Archive for March 14th, 2009

This is a press release from the City. Sounds pretty good, especially the part about herb gardening:

The Fort Worth Water Department’s next semi-annual Yard Smart Seminar is Saturday, March 21, at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden Center’s Lecture Hall. The seminar is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required.

Doors open at 8:15 a.m., and the program begins at 8:45 a.m. The event concludes at 12:30 p.m. with a tour of the Water Conservation Garden.

The purpose of the Yard Smart Seminar is to relay environmentally friendly and water-saving gardening information that can lead to healthy, beautiful lawns and gardens.

Dotty Woodson, water resources specialist for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, will discuss Rain Water Harvesting. Growing Herbs & Vegetables is the subject of Tarrant County AgriLife Extension Agent Steve Chaney’s talk.

The third session, Ask the Expert, is a one-hour discussion between the public and a panel of four professionals on gardening and irrigation.

To learn more, call the Water Department at 817-392-4477.

Local Author Rosemary Clement-Moore will be signing her new book, Highay to Hell, at Barnes & Noble in Hurst this Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:00 4:00 PM. This will be the third in her award-winning young adult mystery series about girl-detective Maggie Quinn. And, bonus of bonuses, you will get to meet El Chupacabra.  By buying the book, I mean, not when you attend the signing.

Last I checked, Clement-Moore was a member of the DFW Writer’s Workshop, which is where I met her. I’d like to note that the workshop will be holding a conference for DFW Writers in the Irving area this spring, May 2-3, 2009, featuring talks about writing, agent pitch sessions, and the opportunity to hang out with other writers in a fun atmosphere. Yes, I do plan to attend, if for no other reason than I want to talk to the three New York literary agents I invited while working on the conference committee.