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| 1031 - Home & Consumer Horticulture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1031.1) | 1500 |
Number of participants engaged in home and consumer horticulture programming |
Author: Kristin Hildabrand
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
The Warren County Extension Service hosted a hands-on workshop on how to make a do-it-yourself (DIY) holiday centerpiece using fresh greenery to help citizens get ready for the holiday season. In the educational workshop, 27 interested participants learned how to arrange stems of evergreens collected from the Kentucky landscape in order to create a holiday centerpiece. The Extension Office asked the Western Kentucky Floral and Design Training Center in the community to present the program.After
Author: Kristin Hildabrand
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
The National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture (NICH) report in 2017 revealed that homes represent 25% of personal wealth. Well-landscaped homes are more valuable in society. The return on investment for landscape upgrades is 109%. The Warren County Extension Agent for Horticulture administered a new program called the annual flower garden trials in the spring of 2017. The purpose of this statewide Extension Horticulture effort was to determine the best performing species and cultivars of ann
