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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1994
Page
11
Free 400 square foot garden plots for low income households available on a first come, first served basis near South Carroll Street and Mount Olivet Boulevard. For more information contact Frederick Community Center at 694-1506.
Maryland Forest Service seeks volunteers to plant seedling trees at the Monocacy Natural Resources Management area on Saturday April 23. Volunteers meet 9 a.m. in the parking lot north of Md 28 near Park Mills Road and finish by noon. For more information call 473-8417.
A spring wildflower walk will be led by a center naturalist at Bear Branch Nature Center in Westminster from 10 to 11 30 a.m. on Saturday April 16. The walk is for ages 8 and older. To register call 410 848 2517.
The Greenway Gardens Arboretum and Environmental Center hosts an open house from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday April 23 and 11 am to 3 pm on Sunday April 24. Located off Md 97 on Nicodemus Road the 27 acre site is under restoration after state purchase and lease to Carroll County. For details call (410) 848-4611.
The Laytonsville Volunteer Fire Department announces a mulch sale offering hardwood shredded mulch at 3.25 dollars per bag. Free delivery within five miles for orders of ten or more bags. Advance orders can be placed by calling 948-0773.
The Fort Richie Garden Show titled Compost Happens runs Friday April 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lakeside Hall. Lakeside Community Club serves lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees can make take-home projects and consult experts on tools, planting, wildlife, composting and safe chemical alternatives. For more information call Beth Sigler at 717 878 4288.
The Howard County master gardeners will run a free plant clinic from 7 to 8 30 p m on Mondays and 10 a m to noon Saturdays through September at the Miller Branch Library on Frederick Road in Ellicott City. Trained by the Cooperative Extension Service, the new group completes 40 hours of lectures and an exam and joins 80 county experts. New masters include Ginny Baier Diane Brown Don Buening Sharon Bystran Gladys Carpenti Glenda Condon Joyce Fell Susan Flamino Valentine Grace Barbara Hall Sherry Keller Barbara Langridge Lori Lease Jean Leslie Katherine Lieberman Betty Lugenbeel JoAnn Pearce William Porter Barbara Totis Peter Wah Egmond Linda Willett Gardner Wolfe. Clinics skip holiday weekends. For more information call (410) 313-2707.
Carroll County offers free mulch at the Northern and Hoods Mill landfills from the county composting program. Residents are urged to bring yard waste to sustain the program, including leaves grass clippings plants shrubs and prunings under four feet long and two inches in diameter. For details call (410) 857-2633.
Sugar Loaf Mountain Violet Society hosts a May 6 and 7 sale starting 10 p.m. daily at Laurel Centre Mall offering new yellow violet hybrids, over 200 standard, miniature and large violets, plus fertilizers, pots and related items. Call Ardrea Burrell at 585-2094 for details. Five Upperville area historic houses open for Historic Garden Week April 24–25 with tours 1–5 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday. block tickets $20, single house $5. lunch available. information via 703 592-3209 or 703 687-8888.
Gardeners in Carroll County can pick up mulch at the Northern and Hoods Mill landfills. Residents may collect mulch free of charge from the mulching and composting area.
A dense calendar lists meetings, seminars, shows, and tours from April 4 to May 1. Highlights include the Frederick County Bird Club at Frederick High School, the National Capital Dahlia Society in Bethesda, wildflower seminars at the National Arboretum, Tree Planting at Greenbriar State Park, and the Maryland Daffodil Show in Baltimore. Also scheduled are plant sales, orchid society auctions, and garden tours across multiple counties with contact notes and times.
Gov. Gaston Caperton asked the federal government to help Eastern Panhandle peach farmers after a frigid winter likely ruined much of the 1994 crop. Officials say a blossom check will confirm losses, with potential small loans discussed as possible aid.
Tasker's Chance Garden Club members prepare for their annual spring plant sale to be held Wednesday April 27 in front of Frederick's City Hall with a rain date of Thursday April 28. Plants include geraniums wildflowers and bedding varieties. Pictured are Jeannette Shoemaker and Robbie Stickell in front with Libby Richards Martia Menzies Margaret Conley and Danney Marshall in back.
Bedding plants, also called market packs, brighten beds with hardier starts and easier design. Choose plants with green leaves, avoid pests, and prefer nonblooming stock for quick establishment. Store flats properly, plant with correct spacing, water, fertilize, and keep notes for next year.
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