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Workshop: Growing a Beautiful Fruit Orchard in Your Own Backyard
February 28, 2016 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
FreeHave you always dreamed of having fresh fruit right outside your door? This workshop will give you the basics of planting, raising, and caring for beautiful fruit trees that create fruit, provide shade, and help increase the value of your home.
Don’t miss out! Early spring is the time to get planting!
FREE Tree Giveaway! To support the Edmonston Green Team’s edible gardens initiative, we will be giving away free Pawpaw and Serviceberry trees to Edmonston residents.If you are a resident of Edmonston, Maryland and would like to bring home a tree to plant in your yard, please bring proof of residency to this class. Kim will be giving out trees while supplies last.
Our presenter, Kimberley M. Knox, is a certified arborist and a member of Prince George’s County Forestry Board. She has helped plant fruit trees throughout Maryland and has consulted for firms and individuals on their individual fruit trees and their edible forests. A full class on successfully growing fruit trees will be offered at Colmar Manor Community Center, 3701 Lawrence Street, Colmar Manor on Saturday, March from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kimberley is also the coordinator for Port Towns Community Health Partnership.
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