Master Gardener 20^th Anniversary Garden Gala
Tours & Talks Announced
 
To mark the 20th anniversary of University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardener program, a Garden Gala will be held on Saturday, April 21 at the Lifelong Learning Center and Outdoor Education Center. The Gala is free and open to all gardening enthusiasts. 
 
Tours and talks begin at 10 a.m. and are offered every half hour until 4 p.m. Tour topics include palms, cacti, herbs, trees, succulents, and more. Talk topics include vine crops, garden design, container and desert gardening and more. A native plant sale is also scheduled from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The plants available to purchase are from seeds collected and grown by Master Gardeners! The plant sale is in partnership with the Nevada Division of Forestry
 
Along with tours and talks, there will be hands-on irrigation, mulch and composting demonstrations; an “Ask a Master Gardener” information booth and community project displays.  Horticulture expert Linn Mills, who started the local Master Gardener program, will be honored, as will Master Gardener Mary Rider, a graduate of the first training class.  Cutting of the anniversary cake and a reunion of current and former Master Gardeners will commemorate the day.  Master Gardeners – past and present – plus interested community members are invited to become a part of this wonderful celebration!
    
The Lifelong Learning Center and Outdoor Education Center is located at 8050 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89123.  For information on the 20^th Anniversary Garden Gala or the Master Gardener program, contact Antoinette Edmunds, program coordinator via email edmundsa@unce.unr.edu or 702-257-5587.
 
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is an outreach arm of the University that extends unbiased, research-based knowledge from University of Nevada—and other land-grant universities—to local communities. Educational programs are developed based on local needs, sometimes in partnership with other agencies and volunteers. For more information about University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, please visit the website at www.unce.unr.edu.
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Cooperative Extension is the college that extends knowledge from the University of Nevada to local communities to address important issues. Faculty and staff made nearly 815,000 face-to-face contacts with Nevada citizens last year. The University of Nevada is among the top research universities in the country. Last year, the nearly 700 instructional and research faculty at Nevada garnered more than $120 million in externally sponsored projects. The university has campuses in Reno and Las Vegas, with extensive business development, agricultural, medical, educational and other outreach programs across the state.