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The First Annual Tri-County
Carolina Yard Experience

… it’s all about the yard!

featuring the Lawn Mower Exchange

Hosted by:

Ladson Exchange Park in Ladson, SC

March 13, 2010

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cost for entry: FREE

Join us for the first annual Tri-County Carolina Yard Experience! Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley Counties, as well as Clemson Extension’s Master Gardeners, Clemson’s Carolina Clear Program, the Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium, DHEC and the Ladson Exchange Park, have come together to provide a one-day, FREE event featuring everything you need to know about caring for your yard and property in not only an ecological way, but also in economical ways. From gardening and harvesting rain water to pond management and tree care – there will even be an area to drop off recyclable items like electronics and hazardous household materials. There will be something for everyone! Check out the itinerary below!

• Event Brochure & Map

• The Lawn Mower Exchange

• What should I bring to the event (what can be brought for recycling, etc.)?

• Times of Demonstations, Lectures and Seminars

• What will be going on all day/continuously?

• What will be on display?

• What will be for sale?

• Will there be food there?

• Who can I contact for more information?

What to bring:

• An electronic for recycling. Click here for a list of what will be accepted.

• Hazardous Household Materials for recycling. Click here for a list of what will be accepted.

• A bucket and shovel for your free compost. There will be a mound of compost available for the public to load up on as much compost as they want!

• Lawnmower blade for sharpening. Someone will be on hand to sharpen lawnmower blades so that your lawnmower can run better and longer.

• Sample of your soil to get free advice on the health of your soil.

• Lastly….  The Lawn Mower Exchange

  • Trade in your gas powered lawnmower for an electric lawnmower at a discounted price at the Second Annual Lawn Mower Exchange held in the parking lot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Click here for more information on the highly successful Lawnmower Exchange!

Demonstrations, Lectures and Seminars:

10:00 AM -- Carolina Yards and Neighborhoods Overview-Water Smart Landscaping

11:00 AM -- Pond Management 101

11:00 AM -- The Good, Bad and Ugly...In the Garden:  Integrated Pest Management

12:00 PM -- Environmentally Friendly Turf Management

1:00 PM   -- The Good, Bad, and Ugly...In the Garden:  Integrated Pest Management

11:30 AM -- Saving a Rainy Day:  Rainwater Harvesting 101

12:30 PM -- Rain Garden Installation

1:00 PM -- Beautiful Borders:  Installing Vegetative Buffers

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All Day Long Demonstrations:

Garden Zone:
Secrets to Great Container Gardening

Plant Crimes:  Victim or Perpetrator--Tree and Shrub Management

Lasagna Gardening

Proper Fertilizer and Pesticide Application and Safety 

Water Zone:
Pervious Hardscaping
Green Roofs
On the Water:  Boat Maintenance
Rainwater Cistern Technology 

Plant Zone:
Ask a Master Gardener
Wheel of Horticulture
SC Native and Well-Adaptive Plant Sale 

Carolina Yard Zone:
Vegetable Gardening 
Self-Guided Tours

Compost Zone:
Composting Methods and Demonstrations
Composter Display 

Wildlife Zone:
Bird and Butterfly Garden Installation 

Kid Zone:
Build-Your-Own Pine Cone Bird feeder
Parsley Planting
Storm Drain Marking

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Displays in the Ag Building:

• Charleston Water Systems

• Community Pride

• SC Amphibian, Arachnid and Reptile Society

• Charleston County Mosquito Control

• Fields to Families

• Berkeley County Water and Sanitation

• Clemson DPI/Invasive Plants

• Dorchester County Recycling

• Charleston County Recycling

• Berkeley County Recycling

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What will be for sale:

• Master Gardener Books

• Master Gardener plants

• Mepkin Abbey Native Plants

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Come ready to eat!

The Hanahan Band Boosters will be selling food so come check it out!

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Contact:

Amy Dabbs, Consumer Horticulture Extension Agent for Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley Counties with Clemson Extension – adabbs@clemson.edu or 843-722-5940

Dave Joyner, Natural Resources Agent for the ACSEC Program Coordinator with Clemson Extension – djoyner@clemson.edu or 843-722-5940

Theresa Martin, Marketing Specialist with Charleston County’s Environmental Management Department – tmartin@charlestoncounty.org or 843-720-7111

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