Carroll County Christmas Farmers Market Opens Saturdays
The Carroll County Christmas Farmers Market runs Saturdays at the Ag Center on Smith Avenue Westminster from morning until 2 p.m. through December 15 offering nature greens decorations crafts baked goods and refreshments with contact Anna Bullock at 410 440 7748 for details.
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Carroll County
Ag Center
Smith Avenue
Westminster
Anna Bullock
Orchid Enthusiasts Meet In Braddock Heights Society Talk
The Catoctin Orchid Society will meet Sunday November 1 at 2 PM in the Tower Hall of the Church of the Transfiguration, Maryland Avenue Braddock Heights. Dr Les Kirkegaard will discuss orchid nutrition topics. All interested invited and directions available by calling 301-20.
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Catoctin Orchid Society
Tower Hall
Maryland Avenue
Braddock Heights
Les Kirkegaard
American Orchid Society
Eal
Christmas workshop slated for Taneytown area
The Silver Fancy Garden Club, Taneytown Heritage Committee and Taneytown Main Street Association invite the public to a free demonstration on decorating the outside of homes for Christmas at 7 p.m. Thursday November 15 at Grace United Church of Christ 49 W Ballitture St Taneytown. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Nancy Otte.
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Silver Fancy Garden Club
Taneytown Heritage Committee
Taneytown Main Street Association
Grace United Church of Christ
Ballitture St
Taneytown
Nancy Otte Atayi
Harvest Wreath Making with Stephanie Qherle at Brookside Gardens
Stephanie Qherle of Brookside Gardens leads an adult workshop at the Brookside Gardens Visitors Center in Wheaton. Sessions run 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday November 16 and Saturday November 17. Registration required. $35 includes all materials. Call 301-482-1451 or visit brooksidegardens.org for details.
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Stephanie Qherle
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
Wos
Broakside Gardens
Garden talk on welcoming home and small garden design
Diane Kowalski of Gardens by Diane offers a slide show and talk on simple ways to create a welcoming home garden. The event titled Wonder and Delight of the Garden runs 1 to 11:30 am on Wednesday November 28 at Brookside Gardens visitors center classroom in Wheaton. Registration is required with a $111 fee. Call 302-902-1451 or visit brooksidegardens.org for details.
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Diane Kowalski
Diane
Brookside Gardens
Centaur Acyl
Wheaton
Brooksidegandes.org
Brookside Gardens Workshop On Making Aromatic Pomander Basket
Lynn Richard of Brookside Gardens staff will present a two hour workshop in Wheaton at the Brookside Gardens visitors center. Participants will learn to weave a wicker pomander basket with aromatic elements such as seeds nuts cinnamon sticks spices and greens. The session costs 48 dollars with registration required by calling 301 962 1451 or visiting wwwbrooksidegardens.org.
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Lynn Richard
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
CSA Conference Plans at Prost Valley Center
The Northeast Community Supported Agriculture conference was held on Friday at the Prost Valley Environmental Education Center in Claryville New York. Contact Robyn Van En Center for CSA Resources Wilson College Center for Sustainable Living 185 Philadelphia Ave Chambersburg PA 17201 or visit the organization websites for more information.
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Prost Valley
Claryville
N.Y
Robyn van En
CSA
Wilson College Center For Sustainable Living
Philadelphia Ave
Chambersburg
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Fall garden cleanup guided by IPM and natives
Master Gardeners advise a flexible fall cleanup based on garden type and IPM. Leave perchance seed heads and some plant material for wildlife, mulch with leaves, avoid diseased debris, and store tropicals. In spring, birds help reduce pests. sharpen tools and prepare soil with native plants for easier maintenance.
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IPA
Bartley
Maryland Native Plant Spriery
Frederick County
Eixtension
Mantewe Lane
Frederick
Fandeo
Nat
Greenhouse calendar announces November workshops and meetings
A series of horticulture events listed including Art of Green Sculpture lectures at Brookside Gardens Wheaton on Nov 9 and Nov 10, Catoctin Orchid Society meeting in Braddock Heights on Nov 11, Grace United Church Taneytown Christmas workshop on Nov 15, Holiday Open House at Behnke Nurseries multiple locations, and Harvest Wreath and Landscape Series sessions at Brookside Gardens and Behnke's Nurseries from Nov 16 to 17.
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Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
Lower Hall
Church of the Transfiguration
Maryland Ave
Braddock Heights
Grace United Church of Christ
Baltimore St
Taneytown
Behnke Nurseries
Potomac
Beltsville
Laurel
Rosen Center Plaza
Orlando
Fla
Behnke’s Nurseries
Ginseng prices plunge hit Maryland diggers hard
In Boonsboro with prices tumbling from about 500 to 200 a pound, western Maryland ginseng diggers and six state licensed dealers struggle as demand slumps. Regulators urge sustainable harvests while some seek patience until prices recover, citing Fish and Wildlife and Maryland’s program.
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Boonsboro
Maryland
James Fazenbakur
Washington County
Allegany
Garrett
China
Korea
North America
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Robert Trumbull
State Department of Agriculture
Trumbule
Mia
Asia
U.S
Fazenbaker
Sherry Brady
Garrett County
Shalimar
Brady
James Brady
Allegany County
Trumble
Tree Invader Ailanthus Targeted Along U S 322
State College report details Pennsylvania and Maryland highway crews efforts to kill the invasive ailanthus tree along a 14 mile stretch of U S 322 near Millersville to prevent road hazards and farmland encroachment. Officials describe its rapid growth windborne seeds and danger if trees fall on highways. A coordinated plan includes herbicide applications and ongoing maintenance, part of a broader national invasive species initiative led by federal policy.
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State College
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Art Gover
Penn State University
Gover
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
U.S. 322
Millersville
Perry County
Harrisburg
Betty Smith
Mia Kazan
China
Europe
United States
Philadelphia
Willian Hamilton
England
SDO
Goa
Philly
D.C
Baltimore
U.S. 15
Ken Oldham
Maryland State Highway Administration
Carll
Frederick
Howard
Joe Demko
Penndot
Demko
Oldham
Clinton
Tree topping harms trees and misleads owners
John Leas of the Maryland Forest Service explains why topping is damaging. Removing large crown portions starves the tree, invites disease and pests, and produces weak water sprouts. The safer approach is gradual thinning or selecting appropriately sized trees and proper pruning by a qualified arborist.
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John Leas
Maryland Forest Service
International Society of Arboriculture
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