Monocacy Rose Society to hold meetings and rose show
The Monocacy Rose Society schedules a May 22 meeting at 9 a.m. in room 207 of the Frederick Church of the Brethren with Randy Scott of the Arlington Rose Society discussing roses for exhibition. The society’s 10th annual Rose Show occurs June 12, with public viewing at 1 p.m. and awards at 3 p.m. Contact President Carol Williamson for details. The Carroll County Home and Garden Show on April 10-11 raised 4800 for the 4-H Youth Development Program, drawing more than 2,400 attendees and donating all admissions.
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Monocacy Rose Society
Frederick
Carol Williamson
Carroll County
Plant sale in Charles Town to support CSA program
The Community Supported Agriculture group of Claymont Court in Charles Town West Virginia announces a plant sale on Saturday May 14. The event coincides with the Claymont Children's School Spring Bazaar and features perennials herbs and vegetables. For information call 304 725 8889.
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Community Supported Agriculture
CSA
Claymont Court
Charles Town
Wva
Claymont Children's
Call
Book signing by Ken Druse at Brookside Gardens
Author Ken Druse will lecture on The Collector's Garden Designing with Extraordinary Plants at Brookside Gardens Wheaton on May 20. A reception and signing run 5 30 to 6 30 p.m. followed by the lecture from 6 30 p.m. A $19 fee applies and registration is via 01 962 1451.
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Ken Druse
Brookside Gardens
Glenallan Ave
Wheaton
Plant swap and gardening gala at Borders Gaithersburg
Music and Care at 534 N Frederick Ave Gaithersburg hosts a plant swap on Saturday May 22 from noon to 1 pm with random draw 1 pm One plant per person. Borders also holds a gardening gala 10 am to noon featuring experts on native flowers orchids composting and water gardens with information tables giveaways and children's activities. For more information call (301) 921-0990.
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Borders Books
Frederick Avenue
Gaithersburg
Borders
Mid-Atlantic regional post-harvest handling conference set
The Mid Atlantic regional post harvest handling conference runs May 25 27 at the Sheraton Inn Fredericksburg Virginia. It trains producers Extension educators and researchers on a systematic post harvest program for vegetable and small fruit marketing. Highlights include a bus trip to Drayton McLane Food Distribution Center and a tour of Northern Neck Wholesale Farmers Market Oak Grove for post harvest tech storage and marketing observations. Registration is 30 dollars due by May 14.
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Mid-Atlantic
Sheraton Inn
Fredericksburg
Mid Atlantic
Drayton McLane
Northern Neck
Oak Grove
VCE
Westmoreland County
Samuel M. Johnson
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Montross
Butterfly Garden Club offers free seed packets
Free seed packets are offered by the Butterfly Garden Club to encourage butterfly gardens and boost butterfly populations. The club selected easy to grow flowers appealing to nature's Flying Flower. To receive a free packet send a long self addressed double stamped envelope to The Butterfly Garden Club PO Box 629 Burgin Ky 40310. Free packets limited to one per household. additional packs available for $1 each.
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Butterfly Garden Club
Burgin
Maryland Christmas Tree Association Meeting Notes
The Maryland Christmas Tree Association Inc annual summer meeting is planned for Friday and Saturday, June 18 and 19. Hosted by Paul and Richard Montgomery and Bill and Sylvia Underwood of Cecil County, the event features farm tours, a business meeting, equipment demonstrations, and lectures. For information call 1-800-935-MCTA or (410) 635-2541.
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Maryland Christmas Tree Association Inc
Paul and
Richard Montgomery
Bill
Sylvia Underwood
Cecil County
Lily Pons Days at Buckerstown Gardens Honors Opera Star
Lily Pons Days at Lily Pons Water Gardens marks the 63rd anniversary of the singer's Frederick County visit. The June 19 20 festival runs 11 am to 5 pm with gardening lectures by Charles Thomas and Roger Swain, art exhibits, music, food, boat rides, and a $2 donation supporting the county art association and scholarships.
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Lily Pons
Frederick County
Buckerstown
Charles Thomas
Roger Swain
Frederick County Art Association
Sabet Sayenin
Garden Calendar May Events Across Frederick County
May events include Landowners Field Day at Stronghold Forestry Demonstration Forest in Frederick County at 9 a.m. on May 15. Surreybrooke House and Garden Tour in Middletown at 10 a.m. May 15. Master Gardener Beautification Project in Frederick from 9 a.m. to noon May 15. Earthworks Festival at Sear Branch Nature Center in Westminster at 1:20 p.m. May 16. Brookside Gardens Plant Sale in Wheaton 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 22. Monocacy Rose Society Meeting at Frederick Church of the Brethren 9 a.m. May 22. Garden Gala and Plant Swap at Borders Gaithersburg 534 N Frederick Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 22. Mid-Atlantic Regional Post Harvest Handling Conference at Sheraton Inn Fredericksburg Va May 25 to 27. Master Gardener Booth at Beyond the Garden Gate Tour Schifferstadt Frederick noon to 4 p.m. May 29. Beyond the Garden Gates Tour in Frederick May 29-30.
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Stronghold Forestry
Frederick County
Surreybrooke
Middletown
Frederick
Sear Branch Nature Center
Westminster
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
Frederick Church of the Brethen
Gaithersburg
Frederick Avenue
Sheraton Inn
Fredericksburg
Schifferstadt
Green Giant wins 1998 Gold Medal Plant Award in pause
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society named Thiya Green Giant, an arborvitae, a 1998 Gold Medal Plant Award winner. The blocky, pyramidal evergreen thrives in zones 6 to 7, grows 3 to 5 feet annually, reaches 30 to 60 feet tall, and serves as a hedge or specimen. It tolerates diverse soils, drought, and deer, with a fragrant foliage and brown cones in fall.
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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Sheila Gmeiner
Manor View Farm Inc
Monkton
Maryland
United States
N. 20Th Street
Philadelphia
U.S. National Arboretum
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