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Dr. Leon Young

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Mast Arboretum Les Reeves Lecture Series is held the third Thursday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Stephen F. Austin University Agriculture Building, Room 110 on Wilson Drive.

On Jan. 15, Dr. Leon Young will present information regarding the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Soil Lab, soil testing, results, pH and liming.

There is no admission charge, and refreshments are served before the talk. A rare plant giveaway raffle is held afterward.

Upcoming lecturers include: Feb. 19 - Severn Doughty, Louisiana Nursery Landscape Association; March 19 - Todd Lasseigne, Paul Ciener Botanical Garden, North Carolina; April 16 - Jeff Adkins, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Horticulture; May 21 - Jim Robbins, University of Arkansas; June 18 - Matthew Chappel, University of Georgia; July 16 - Cliff Shackelford, Texas Parks and Wildlife; Aug. 20 - Jason Griffin, John C. Pair Horticulture Center, Kansas State University at Haysville; Sept. 17 - Leon Macha, Greenleaf Nursery, El Campo, Texas; Oct. 15 - Richard Olsen, U.S. National Arboretum, Beltsville, Md.; Nov. 19 - Brent Pemberton, Texas A&M University; and Dec. 17 - Dave Creech, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.

For more information, e-mail sfagardens@sfasu.edu or call (936) 468-1832.