All About Lilacs

Past event
May 14, 2022, 10 AM to 12 PM

SATURDAY, May 14, 10-12
This symbol of spring is a welcome sight in landscapes everywhere, producing beautiful, fragrant blossoms every year. The Friends of the Horticulture Farm invite you to tour our lilac collection with curator Kitty Werner, as she tells you about caring for this easy-to-grow shrub, when to plant them, soil and sun requirements, when and how to prune, and the many varieties and colors. You will leave wanting to plant lilacs beside your house and in your landscape. FREE EMG-E

This program will be presented outside at the UVM Horticulture Farm, 65 Green Mountain Drive, So. Burlington.

Please register in advance at:
https://fhfvt.org/events/all-about-lilacs-2/

Speaker bio: Kitty is the co-president of the Friends of the Hort Farm and curator of the farm's lilac collection. She became an Extension Master Gardener in 2008, joined the Central Vermont chapter and arranged and attended yearly lilac pruning and care events in the Montpelier area. She worked for the EMG program from 2015 – 2017. She has also been a newspaper editor, publisher, book designer, travel agent, and author. And she loves photography.

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