[Pollinator] Sustainable Gardening Practices AHS Garden School in June in Alexandria, VA

[Ladadams at aol.com]

7931 East Boulevard  Drive 
Alexandria, VA   22308-1300 
Tel:  703-768-5700 
Fax:  703-768-8700 
Website:  www.ahs.org 


FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE 
Media contact:  Viveka Neveln (703) 768-5700 ext. 120 


Sustainable Gardening  Practices 
are Focus of AHS Garden  School in June 
Alexandria, VA  (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 Alexandria, Virginia. 
Presented in partnership with the City of  Alexandria, this program will focus on 
 environmentally friendly gardening practices from organic lawn care and  
water conservation to soil health and creating wildlife habitats. 
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:  Marcy Damon, 
grassroots restoration coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay  Foundation, Jeff 
Lowenfels, soil health expert and author of Teaming  with Microbes: A 
Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web; Paul Tukey,  author of The Organic Lawn 
Care Manual; and Douglas Tallamy,  author of Bringing Nature Home: How Native 
Plants Sustain Wildlife in  Our Gardens. The program will also include an 
exhibit hall featuring  companies that offer green products, services, and 
tools. 
Space for this exclusive program is limited, so register  today! For 
registration information, please visit 
_http://www.ahs.org/events/garden_schools/09/index.htm_ (http://www.ahs.org/events/garden_schools/09/index.htm)   or 
call (703) 768-5700 ext. 132. AHS members and City of Alexandria residents are 
 eligible for a discount. 

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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 making America a nation of 
gardeners,  a land of gardens. 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. 






































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