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22308-1300</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoBodyText3><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Sustainable Gardening
Practices<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText3><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">are Focus of AHS Garden
School in June<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Alexandria, VA</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
(June 9, 2009) – On June 27, the American Horticultural Society (AHS) is
offering a new Garden School, “Green Garage®: Sustainable and Earth-Friendly
Solutions for the Landscape” in</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> Alexandria, Virginia.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN>Presented in partnership with the <B>City of
Alexandria</B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, this program will focus on
environmentally friendly gardening practices f</SPAN>rom organic lawn care and
water conservation to soil health and creating wildlife habitats.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The Garden School will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the Lee Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Featured speakers will include:
<B>Marcy Damon,</B> grassroots restoration coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation, <B>Jeff Lowenfels</B>, soil health expert and author of <I>Teaming
with Microbes: A Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web; </I><B>Paul Tukey</B>,
author of <I>The Organic Lawn Care Manual;</I> and <B>Douglas Tallamy</B>,
author of<I> Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in
Our Gardens.</I> The program will also include an exhibit hall featuring
companies that offer green products, services, and tools.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Space for this exclusive program is limited, so register
today!</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For registration information, please visit </SPAN><A
title=http://www.ahs.org/events/garden_schools/09/index.htm
href="http://www.ahs.org/events/garden_schools/09/index.htm">http://www.ahs.org/events/garden_schools/09/index.htm</A>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">or call (703) 768-5700 ext. 132</SPAN>.<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN>AHS members and City of Alexandria residents are
eligible for a discount.<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The American Horticultural
Society (AHS), founded in 1922, is an educational, non-profit, 501(c)(3)
organization that recognizes and promotes excellence in American horticulture.
One of the oldest and most prestigious gardening organizations, AHS is dedicated
to </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">making America a nation of gardeners,
a land of gardens</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt">. Its mission is to
open the eyes of all Americans to the vital connection between people and
plants, to inspire all Americans to become responsible caretakers of the Earth,
to celebrate America’s diversity through the art and science of horticulture;
and to lead this effort by sharing the Society’s unique national resources with
all Americans.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Gill Sans MT" size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Laurie Davies Adams<BR>Executive
Director<BR><B>Pollinator Partnership </B><BR>423 Washington Street, 5th
floor<BR>San Francisco, CA
94111<BR>415-362-1137<BR>LDA@pollinator.org</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial
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