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A scholarship for future horticulturists


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Sacramento Digs Gardening
PUBLISHED JAN 18, 2019
Horticulture students raise plants for sale at American River College. (Photo courtesy ARC Horticulture Dept.)
Roseville club sets deadline for application

Do you know a student planning to major or already majoring in a horticulture-related field?

For a second year, the Roseville Better Gardens Club plans to award a $500 one-year scholarship to a college student pursuing a horticulture-related bacherlor's or master's degree. The student must be planning a career or occupation in landscape design, environmental issues, floral design or horticulture

The Roseville Better Gardens Club is an award-winning nonprofit educational organization affiliated with the Golden Foothills District and California Garden Clubs, Inc.

Postmark deadline for the scholarship application is May 1, 2019. The scholarship application is available on the California Garden Club's website: http://Californiagardenclubs.com/content/rbgc-scholarship-program .

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