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Article: A TREAT FOR GROWERS OFFERED AT UW EVENTS TWO EVENTS ARE AIMED AT HOMEOWNERS WITH GRASS AND LAWN QUESTIONS AND TO URBAN HORTICULTURISTS.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- August 11, 2001
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Byline: Anita Clark Wisconsin State Journal
Back-yard gardeners and frustrated lawn-keepers are invited to polish their green thumbs at two events next weekend sponsored by UW-Madison and UW-Extension.
Both events are called field days, one aimed at homeowners with grass and lawn questions and the other targeted to urban horticulturists.
Wondering about weeds? Planting a prairie? Come to the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Facility near Verona, where John Stier and others will offer tours and explanations of their 16 acres of greenness.
"A lot of people in Wisconsin are interested in low-maintenance grass," said Stier, an assistant professor of1 ...