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Are you overwhelmed by the plants in your house? Are they taking over your house? Do you wonder how to trim those out-of-control plants? Are you too scared to pick up that scissor and start a whackin? Have you thought about starting some plants, but are not sure what to do? Do you keep killing your houseplants? Do you have a graveyard of houseplants you just couldn’t keep alive?

Have no fear Green Thumbs are comin! Our master green thumber will be here to set you on the right path. We have a home growin girl willin to set us all straight on how to clip that plant, dig that hole, water that plant, and pot your plant. Be prepared to learn how to generate healthier plants, how to keep your indoor plants alive, and foster a green thumb with expert tips about caring for plants.

Rose Malisani, MSU Cascade County Extension Ag Agent of Agriculture and Natural Resources is here to save the day for us. Rose is prepared to offer participants a sense of accomplishment and intellectual stimulation on Monday April 17 at 6:00 at the library. She will help us understand the basics of plant care and how to listen to your plants when they tell you or show you what they need. Be prepared to turn that black thumb green.

One might wonder what benefits you can gain from having plants in your life. Not only do indoor plants make for beautiful home decor, they boost your health and well-being, and are an easy way to bring nature into your home. They improve air quality by replacing carbon dioxide with fresh oxygen.

Plants reduce stress. “Interacting with plants helped suppress sympathetic nervous system activity and diastolic blood pressure. Participants reported feelings of comfort when working with plants versus working on a computer.”

Rose and the Cascade County Extension Office is proud to provide consumers with up-to-date reliable information on a variety of subjects, including financial literacy, 4-H club, agriculture and natural resources, economic development, horticulture, community and school gardens, family health, food safety and nutrition

Whether you are a beginning, novice or master gardener there is always more to learn about your soil, your plants and your garden plan. So, join us at Wedsworth Library on April 17 at 6:00 p.m. to learn a little bit about plant care and gain that confidence to snip that plant.