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4th Annual Native Garden Show & Sale Our Native Garden Show & Sale is May 22 from 9 am to 4 pm and May 23 from 12 to 5 pm. More information will be posted on our website as the event's details become available. Download our preliminary flyer HERE. Please check our website often at: http://tccswcd.vaswcd.org If you have a garden you'd like to have included in our show, please let us know by March 30. So, welcome spring and pencil in May 8th! We'll see you at the show! |
In This Issue ...Soften Your Edge - Create a Special Yard: An alternative to a grass lawn.Gardening: Good for the Soul: Some good info on dirt. Snow ... it's not so bad Check out the benefits of snow. How Cool Was Woody Woodpecker? Although Woody is a fictional character, he is fashioned after an actual species. |
Scholarships Available ...The Virginia Association of Conservation Districts is offering $1000 scholarships to four Virginia students entering college this fall and focusing in a conservation area. Click HERE for more information and to download an application form. |
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Soften Your Edge - Create a Special Yard
Do you worry about what your kids eat? Do you worry more than YOUR parents did? Do you worry about your kids getting dirty and
“germy”? More than YOUR parents did? The older I get, the more I realize that my mom and grandparents were way ahead of their time! Or maybe we regress?
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Gardening: Good for the Soul
Do you worry about what
your kids eat? Do you worry more than YOUR parents did? Do you worry
about your kids getting dirty and “germy”? More than YOUR parents
did? The older I get, the more I realize that my mom and grandparents
were way ahead of their time! Or maybe we regress?
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Snow ... it's not so bad
Here
in central Virginia, we’ve experienced a lot of snow lately, and to
say it has not been disruptive, would be an understatement for those of
us who still have to walk our dog or get to work.
Just navigating the distance between the car and the back door
can be a challenge when ice is included in the mix. There are, however,
many benefits of snow.
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How Cool Was Woody Woodpecker?How
many of you are old enough to remember Woody Woodpecker cartoons? I
guess I am showing my age by admitting that I remember this lil guy! I
remember wondering why he didn’t get a headache -- all those
“troubles” he got out of, and INTO by pecking at or through
something or another! Although Woody is a fictional character, he is fashioned after an actual species. That species, the pileated, is very different in character from Woody! The pileated is one of eight species found in Virginia... Read Full Article |
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