La Voz Hispana from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 3

A'OTIMAB 0) La Voz Hispana Migrcoles, 21 de julio de 1 999 3 Master Gardeners and SACA offer home gardening program Gloria Sananes Stein La Voz Hispana Correspondent program. In addition to pruning, weeding, preparing the soil and clearing old growth, the team rejuvenated trees and shrubs, planted perennials, annuals, ground covers and rooted vines along the fence line for privacy. SACAs project leaders provided some of the funds for the project and Master Gardeners offered cuttings and plants from their gardens. The gardeners hoped to engage neighbors in a program of adopting a street tree, protecting it from injury and watering it in the heat of summer. Unfortunately that goal was not met "Now in our second year we are still hoping to generate interest among community members to schedule on-going gardening sessions," said Wagner.

"We appealed to the McCaskey High School, service program and fortunately three students Freddie Gonzalez, Alex Diaz and Alex Vasquez responded," said MacRae. "They mulched, weeded and A flower garden, blooming each spring is as rejuvenating to a neighborhood as a beautiful structure, but it takes a community to nourish the effort and to protect plantings. In 1997, the Penn State Master Gardeners of Lancaster County began meeting with SACA leaders to design and plant an ideal garden around the community building. "We wanted this site to be used as a model for home gardening practices to community members through hands-on classes," said Shirley Wagner, program coordinator. "We also wanted to expand education programs to suit particular community interests such as container gardening and back yard vegetable grow- mg.

By the Spring of 1998 several Master Gardeners along with SACA leaders Dr. Iris MacRae, Aida Graupera and Rene Glover initiated the teachingrenovation La Voz Hispana photo by Gloria Sanarws Strrn SACA leaders Aida Graupera, left, and Dr. Ins MacRae, ncfrt, prepare the sol for the home gardenng practices at the SACA Center on Pershing Avenue Lancaster. Community members who want to participate in the worthy project while learning good gardening principles and skills can contact: SACA: 397-6267 or Penn State Master Gardener Program: 394-6851 planted. They worked hard and have been recognized, appreciated and rewarded for their service." Master Gardeners Carol Bernard, Louis Brewer, Mickey Haag, Marjorie Krep, Margaret Me Ginnis, Donna and Barry Mentzer, Debbie Spence and Ann Zemsky joined Wagner and the SACA volunteers to restore the lovely terraced garden.

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