Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- February 11, 2003
Master Gardeners track latest trends in gardening (:45)
Suggested Intro:
IT MAY BE THE DEAD OF WINTER, BUT PENN STATE MASTER GARDENERS ARE PREPARING FOR SPRING, AND SPECIALISTS FROM PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ARE TRACKING COMING TRENDS IN PENNSYLVANIA GARDENING. MORE FROM GARY ABDULLAH:
Story:
(:17) WITH ITS MANY CLIMATES AND SOILS, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW IN PENNSYLVANIA GARDENING, SO PENN STATE HORTICULTURISTS KATHLEEN KELLEY AND TONI BILLICK SURVEYED MASTER GARDENERS IN 59 COUNTIES ABOUT THE LATEST GARDENING TRENDS. KELLY SAYS ONE OF THIS YEAR'S HOT TOPICS IS CONTAINER GARDENING:
Kelley Actuality:
(:20) "THE MASTER GARDENERS THEMSELVES THEY GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM CONSUMERS ON HOW TO CREATE WONDERFUL DISPLAYS USING CONTAINER GARDENING,EITHER FOR A PORCH,USING ONE OR TWO CONTAINERS, OR PUTTING MASS DISPLAYS OF CONTAINERS TOGETHER TO LOOK LIKE A TRUE GARDEN. COLORS AND COLOR COMBINATIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS, BUT ALSO USING TROPICALS AND MAKING SOMETHING THAT LOOKS SPECTACULAR AND EYE-CATCHING."
(:08) KELLEY SAYS ORGANIC GARDENING AND WORM COMPOSTING ALSO ARE GAINING IN POPULARITY. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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