May 1st Saturday at The Learning Fields at Chaffee Crossing

During the summer on the 1st Saturday of the month, The Learning Fields at Chaffee Crossing open our demonstration gardens to the public. The first in the series for this year will be May 7, 2011 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

We’re inviting you to the Open House to tour our demonstration gardens, learn a little bit more about the gardens, and enjoy refreshments. This Saturday we’ll talk about "Planning a Cutting Garden", "Strawberries in the Garden", and "Annuals, Perennials, and Biennials: What’s the Difference?".

The Learning Fields at Chaffee Crossing is a project of the River Valley Master Gardeners. An educational venue with demonstration gardens to share the joy of gardening has been created through this project. The River Valley Master Gardeners work with the University of Arkansas Extension Service to provide gardening education and beautification projects in the River Valley. The Learning Fields combines these two goals in one beautiful setting. The aim of this project  is to provide classroom and hands-on gardening education.

So join us on Saturday, May 7 and see what we’re talking about.

Directions: From Fort Smith and Barling: Take the first right after the RR tracks on Hwy. 22. From Charleston: Take the first left right before the RR tracks on Hwy 22 as you get close to Barling. That street will be Mahogany. Continue on Mahogany and take the third right (which will be Tuscany). Go about half of a block and make a left on Gardeners Avenue.