Known as "Joe Gardener," he will offer practical information and environmentally friendly tips to revolutionize the way gardeners look at their landscapes and what they can do to make them "greener." His latest book, The Green Gardener's Guide, will be available for purchase and his autograph.

The event, which is open to the public, will be held at High Meadows Country Club in Roaring Gap on April 26 at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $30 each. Send SASE to: Yadkin Valley Garden Club, c/o Linda Erlandson, P.O. Box 190, Elkin, NC, 28621-0190 no later than April 19.

The Yadkin Valley Garden Club is the eleventh oldest club in the state, founded on March 8, 1933 by Mrs. W. W. Whitaker and twelve other charter members. Mrs. Whitaker was honored in 1960 with the Maslin Award, the highest award given by the Garden Club of NC for her work in the Elkin community and her promotion of Junior Garden Club work.

\The current club maintains a membership of 21 gardeners, some of whose mothers and grandmothers also participated in the club. Its efforts can be appreciated throughout Elkin: at Memorial Park, the Rescue Squad building, and the original Ark shelter for the homeless. Work in progress includes landscaping a Habitat for Humanity home and creating a pink garden at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital for breast cancer awareness. Contact: If you have questions, please contact Martha Smith at smithgwyn@rivercto.net with the subject heading "Garden Club Luncheon," or contact Mary Mascenik, Phone: 336-414-7749, Email: craft_mentor@triad.rr.com, Yadkin Valley Garden Club, Elkin, North Carolina 28621.