Garden Tips and News from National Garden Clubs' Press Room: August 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011

Somerset Garden Club Honors Flight 93 With Memorial Rose Garden

The 'Remember Me' Rose Garden is the first completed flower bed of a memorial garden project spearheaded by the Somerset Garden Club, Somerset, PA to honor the 10th anniversary of United Flight 93 and 9-11. http://www.dailyamerican.com/news/somerset/da-ot-bed-of-roses-will-greet-visitors-to-flight-93-crash-site-20110827,0,7669958.story

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Tips on Rejuvenating a Container Garden

This helpful article on how to rejuvenate your container garden is courtesy of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs. Great tips!

http://www.virginiagardenclubs.org/VFGC/Container_Gardening.html

Monday, August 8, 2011

National Garden Clubs Welcomes New President

Thank you Washington Times for the nice article.
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/making-change/2011/aug/7/national-garden-clubd-inc-welcomes-new-president/

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