African violet sale set at Key Mall by society
The Sugarloaf Mountain African Violet Society, affiliate of the African Violet Society of America, will hold a Valentine plant sale in the Francis Scott Key Mall community booth on Saturday and Sunday Feb 9 and 10. For more information call Joyce Stenger at 540-9636.
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Sugarloaf Mountain
African Violet Society
Francis Scott Key Mall
The
African Violet Society of America
Joyce Stenger
Arboretum Offers Spring Docent Training Program
The Orlando White Arboretum invites volunteers to join its spring Docent Training Program. Training by Blandy Experimental Farm staff runs Mondays 1 to 3 p.m. Feb 25 to March 18 in Blandy Farm library with advanced sessions March 18 to May 20. To register call 703 837 1758. Arboretum sits near Boyce Virginia on U S 50 near Va 340.
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Orlando. White Arboretum
Blandy Experimental Farm
Christine Flanagan
Blandy Farm
Boyce
U.S. 50
Va. 340
Rose group to meet at Frederick Church of the Brethren
The Monocacy Rose Society hosts a pest management talk during its Wednesday February 13 meeting at the Frederick Church of the Brethren on Second Street. Open to the public. for more information call Gene Shaff at 663-8582 or Carol Williamson at 831-6325.
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Monocacy Rose Society
Frederick Church
Hobby Greenhouse Association Directory and Contact Info
Greenhouse enthusiasts can obtain a complete directory for hobby greenhouses from the Hobby Greenhouse Association. Membership details are available by writing Catherine Russell at 18517 Kingshill Road Germantown MD 20874 or calling (301) 972-1325. The nonprofit group formed in 1975 promotes greenhouse gardening and publishes a quarterly Hobby Greenhouse magazine to support knowledge sharing through local chapters and round robin groups.
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Hobby Greenhouse Association
Catherine Russell
Kingshill Road
Germantown
Hobby Greenhouse
Garden club earns national honor for city park
The Green-Walled Garden Club wins a national achievement award after seven years of planning for Frederick Memorial Hospital fronting City Park. Joan Hayward led the project with county and city staff assisting. over $8,000 from dried flower sales funded benches trees and a fountain.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
County Public Works
Russell Castle
Frederick
Harry Sloat
National Park Service
Hayward
National Council of State Garden Clubs
Kathy Brekhus
Carol Vachon
Joan Hayward
Elaine Campagnoli
Crab apple trees brighten gardens with compact new varieties
Vincennes Indiana crab apple expert Robert Simpson says flowering trees dazzle in spring but fruit colors year round and draws birds. New disease resistant cultivars like Prairiefire White Ingliss and Zumi offer small fruit and compact growth, ideal for home landscapes.
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Robert Simpson
Vincennes
Ind
Midwest Living Magazine
Mr. Simpson
University of Illinois
Winter Garden winners Part IV tomato trials noted
The winter garden tested two innovative programs for growing tomatoes using DeWitt Weed Barrier and soaker hoses. Seventeen tomato varieties were trialed with twelve earning Winter Garden Winners status, highlighting VF and VFNT resistance, determinate and indeterminate types, and strong flavor, texture, and yield across Frederick area gardens.
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Stern
Frederick
Johnny
Harris
Park
Burpee
Liberty
Jung
Stokes
Floramerica
VFFN
Computerized grading eyes for produce under study
Dr. C T Morrow of Penn State describes a portable computerized system to grade fruits and vegetables. Two color cameras compare color size and defects against a blue background, digitizing pixels to feed an expert system that may determine grade. Current work focuses on apples potatoes and mushrooms.
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C.T. Morrow
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
Landscaping to Cut Home Energy Use and Increase Value
Landscaping around homes lowers heating and cooling needs by shaping wind flow and shading walls. Windbreaks of evergreen trees and dense foundation plantings reduce heat loss, air leakage, and snow removal needs, while summer shading and dead air spaces improve cooling efficiency. Evergreen planting clusters or grouped trees near the house best cut energy use and boost comfort and value.
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