Greenhouse market opens in Bolivar this Saturday
Laval producers offer seasonal produce and other items at the park from 9 am to 1 pm Saturdays through September. The Pine season market features bedding plants hanging baskets and baked goods from local vendors. Grand opening Saturday June 30 with Hap Becker contact 404-543-2717 for details.
Montgomery farmers markets schedule and invites
Montgomery markets offer fresh produce in Montgomen County with sunlit schedules. Jocath fruits and vegetables are grown locally from June to October. Gaithersburg Lovaben opens 2 to 6 pm Thursdays in the Hide Towne area. Bethesda NIH market runs 2 to 6 pm Tuesdays near the NIH tennis courts. Potomac market operates 1 to 4:30 pm Thursdays at Potomac Presbyterian Church. Laver Spang market opens 7 pm to ? Saturdays at Fenton Street parking lot three. Area farmers invite visits to farms for produce. call Jul 5490 2823 for details.
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General Forestry Correspondence Course Offered by UMd
Landowners and farmers can learn to manage wood lots for timber wildlife and forest health through the General Forestry Correspondence Course by University of Maryland extension. Fall registrations cost 150 dollars and cover forestry ecology and health across six units with practical field exercises. Contact Bob Tjaden or Tawna Mertz at 410 827 8056 or via email.
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Time-tested plants talk at Rennkne Gardens Wheaton
Pamela Harper author and photographer will discuss time tested trees shrubs and perennials at the Rennkne Gardens Visitors Center auditorium Wheaton The fee is 15 dollars registration is required Call 301-962-1451 for more information or to register.
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Rennkne Gardens
Wheaton
Delaplane Strawberry Festival Set for May 26–27 at Sky Meadows
The Delaplane Strawberry Festival runs 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday May 26 and 27 at Sky Meadows State Park near Delaplane Va. Admission is 15 per car. Activities include kids games 4 H petting farm hayrides clowns and a puppeteer craft fair silent auction tent entertainment and food and beverages with strawberry sundaes and fresh berries. For more information call 540 592 3556 or 540 364 2772.
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Maryland Christmas Tree Association Summer Meeting Set
The Annual Maryland Christmas Tree Association plans a two day gathering Friday and Saturday, June 22 23 at Mountain Top Tree Farm in Oakland hosted by Randy and Jean Sisler. Registration by May 30 costs 30 dollars. Friday includes dinner and a Deep Creek Lake boat ride at 5 30 p.m. Saturday features tours and demonstrations with a 25 dollar registration. For information call 410 34 9506.
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Governor's Youth Fishing Derby Set at Piney Run Park
Piney Run Park in Sykesville will host the 11th annual Governor's Youth Fishing Derby from 6 a.m. to noon on Saturday June 2. The event for children 15 and under costs 3 to register, with prizes for top fish in yellow perch and bh categories plus biggest fish and smallest bluegill, along with a casting contest. Pre-registration is required and details are at 410-795-3274.
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Open house at Elk Run with June in Bloom displays
Elk Run Vineyards and Winery teams with Mertzers Nursery and M and W Nursery for an open house titled June in Bloom. The event runs noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday June 23 at the Mount Airy facility. Admission is free with wine tastings, vineyard and winery tours, cheese tastings from The Great Cheese Company of Baltimore, baked breads, and craft classes on herbed wines corks and grape vines. Call 410-775-2513 or visit wwy for more information.
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Elk Run
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Great Cheese Company of Baltimore
Birders Needed for Cro Lendl Wied Count Along Towpath
Spring bird census invites volunteers to identify birds by call song and sight along a three mile towpath route. Five minute point counts every third mile, accessible by foot or bike. Contact Dianne Ingram at 3017142225 for details and signup.
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Traditional arts classes at Carroll County Farm Museum in June
The Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster is offering traditional arts classes in June. Emile Deckert teaches espalier from 9 to 12 on Tuesday June 5 for 25 dollars, including a slide show of his fruit trees trained along fences. Barbara Steele presents Lovely Lavender on Tuesday June 19 from 6 to 9 pm for 25 dollars, with lavender wand and splash crafting. For registration call Emma Beaver at 410 848 7773.
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Stencil Workshop Teaches Tote Bag Craft at Brookside Gardens
Barbara Starke of Brookside Gardens will lead a stenciling workshop in the Visitors Center adult classroom Wheaton on Thursday June 7 from 9 30 to 11 30. Participants will create a floral tote bag. The $22 fee requires prior registration. For information call Gail at 371-962-1454.
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Brookside Gardens Visitors Center
Wheaton
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Birding programs offered at Fountain Rock Nature Center
Nature programs present a 7am Saturday birding walk at Fountain Rock Nature Center Walkersville with bird specialist Dr Messersmith followed by a 2pm raptor program on Saturday June 2. For more information call 301 695 2644 mailbox 6777.
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May 26 greenhouse calendar introduces botanical class series
The Greenhouse calendar lists multiple May and June events across Maryland. From Intro to Botanical Illustration at McCricks Gardens Gallery in Bethesda to walks at Brookside Gardens Wheaton and Clie McCalls Gardens Gallery, plus a Governor’s Youth Fishing Derby and various workshops at Western Maryland centers, all with locations like Brookside, Wheaton, Bethesda, and Keedysville.
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Sykesville
Linken Topary Gardens
Monkion
Clie McCalls Gardens
Walnut Corner
Western Mary Research and Education Center
Keedysville
Elk Run Vineyards and Winery
Laberty Road
Mount Airy
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Urban forests skew male as pollen fuels allergies
San Luis Obispo gardening expert Thomas Ogren warns that decades of planting male-cloned dioecious trees over female ones have created a male-dominated urban canopy. The shift increases pollen production and reduces fruit and seed traps, potentially worsening asthma and allergies across millions, with several cities already banning high pollen trees.
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Drought stress signs and watering tips for landscapes
The article explains how prolonged drought weakens plants and invites pests, describes outward and indicator plant signs, and emphasizes proper watering. It gives rules for lawn and plant watering, mulch use, weed control, and scheduling to avoid drought damage, plus a contact for more information.
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