Book Signings and Lectures
by Monica Brandies

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Monica Brandies
1508 Burning Tree Lane
Brandon, FL    33510
Monica@gardensflorida.com

2008 Book Signings and Lectures
with Monica Brandies

Growing and Using Herbs in Florida - October 24, Friday, 9 - 12 am

Sponsored by the Elegant Herbs Gardeners Club, in the Florida Room of the Sun City Community Hall, N. Pebble Beach Blvd.. Willow LaMonte of Willow Herb Delight Nursery will speak at 9:15 on Herbs for Healing and Health, Kathy Oliver of My Mother's Garden Nursery at 10:15 on Container Gardening with Herbs and author Monica Brandies at 11:15 on Growing and Using Herbs in Florida. Visitors welcome. Tickets on sale at the community center starting Sept. 15 or on the day for $5 per person. Herb Culinary Expo the same afternoon from 2 - 5 pm with tasting of all dishes and wine. Tickets for this are $20 and $25. There will also be a mini flower show and a silent auction.

November 1 and November 15 Saturday, Come Walk in My Garden, and share friendship, and fun. 1508 Burning Tree Lane, Brandon, Fl, 33510, from 10 am until 1 pm. Bring a car or a bus full of friends. Free cuttings and directions available to nearby public gardens and to Kerby's nursery of TV fame for the rest of the day. Autographed books (great Christmas gifts) and plants and pommelos for sale. Free admission. (813) 654-1969

Butterfly Gadening - Nov 17, Monday, 10 am

Dade City Garden Club, 13630 Fifth Street, Dade City, Florida. Visitors welcome. No admission. Contact Pennie Jefferson for more details at: jeff352@embarqmail.com.

Other Local Events

Start watching the classified ads again for Pick Your Own It is fun, great exercise, and a good way to save money and eat better. You can bring your children along and teach them how their food grows. People have been coming for years from as far away as Naples and Orlando to pick muscadine grapes at the Robert Lee farm two miles north of I4 on McIntosh Road. Some pick as many as 50 to 60 pounds. Picking will start August 1 and the crop will continue until at least mid September. The place is open from 8 am until 6pm with a lunch break on weekdays from noon to 2:30pm, no lunch break on Saturdays and Sundays. Call 813-335-1865.

Tampa African Violet Society - Thursday, November 6, 2008

Meets at 7:00 P.M., at the Ragan Community Center, 1200 East Lake Avenue, Tampa, FL. 33605. The guest speaker Glenn Shelton, a member and past president of the Upper Pinellas African Violet Society, will present the program "You Have to Love Those Little Ones!" Visitors are always welcome. Plant raffle and refreshments. Free admission & parking. Contact Mary Lou Harden, President at (813) 689-8700. Mina Menish, Publicity chair at (813) 681-1910 for information.

The Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Departement, Hillsborough County Cooperative Extension, City of Tampa Recycling Program, and the Hillsborough County Fair is sponsoring a Recycled Yard Art Contest to be held at the Hillsborough County Fair from Wednesday, November 5th through Sunday, November 9, 2008.

This event is open to all County residents and all age groups. Entries must be created mostly with recycled or recyclable materials and should be able to withstand the elements for outdoor display. For contest rules, photo submission form, and entry form email the Extension Office or call 813-744-5519 x 105.

2009 Book Signings and Lectures
with Monica Brandies

Growing and Using Herbs and Spices in Florida - Jan 22 , Thursday, 10 am

Naples Extension/Master Gardeners Program, Power Point Presentation.. Contact Diane Breithaupt, Master Gardener, 239-514-4596, or katydog44@yahoo.com

February 11, Wednesday

New Port Richey Garden Club, details to follow.

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