Native Plant Society Picnic and Tours Spotlight Chestnut Trees
The Maryland Native Plant Society schedules a July 16 picnic and presentation at Piscataway Park Accokeek on chestnut trees. A August 7 tour and grass and sedge identification workshop at Adkins Arboretum Caroline County follows. For details, call listed numbers.
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Maryland Native Plant Society
Piscataway Park
Bryan Point Road
Accokeek
Adkins Arboretum
Caroline County
Silver Fancy Garden Club installs new Taneytown officers
The Silver Fancy Garden Club met at Mrs. Francis Hoban's Taneytown home as Allan Lowe installed the year's officers: president Mrs. Charles Fisher, VP Mrs. Ned Musser, recording secretary Mrs. Kenneth Fields, corresponding secretary Mrs. Henry Reindollar, treasurer Mrs. Sam Prutch, and delegates Mrs. Charles Smith and Mrs. Francis Hoban. The club funded plantings at Md. 140 and Old Taneytown Road, with project supervision by Fran Bateman and Margo Bartesh of the Maryland State Highway Landscaping Division. Funding came from the Silver Fancy Garden Club, Taneytown, Heritage Committee, and an anonymous donor.
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Silver Fancy Garden Club
Francis Hoban
Taneytown
Allan Lowe
Charles Fisher
Ned Musser
Kenneth Fields
Henry Reindollar
Sam Prutch
Charles Smith
MD. 140
Old
Taneytown Road
Maryland State Highway Landscaping Division
Fran Bateman
Margo Bartesh
Club
Piney Run Park Nature Camp Open for 17th Year
Piney Run Park announces its 17th annual nature camp accepting registrations for children from kindergarten through fourth grade. Four weeklong sessions for K to 3 run July 12-16, 19-23, 26-30, and Aug 2-6, with halfday options on two weeks. Activities include outdoor cooking, canoeing, crafts, pontoon boat rides, and guest talks. Fees range from 45 to 120 dollars per child depending on grade level and session length. For details and registration call 410 795 6043.
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Piney Run Park
Branching Out: Maryland Forest Stewardship Newsletter
The Maryland Cooperative Extension Service announces Branching Out a free quarterly newsletter for woodland owners. It covers educational programs publications and video resources with feature stories on landowners applying stewardship practices. To receive send name and address to Branching Out 18330 Keedysville Road Keedysville MD 21756 or call 791-2298.
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Maryland
Branching Out
Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Keedysville Road
Keedysville
Green-house calendar entries for July 1993
The Green-house Calendar lists July 1993 events in the Frederick News Post Garden section. Items include Landscape Design Summer School at Carroll County Extension Office, various Wild Bird Co clinics in Frederick, Lotus Blossom Festival at Buckeystown, and plant society picnics and garden shows at Piscataway Park and Monterey.
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Frederick News-Post
Greenhouse
News-Post
Frederick
Landscape Design
Carroll County Extension Office
Wild Bird Co
Carroll County
Lulypens Water Gardens
Buckeystown
Maryland Organic Food and Farming Association
Clagett Farm
Upper Marlboro
Cline
Carrell County
Maryland Native Plant Society
Piscataway Park
Accokeek
Blue Ridge Garden Club
Monterey Country Club
Blue Ridge Summit
Maryland Forestry Natural Resources
Camp Hickory
Garrett County
Landscape Contractor Association of Maryland
Virginia
Holiday Inn Crown Plaza
Rockville
Wildflower Plantings Offer Low Maintenance Frontage Upgrades
Wildflowers along highways promise low maintenance and reduced watering and pesticide needs. Experts warn that abandoned lawns won’t become meadows without careful prep. native seeds, herbicide, rototilling, and proper sowing depth are required for success.
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Jean Scott
Wicomico
John Krouse
University of Maryland
Krause
Container Gardening Tips for Small Space Growers
This column outlines how container gardening fits busy or space constrained homes. It covers choosing containers, plastic versus clay, drainage, soil mixes, planting steps, mulching, staking, extending seasons, and kid friendly aspects with note of National Garden Bureau contributions.
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The
National Garden Bureau
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