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The Alleghany Highlands Regional Library and the Alleghany Highlands Master Gardeners will collaborating for their annual Green Thumb Gardening Series during the month of April.
The first class will be held on Tuesday, April 9. Master gardener Patricia Hartman will review the basics of planning a home vegetable garden, followed by a demonstration of a fabulous new tool for garden planning from the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
As an added bonus, participants will receive information on a free seven-day trial of the online garden planner.
Other presentations will include:
— April 16: “Wildflowers: What’s in a Name?” by master naturalist Cynthia Baroody.
— April 23: “The Buckwheat Family: Friend and Foe” by Pat Hartman
— April 30: “Lovely Lavender” by master gardener Nancy Peery.
Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in the W.N. (John) Rice Community Room on the second floor of the library.
The presentations are free of charge and open to the public. For more information on upcoming programs, call 962-3321 or stop by the library at 406 W. Riverside St.
Programs and other activities may be accessed online at www.ahrlib.org or by visiting the library’s Facebook page.
