For Immediate Release:
 October 30, 2009

Media Contact:
Sonya M. Perez
soperez@miamidade.gov
 305-375-4942



Keep Your Yard Green in the Dry Season

 


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- With the end of summer comes the dry season to South Florida.  To help mitigate the effects that a lack of moisture can have on your yard, the Miami-Dade Cooperative Extension is offering a workshop on Keeping a GREEN yard in the dry season.  It will be held Saturday, November 7, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., at the John D. Campbell Agricultural Center, 18710 S.W. 288th Street, in Homestead.

Presentations will cover the amount of water plants need; types of low maintenance and drought-tolerant plants used to adorn landscapes; and maintaining and promoting good plant health.  Participants will also learn how to set up an irrigation timer and soil moisture sensor, repair sprinklers and properly apply fertilizer.  In addition, they will be able to view a  working rain barrel installation.

The workshop registration fee is $10.  To make your reservation now, call Patty Viera at (305) 248-3311, ext. 225.  For additional information, contact Laura Vasquez at (305) 248-3311, ext. 239.

After the workshop, attendees can enjoy a variety of activities to do around the area.  More information is available online at www.redlandriot.com.

The Miami-Dade Cooperative Extension is a partnership of the Miami-Dade Consumer Services Department and the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
 
Who: Miami-Dade Cooperative Extension

What:Workshop: Keeping a GREEN yard in the dry season

When: November 07, 2009, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Where:John D. Campbell Agricultural Center
18710 S.W. 288th Street
Homestead


 

About CSD
The Miami-Dade Consumer Services Department (CSD) investigates and mediates consumer complaints, enforces the County's consumer protection laws and business regulations, and licenses certain businesses.  In addition, the department's Cooperative Extension Division provides technical assistance to commercial agricultural growers, backyard gardeners, homeowners, and manages youth and family development programs.  The department also educates consumers on issues that affect them and provides resources to the public to improve their quality of life.

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