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Please do not register until one month prior to a class. All classes are held at the Buffalo Inn in South Park unless otherwise noted.
Preserving the Harvest
Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 pm
Summer is coming and with it the fruits of summer like strawberries, raspberries and blueberries.
Come to North Park Lodge on Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 pm and Penn State Master Food Preserver Susan Marquesen will show you how easy it is to create, jellies, jams and preserves out of those summer fruits.
Cost is $15.00 cash or check at the door. Reservations are required and space is limited. Call 412-835-1201 for reservations or email at gardens@alleghenycounty.us. Please leave your name, daytime telephone number and the number attending.
This class is sponsored by Allegheny County Parks and Penn State Extension and benefits Allegheny County Parks.
Previous years' recipes are available on the Preserving the Harvest Recipes page along with more information about canning and equipment.
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13th Annual Edible Flowers Fest
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Save the date!
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You can find the plants below through your local garden centers and nurseries, mail order catalogs or through members of the  Pennsylvania Floral Industry Associations, of which Allegheny County Parks is proud to be a member. These plants have also been grown in the Penn State Demonstration Gardens in North and South Parks. Look for the Allegheny County Gardens! signs in South Park at Corrigan Drive & Theater Garden.
Maps of the areas in the parks are available at all Parks permit offices and the County Information Center.
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Tibouchina Urvilleana - Athens Blue - also known as Princess Flower or Glory Bush. An exotic beauty with 3 inch purple flowers and velvety gray-green leaves. Loves the heat and humidity and will bloom all summer in full sun. |
| Hardy Banana- Musa Bajoo - This exotic looking plant is really a banana plant although don't expect it to bear fruit. Hardy to Zone 5, this lush foliage plant loves hot weather. It dies back to ground after a hard frost but will spring to life from the tuber after warm weather returns. It likes a moist well-drained soil, full sun and regular fertilization. This tropical plant will make you the envy of the neighborhood. It can grow 8-10 ft. in our climate. |
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Salvia Splendens -Landscaper Bright Scarlet - or more commonly know as red salvia or red sage. This particular variety kept blooming until frost with uniform flower spikes and little fading. Salvia is an old fashioned favorite in the garden. Easily grown from seed. |
| Louisiana Copperleaf - Acalypha Wilkesiana - This beauty is a relative of the houseplant known as the Red Hot Cattail. Shades of copper, orange, reds and brown splash the leaves of this plant that grows 24-30 inches in full sun. In fact it enhances the colors of the leaves. Full sun, well-drained moist soil and regular fertilization. |
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