Commonsense Gardening in a Complex Society lecture series
The Center for Continuing Education at Hagerstown Junior College offers two landscape development program series this fall. The Commonsense Gardening in a Complex Society covers drought, organic methods, composting, lawn care, flowers, woody plant pruning, and basic landscape planning in ten two hour sessions with Q and A. John S. Clatterbaugh, a local landscape consultant, wrote and developed the course. for more information call 790 2000 ext 323.
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Center For Continuing Education
Hagerstown Junior College
John S. Clatterbaugh
Free Colorado blue spruce trees offered for Arbor Day campaign
Ten free Colorado blue spruce trees will be given to each person joining the National Arbor Day Foundation Trees for America campaign in August. Trees ship postpaid for planting between March 1 and May 31 with care instructions. if they fail to grow they are replaced. Membership costs $10 and must be sent to Ten Blue Spruces, National Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, Nebraska 68410 by August 31.
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National Arbor Day Foundation
Arbor Avenue
Nebraska City
Ornithological Society to Meet in Frederick County
The Frederick County Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society will hold its first fall meeting on Thursday Sept 5 in the Frederick High School music room. Paul Fritz will present hawk migration with slides and discussion. The group meets the first Thursday each month September through May and plans 13 birding trips and a stream clean-up weekend in the next nine months.
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South Mountain
Frederick County
Maryland Ornithological Society
Frederick High School
Paul Fritz
Alaska
Gambrill State Park
Mike Welch
Staufferer
Bill duBell
How to attract birds seminar series begins
The Wild Bird Company of Frederick will host a series of Sunday seminars from September through October about attracting backyard birds. Topics include attracting cardinals, solving backyard bird problems, binoculars clinics, and more with dates September 1 8 15 22 and October 6 20 27. For details call 6982545.
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The
Wild Bird Company of
Frederick
Nut production hits new highs while citrus falls in 1990
A USDA report on fruit and nut production shows U S six major domestic tree nuts set a record of 9 0 billion pounds in 1990 up 20 percent from 1989 and 7 percent from 1988 Non citrus crops also rose to a 5 5 billion dollar value Citrus production plunged from 8 7 billion in 1989 to 2 21 billion in 1990 due to the December 1989 Florida freeze Florida orange acreage had rising non bearing trees and production is expected to grow through the 1990s easing prices California orange output will take years to rebound after the freeze that damaged or killed many trees.
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Washington
USDA
U.S
Florida
Department
Boyd Buxton
Economic Research Service
California
All That Jazz Roses Spark Talk Of Easy Care Trends
Phoenix AP notes the 1992 All-America designation for shrub rose All That Jazz raises questions about a shift toward low maintenance roses. Vic Thornton, ex Phoen ix Rose Society president, argues many homeowners could enjoy roses with simpler care while noting the value of climate fit and disease resistance.
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Phoenix
Vic Thornton
Phoenix Rose Society
All-American Rose Selections Inc
1992 All America Rose Selections Winners
The 1992 All America Rose Selections highlight three new rose varieties Brigadoon Pride n Joy and All That Jazz. Grown and tested over two seasons from Arizona to Maine these roses resist disease thrive in all climates and will be sold next spring in local garden centers or mail catalogs.
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Thornton
Peace
DeVor Nurseries
Watsonville
Calif
Jerry Twomey
DeVor
Arizona
Maine
Pride ‘N
Pride 'N’ Joy
AARS
U.S
Seoeence
Look what turns up in the garden
Consumer Reports tests compact rototillers and light weight tiller cultivators for gardening up to 500 square feet. Machines range 150 to 429 dollars, 8 to 20 inch working width, 1.6 horsepower top, front tine design, depth stake controls. Operation requires deliberate effort. tillers are easier than spades but not effortless.
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Garden News
Ornithological Society
Seana Lownie
Frederick County Parks & Recreation
How
Fred Archibald
Selections Inc
America
Rose
Brigadoon
Posamac Farms
Pat
T Rys Reame
Ballenger Crock
Sun
Lilypons
Lilypons Road
Buckeystown
Montgomery County
Lefton Lilypons
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