web.uri.edu\/mastergardener\/tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cEach of the gardens on the tour is unique, evolving over the years and reflecting the changing interests and lifelong learning of its gardener,\u201d said Mary Ann Buckley, a Master Gardener volunteer who is coordinating the tour with 溏心vlog免费B站 Cooperative Extension staff. \u201cOur volunteers are opening their gardens to the public as a teaching tool because our mission is to help local residents choose environmentally-sound gardening practices. After visiting these gardens, we hope you\u2019ll be inspired to go home and try something new.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gardens on the tour are located in Charlestown, Cumberland, East Greenwich, East Providence, Foster, Glocester, Narragansett, Newport, North Kingstown, Portsmouth, Providence, and South Kingstown, Rhode Island, with additional gardens in Seekonk, Massachusetts and Stonington, Connecticut. Fourteen of the twenty-six gardens have never been featured on previous tours.<\/p>\n
According to Buckley, each garden is unique in name and design. Many support pollinators and attract beneficial insects with native and other flowering plants, while others are designed for homestead-scale vegetable and fruit production. Each garden is tended with the principles of integrated pest management in mind, with minimal or no chemical inputs or soil disturbance.<\/p>\n
溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardeners will greet visitors in their gardens, ready to share science-based horticultural information about best gardening practices and answer questions.<\/p>\n
The garden tour is hosted by 溏心vlog免费B站 Cooperative Extension\u2019s Master Gardener Program, which uses a train-the-trainer approach to educate citizens in science-based gardening topics. Graduates of a 14-week training course and 50-hour internship, numbering more than 600 active volunteers in Rhode Island, serve as grassroots educators, teaching their fellow citizens in schools, demonstration gardens and public events.<\/p>\n
All tour participants are asked to assess their health prior to visiting any of the gardens. Those feeling sick or with an elevated temperature should stay home. Everyone, including the garden hosts, are required to wear masks and practice social distancing. Hand sanitizer will be available for use.<\/p>\n
Proceeds from the tour will benefit the educational programs of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardener Program,\u00a0including the Gardening and Environmental Hotline, free soil pH testing service, information kiosks and public presentations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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