Western Massachusetts Region Press Release

Pernell Gerver • P.O. Box 1201 • Springfield, MA 01101-1201   PRESS RELEASE   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PERNELL GERVER'S GARDENING WORKSHOP SERIES FOR 2010 ANNOUNCED   Award-winning gardener and broad-range horticulturist Pernell Gerver has announced the continuation of his year 'round gardening workshop series covering all aspects of home gardening. Called Pernell Gerver's Gardening Workshop Series, Gerver's series for 2010 begins in January and will run the entire year. All Gardening Workshops are free and open to the public. Gerver is a garden writer, TV personality, and lecturer who has gardened in western Massachusetts all his life. Pernell Gerver's Gardening Workshop Series for 2010 includes 45 different gardening topics. Each topic will be held in two different locations and times. Throughout the year Gerver's gardening workshops will be held on scheduled Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Kiley Middle School auditorium, 180 Cooley Street, Springfield, and scheduled Saturdays at 3 p.m. at Historic Northampton Museum & Education Center, Parsons House, 58 Bridge Street (Route 9), Northampton. Gardening workshop topics for 2010 include: “These House Plants Bloom All Year Long!” - January 7, 7 p.m., Springfield / January 9, 3 p.m., Northampton “Cool House Plants – Plants for Cool Rooms” -January 14, 7 p.m., Springfield / Jan. 16, 3 p.m., Northampton “Unique African Violets: Part I – Large-Flowered” - January 21, 7 p.m., Springfield / January 23, 3 p.m., Northampton “Unique African Violets: Part II – Miniatures & Trailing” - January 28, 7 p.m., Springfield / January 30, 3 p.m., Northampton “Low-Light House Plants You Can Grow When Your Windows Are Full” - February 4, 7 p.m., Springfield / February 6, 3 p.m., Northampton “High-Light House Plants for Sunny or Bright Windows” - February 11, 7 p.m., Springfield / February 13, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Vining and Climbing House Plants” - February 20, 3 p.m. Northampton “Growing the Many Different Scented-Leaved Geraniums” - February 25, 7 p.m., Springfield / February 27, 3 p.m. Northampton “Indoor Seed Starting for Beginners to Experts” - March 4, 7 p.m., Springfield / March 6, 3 p.m. Northampton “Pruning Simplified: What, When, & How” - March 11, 7 p.m., Springfield / March 13, 3 p.m. Northampton “Growing the Many Different Types of Dahlias” - March 18, 7 p.m., Springfield / March 20, 3 p.m. Northampton “Going Green in the Lawn & Garden” - March 25, 7 p.m., Springfield / March 27, 3 p.m. Northampton “One-Step, Organic, Easy Spring Lawn Care” - April 1, 7 p.m., Springfield / April 3, 3 p.m., Northampton “Controlling Crabgrass and Other Lawn Weeds Safely and Organically” - April 8, 7 p.m., Springfield /April 10, 3 p.m., Northampton “Controlling Grubs and Other Lawn Insects Safely and Organically” - April 15, 7 p.m., Springfield / April 17, 3 p.m., Northampton “Getting Started in Rock Gardening” - April 24, 3 p.m., Northampton “You Gotta See These Exciting New Perennials!” - April 29, 7 p.m., Springfield / May 1, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Spring-Blooming Perennials for Sun” - May 6, 7 p.m., Springfield / May 8, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Spring-Blooming Perennials for Shade” - May 13, 7 p.m., Springfield / May 15, 3 p.m., Northampton “Tips for Successful Container Gardening” - May 20, 7 p.m., Springfield / May 22, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Deer-Resistant Perennials and Shrubs” - May 27, 7 p.m., Springfield / May 29, 3 p.m., Northampton “How to Create Your Own Meadow Wildflower Garden” - June 3, 7 p.m., Springfield / June 5, 3 p.m., Northampton “Growing the Many Different Types of Peonies” - June 10, 7 p.m., Springfield / June 12, 3 p.m., Northampton “Native New England Perennials for all the Seasons” - June 17, 7 p.m., Springfield / June 19, 3 p.m., Northampton “Heirloom Perennials from Your Grandmother’s Garden” - JJuly 8, 7 p.m., Springfield / July 10, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Summer-Blooming Perennials for Sun” - July 15, 7 p.m., Springfield / July 17, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Summer-Blooming Perennials for Shade ” - July 22, 7 p.m., Springfield / July 24, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Fragrant Perennials” - July 29, 7 p.m., Springfield / July 31, 3 p.m., Northampton “Growing the Many Different Daylilies” - August 5, 7 p.m., Springfield / August 7, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Big-Bloomin’ Perennials” - August 26, 7 p.m., Springfield / August 28, 3 p.m., Northampton “Exceptionally Long-Blooming Perennials” - September 2, 7 p.m., Springfield / September 4, 3 p.m., Northampton “How to Get Your Lawn into Shape this Fall” - September 9, 7 p.m., Springfield / September 11, 3 p.m., Northampton “Salt-Tolerant Perennials for Along Streets, Driveways, and Sidewalks” - September 16, 7 p.m., Springfield / September 18, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Perennial Flowers for Cutting” - September 23, 7 p.m., Springfield / September 25, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Autumn-Blooming Perennials for Sun” - September 30, 7 p.m., Springfield / October 2, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Autumn-Blooming Perennials for Shade” - October 7, 7 p.m., Springfield / October 9, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best Ornamental Grasses for Year ‘Round Interest” - October 14, 7 p.m., Springfield / Oct. 16, 3 p.m., Northampton “The Best of Antique & Modern Apples with Apple Tasting & Tree Sale” - October 21, 7 p.m., Springfield / October 23, 3 p.m., Northampton “Citrus and Other Fruits You Can Grow Indoors” - October 28, 7 p.m., Springfield / Oct. 30, 3 p.m., Northampton “How to Protect Plants from Winterkill in New England” -November 4, 7 p.m., Springfield / November 6, 3 p.m., Northampton “Cooking with Herbs with Recipe Sampling and Tasting” - November 13, 3 p.m., Northampton “Pet-Safe House Plants” - November 18, 7 p.m., Springfield / November 20, 3 p.m., Northampton “Christmas Crafts Fair Featuring Decorations from the Garden” - December 2, 7 p.m., Springfield / December 4, 3 p.m., Northampton “Christmas Cactus and Other Holiday Plants” - December 9, 7 p.m., Springfield / December 11, 3 p. “House Plant Oddities – Unique and Unusual House Plants” - December 16, 7 p.m., Springfield / December 18, 3 p.m., Northampton All Gardening Workshops are free and open to the public and include a Question & Answer session and a plant & product sale of rare, hard-to-find, and useful plants and gardening products. A detailed schedule and information on Pernell Gerver's Gardening Workshop Series for 2010 is posted on Pernell Gerver's Web site, www.PernellGerver.com, available at the gardening workshops, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped, long envelope to: Pernell Gerver, P.O. Box 1201, Springfield, MA 01101-1201. -30-