TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 program begins at 6:30 p.m.  - There is now a WAITLIST for this program. Email Rondelle@scj.com with your name, phone and number of seats desired to be added.

Research shows that gardening is good for your mental and physical health – improving your mood, alleviating stress and helping lower blood pressure. A soil bacterium that fights depression was recently discovered, proving that digging in the dirt is indeed good for you!

Join us for this program with Melinda Myers on gardening for your health and well-being while adding beauty to your landscape. Melinda will show you how to build your strength no matter your time, budget or physical limitations. She will also share space and energy-efficient gardening design tricks to keep you gardening whenever time, energy and stiff joints get in the way.

Nationally known gardening expert, TV/radio host, author and columnist, Melinda Myers has over 30 years of horticulture experience and has written more than 20 gardening books. Melinda hosts the nationally syndicated “Melinda’s Garden Moment” TV and radio program, is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and writes columns for Chicagoland Gardening, Wisconsin Gardening and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She has a master’s degree in horticulture and was recently inducted into the Association for Garden Communicators Hall of Fame, the highest honor that can be given to a member of the association.