Green-house Calendar Highlights Local Garden Events Schedule
The Green-house Calendar in the Frederick News-Post lists upcoming horticulture events from Oct to Feb. Readable items include owl seminars, garden club meetings, orchid shows, composting clinics, and a holiday house tour with dates such as Oct 4 7 9 14 15 and Dec 2 3, with venues across Frederick and nearby areas.
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Greethouse
Frederick News-Post
Greenhouse
News-Post
Frederick
Frederick City
Rose Hill Garden Club
Ceresville Mansion
UMES ties with Cathay to fund rose growing venture
UMES and Cathay Trading Co of Baltimore launch a 2.1 million effort to grow long stemmed roses using poultry style contracts. Cathay will provide technical support while UMES and state funds back the project. The goal is regional jobs and a teaching greenhouse with roses ready by fall.
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Princess Anne
University of Maryland-Eastern Shore
Baltimore
Compan
Cathay Trading Co
Cathay
Tom Handwerker
UMES
Small Farm Institute
Tim Haley
Floral Trade Council
Maryland
California
Colorado
Haley
Pikes Peak Greenhouses Inc
Colorado Springs
United States
Roses Inc
University studies greenhouse technology for roses and crops
Mr Handwerker outlined plans to refine greenhouse growing tech in year one focusing on marketing and delivery. Growers will establish greenhouses in year two. The university will research growing roses and feasibility of other crops in greenhouses.
Chile would not derail U.S. growers under NAFTA plan
An Agriculture Department analysis says U S fruit and vegetable growers would face limited harm if Chile joins NAFTA. Tariffs are low or zero on many items and Chile would need to remove its 11 percent tariff on U S imports. Chile leads in fresh peaches grapes kiwifruit and avocados but competes with U S and Mexican supplies on several processed and winter vegetables.
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Washington
USS
Chile
Agriculture Department
United States
U.S
Department
Economic Research Service
Canada
Mexico
NAFTA
California
Florida
Rare plant auction set at National Arboretum in DC
The Friends of the National Arboretum will stage its fifth annual rare plant auction and gardeners sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday April 20 at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington DC. Registration is free for FONA members and $10 for nonmembers. Over 300 rare and specialty plants will be auctioned along with thousands of trees shrubs and garden items. Experts will be present to answer plant and pest questions and an educational tent will display exhibits. For information or registration call 202 544 8733.
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Friends of the National Arboretum
FONA
U.S. National Arboretum
Washington, D.C
U S wood exports on record pace
U S wood exports are projected to hit a record 7.4 billion this year with hardwood products leading. In the first half, wood product exports rose 11 percent to 3.8 billion, with Japan Canada Germany the UK and South Korea all increasing purchases.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Japan
Canada
Germany
United Kingdom
South Korea
Kobe
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Wild Bird Co
Waverley Drive
Rose Hill
Church of the Brethren
Nevigen
Frederick County
National Capital Orchid Society
National Arboretum
Catoctin Orchid Society
Church of the Transfiguration
Maryland Ave
Braddock Heights
Garden Club of Frederick
Goodloe E. Byron Jr
Carroll County Agricultural Center
Westmin
Ston
Sugarloaf Mountain Violet Society
Fredericktowne Mall
Kiwanis-Wallas
Columbia
Maryland Forests Association
Pia
Landscape Contractors Association
Bethesda Marriott
Ethel
Sam Yu
Frederick High School
Denny Ogg
D.W. Ogg Equipment Co
Jefferson
Devon Talbott
Nancy Griffin
Andrea Hauver
Sara Bartlett
Kristy Geisbert
Monica Gilbert
Mar-Lu View Nursery & Landscaping, Inc
Mon-Sat
Bloomin
Gorr
Jeadows Farms
Meadows
Ass A Indames Waz Ff Et
Frederick Nursery
Sugarloaf Mountain Nursery and Florist
Sugarloaf Mountain
Petting Farm
Ats
Engis
Xi Phe
H.C. Summers, Inc
Jefferson Pike
Jefferson, MD
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