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SUMMARY:Master Gardener Lectures - Less Lawn\, More Life
LOCATION:Connie Morella Library\nConnie Morella Library
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DESCRIPTION:Learn techniques for replacing lawn with native plants with Ma
 ster Gardener Merikay Smith. Whether you are a native plant enthusiast or 
 just starting\, share ways to improve the habitat of our gardens..\nhttps:
 //mcpl.libnet.info/event/10273467
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="color: #000000\;">Topics cove
 red include defining native plants and their benefits\, a simple layering 
 process to kill lawn and create beds\, design options\, example native pla
 nts for various conditions\, native trees\, no-mow areas\, avoiding invasi
 ve plants\, resources and more.</span></p>\n<p><em><strong><span style="co
 lor: #008080\;">Merikay Smith</span></strong></em>&nbsp\;-&nbsp\; Became a
  Maryland Master Gardener in 2007 and has led the MCMG Speakers' Bureau. S
 he is a frequently requested speaker on a variety of topics.&nbsp\;Merikay
 &nbsp\;is a Board member of Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship\, launching
  their first local chapter in 2016. Check out the native plant garden they
 've created at historic Pleasant View here:&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.eart
 heast.org">http://www.eartheast.org</a>.&nbsp\;She has helped mentor an ad
 ditional 11 new chapters doing earth stewardship across the globe.&nbsp\;M
 erikay&nbsp\;has also served many years on the Boards of both the Muddy Br
 anch Alliance and Seneca Creek Stewardship Partners\, recently as presiden
 t of SCWP.</p>\n<p><span style="color: #008080\;"><em><strong>UME Master G
 ardeners</strong></em></span> are volunteers who combine their love of pla
 nts\, people\, and the environment to help residents in their communities 
 solve problems and make environmentally-sound decisions.&nbsp\;They suppor
 t the University of Maryland Extension (UME) mission by educating resident
 s about safe\, effective and sustainable horticultural practices that buil
 d healthy gardens\, landscapes\, and communities. The UME Master Gardener 
 Program began in 1978 as a means to extend science-based knowledge to the 
 general public by providing horticultural and pest management expertise to
  help protect and improve Maryland&rsquo\;s natural resources. Today\, thi
 s popular program can be found in 20 Maryland counties and Baltimore City.
 &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Take a look at these resources about<em><span style="color
 : #1d7012\;"><strong> <a href="https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/Search/Resu
 lts?lookfor=lawn&amp\;searchIndex=Keyword&amp\;filter[]=shelf_location%3A%
 22Adult+Non-Fiction%22&amp\;sort=relevance&amp\;view=list&amp\;searchSourc
 e=local" style="color: #1d7012\;">Lawns</a></strong></span><strong>&nbsp\;
 </strong></em>and <span style="color: #008000\;"><em><strong><a href="http
 s://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/Search/Results?lookfor=native+plant&amp\;searc
 hIndex=Keyword&amp\;filter[]=shelf_location%3A%22Adult+Non-Fiction%22&amp\
 ;sort=relevance&amp\;view=list&amp\;searchSource=local" style="color: #008
 000\;">Native plants</a></strong></em></span>.<span style="background-colo
 r: #ffffff\;"><em><strong><span style="color: #800080\;"></span></strong><
 /em></span></p>\n<p><strong>Questions about this program?</strong>&nbsp\;C
 ontact the branch at (240) 777-0970.</p>\n<p>Don't have a card right now?&
 nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="https://mcpl.link
 /library-card-from-event-listing">Get a Library Card</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>
 Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hea
 ring should request&nbsp\;<a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/
 accessibility/interpreter.html">English-language captioning or sign-langua
 ge interpretation</a>&nbsp\;at least five days before the library-sponsore
 d program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Access
 ibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation reque
 sts.</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/10273467
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