Master gardeners Rodger Johnson and Connie Spitz provide gardening information and help to solve garden problems for people who attended the first Fall Garden Festival. The event, which was sponsored by the Douglas County Extension Master Gardeners, was Oct. 2 at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds.

Cardinal Brands employees gather for a picture at Brookcreek Learning Center. They helped clean around the center during the United Way of Douglas County's Fall Day of Caring on Sept. 24. From left are Michelle Spreer, Jamie Sinclair, Ginny Fuerst, Gloria Hopkins, Jacque Russell and Chuck Cox.

Capitol Federal Savings employees deliver food to Penn House during the United Way of Douglas County's Fall Day of Caring. From left are Travis Sullivan, Jenn Oehlert, Jaime Sauer and Nathan Oehlert. They volunteered Sept. 24.

University National Bank employees, from left, Lori Kloepper and Annette Thede deliver nonperishable foods to Pelathe Community Resource Center during the Fall Day of Caring. Caroline Hicks, of Pelathe center, and Linda Elwell, right, chairwoman of the Fall Day of Caring, helped unload the food Sept. 24 at the center.

Pearson Government Solutions employees, from left, Anthony Case, Rachelle Lee, Alex Louis and Diana Hirahoka volunteer their time to clean the back yard of a Visiting Nurses Assn. client's home. They participated in the United Way of Douglas County's Fall Day of Caring on Sept. 24.

Central National Bank employees paint walls at Van Go Mobile Arts during the United Way of Douglas County's Fall Day of Caring. From left are Rob Gillespie, Tom Koemig, Adele Bisel, Mark Sedlak and Amanda Vail. They helped the nonprofit organization on Sept. 24.

Intrust Bank employees Doug Gaumer, left, and Don Johnston volunteer at the Salvation Army. They participated Sept. 24 in the United Way of Douglas County's Fall Day of Caring.

Master gardeners Barbara Kelly, center, and Cyd Schnacke, right, welcome people to the inaugural Fall Garden Festival. The event was Oct. 2 at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. It involved talks and demonstrations on gardening methods, commercial exhibits on gardening and landscaping, educational children's activities, a plant sale and help in solving gardening and landscaping problems.

Master gardener Joan Reiber, left, guides Sue Givens and her grandchildren Harrison and Rachel Heeb in the fine art of making Grass