
Aggie Roberts
Las Vegas Council of Garden Clubs
Nevada State Federation of Garden Clubs
House
Richard
Kenneth Hadland
Ken Hadland
Bud Hadland
Hadland Nursery
Cal Poly
Ken
Darla Kai Enomoto
State of Nevada
University of Nevada
al Chadburn
City of
Planting And Care Of Iris Lucille Ray
Iris care guidance from Lucille Ray American Iris Society Judge outlines best planting times from June to September. Emphasizes sunny well drained beds, rhizome placement just below surface, spacing options from 8 to 24 inches, and regular weeding and shallow cultivation. Include compost, balanced fertilizer in spring or late fall, and remove brown outer leaves to prevent problems.
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Lucille Ray
American Iris Society
National Council
Mosquito Fight Gets Help From Hydra Biocontrol
Dr. Howard M. Lenhoff and Dr. R. Lee Norland lead a field test in California rice paddies using hydra to eat mosquito larvae. Hydras may offer a natural alternative to pesticides as they scale up mass culturing and assess effectiveness across freshwater habitats.
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New York
UPI
Hydra
California
Howard M. Lenhoff
R. Lee Norland
Lenhoff
University of California At Irvine
National Science Foundation
Norland
Kern
Stop The Vegetable Villains In The Home Garden
A home garden can be attacked by cabbage worms grasshoppers blister beetles and cutworms. Use correctly mixed sprays such as Carbaryl Malathion and targeted application to foliage stems and under leaves. Cordless electric sprayers offer easy use and efficiency for thorough coverage.
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H. D. Hudson Manufacturing Company
Interior Garden Club meeting and fall flower show plans
The Interior Gardening Society meets August 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Lorenzi Park with Betty Shriner on cacti and succulents and Dorothy Dyer on moving outdoor plants indoors. The Las Vegas Council of Garden Clubs reports a Fall Flower Show November 15–16 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Interior
Interior Gardening Society
Nevada Garden Club Center
Lorenzi Park
Betty Shriner
Dorothy Dyer
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas
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