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Racing returns for the 10th season to the Shenandoah Downs racetrack in Woodstock. Darrell Wood with Virginia Equine Alliance talks about the special events planned, including betting on all three triple crown races this year. www.shenandoahdowns.com

Cody Wilmer is the owner of The Long Acre Farm in Grottoes. A traditional farm with a unique history. Originally known as The Wunderlich Farm, dating back to around 1825, it is recognized as a Virginia Century Farm, indicating it has been actively farmed for over 100 years. The brick farmhouse, constructed just before the Civil War, was reportedly used as a makeshift hospital during the conflict, with soldiers and later visitors leaving their initials etched into the brick walls. While the farm originally spanned several hundred acres, it now covers 21 acres, primarily used for cattle.

Do you find yourself planting the same plants year after year? On this episode of In the Garden with Andre Viette, Andre suggest some great plants for you to try in your garden.

While most gardeners might think of pollen as an enemy, especially while your sneezing your way through the garden! But, as Andre Viette says on this episode, of In the Garden with Andre Viette, pollen is necessary for the pollination of plants and trees.
In the Garden with Andre Viette is a weekly gardening show and airs live, Saturday mornings between 8 – 11 a.m. eastern. Listen at www.rocktownnow.com

The traditions of Easter have changed over the years. On this episode of In the Garden with Andre Viette, Andre shares some memories of Easter past and talks about plants associated with the holiday and this time of the year.