Released February 24, 2009
ORONO, Maine —-- University of Maine Cooperative Extension has announced publication of Maine Home Garden News, a statewide newsletter designed to equip home gardeners with practical information on successfully growing vegetables, fruits and herbs, as well as flowers, lawns, shrubs and trees.
The newsletter will be published monthly from March through October and will be available in both print and electronic forms. Subscriptions to the electronic version are free; subscriptions to the print version cost $10 to cover printing and mailing costs for the eight issues. Subscribe at http://www.extension.umaine.edu/gardennews or call 800-287-0274.
Maine Home Garden News is being developed in response to the sharp increase in requests UMaine Extension has experienced for information on gardening. At the same time, the Bangor Daily News recently cited a 20 to 30 percent sales increase realized by garden seed companies in Maine and elsewhere.
Maine Home Garden News will include timely and seasonal tips as well as research-based articles on all aspects of gardening. The writers will be UMaine Extension specialists, educators, and horticulture professionals as well as Master Gardener volunteers from around the state, with Professor Richard Brzozowski serving as editor.
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