Maryland Wine Festival returns to Carroll County in Westminster
The Maryland Wine Festival, created by John Barker in 1984, will run September 21 and 22 at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster. Hours are 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and noon to 6 pm on Sunday, with attendance rising from 4,500 to over 20,000 in 12 years. Tours Magazine named it one of North America’s top five festivals in 1994. For details call 410 848 7775.
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Carroll County Farm Museum
Westminster
John Barker
Carroll County
Tours Magazine
North America
Call
Annapolis Gardening School Plans Summer Fall Activities
The Annapolis Gardening School announces multiple summer and fall events including a decorative topiary workshop from 11 am to 3 pm on Wednesday August 7 with a $40 fee and lunch, a garden tour and tea on September 12 at the William Paca House for $14, a London Town Gardens cruise on September 16 with tea for $55, a September 25 flower arranging workshop for $25, a Charles Carrell house tour October 3 for $14, and lectures and wreath workshops in October and December with prices ranging from $15 to $15 plus tea.
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Annapolis
Back Creek
Chesapeake Bay
William Paca
London Town Gardens
Charles Carrell
Ionapoli Gardening School
Howard County Fairgrounds
West Friendship
Carroll County Farm Museum
Westminster
Ten Flowering Trees Offered To Arbor Day Members
Ten flowering trees will be given to each person joining the National Arbor Day Foundation in August. The trees include two white dogwoods two flowering crabapples two golden raintrees two Washington hawthorns and two American redbuds. They ship postpaid for planting between Oct 1 and Dec 10 with planting instructions. Six to twelve inch trees are guaranteed to grow or replaced free. To receive trees send a $10 membership fee to Ten Flowering Trees National Arbor Day Foundation 100 Arbor Avenue Nebraska City Nebraska 68410 by Aug 31.
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National Arbor Day Foundation
Arbor Avenue
Nebraska City
Garden calendar highlights for 1994 Frederick area
The Garden Calendar for 1994 lists weekly greenhouse notices in The Frederick News-Post with deadlines each Tuesday noon. Entries include Awareness Week for Forestry and Natural Resource Careers, gardening lectures, garden tours, floral workshops, and horticultural events across Annapolis Mount Airy Howard County Westminster and Frederick during July through December.
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Frederick News-Post
News-Post
Frederick
Camp Hickory
Gladiolus Varieties Highlight Winter Hardy Bulbs And Legends
The article surveys hardy winter gladiolus varieties from South African origins to Mediterranean G byzantinus, noting dwarf hybrids like Gladiolus x colvillei, zones 4 to 10 hardiness, and commercial offerings from Wayside Gardens, Park Seed Co, and McClure and Zimmerman. It notes the flower’s mythic ties to Hyacinthus and its meaning splendid beauty and sword, with the gladiator label reflecting leaf shape.
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South Africa
Central Africa
James Colvill
Chelsea
England
Colvillei
Wayside Gardens
Park Seed Co
Park
McClure and
Zimmerman
Tree selection and planting guide for Florida and Frederick County
This piece outlines choosing tree types by site goals and conditions, then lists steps for planting. It covers soil preparation including digging oversized holes, amending soil with compost and sand, and correct root ball handling for container or balled trees. It notes cultivar improvements for disease resistance and the role of nurserymen and extension services.
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Florida
Frederick County
Nursery and Landscape Company
Frederick County Cooperative Extension Service
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Mount Airy Library
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Fsk Mall
Lilypons Water Gardens
Talypons Road
Buckeystown
Lilypons Road
Gladiolus
Patrick F. O’keefe
Judy Johnsen
Orr Retail
Tuscarora Rd
Point of Rocks
Loti
Hrederich Nefrs-Post
Rese
Wild Bird
Mule
Federick Towne Mall
Staver Hearth & Patio
Shindaiwa
Ceresville Ford
NEW Holland
Liberty Road
Kohler
Lawson
Main St
New Market
M&f
Vanes
Tore.com
Tci
Barvane
Qaihay
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