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Start your new year by getting into the mood for gardening!  The annual Gearing Up for Gardening lecture series stats on January 10.  Every Tuesday through February at 12:10 pm in the Library’s Main Meeting Room there will be entertaining and informative programs to get your green thumb tingling.  OSU Master Gardeners, Linn-Benton Community College Benton Center, and the Library collaborate on this popular series with features knowledgeable local experts.  Bring your lunch and a friend, and enjoy!

• Feb. 14     “SOS – Save Our Species”   Learn about the threat of invasive plants, how to identify and control them.  Heath Keirstead, Benton Soil & Water Conservation District
• Feb. 21    “Not Tonight Deer”   How to design plant combinations to thwart deer. Lee Powell, Landscape Architect, Garland Nursery
• Feb. 28     “There’s No Place Like Home”  How to care for houseplants. Lynette Shonnard, Shonnard's Nursery

• Benton County
• Benton County Horticulture*
• Master Gardener Program