The event will feature educational presentations with a tradeshow, staffed by regional vendors and gardening organizations.
Presentations include “Hop into Hops” and “Backyard Strawberries” by Brad Bergefurd of OSU Extension; “Beneficial Insects” by Amanda Bennett of OSU Extension; “Lily, Lily, Lilies” by Dan Bachman of Valley of the Day Lilies; and “Milkweed to Monarch” by Bill Creasey of the Cincinnati Nature Center.
Visit http://clermont.osu.edu/news/22nd-annual-southwest-ohio-perennial-school to download a registration form. Registration is $40 on or before April 1; registration will be $45 after April 1. Fee includes program, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, refreshments, handouts and door prize tickets.
Clermont Extension is a non-formal education branch of OSU. The office merges needs of local citizens with OSU’s research through four focus areas: Family & Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources and Community Development. Call 513-732-7070 for more information.