PRESS RELEASE                                                              

August 18, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dawn PettinelliHome and Garden Education Center

860.486.6271

OR

Ruth Cutler

Windham County Cooperative Extension

860.774.9600

Need Help With Your Landscape?

UCONN Offers Landscape Design Basics 

Designing your landscape can be a creative and fun horticultural opportunity. Learn the basic principles of design including assessing a site, basic design considerations, and choosing plants. We will go over what a site plan is and why it is important, look at various gardens styles and plant types, and fill your head with great ideas to implement on your own.

WHEN:  Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Auer Farm in Bloomfield from 10 AM until 2 PM. COST:  $50 registration fee.

Visit our website to download the registration form at www.ladybug.uconn.edu or call the UConn Home and Garden Center toll-free (in Connecticut) at 877-486-6271 if you have further questions.

Instructors: Ruth Cutler, Windham County Cooperative Extension and Dawn Pettinelli, UConn Home & Garden Education Center. Offered by the UConn Home & Garden Education Center, this education series features UConn Extension Educators, faculty and staff.