Media Alert: Springs Awareness Week Landscape Challenge

News Release

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Area landscaping professionals, the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association and the "Southwest Florida Water Management District(Southwest Florida Water Management District)":/.

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|*What:*|Landscape professionals will compete in a circuit of challenges testing their knowledge about landscaping best management practices that will help protect water quality in springs.

Competition areas include Sizing It Up for fertilization, Right Plant, Right Place for plant selection, Aim on Fertilizer for fertilization methods and Water It Right for irrigation.

The competition is sponsored by Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association and the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

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|*When:*|Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.|
|*Where:*|Armstrong Homes, 7821 N. Florida Ave., Citrus Springs|
|*District Contact:*|Virginia Sternberger, senior communications coordinator, 1-800-423-1476, ext. 4753.|