{"id":734,"date":"2025-02-12T16:39:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rirs.org\/?p=734"},"modified":"2025-02-12T16:51:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:51:03","slug":"march-8-annual-meeting-neil-sanders-gardening-is-murder-at-shepherd-of-the-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rirs.org\/?p=734","title":{"rendered":"March 8 Annual Meeting: Neil Sanders- &#8216;Gardening is Murder&#8217; at Shepherd of the Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Annual Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10-12:30<br>Shepherd of the Valley<br>This meeting includes the installation of our new officers, bronze medal award and annual reports as well as cake to celebrate our 27th(?) anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Presentation:<br>\u201cGardening Is Murder\u201d<br>Neal Sanders<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/rirs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/author-and-lecturer-Neal-Sanders.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-735 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rirs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/author-and-lecturer-Neal-Sanders.jpg 647w, https:\/\/rirs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/author-and-lecturer-Neal-Sanders-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br>As the spouse of an avid and accomplished gardener with no \u2018real\u2019 responsibilities other than to dig holes and move rocks, Neal has lots of time to observe gardeners and their foibles. Today, he will share some of those observations in a talk \u2013 \u2018Gardening Is Murder\u2019 \u2013 that he guarantees will be unlike any gardening lecture you have ever heard. Neal is the author of 15 mysteries, many of which use garden club or horticultural settings and all of which feature strong, independent women.<br>He writes \u2018The Principal Undergardener\u2019 blog, which addresses gardening as a<br>non-gardener who loves gardens.<br>Note: Neal will be selling his books after his presentation \u2013 he prefers check for purchase of<br>books.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Meeting 10-12:30Shepherd of the ValleyThis meeting includes the installation of our new officers, bronze medal award and annual reports as well as cake to celebrate our 27th(?) anniversary. 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