Rhododendron Show And Sale Slated At Westminster
The Mason-Dixon Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will host its ninth annual rhododendron and azalea display and sale at Carroll County Vocational Technical Center Westminster on May 5 and 6. Doors open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. garden displays include trees shrubs and flowers with an audience path. rhododendron trusses and azalea sprays judged by ARS members with ribbons awarded. plants, seedlings, rooted cuttings, bonsai items for sale. experts answer propagation planting diseases and care questions. library books and reference material available.
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Mason-Dixon
Bird Club Picnic Near Harpers Ferry Details
The Frederick County Bird Club will host a 4 p.m. picnic on Thursday May 3 at the Ken and Carolyn Maize home near Harpers Ferry. No program is planned. attendees will bird watch picnic and discuss upcoming activities. Food and drink are BYO. For more information call Stauffer Miller at 473-4168.
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Frederick County Bird Club
Maryland Ornithological Society
Ken
Carolyn Maize
Harpers Ferry
Stauffer Miller
Azalea Mart May 12 at Sligo Middle School Rockville
The Brookside Gardens Chapter of the Azalea Society of America hosts an azalea mart on Saturday May 12 at 8 a.m. at 11211 Old Georgetown Road Rockville near the beltway. Local propagators offer diverse azaleas and care information. call Warren Groomes at 662-0459 for details.
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Brookside Gardens
Azalea Society of America
Old
Georgetown Road
Sligo
Charles Woodward High School
Rockville
Washington Beltway
Warren Groomes
Herb Essentials class offered by Frederick County Parks
Frederick County Parks and Recreation offers Herb Essentials for ages 16 and up from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday May 19 at Rose Hill Mator. The session explores herb products such as teas poultices and herb vinegars and covers history growing techniques drying garden design and related gifts. Call 696-2936 for more information.
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Frederick County Parks and Recreation
Rose Hill Mator
Scottish Heritage to plant trees at Eisenhower NHS
Planting ceremony by Scottish Heritage USA Inc. will take place at 2 p.m. Friday May 11 at Eisenhower National Historic Site Gettysburg Pennsylvania to mark Eisenhower birth anniversary and the 25th anniversary of the group. A landscape restoration is completed with shrub beds and restored historic appearance. Cherry and black locust trees replace those from Eisenhower's residence and shuttle buses operate from the National Park Service Visitor Center. Admission is 2.25 for adults and 0.70 for children 6 to 12.
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Scottish Heritage USA Inc
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Scottish Heritage
Eisenhower Tour Center
National Park Service
Community Supported Agriculture Project Expands in Frederick Area
Frederick area organic market gardeners launch CSA to supply seasonal produce. Shareholders pay upfront and receive weekly boxes of herbs vegetables fruits berries and honey during the season. Excess vegetables are free for the taking. Call Sylvia or Beth Ehrhardt or write Ehrhardt Organic Farm in Knoxville for details.
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Frederick Area
CSA
Japan
Sylvia
Beth Ehrhardt
Ehrhardt
Baltimore Herb Festival slated at Leakin Park
The fourth annual Baltimore Herb Festival runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday May 26 at Leakin Park Baltimore, the nation’s largest herbal event. Vendors offer unusual herbs for sale, plus an herbal cookoff and lectures on garden planning.profits fund restoration of the park chapel. Admission 3 dollars.
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Baltimore
Leakin Park
Department of Recreation and Parks
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Park Chapel
Forest Park Ave
Windsor Mill Road
Gift of Flowers fundraiser by Maryland garden clubs
The Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland sponsors a fundraiser titled A Gift of Flowers at 10 30 a m on Wednesday May 30 in Le Clerc Hall College of Notre Dame Baltimore. Dr Darrell A Apps horticulture expert will speak on perennials followed by Florist C Anthony Todesco. Tickets are 35 dollars including lunch and funds support charitable projects.
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Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland Inc
le Clerc Hall
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
North Charles Street
Baltimore
Longwood Gardens
Darrell A. Apps
C. Anthony Todesco
New England
Federation
Garden Club
Why Lighting Why Toro Sets Free Guide For Home Outdoor Light
The Toro Company promotes outdoor lighting with a free 14 page booklet Why Lighting explaining low voltage 12 volt systems for safety cost and ease. It shows techniques uplighting moonlighting grazing and more plus four to six fixture basic packages priced 50 to 100.
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Toro
Luis Eepaginen
The
Toro Company
Shoreline Blvd
Mound
Minn
Tom Swain
Hiring outside help improves landscaping and design
Hiring professionals can improve landscape plans and solve problems with fences drainage and ornament. Landscape architects are licensed and produce blueprints while landscape contractors read blueprints and supervise trades. Garden designers focus on outdoor spaces and offer portfolios and guarantees for plant and structural work.
Maryland home orchards advised to minimize sprays this spring
Weather swings left apricot blossoms ruined across Maryland and severely damaged peach blossoms in many areas. Horticulture specialists urge reduced spray schedules on peach trees with high blossom kill and provide a bud viability test to guide decisions.
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Maryland
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Robert J. Rouse
University of Maryland
Wye Research and Educational Cenween AF
Frederick County
Mr. Rouse
Mr. Heflebower
Tomato glut hits Southwest Florida growers hard
In Naples Florida tomato profits have collapsed with growers netting less than a penny per pound after picking and packing costs. Despite retail prices rising past $3.00, a flood of harvests from a post freeze oversupply has driven wholesale prices to multiyear lows while consumers pay higher prices in many markets.
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Naples
Fla
Florida
David Land
Collier Enterprises
Wayne Hawkins
Florida Tomato Growers Exchange
Massachusetts
Miami
Atlanta
New York City
Mr. Hawkins
Hawkins
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Frederick’s Complete Garden Center & Nursery
Baughman’s Lane
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