[CH] Mass Gardening help
Byron Bromley (Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com)
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:43:51 -0500
The Landscape, Nursery, and Urban Forestry and Turf Programs
provide informational resources and programs directly to Green
Industry businesses and professionals, who in turn provide the
information to the public via their customers. Due to budget
limitations, UMass Extension educators no longer answer
homeowner or consumer gardening questions. The following
information sources are available to home gardeners.
Garden Phone Lines: Master Gardener Association of Western
Mass.
The following sites operate May 1 - October 1
Berkshires (Stockbridge, MA) 413-298-5355 Tuesdays 9am-1pm
Greenfield/Turners Falls, MA 413-863-2047 Thurs. 6pm-9pm
Northampton, MA 413-585-2740 (press 4,press 1) Sat. 9am-1pm
Springfield, MA 413-734-2655 Wed. 10am-12pm
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The following sites operate all year
*Arnold Arboretum-Jamaica Plain, MA 617-524-1718 x127 Mon 1-
3pm
*Mass. Hort. Society-Waltham, MA 781-235-2116 Mon,Wed,Fri
10am-2pm
*Tower Hill Botanic Garden-Boylston, MA 508-869-6111x10
Wed 2-4pm
*NY Botanical Garden - Plant Information Services-Brooklyn NY
718-817-8681 Mon-Thur. 9:30am-12:30pm
Also the Soil Conservation Service will provide information on what
to plant to stabilize banks and reduce erosion. To find your local
office, look in the white pages under US Government:Agriculture
Also consult your local garden center - many reputable firms have
a trained horticulturist on staff who has received training or has
been updated on new tree planting principles, pesticides, etc.
Liz Basara
UMass Extension
212C Stockbridge Hall
413-545-4854
413-545-6555 (FAX)
ebasara@umext.umass.edu