Garden sale at Linganore offers plants and veggies
Garden news notes Linganore plant sale set from noon to four p m on April 24 25 and 30 with vegetables geraniums wax peppers perennials annuals New Guinea tea and hanging baskets. C and O Canal National Historical Park Superintendant D Faris announced a Trash Free program kicking off Earth Day April 22 with trash bag dispensers replacing other disposal methods.
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C & O Canal National Historical Park
Supermancoat
D. Faris
Boheee Cette
Saar
Earth Day Fair at Greenbrier State Park ’99
Earth Day Fair will be held Saturday April 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Greenbrier State Park 10 miles east of Hagerstown on Md 40. Scales and Tales teaches birds of prey and reptiles 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with hikes, wildlife displays, recycling and conservation info. For details call (301) 791-4767.
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Greenbrier State Park
Hagerstown
Garland Garden Spring Open House fundraiser weekend
Garland Garden hosts a Friday to Sunday Open House to raise funds and awareness for the Grant-A-Wish Foundation. A Friday gala with silent and live auctions is by invitation only, with invitations available at Garland's Garden Center or by phone. Public workshops run daily alongside free entertainment, prizes, promotions, and discounts.
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Garland Garden
Garland’s
Garden Center
Ingleside Ave
Catonsville
Go Fly a Kite Wine Tasting Weekend at Berrywine Plantations
Airy hosts Go Fly a Kite Wine Tasting Weekend at Berrywine Plantations Singanore Moon area. The event runs 10 am to 6 pm Saturday April 24 and noon to 6 pm Sunday April 25. Attendees can fly a kite hike then sample wines. Free admission. Call 410 795 6432 or 301 831 5889 for details.
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Singanore
Moon
Airy
Earth Day at Harpers Ferry Park Celebrates Nature
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park marks Earth Day with activities from 1 am to 4 pm on Saturday April 24. Ranger guided tours and family friendly programs run all day. The Sierra Club and Potomac Valley Audubon Society join with displays on resource protection. A bird walk at 7 am a wood sculpture display and sculpting demos and a 3 pm musical program are planned in the Shenandoah Street tent. For details call (301) 535-6298.
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Sierra Club
Potomac Valley Audubon Society
Shenandoah Street
Brookside Gardens hosts weekend garden events in Wheaton
Brookside Gardens at 1800 Glenallan Ave Wheaton plans multiple events. Elizabeth Kerhan presents The Beauty of Pressing Flowers at 11 30 a m on April 23 24 at the Visitor Center Adult Workshop with a $18 fee. Tai Chi In the Garden runs six Tuesdays from April 27 to June 1 priced at $60. Noteworthy Plants Part II with Phil Normandy April 29 costs $7. Dr Beth Norden speaks on pollinators April 30 for $10. Saturday May 1 offers 2 p m garden walks with trained guides. Weekend story time runs April 25 free. May Day workshop May 1 costs $4 for ages 4 11.
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Brookside Gardens
Glenallan Ave
Wheaton
Elizabeth Kerhan
Ellen Kennedy
Phil Normandy
Beth Norden
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Wll
Annual garden tour set by Shenandoah Potomac Garden Council
The 44th annual house and garden tour will run Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25, in Berkeley and Jefferson counties, West Virginia. Advance tickets cost 10 for adults and 5 for children 12 and under. at each house 12 for adults and 5 for children. Mail orders to Box 998 Harpers Ferry WV 25425-0908. For more information call Jefferson County Visitors and Convention Center Bureau at 304 535-2627 or 800 498-2386.
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Shenandoah-Potomac Council of Garden Clubs
Berkeley
Jefferson
Panhandle
West Virginia
Shenandoah- Potomac Garden Council
Harpers Ferry
Jefferson County
Franklinia alatamaha facts and Bartram garden links
An article traces the Franklinia alatamaha discovery by John Bartram and son William in 1765 near Fort Barrington Georgia, its later propagation in Philadelphia, and the plant's status in Historic Bartram's Garden. It notes census efforts, Bartram catalogs of 1783, notable visitors, a 3 cent stamp honoring the tree, and info for locating or purchasing Franklinia alatamaha.
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Ajatamaha River
Fort Barrington
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Schuylkill River
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Libertynet.org
Frederick County
Pennsylvania
North America
America
Europe
George III
Carolus Linnaeus
George Washington
James Logan
William Penn
John James Audubon
Merriwether Lewis
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
U.S. Post Office
Liberty Bell
Independence Hall
Betsy Ross House
Bartram’s Garden
54Th St
Lindbergh Blvd
Bartramilibertynet
Winter Garden
Wayside Gardens
Garden Lane
Hodges
Topping trees harms landscape and certification guidance
An arborist warns that tree topping damages trees, creating hazardous watersprouts and weakening structure. It urges avoiding topping, suggests alternatives like pruning to safe codes, and highlights Maryland licensing for tree care professionals plus tips to hire qualified arborists and verify insurance and credentials.
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State of
Maryland
Frederick
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
International Society of Arbonculture
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