Bluebird House Tutorial At Audubon Sanctuary
Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary manager Bill Becratt will host a two hour class on building bluebird houses. The session runs 2 to 4 pm Sunday Oct 10 at the gatehouse center on Old Annapolis Road Mount Airy. Attendees receive nestbox plans view a predator guard cutting demo and tour part of the bluebird trail. Call (410) 795-6546 for details.
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Bill Becratt
Audrey Carroll Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
Old Annapolis Road
Mount Airy
Open house by Frederick County Master Gardeners
Frederick County Master Gardeners host an open house from 10 a m to 2 p m on Saturday October 16 at the Maryland Cooperative Extension office 330 Montevue Lane Frederick. Volunteers explain the new public display gardens and answer lawn and garden questions. For more information call 301 694 1594.
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Frederick County
Maryland Cooperative Extension Office
Montevue Lane
Frederick
Oak wilt and decline threaten oaks in a wooded yard
A reader asks how to stop spread and treat oak diseases after multiple oaks die from top to root. The response differentiates oak wilt from oak decline, notes Cere Pediatis as a misnamed fungus in oak wilt, and advises removing contaminated wood, consulting an arborist, and pursuing long term woodland management including selective thinning and regeneration. It urges awareness of drought stress, insect and wildlife pressures, and offers resources and contact with Master Gardener Erin Dingle for further guidance.
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Tony
Ain Tenis
Reading the sky for frost in the garden
An elderly gardener explains frost risk and home protection tactics. Overcast skies reduce frost threats while clear calm nights increase danger. Using covers such as bed sheets or spun bonded fabrics, mulching truth, soil moisture, and timing of uncovering are urged to safeguard tomatoes basil impatiens and peppers through late autumn into the Indian summer period.
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Pennsylvania
Cow Among Chrysanthemums At Jumbo's Patch Middletown
A cow stands calmly behind rows of chrysanthemums for sale at Jumbo's Pumpkin Patch in Middletown on Sunday.
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Jumbo’s
Middletown
Garden events and shows across Montgomery County in October
A series of horticultural programs and exhibits unfold at Brookside Gardens and nearby venues from Oct 7 to Oct 17. Highlights include Salvia Adult Lecture and Book Signing, Master Gardeners chats, children's story times, birdhouse construction tutorials, Japanese flower arranging, and the National Capital Orchid Society Show, along with club meetings, plant sales, and Chrysanthemum displays across Wheaton, Columbia, Mount Airy, and Frederick.
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Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
Howard County
Howard County Central Library
Columbia
Brookside Gardens Visitors Center
Brookside Gardens Conservatories
National Capital Orchid Society
National Arboretum
24Th
R Streets
Washington, D.C
Audrey Carroll
Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
Old Annapolis Road
Mount Airy
Baltimore African Violet Club
North Plaza
Childrens Classroom
Wheaton Gel
Conservatory
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