Speaker promotes good gardening on northern prairie

Nurseryman and author Eric Bergeson is touring South Dakota in July to promote good gardening, tree planting and fruit growing practices in the harsh conditions and alkaline soils of the northern prairie.

Bergeson will speak at the Bandshell in Ipswich on Tuesday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m.

"There is great enthusiasm for gardening and planting in South Dakota," he said, "I look forward to looking around each town and learning, as well as sharing some tips."

Bergeson's seventh book, "Successful Gardening on the Northern Prairie," is in its third printing and has sold over 13,000 copies since it was p...