Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Liz Moore, 806-468-5543, liz.moore@ag.tamu.edu
CANYON – An Earth-Kind Landscape Design and Management School will be offered in May by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Randall County.
“Anyone interested in learning how to design, plant and manage a landscape that is beautiful and low maintenance is welcome to attend,” said Liz Moore, AgriLife Extension horticulture agent in Randall County.
The sessions will be conducted from 6-9 p.m. May 2-3, May 9 and May 11 at the AgriLife Extension office at 200 N. Brown Road in Canyon. Space is limited. Advanced registration is requested by April 22.
The cost will be $95 per household, and each household can have two attendees. Registration can be completed online at http://randall.agrilife.org/. Click on the event to access the information.
Along with the four days of instruction, each household will receive an hour of personalized landscape design consultation at a later date, Moore said.
Some of the topics that will be covered during this school include basic landscape design principles, landscape plant selection, Earth-Kind environmental soil management techniques, tree care, drip irrigation installation and techniques for coping with heat and drought, she said.
In addition to Moore, Dr. Steve George, AgriLife Extension landscape specialist in Dallas, will be conducting the school.
For more information or to register, contact Moore at 806-468-5543, liz.moore@ag.tamu.edu.
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