<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b>An exciting lecture coming up at the U.S.</b></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b> Botanic Garden!</b></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><h1 align="center" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,80)"> </span></h1><p align="center" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;margin-top:0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:18.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,135,85)"><b>The Digs on Dirt  </b></span></p><p align="center" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;margin-top:0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:18.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,135,85)"><b> </b></span></p><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div>A lecture with Jessica Walliser, horticulturist, radio host, and author of </div><div><i>Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control.</i></div></div><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12pt">The most important step in acquiring a green thumb is getting dirty. Learn how soil composition influences the health and productivity of your garden, and how to "electrify" your soil so you can grow a better garden. Get information on using organic soil amendments, fertilizers, cover <span style="font-size:12pt">crops, and composts to help your garden thrive.</span></div></div><p align="center" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;margin-top:0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><br> </b></span></p><p align="center" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;margin-top:0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>Friday, March 20</b></span></p><p align="center" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;margin-top:0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>12 p.m. to 1 p.m.<br>Conservatory Classroom</b></span></p><p align="center" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline;margin-top:0px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>FREE: Pre-registration required</b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-top:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.3999996185303px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b> </b></span></p><p align="center" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333330154419px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0px"><span style="color:rgb(0,135,85);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20pt"><b><a shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uB_-WmaYAj97J7Ug63t4oQQeeu3exYxAx47S68ZbCodtmVgXRHylxR3WIPf1jZkalGCvULJePE42YkfbEhdWmEL8ryy7DJ7vy54cAb-b52HbyFumeTLCIX5sarbSLtYs-6lx82G7C3scNPLlycJVmekHixKdkD9YZJcrDUu8e1aptElaO4hT0dDoc2Ce-Hm4&c=cOW1HTbIJJwF5tcHXi8q7bcA7zn_-xUCFOQzL5mZu_5qF0itCrJILg==&ch=68LdeLUCg5o5uN3XHNl02VmqLvIPxybX0h03hIUc4NoGh2wi-GLWyg==" target="_blank">Register</a> </b></span><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>online now!</b></span></p><p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-top:0px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">(</span><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><a href="http://www.usbg.gov/programs-and-events">http://www.usbg.gov/programs-and-events</a></span></font><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;fon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