Maryland Forests Association Holds 25th Anniversary Event
The Maryland Forests Association held its Annual Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Sheraton Fur Points Hotel in Hagerstown. Kevin Simpson was named new president, a forester with Westvaco Corporation's Lake Mill. Awards recognized include Steve Brown Longridge LLC Fruithand MPA Logger of the Year Gary Allen chair of the Governor's Forestry Task Force Phil Patill Maryland Regional Watershed Forester Hagerstown Outstanding Volunteer Service to MFA and the Conservation Fund Outstanding Management of Forest Resources Award. MFA Distinguished Service awards went to John Blake Myersville Jim Mallow Tracy's Landing George Gilmore Mount Savage Barbara Palko LaPlata Dick and Robbie Stanfield Baltimore and Bob Tjaden Queenstown. for more information call 301-895-5369 or visit mdforests.org
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Maryland Forests Association
MEA
Sheraton Fur Points
Hagerstown
Kevin Simpson
Westvaco Corporation
Lake Mill
Steve Brown
Longridge LLC
Fruithand
MPA
Gary Allen
Phil Patiill
Maryland Regional Watershed Forester
Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens makes glowing display
Brookside Gardens presents Garden of Lights a winter show daily from 4 30 p m starting Friday November 23 at Glenallan Avenue Wheaton Dales of operation extend through late December mid January with specific date blocks Admission costs ten dollars per car cash buses two hundred twenty dollars advance registration The half mile long display features twinkling blooms roses wisteria kaleidoscope caterpillar clouds rain forest animals and a new giant animated moongine Call 391 952 1452 for information.
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Brookside Gardens
Glenallan Avenue
Wheaton
Dales
Orchids Auction Set By Maryland Orchid Society
The Maryland Orchid Society holds its annual orchid plant auction from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 24, at the Ellicott City Armory. Admission is free. A wide variety of orchid plants, many in bloom and donated by members, will be for sale. Experts and brochures will be available. For more information, contact Cyrus Swett at 410-750-9021.
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Maryland Orchid Society
Ellicott City Armory
Cyrus Swett
Poinsettias on Parade At Behnke's Nurseries
Behnke's Nurseries hosts Moingetias on Parade on Sunday November 2 at the Large location. One annual poinsettia greenhouse display features 45 000 plants with holiday photo opportunities. Free event includes light refreshments and decorating demonstrations. Call 301 249 2492 for details.
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Behnke
Ion Tod
Holiday bus tour to Philadelphia past in 1960s style
Brookside Gardens offers a Dec 4 trip to Fairmount Park Philadelphia titled a taste of Philadelphia Past. Departure 1 am from Wheaton visitors center. Fee 08 includes entrance lunch snacks and coach transport. Registration required. call 901-962-1451 or visit new.branksilegandens ang.
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Philadelphia
Brookside Gardens
Fairmount Park
Wheaton
New
Branksilegandens Ang
Brookside Gardens Presents Christmas Craft Workshop
Paula Waldron of the Brookside Gardens staff will teach visitors how to create festive crafts including a door swag and an aromatic cinnamon stick table mat. The workshop runs 9 30 to 11 40 a m Wednesday in the Brookside Gardens visitors center adult workshop. Fee is 18 dollars and includes all materials with required registration. For details call 801 962 1451 or visit wiwbrooksidegardens.org
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Paula Waldron
Brookside Gardens
Wiwbrooksidegardens.org
Children Workshop At Brookside Gardens In Wheaton
Lynn Richard invites children ages 7 to 12 to craft a miniature holiday tree using box scraps. Session runs 4 to 5 30 p m Thursday December 6 in the visitors center children s classroom. Fee seven dollars. registration required. Call 301 962 1404 for details.
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Lynn Richard
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
Tlydroponie Grower's Conference and Nov Garden Events
Calendar of events lists the Tlydroponie Grower's Conference at Hosen Center Plaza Hotel Orlando with a Harvest Wreath Workshop at Brookside Gardens Wheaton and a landscape seminar at Behuke's Nurseries Beltsville. Other items include the Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens, an Orchid Plant Auction at Ellicott City Armory, Poinsettias on Parade at Behnke's Nurseries Largo, and a garden slide presentation at Brookside Gardens.
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Hosen Center Plaza
Orlando
Fla
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
Navy
Behuke's Nurseries
Beltsville
Maryland
Ellicott City Armory
Behnke
Largo
Native Seed SEARCH Highlights Heirloom Maize Varieties
An overview of heirloom maize varieties preserved by Native Seed/SEARCH of Tucson. It traces corn’s origins from Mexico through pueblos and Plains tribes, noting diverse strains, preserved seeds, and the need for continual cultivation. The article promotes 71 varieties including Teosinte, Blue corn, Tarahumara Apachio, and notes cultivation tips and the value of seed catalogs.
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Desert Southwest
Mexico
Tucson
Ariz
Oaxaca
America
Holiday cactus care and flowering tips described
Holiday cacti or Christmas cacti bloom for four to six weeks starting mid November. Light exposure should be nine to twelve hours daily, with temperatures between 50 and 70 degrees depending on bud stage, and water kept evenly moist but not soggy. Proper shading and controlled light trigger flowering and prevent premature bud drop.
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Tim Lia
Dwarf Apple Trees Offer Easy Care and Packed Harvests
Dwarf apple trees provide easier pruning and spraying with both feet on the ground and begin bearing earlier than full size trees. A single large tree could host four dwarfs, each a different variety for a broader harvest, though total yield is smaller and they tolerate poorer soil less well.
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Hargast
Hiring a Qualified Arborist in Maryland
John Leaf of the Maryland Forest Service outlines how to hire a qualified arborist. Key indicators include a Maryland tree expert license number, ISA and NAA memberships, and insurance. Verify licenses, request written estimates, check references, avoid tree topping, and seek multiple opinions from ads in Yellow Pages or reputable sources.
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Maryland
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Margrit Dmit Forest Service
International Society of Arboriculture
National
Arborists Asso
ISA
Thy Tree Service
John Leaf
Maryland Forest Service
Garden club beautifies Rock Creek School welcome sign
The club and several students planted red, white and blue pansies at Rock Creek School’s welcome sign. Pictured are Peggy O'Neill, Maria Beard, Dell Costlow, Heather Stackhouse, Victoria Oakley, Jetf Geisher, and Johnathon Eshelman, with the sign.
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Rock Creek
Peggy O'Neill
Maria Beard
Dell Costlow
Heather Stackhouse
Victoria Oakley
Jetf Geisher
Johnathon Eshelman
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