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FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Area Garden Club invites the public to join them to hear Dave Fuller, agriculture and non-timber forest products professional at the Cooperative Extension, speak on “Sprays? No way!”
Fuller will share simple, earth-friendly solutions to avoid using chemical sprays to manage pests in your gardens. He will include vegetable and fruits as well as flowers. He will discuss ways to attract pollinators to your gardens.
The meeting will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church on Farmington Falls Road. A social half hour will begin at 12:30 p.m. with the meeting at 1 p.m. Hostesses Marion Hutchinson, Mary Green and Amy Palmer will provide finger food and beverages.
It is not too early to think about adding more healthy native plants to your garden. The club will hold its annual plant sale at Meetinghouse Park May 18, beginning at 9 a.m. Members will provide locally-grown and reasonably-priced native plants. The sale will benefits the annual MBAGC scholarship given to a Mt. Blue student going on to study in the field of horticulture. For more information call 207-778-4158.
