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Events and News

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“GCC Educational Stipend Winners 2008”

A total of $2500 was awarded to three candidates for educational stipend awards by GCC in 2008. Funding for these scholarships comes from GROW points awarded to members for participating in special purchases from some of our suppliers.

The three winners are Hannah Lucey, Even Riccardo, and Anne Carlson.
Hannah Lucey from City Floral Garden Center going to Metro State   $1000
Even Riccardo from Welby Gardens Wholesale going to Front Range Community College   $1000
Anne Carlson from Echter's Garden Center taking Master Gardener training in Jefferson County   $500

Hannah Lucey
Works at: City Floral Garden Center
School: Metro State

Even Riccardo
Works at: Welby Gardens Wholesale
School: Front Range Community College

Anne Carlson
Works at: Echter's Garden Center
School: Jefferson County
Major: Master Gardener

Million Tree Program

Denver City & County Million Tree Program will begin Aug. 1, 2007
The goal is have consumers plant one million trees in the next several years. Watch this site for a 10% coupon good at participating stores when you buy and plant a tree. The program is good at stores throughout the state that choose to participate although only those within certain metro areas can count toward the million tree program.

Click here for the Coupon and click here for tree planting instructions

DIG (Rocky Mountain News) and GROW (Denver Post) Newspaper Sections

Every Friday from late-March to late-June enjoy reading the latest tips on gardening in the special DIG and GROW sections created by the Garden Centers of Colorado in partnership with the Denver Newspaper Agency.

Your favorite authors will share:

Click here to read this information.

Annual of the week
Perennial of the week
A feature article about gardening & the drought
Plant Select® plants
Short articles giving tips for gardening

This 4 color special section will answer many questions about gardening in Colorado with our special climatic and soil conditions.

Colorado Gardener
	Colorado Gardener is an independently-owned gardening newsmagazine containing practical information, resources and features on all facets of gardening. Pick up a free copy at any participating Garden Center location.

The 2006-07 “E” Book
	The “E” Book is a unique community coupon book that has raised more than $1.5 million for local education and youth programs in just six years and includes merchants from Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland and surrounding northern Front Range communities in addition to the Denver Metro Area. Look for our coupon pages 131 and 132.

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