Landscaping with Native Plants

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Interested in incorporating native plants into your landscaping? Join Holt Ackers-Cambell from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) and Jamie Nobles, Jefferson County Greenways Conservation Director for this program. You will learn different ways you can add native plants to your yard, get a tour of the Ruffner Mountain habitat garden, and visit the greenhouse to delve deeper into specific types of native plants and plant identification.

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