Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- March 20, 2007
Many free sources available for gardening advice (:47)
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Suggested Intro:
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING, IT'S TIME TO MAKE PLANS FOR THIS YEAR'S GARDEN AND LANDSCAPING, AND A SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS FREE ADVICE IS AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU TURN YOUR GREEN DREAMS INTO REALITY. MORE FROM GARY ABDULLAH:
Story:
(:15) H-G-T-V CAN TELL YOU THAT BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING WILL INCREASE YOUR HOME'S VALUE, BUT THEY'RE NEVER AROUND TO HELP SELECT JUST THE RIGHT TREE OR SHRUB. PENN STATE CONSUMER HORTICULTURIST KATHY KELLEY SAYS THERE ARE RESOURCES FOR FREE EXPERT ADVICE ON WHAT TO PLANT AND HOW TO CARE FOR IT:
Kelley Actuality:
(:22) "THERE'S THE PENN STATE MASTER GARDENERS, WHO HAVE A DEEP INTEREST IN GARDENING AND WANT TO HELP OTHERS. THERE'S ALSO THE PENN STATE CONSUMER HORTICULTURE WEB SITE; WE HAVE FACTSHEETS AND ALSO WE HAVE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WITH A LINK. I THINK THE MAIN THING IS, FIND SOMEBODY THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE TALKING WITH, THAT CAN POINT YOU IN THE DIRECTION THAT WILL HELP MAKE YOUR GARDEN DREAM AN ACTUALITY."(:10) KELLEY SAYS FOR GARDENING ADVICE, GO TO THE WEB AT CONSUMER HORTICULTURE DOT P-S-U DOT E-D-U. AND YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK FOR HELP AT YOUR LOCAL GARDENING CENTER. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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