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MASTER GARDENER CLASSES SET, REGISTRATION UNDER WAY

There is still time –and space — to register for the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s upcoming fall master gardener training.

Classes will begin Monday, Sept. 13, and run from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. The training includes 24 classes.

The master gardener program teaches sustainable desert gardening practices, including proper plant selection and care, disease and pest management and water-efficient gardening.

To become a master gardener, an individual must complete 72 hours of horticultural instruction and volunteer 50 hours on community projects each year. Projects are ongoing at Acacia Park, Nathan Adelson Hospice and the Las Vegas Springs Preserve. Additional projects include the Doolittle and Lieburn Senior Center community gardens, the master gardener orchard and Nellis Air Force Base environmental grove.

There is a $150 fee for the course, which is due with completed applications. Scholarships and payment plans may be available.

To register, call Mary Bertsch, program assistant, at 257-5501 or e-mail bertschm@unce.unr.edu.