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This week's Green Tip is from the Horticulture Club: With lawn-mowing season upon us, you might consider your old lawn mower and how it performs. If you have a small lawn, you may wish to switch to a reel mower (the type that you manually push through your lawn).

Students in the ornamental horticulture: landscape technology major at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Schneebeli Earth Science Center constantly are working on projects that add lasting interest and beauty to the Allenwood-area campus. One such project, the Idea Garden, will combine several unique landscaping ideas and design features.

Five Pennsylvania College of Technology students and a faculty mentor recently volunteered to landscape the surroundings of the Williamsport YWCA, part of a national day of service organized by the trade organization that accredits the college's horticulture majors. Trimming, edging and mulching at the 815 W. Fourth St.

At the Williamsport Autodesk User Group meeting on April 27, a Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member will make a presentation on new functionality for plastics part design in AutoCAD Inventor 2010 software. Topics to be covered by J.D.

This week's Green Tip, provided by Penn College's Horticulture Club, is about inexpensive and maintenance-free lighting for your garden. Solar garden lights are easy to install and can provide six to 12 hours of lighting each night. When installing solar lights, simply place them in the ground wherever you want them.

Three of Pennsylvania College of Technology's academic schools were represented recently at the Central Pennsylvania Construction Career Day in York. Steven K. McCoy, coordinator of matriculation and retention for the School of Construction and Design Technologies; Melissa M. Stocum, coordinator of matriculation and retention for the School of Natural Resources Management; and Stacey C.

A recent donation from a branch of the nation's largest full-service landscaping firm helped Pennsylvania College of Technology students build a walkway to the conifer garden at the college's School of Natural Resources Management.

With spring atour doorstep, many of us may be thinking of doing some landscaping at home. Here is a tip from Penn College's Horticulture Club: Think about using native plants. This not only will give the landscape a natural feel, but it may be easier on your pocket and save you some time.

This week's Green Tip is brought to you by the Horticulture Club: Small changes in daily routine can save a great amount of water, money and preserve resources for the future. A full bathtub uses up to 70 gallons of water, while taking a 5- or 10-minute shower instead only uses 25 gallons.

Several orchids are in bloom at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center greenhouse, part of a collection from donations to the School of Natural Resources Management over the years. Lana G. Baker, greenhouse attendant, said students have used the flowers and plants in floral-design work, and have been exposed to the different soils and growing conditions that the orchid varieties require.