Pernell Gerver's gardening workshop series upcoming

Award-winning gardener and broad-range horticulturist Pernell Gerver has announced the continuation of his year 'round gardening workshop series covering all aspects of home gardening. Called Pernell Gerver's Gardening Workshop Series, Gerver's series for 2010 begins in January and will run the entire year. All of his gardening workshops are free and open to the public. Gerver is a garden writer, television personality, and lecturer who has gardened in western Massachusetts all his life. Pernell Gerver's Gardening Workshop Series for 2010 includes 45 different gardening topics. Each unique gardening topic will be discussed in two different locations and times. Throughout the year Gerver's gardening workshops will be held on scheduled Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Kiley Middle School auditorium, 180 Cooley St., Springfield, and scheduled Saturdays at 3 p.m. at Historic Northampton Museum & Education Center, Parsons House, 58 Bridge St. (Route 9), in Northampton. Gardening workshop topics for April include the following: "One-Step, Organic, Easy Spring Lawn Care" - April 1, 7 p.m., Springfield / April 3, 3 p.m., Northampton "Controlling Crabgrass and Other Lawn Weeds Safely and Organically" - April 8, 7 p.m., Springfield /April 10, 3 p.m., Northampton "Controlling Grubs and Other Lawn Insects Safely and Organically" - April 15, 7 p.m., Springfield / April 17, 3 p.m., Northampton "Getting Started in Rock Gardening" - April 24, 3 p.m., Northampton "You Gotta See These Exciting New Perennials!" - April 29, 7 p.m., Springfield/ May 1, 3 p.m., Northampton All Gardening Workshops are free and open to the public and include a question-and-answer session and a plant and product sale of rare, hard-to-find, and useful plants and gardening products. A detailed schedule and information on Pernell Gerver's Gardening Workshop Series for 2010 is posted on Pernell Gerver's Web site, www.PernellGerver.com. Further information is also available at the gardening workshops, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped, long envelope to: Pernell Gerver, P.O. Box 1201, Springfield, MA 01101-1201.