Garden seminars at Blandy Arboretum in August
The Virginia Arboretum at Blandy schedules two workshops on August 17 and 18. Cooking with herbs offers demonstrations for beginners, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., $14 members $15 non members. Modern herb hoarding runs 1 to 3 p.m., $12 members $15 non members. Arboretum location is U.S. 50, about 10 miles east of Winchester. Call 703 837 1758 to register.
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Virginia Arboretum
Blandy
Sandy Greene
U.S. 50
Winchester
Market sales surge at Southern Maryland Farmers Market Cheltenham
July sales at the Southern Maryland Regional Farmers Market's Wholesale Produce Auctions rose sharply under marketmaster Bruce Bagley as 42 sale days in July compared with four in 1989. Heavy volumes of Sweet corn tomatoes and cantaloupes boosted totals with a 319 percent rise from July 1989. 21 vegetable types 8 fruit varieties and 5 plant items have been sold this season.
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Maryland
Cheltenham
Bruce Bagley
Baltimore
Washington
U.S. 301
MD. 4
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Bonsai Club Meets and Tour Planned at Arboretum
Mount Airy bonsai club schedules a Sunday August 19 workshop at Richard Hellieson’s greenhouse from noon to dark with a starter kit at 18.50 including a three year old bonsai plant A Saturday August 18 club members tour the National Arboretum Washington DC with gathering times 10 10:30 a.m or carpool at 9 a.m. for details call 825 0777.
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Mount Airy
Richard Hellieson
Jessie Smith Road
National Arboretum
Washington, D.C
Tyan Rathart
Hartionliurietlenpainy
Herb Sale At Wrenwood In Berkeley Springs Weekend
Wrenwood of Berkeley Springs hosts the annual fall herb and perennial sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in West Virginia. More than 200 herbs and 300 perennials plus scented geraniums will be featured with door prizes demonstrations at 11:30 a.m and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Refreshments, free plants to purchasers, and a selection of dried herbs blends books and gift items available. For information call (304) 258-3071.
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Wrenwood
Berkeley Springs
West Virginia
Gardens Rise From Ruins in Harlem Community
In Harlem a half acre garden thrives amid boarded buildings and drug scars. Green Guerrillas started in 1972 to reclaim empty lots, with GreenThumb funding since 1979, now guiding nearly 550 city plots yielding about 375 thousand dollars in produce annually and boosting neighborly safety and pride.
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New York
Gertrude Rainey
Harlem
New York City
Ms. Rainey
Pls
Green Guerrillas
GreenThumb
Lisa Siepiaiu
American Community Garden Association
Philadelphia
National Association
Jane Weissman
Green Thumb
Dutch bulb origin labeling aims to protect wild-sourced species
A three stage program led by the Dutch bulb industry with British and American environmental groups begins in the 1990 selling season. It labels bulbs to show if grown from wild sources with future 1992 rules for cultivated stock. The list includes many bulb species and notes most bulbs are grown commercially in Holland or abroad, not frequently offered by nurseries.
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Turkey
Holland
U.S
Self sowing plants in a cottage style garden
Gardeners who permit self sowing plants gain rapid ground cover and bright blooms with low effort, choosing a wild, cottage look. Begin with rich seedbeds, mulch for winter, and spring sowing, then manage annuals and biennials by deadheading while letting some seed heads mature for next season.
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Newport Park
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