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<body stylesrc="frmain.htm" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" vlink="#0000FF" alink="#0000FF">  <p><font color="#800080" size="4" face="Monotype Corsiva"><strong>Serving Gardeners in Western Massachusetts</strong></font><img src="Turquoise_and_GrayA1A5.gif" width="536" height="5"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><font color="#008000" size="3" face="Arial"> <em style="font-style: normal"><strong><a target="_blank" href="Sponsor.htm"> Sponsor this Site!</a></strong></em></font></p> <table border="0"> <tr> <td><font color="#008000" size="3" face="Arial"><em><strong>What is the Master Gardener Association?</strong></em></font><p><font size="3">The Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association provides volunteer services to the general public, including an </font><a href="email.htm"><font size="3"><strong>e-mail hotline</strong></font></a><font size="3"> to answer your gardening questions; soil testing, and presentations to civic and gardening groups. </font></p> <p><em><font color="#008000" size="3" face="Arial"><strong>Gardening Topic for April 2006 - Yoga for Gardeners: Working for the Soul </strong></font></em></p> <p>The practice of yoga has much to offer gardeners. And gardeners are already practicing yoga, although they may not be aware! <span style="font-family: Arial"> </span><font face="Arial"> </font><font size="3"> </font><a href="Topic.htm" target="_blank"><font size="3"><em><strong>More</strong></em></font></a></p> </td> <td> <p align="center"> <img border="0" src="frmain01.jpg" width="222" height="187"><br> Crocus</td> <td><p align="center"><br>  </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><img src="Turquoise_and_GrayA1A5.gif" width="536" height="5"></p> <p><font color="#008000" size="3" face="Arial"><em><strong>News you can use</strong></em></font></p> <p><strong><font size="3">Wilbraham Garden Club Sale<br> </font></strong><font size="3">The Wilbraham Garden Club plant and bake sale will be held on Saturday, May 6, 8:30 a.m. at the Gazebo on Main Street in the center of Wilbraham.</font></p> <p><strong><font size="3">Soil Test Clinics</font></strong><font size="3"> - Get your soil now tested for pH.<br> For the full schedule and advice on taking a soil sample, </font> <a href="soil.htm"><font size="3">click here.</font></a></p> <p><strong><font size="3">Get Help from our Hotlines by phone or by e-mail</font></strong><font size="3"> -</font> </p> <p><font size="3">The telephone hotlines are open. Leave a question and phone number on the answering machine and we will call you back. 413-298-5355 (Berkshire County) or 413-533-0414 (Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin Counties).</font></p> <p><font size="3">EMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS  <a target="_blank" href="email.htm">E-mail us year round</a> with your gardening questions and a Master Gardener will research it and get back to you with an answer within 48 hours. For more information, see our </font> <a href="event.htm"><font size="3">Events page</font></a><font size="3">.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Slide Projectors Needed</strong> - Do you have a carousel-style projector gathering dust in your attic? Turn it into a tax deduction. The WMMGA needs working slide projectors. If you can help us, contact the </font><a href="mailto:webmaster@wmassmastergardeners.org"><font size="3">webmaster</font></a><font size="4"> </font><font size="3">and we will arrange to pick it up.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Check out the new UDSA hardiness zone map:<br> </font><a href="http://www.ahs.org/publications/usda_hardiness_zone_map.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ahs.org/publications/usda_hardiness_zone_map.htm</a></p> <p><img src="Turquoise_and_GrayA1A5.gif" width="536" height="5"></p> <p align="center"><img src="frmain02.jpg" width="409" height="284"><br> Galanthus</p> <p align="center"><a href="email.htm"><font size="4"><strong>E-MAIL HOTLINE</strong></font></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4"><strong>__________</strong></font><font size="4"><strong> </strong></font><a href="Topic.htm" target="_blank"><font size="4"><strong>CURRENT TOPIC</strong></font></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="about.htm"><font size="4"><strong>About WMMGA</strong></font></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4"><strong>___</strong></font><font size="4"><strong> </strong></font><a href="frames2.htm" target="_top"><font size="4"><strong>Garden Questions</strong></font></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4"><strong>___</strong></font><font size="4"><strong> </strong></font><a href="event.htm"><font size="4"><strong>Events</strong></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4"><strong>___</strong></font><font size="4"><strong> </strong></font><a href="soil.htm"><font size="4"><strong>Soil Testing</strong></font></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4"><strong>___</strong></font><font size="4"><strong> </strong></font><a href="links.htm"><font size="4"><strong>Links</strong></font></a></p> <p align="center">Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association <br> 66 Rural Lane, East Longmeadow MA 01028<br> 413-525-6742  <br> </p> <p align="center"><font size="2">Please send comments about this web site to </font><a href="mailto:webmaster@wmassmastergardeners.org"><font size="2">webmaster@wmassmastergardeners.org</font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">Last updated 04/09/2006 by G. 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