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Originally published Saturday, March 9, 2002

Garden pros offer tips on waterwise gardening

Learn how to grow a beautiful garden while protecting and conserving drinking water -- with Olympia's Water Conservation Program series "Waterwise Gardening."

- "Design Your Garden for Year-Round Beauty" -- Wednesday. Mary Robson, a horticulturist with the King/Pierce County Washington State University Cooperative Extension, will talk about the most successful plants for waterwise gardening in all seasons.

- "The Lazy Gardener" -- March 20. Learn how to use less water, spend less money and do less work and still have a beautiful garden with Marianne Binetti, a gardening author and columnist.

- "Ciscoe's Secrets for Gardening Success" -- March 26. Seattle University horticulturist Ciscoe Morris will offer his waterwise gardening tips as well as a question-and-answer session.

Register for the classes -- which cost $5 each and run from 7 to 9 p.m. -- by calling 360-753-8380.

Learn how to make your landscaping stand out

Learn how to make your yard an award winner.

Join Tumwater Parks and Recreation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday for a class on landscaping your yard.

The fees is $15. Instructors will provide handouts. Call 360-754-4160 for more information.

Olympia Rose Society offers clinic today

Rose fans, don't miss the Olympia Rose Society's Spring Pruning Clinic.

Meet at 10 a.m. today at the Centennial Rose Garden at 330 Schmidt Place S.W. in Tumwater.

Gardeners will learn how to prune roses and remove protective winter mounding. Call 360-357-8144 for more information.

The Olympian Copyright 2002

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