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More than 200 varieties of roses will be on display on the upper level of Northway Mall on McKnight Road in the North Hills. The display will include different colors of hybrid tea roses, grandifloras, floribundas and miniature roses.

The Rose Show, which is free and will be open from noon-8 p.m., will include an artistic design arrangement class featuring rose designs. Rose Society rosarians will be on hand to answer questions about rose care and cultivation.

New members joining the Rose Society that day will receive a free miniature rose bush.

Details: 412-486-0649 and 412-881-6795.

Recycling event at Construction Junction

It might be too late to call it spring cleaning, but a September event offers an excuse to clean out the garage garbage.

The Pennsylvania Resources Council will sponsor its last "hard-to-recycle" event of the year 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 16 at Construction Junction, in Point Breeze.

Hard-to-dispose-of items, including paper products, metal, glass and plastic containers, cell phones, large appliances, tires, latex paint and computer equipment, will be accepted. There is a charge to dispose of some items, ranging from $1 to $20.

The Resources Council wants to promote the conservation of natural resources through this event. All materials collected will be recycled, refurbished or disposed of responsibly. The cell phones, chargers and batteries collected will benefit domestic violence victims and advocacy organizations through the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program.

Details: 412-488-7490 ext. 243, or www.prc.org.

Fox Chapel Garden Club donates $10,000

The Fox Chapel Garden Club is celebrating its 75th birthday by making a $10,000 gift to the Rachel Carson Homestead Association in Springdale.

Cece Miler, president of the garden club, says a survey of club members revealed "loud and clear" the desire to do something related to conservation and "something that would last."

The association administers the homestead and advances the thinking of Carson (1907-64), the writer and ecologist whose works helped stir interest in the nation's environmental movement.

Miller says most of the gift came through money raised at the club's Christmas auction.

Patricia DeMarco, executive director of the association, says the gift will be used to upgrade the existing gardens at the homestead and to broaden teaching on gardening without the use of pesticides.

That work will be part of activities aimed at the centennial of Carson's birth next year, DeMarco says, "but will last far beyond 2007."

The donation will be presented Thursday at the association's annual meeting at the Duquesne Club, Downtown.

Native plant sale today at Beechwood Farms

Spruce up gardens and flower beds with native Pennsylvanian plants at the Audubon Center for Native Plants' fall sale.

Plant species common to the region, such as wild columbine, coral bells and creeping phlox, and some hard-to-find native plants will be available for reduced prices. Native plant experts will be at the event to answer questions about the plants and which will grow best in certain environments.

Take advantage of the time of year and plant new purchases directly into gardens. Planting in the fall allows plants to establish strong roots before winter.

The sale will take place from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today at the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve.

Details: Contact the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania at 412-963-6100 or www.aswp.org.

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