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2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

259-7 Noco Bloom: A County, City and University Partnership Provides Horticultural Information to Home Gardeners.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017: 3:20 PM
Marriott Tampa Waterside, Grand Ballroom D

Alison O'Connor1, Michelle Provaznik2, Korrie Johnston2 and Anthony J. Koski3, (1)Colorado State University Extension in Larimer County, Fort Collins, CO
(2)The Gardens on Spring Creek, The City of Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO
(3)Dept. of Horticulture and L.A., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Abstract:
When the local newspaper made the decision to eliminate articles (written by local writers, including Extension agents, specialists, Master Gardeners, and city staff) on local home gardening topics, the authors on this paper met to discuss alternative ways of providing timely, science-based horticultural information to local home gardeners.

See more from this Division: ASA Section: Education and Extension
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