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BLACKSBURG - More than six years of monthly gardening information have been put into a twovolume set, “Notes from the Virginia Gardener,” just in time for the holidays.
The Virginia Tech Office of Consumer Horticulture compiled more than 1,200 excerpts from the newsletter that is sent out each month by Cooperative Extension specialist Diane Relf.
“Notes” are printed on recycled paper and include reprints of antique gardening illustrations. They are spiral bound with dividers for the four seasons.
Each season also is divided into categories, such as vegetables, herbs, indoor plants, and landscaping. Volume I, said Ms. Relf, gives information for a full year.
“We had so much information left over,” she said, “that when we finished putting it together, we found that we had enough for another year.”
What kind of information is in “Notes?” In December’s Woody Ornamental section, you are told to “trim hollies and other evergreens, such as magnolia, aucuba, boxwood, and pyracantha, to furnish material for holiday decorations.”
The Herbs section has a reminder that “you still have to make herb vinegar for the holidays from chives, shallots, garlic, or any other herbs. Use approximately 4 ounces of fresh herbs to 1 quart of wine vi
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