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  • Saturday, March 2, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm – Outdoor Living Extravaganza

    For the fifth year, Proven Winners is bringing this enjoyable and educational gardening seminar to cities across North America. On Saturday, March 2, from 8:30 – 4, the event will take place at Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood, 1125 Boston Providence Turnpike, Norwood. You’ll learn from our experts about all the latest and great new varieties to hit the market for 2013, how to put together exceptional containers and much more. Rick Schoellhorn, Niki Jabbour, and Susan Martin will join Keynote Speaker P. Allen Smith for this event.

    In addition, you’ll be treated to a bag of exciting gifts-including a brand new plant for 2013 that will be hard to find at retail; you’ll enjoy a delicious lunch, beverages, and snacks throughout the day; and you’ll have plenty of chances to win great prizes. Even your non-gardening friends will enjoy this relaxed and entertaining look at what’s new in outdoor decor, Proven Winners style. We look forward to seeing you there! $70 per person (plus a free calendar). To sign up, call 877-865-5818, or reserve online at http://www.provenwinners.com/catalog/events.

  • Tuesday, February 28, 6:45 pm – Grow What You Eat

    The Norwood Evening Garden Club will host biologist, gardener, writer, and entertaining storyteller, Roger Swain, on Tuesday February 28, at 6:45 p.m. at the Carriage House behind the First Baptist Church, 71 Bond Street, Norwood. The public is invited to attend. A $10.00 donation is requested.

    Recognized by millions of people as the man with the red suspenders, Mr. Swain is the former host of the popular PBS-TV horticulture show, The Victory Garden, and long-time science editor of Horticulture magazine. He will speak on his favorite topic, vegetable gardening, encouraging listeners to Grow What You Eat. Mr. Swain has penned four books on gardening for which he received the American Horticultural Society’s award for writing. He is also the recipient of a Massachusetts Horticultural Society gold medal for his power to inspire others.

    When he is not writing, lecturing or being filmed for television, Mr. Swain can be happily found working in his own gardens, either at his home outside Boston or at his farm in southern New Hampshire. For information about the Norwood Evening Garden Cub, contact Susan Pearson at 508-668-4039 or visit www.NorwoodEveningGardenClub.com.