14 UCW MARCH 13-19, 2019
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Master Gardeners host fifth
annual spring symposium
by JUDY DEWAR
EVENT
e Extension Master Gar-
dener Volunteer Association of
Cumberland County presents its
fifth annual spring symposium this
month. e event has
sold out the past two
years and as a result
has moved to the Ra-
mada Plaza on Owen
Drive. It takes place
Saturday, March 23,
from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
is year's speak-
ers, Tony Avent and
Carol Reese, are at the
top of the East Coast
horticulture circuit.
Avent is the Indiana
Jones of horticul-
ture. He's a curator,
breeder, columnist
and creator of Plant
Delights Nursery
and Juniper Level
Botanic Garden, both
in Raleigh. His talks
are titled "Hot Plants
in Cold Places" and
"Our Fine Textured
Friends — e Magi-
cal World of Orna-
mental Grasses."
Reese, a nationally known speak-
er, columnist and extension horti-
culture specialist at the University
of Tennessee, blends gardening
with her quirky humor. She's offer-
ing talks titled "Beyond Azaleas"
and "Sex in the Garden." Yes, you
read that correctly.
Come to the Ramada Plaza to
hear these speakers and enjoy visit-
ing vendors and gathering informa-
tion. Avent will end with a brief but
exciting auction of some interesting
plants he grows.
is event raises
scholarship funds for
horticulture students
at Fayetteville Techni-
cal Community Col-
lege. It also supports
the North Carolina/
Cumberland County
Extension Master
Gardener Volun-
teers in their effort to
educate residents in
state-approved horti-
culture practices.
Registration, which
is currently in its
"late" phase, costs
$60. To register,
visit Eventbrite.com
and search "Master
Gardener Spring
Symposium 2019"
in Fayetteville. Or,
make a check out to
CCEMGVA and send
it to Lynne Grates,
Treasurer, 301 East
Mountain Dr., Fayetteville, NC,
28306.
For further information, call 910-
261-1091 and ask for Judy Dewar.
JUDY DEWAR, Contributing
Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@
upandcomingweekly.com 910-
484-6200.
Learn about plants and gardening at the spring symposium.
Tony Avent
Carol Reese
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