Garden news nature center meeting and plant sale announced
A 6 30 p m meeting at Bear Branch Nature Center Hashawha Environmental Center invites the public to decide on trails garden themes and exhibit topics. The Friends of the Virginia Arboretum host a second annual plant sale and horticultural fair at Blandy Farm Boyce Va with free expert advice tours and lectures May 11 12.
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Bear Branch Nature Center
Hashawha Environmental Center
Lake Hashawha
John Owings Road
Westminster
Friends of the Virginia Arboretum
Blandy Experimental Farm
Boyce
Virginia
American Boxwood Society Memorial Garden
Shenandoah River
U.S. 50
Clarke County
Clarksville Elementary Teacher Wins Conservation Teacher of the Year
Kitty Boyan a fifth grade teacher at Clarksville Elementary School won the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts Conservation Teacher of the Year award in the elementary division She is the fourth Howard County teacher honored Her cash prize will be presented at the MASCD annual meeting in Ocean City in July Her program includes erosion demonstration plots an animal tracking box meadow studies butterflies and tree planting She negotiated with a local developer to secure land for the classroom site.
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Kitty Boyan
Clarksville
Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Ms. Boyan
Howard County
Ocean City
Violet Society Plant Sale At Key Mall Memorial Weekend
The Sugarloaf Mountain Violet Society hosts its annual plant sale over Memorial Day weekend May 25 to 27 in the Francis Scott Key Mall community booth. Members meet 2 to 4 p.m. the second Sunday each month in the mall community room to discuss growing and showing African violets and gesneriads. Call 371 4631 for more information.
Youth Natural Resources Conference Set at Fairview Center
The Youth Natural Resources Conference for seventh grade students runs May 31 to June 2 at the Fairview Outdoor Education Center in Clear Spring. Sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service and the Washington County Board of Education, it covers forestry wildlife water and soils with registration via 791-1404.
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Fairview
Clear Spring
Washington County
Cooperative Extension Service
Sertoma plant sale set at Golden Mile Market Place
The Fredericktowne Sertoma Club will hold a plant and vegetable sale Saturday May 11 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Golden Mile Market Place on U.S. 40 beside Kehne's Carpet Center. Packs of four plants cost 1.25 each. For more information call Lois Berlin at 831-4488.
Rose Show Set by Monocacy Rose Society
The Monocacy Rose Society schedules its second annual rose show at noon Saturday June 8 at the Francis Scott Key Mail. Live roses will be sold throughout the day. For entry information call Gene Shaff at 663-8582 or Carol Williamson at 831-6325.
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Monocacy Rose Society
Francis Scott Key Mail
Gene Shaff
Carol Williamson
Don’t Bag It promotes lawn clipping recycling nationally
The article reports Texas A&M and EPA driven efforts to leave grass clippings on lawns to reduce landfill waste. Fort Worth trials showed lawns 30 percent healthier and mowing time down 38 percent. It cites major mower brands, mulching tech, and future rollout to cities including Washington DC.
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Texas A&m
Washinton
D.C
America
EPA
Fort Worth
Texas
Toro Company
Additiona al
Oregon State
Toro
Simplicity
Cub Cadet
Dynamark
Deutz Allis
John Deere
Yard-Man
Aliens
Honda
Craftsman
Murray
Homelite
Troy-Bilt
Bolens
Hechinger
Statesman
Fresh culinary gardens start with planning and care
Hyde Park AP outlines how to begin a home garden with planning guidance from Richard Vergill of the Culinary Institute of America. Choose a spot and time commitment, decide on seed or plant starts, avoid overplanting, and maintain steady watering for a successful harvest.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Richard Vergill
Culinary Institute of America
Vergili
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Violet Sale
Natural Resources
Sertoma Plant Sale Set
Lilypons Water Gardens
Lown
Frederick Wake
Buckeystown
Lilypons
Fred Archibald
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
University of North Carolina
Ourtesy
The
Frederick
Hydro
Gandard
PTO
Ib Carell
Kohler
Sid
Eleatric Guid
H.B. Duvall, Inc
E. Patrick St. Frederick, MD
Wanes
HSD
SWAY
Muiching
Jomelite
Mous, Apaz
Roma A
Burtonsville
Zimmer & Sons Home Center
Sandy Spring Road
Mt. Airy
Peoples Lumber & Supply
Center & Cross Streets
Leesburgh
Southern States Coop
Catoctin Circle SE
Rockville
Travilah Trading Co
Travilah Road
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