New York State Master Gardener Manual
Chapter topics and constents of this manual represent core competencies that Master Gardener interns or trainees are expected to achieve in the course of study to qualify as a New York State Master Gardener Volunteer.28 cm; unpaged; loose leaves in a labeled 3-ring binder; illustrated from drawings. A good copy or better with minor underlingin/notes in some chapters.
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