Organic Gardening Workshop At Blandy Farm
Health concerns over chemicals in vegetable pest control spark interest in organic methods. Sandy Greene leads a two day session on designing herb rich gardens to attract or deter insects. Fee 17 members 20 nonmembers. bring bag lunch. location Blandy Experimental Farm Clarke County Virginia on U S 50 near Shenandoah River.
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Ranastad
Blandy Experimental Farm
Sandy Greene
Friends of the State Arboretum
Clarke County
U.S. 50
U.S. 340
Shenandoah River
Herbal Harvest Festival at Annapolis October 21
A fair herbal harvest festival is set for 16 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Oct. 21 in Annapolis. Demonstrations cover topiary design, medicinal, culinary herbs, sachets, and votive crafts. Maryland Herb Association and Maryland Department of Agriculture co sponsor at MDA headquarters 50 Harry S Truman Parkway. Francesca Hedrick 673-2575 for details.
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Annapolis
Maryland Herb Association
Maryland Department of Agriculture
MDA
Harry S. Truman Parkway
Francesca Hedrick
Chrysanthemum Display at Brookside Gardens This Fall
The annual display runs November 3 to December 2 at Brookside Gardens 1500 Glenallan Ave Wheaton. Conservatories open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring white gold yellow and pink disbuds with varieties such as ice mums shamrock and spiders. Japanese cascade mums also showcased. For more information call 949 8230.
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Brookside Gardens
Glenallan Ave
Wheaton
Arboretum annual meeting set
Dr Warren Hofstra will address the seventh annual Friends of the State Arboretum meeting at 2 30 p m Sunday Oct 21 open to the public The Tuleyries Estate and Blandy Farm historic setting is the theme After the address Mr and Mrs Orme Wilson will host a walking tour of the gardens Children’s activities run by craftspeople and storytellers A nature and horticulture gift shop features artist Tia Sperduto’s work For more information call 703 837 1758
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Warren Hofstra
Shenandoah College
Shenandoah Valley
Friends of the State Arboretum
Tuleyries Estate
Blandy Experimental Farm
Gigai wuLeuia Ds Wuedieu
Rae Pies
Dried Flowers Highlight Rose Hill Garden Club Talk
Pat Grove led an October Rose Hill Garden Club session on drying flowers without chemicals. She showed preserved blooms and urged a dry ventilated space. Mrs. Everett Koehler chaired, with Mrs. Edward Pease giving the thought for the day. The club set its December 6 Christmas luncheon at the Holiday Inn and noted several members who contributed flower arrangements.
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Pat Grove
Rose Hill Garden Club
New Holiday Inn
Koehler
Joseph Hemp
Harry Hamilton
Harold Kefauver
Robert Marsh
Pease
Taskers Chance Garden Club Spots Stained Glass Demo
The October meeting featured Robbie Burnett demonstrating stained glass creations. Proceeds from her work total more than $55,000 donated to the John Hopkins Oncology Center and the Anne Arundel Oncology Center. The event was at Mrs. George Smiths home with Mrs. Arnold McGreevy introducing the speaker. Mrs. Richard Crouse led the business meeting. The November meeting will be a Christmas greens workshop at Mrs. Arnold McGreevys home.
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Taskers Chance Garden Club
Robbie Burnett
John Hopkins Oncology Center
Anne Arundel Oncology Center
George Smith
Arnold McGreevy
Richard Crouse
Flower judging discussed by Doris Gaither at meeting
Doris Gaither, former District V Flower Club director, shared judging experiences at a Green-Walled Members workshop while displays and horticulture entries were critiqued. Ribbons were awarded to Joyce Guyton Laura Offutt Elise Thrasher and Anita Crawford at the District V Flower Show.
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Doris Gaither
District V Flower Club
Joyce Guyton
Laura Offutt
Elise Thrasher
Anita Crawford
Ceil Costlow
Taney Village
Hospital Garden
Fall workshops on small fruit and lyme disease
Montgomery County Extension Service offers fall sessions at 18410 Muncaster Road Derwood. A three session short course on small fruits runs Oct 29 Nov 2 and Nov 5 from 7 to 8 45 p m covering strawberries brambles blueberries and grapes with a 20 preregistration due by Oct 24. Lyme disease avoidance topics run Oct 24 7 8 45 p m and Oct 26 10 a m to noon with no registration fee.
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Montgomery County Extension Service
Muncaster Road
Derwood
Gypsy moth defoliation hits record Maryland acres in 1990
Maryland reports 133,062 acres of forest and shade trees defoliated in 1990, up 35 percent from 1989, with statewide mortality surveys showing over 96 million board feet of standing dead timber from areas defoliated in 1988. Officials warn populations fluctuate and urge homeowners to remove egg masses in fall and early spring.
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Maryland
Robert H. Tichenor
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Virginia
West Virginia
Baltimore
Kuwait
Robert Rabaglia
MDA
Mr. Tichenor
Garrett
Allegany
Sogu
Caroline
Kent
Queen Anne's
Cecil
Tichenor
U.S
Michigan
New York
New England
All-America selections IV Vegetable and fruit notes
This Winter Garden report completes the 1991 All-America Selections series. Tivoli pepper spaghetti squash offers compact bush habit and 100 day maturity. Golden Crown watermelon ripens in 60 to 80 days and shows powdery mildew tolerance. Kentucky Blue pole bean combines traits of Kentucky Wonder and Blue Lake with 6 to 7 inch pods. Seed and bedding plants will be available this spring.
Bulb planting tips for fall buyers and spring blooms
Bigger bulbs yield larger blossoms and avoid soft, moldy specimens. Plant in clusters with labels, mix early and late bloomers, and place low growers upfront. Use bulbs to brighten borders and walkways, pairing daffodils with hosta for seasonal color while daffodil leaves hide after bloom. Try allium for June presence.
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Mien Ruye
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