Garden color trends and the rise of bold blooms in gardens
Color trends in gardening mirror fashion with blue as a favored but hard to photograph shade. White remains showy at night. peach and apricot tulips rise in supply amid new cultivars. Black flowers, notably Queen of the Night tulip, gain popularity while placement matters to avoid dulling effects. Energetic shifts favor purple, dark red, shocking pink, bright red, intense yellow and bold orange as the coming season unfolds. Feery-Morse Seeds is acknowledged for contributing to this column.
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Feery-Morse Seeds
Garden calendar items for Frederick News-Post garden section
The 1997 Garden Calendar lists deadlines and weekly horticulture events across Maryland and nearby areas. Howard County Plant Clinic programs run at libraries in Savage Ellicott City and Oakland Mills with multiple times. Butterfly Show at Brookside Gardens. University of Maryland Vegetable Twilight Meeting. Rodale Institute GardenFest in Pennsylvania. Bluebird Adventures at Fountain Rock. Forestry Career Awareness Week at Camp Hickory. Naturalist Center cleanup closes the center from Aug 24 to Sept 9.
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Frederick News-Post
News-Post
East Patrick Street
Frederick
Howard County
Miller Library
Ellicott City
Savage
Camp Hickory
Rodale Institute
Kuntztown
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
University of Maryland
Knill Family Farm
Fountain Rock Nature Center
Walkersville
Naturalist Center
Drought stress signals and watering tips for landscapes
Prolonged drought weakens plants and invites pests. Observe indicator plants, lawns, and flowers for signs, water deeply and infrequently, mow higher, mulch beds, control weeds, and direct irrigation to vegetation. Water before 11 a.m. to avoid evaporation and fungal diseases. call Frederick County Extension for guidance.
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Cooperative Extension Service Office
Frederick County
Naturalist Center Prepares for Annual Museum Cleanup
The Naturalist Center of Leesburg will close for two weeks from Aug 24 to Sept 9 for its annual cleanup ahead of the fall school year. The center, a public study center of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, offers contact at Richard Efthim (703) 779-9712.
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Naturalist Center of
Leesburg
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Richard Efthim
Vegetable twilight meeting at University of Maryland Extension
The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service sponsors a 6 p.m. Wednesday August 6 vegetable twilight meeting. Attendees tour the Knill family vegetable operation and farm market and discuss high tunnel expansion with Gordon Johnson Kent County Delaware Extension agent. To register contact Bryan Butler or Betsy Heger before July 30. refreshments provided.
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University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Knill
Gordon Johnson
Kent County
Del
Bryan Butler
Betsy Heger
Turning Yard Into Wildlife Oasis Workshop Planned
The Windstar Wildlife Institute in Jefferson will host a one day workshop titled Turning Your Property Into a Wildlife Oasis at 8 30 a m on Monday September 29 at the National Wildlife Visitor Center in Laurel. The session aims to improve wildlife habitat on private properties with a lunch included. Early registration is 99 dollars by August 29. after that 139 dollars. For details or to register call (800) 324-9044.
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Windstar Wildlife Institute
Jefferson
National Wildlife Visitor Center
Laurel
Garden Talk workshop series starts September at extension
Howard County Cooperative Extension Service Master Gardeners host Garden Talk sessions each Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon starting Sept. 13. Topics include lawn care, other garden areas, bulbs, pruning, composting, houseplants, and coping with deer. Additional workshops are Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 4. Cost is $3 per day. Information at 410 313 2707.
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Howard County Cooperative Extension Service
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National Garden Bureau
Oakland Mills
Savage Library
Prom Frederick
Buckerstown
Lilypons Road
Buckersown
Robert Bishop
He Frederick News Post
Garden News
Wildlife
Wild Bird
Hearth & Patio
TOY
Arete Iy
Liriope
Kabler
Kohler
H.B. Duvall, Inc
Patrick Street
Cub Cadely
Orehn
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