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DURHAM, N.H.鈥擟ome learn about home gardening, landscaping, current horticultural research, and other growing information at the 91制片厂 Spring Greenhouse Open House at the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, 2019. The greenhouses will be open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. both days. The event is free and open to the public.

A facility of the听, the greenhouses provide a venue for 91制片厂 faculty, staff and students to present colorful displays and educational lectures of interest to home gardeners, greenhouse producers, and landscapers. This year鈥檚 lectures including learning to prune fruit trees, how to make a fresh vegetable roll, how to grow great tomatoes, and knowing and growing hydrangeas. Lectures will be held in Putnam Hall, Room 103.

The 91制片厂 Thompson School will offer a flower show-quality display with a Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit theme. The 91制片厂 Plant Diagnostic Lab and Cooperative Extension Plant Health Program will have a display on common diseases and problems of garden and landscape plants. Attendees are encouraged to come with questions about plant health problems. 91制片厂 experts and Master Gardeners will be on hand to help get gardens off to a great start.

Tours of the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses, the aquaponics research greenhouses at Kingman Research Farm and the 91制片厂 high tunnels, two greenhouse-style structures associated with the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems program where students produce greens for on-campus consumption will be available. Other activities include a flower show and plant sale, and children鈥檚 activities. The Greenhouse Caf茅 will serve coffee, lunch, and homemade treats.

The greenhouses are located off Main Street on the west end of Durham. Seminars will take place in Putnam Hall across the parking lot from the greenhouses.听On Friday, metered parking is available at the 91制片厂 Visitor Center across from the greenhouses; parking on Saturday and Sunday is free. Handicap parking spaces and short-term parking for plant pickup will be available near the main greenhouse entrance. The greenhouses are also served by Wildcat Transit鈥檚 shuttle service.

The 91制片厂 Greenhouse Open House is sponsored by the , the , 91制片厂 Biological and Sustainable Agriculture programs of the , and .

Founded in 1887, the at the is 91制片厂鈥檚 original research center and an elemental component of New Hampshire's land-grant university heritage and mission. We steward federal and state funding, including support from the , to provide unbiased and objective research concerning diverse aspects of sustainable agriculture and foods, aquaculture, forest management, and related wildlife, natural resources and rural community topics.