Landscape design workshop offered by Carroll County extension
The Carroll County Extension Service will host a five week home landscape design course on five Thursdays from Oct 14 to Nov 11, 7 to 9 30 pm. Topics include site assessment landscape concepts maintenance and installation. A survey of recommended woody plants will be covered. Fee is 55 per person and includes texts. Registration at garden centers or libraries. Call 420 848 4611 or 410 875 2601 for details.
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Carroll County Extension Service
Rose Society Meeting Set For October Show Prep
The Monocacy Rose Society schedules a 7 30 pm meeting on Wednesday October 13 at the Church of the Brethren on Fairview Avenue. Ralph Stream will discuss grooming roses for a show and consulting rosarians will be on duty at 7 pm. For more information call Clark Cooper.
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Monocacy Rose Society
Church of the Brethren
Fairview Avenue
Ralph Stream
Clark Cooper
Bird Club Meeting Set at Carroll Community College
The Carroll County Bird Club schedules a 7 30 p m gathering on Wednesday October 13 at Carroll Community College. David Holmes will present Sparrows and Other Little Brown Jobs detailing small brown songbirds and identification tips.
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Carroll County Bird Club
Carroll Community College
David Holmes
MOFFA field day slated at Country Pleasures Farm
The Maryland Organic and Food and Farming Association MOFFA will hold its annual field day from 2 to 6 pm Saturday Oct 16 at Country Pleasures Farm 6201 Harley Road Middletown The event showcases a diversified 73 acre organically certified operation with fruit crops beef hens and plans to add a CSA for 1994 Tours start at 2 pm with final tour at 4 pm A rain or shine gather and 5 pm pot luck supper are planned For more information call 371 4814
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Maryland Organic and Food and Farming Association
MOFFA
Country Pleasures Farm
Harley Road
Middletown
Miniature gardening discussed at Green walled Garden Club
Eleanor Heldrick led a session on miniature gardening for patios during the Green walled Garden Club meeting at Bette Shafer's home. Co hosts Kim Madden and Peggy McCombs assisted. attendees learned hypertufa trough construction and basic soil mixes for miniature plant displays.
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Eleanor Heldrick
Green Walled Garden Club
Bette Shafer
Kim Madden
Peggy McCombs
Flo Thackston
Phil Spaid
Rock Creek
Roe Higinbotham
Heather Ridge
Lee Robinson
Laura Offutt
Cumberland
Denny Warrenfeltz
Hagerstown
Composting Tips from Better Homes and Gardens
Yard waste and food scraps form about one fourth of landfills. Backyard composting reduces garbage output and yields a soil amendment for better drainage and moisture retention. Turn the pile weekly with a pitchfork to add oxygen, prevent long rotting, and mix items like leaves greens scraps manure and starters for best results.
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Better Homes and Gardens
Cucumber Fl Fanfare Wins 1994 AAS Honor
Among the 1994 All-America Selections winners is cucumber Fl Fanfare a slicing cucumber with high yield and improved disease tolerances including powdery mildew downy mildew scab and cucumber mosaic virus The plant is dwarf monoecious 24 inches of space fits urban containers and trellises yielding 8 to 9 inch cucumbers in 63 days from planting Seed and bedding plants will be available next spring.
Green-house Calendar items listed for October 1993
The Green-house Calendar in the Frederick News-Post lists Oct events from various groups. Chrysanthemum, Rose, Bird, Beekeepers, Garden clubs and seminars across Frederick, Ellicott City, Westminster, Annapolis, Rockville, and more. Notable items include Oct 16 Greenway Gardens Open House and Oct 27 Bat Conservation Society seminars in Rockville.
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Frederick News-Post
Greenhouse
News-Post
Frederick
Brookside
Brookside Gardens
Glenatan Ave
Wheaton
Wild Bird Company
Waverly Drive
American Bat Conservation Society
Hungerford Drive
Rockville
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