Howard County Extension master gardener program invites applicants
New and experienced gardeners are invited to register for the Howard County Extension master gardener program. Classes run from 9 am to noon Mondays and Wednesdays, January 24 to March 29 at the Extension office in Ellicott City. Tuition is 110 dollars. Training covers plant health, insect and disease management, vegetable gardening, environmental impact of gardening practices, and other topics. For information or to register call 410-313-2707.
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Howard County Extension
Ellicott City
Scarecrow Craft Demonstration at Brookside Gardens
Barbara Starke leads a Halloween scarecrow workshop from 1 30 to 3 30 pm on Sunday October 28 at the Brookside Gardens Visitors Center in Wheaton. Adult workshop costs 19 dollars, registration required. Bring old shirts pants dresses hats vests scarves wigs mops or weave assortments. Participants under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 301 962 1451.
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Barbara Starke
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
Witchy plant tour at Brookside Gardens stall
See plants with a twist at the Brookside Gardens stall Wil vad and Walk to view witches brooms and genet plant deviations from 1 to 3 pm Wednesday October 31 beginning from the Brooks Gardens visitors center in Wheaton. The fee is $11 and registration is required. For more information or to register call 301 962 145
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Nurtlands
Brookside Gardens
Brooks Gardens
Wheaton
Disease resistant trees returned to Catoctin Park under study
Thuredas on Nov 1 plan restoration of flowering dogwood understory at Catoctin Mountain Park. An informational meeting at 10 a.m. at the Visitor Center precedes a ceremonial planting near Camp Round Meadow. Dogwood anthracnose hit the park in 1983. in 1991 a resistant clone was developed for planting. Call 201 663-9388 for details.
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Thuredas
Catoctin Mountain Park
Camp Round Meadow
Mum Talk and Garden Tour at Brookside Gardens
Joan O Rourke of Friends of Brookside Gardens leads a Thursday talk on growing and shaping mums with unique forms from 1 to 2 30 p m in the visitors center adult classroom. After the lecture, a tour of the new mum display follows. fee 11 dollars, registration required, call 301 962 1451 for details.
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Joan O'Rourke
Friends of Brookside Gardens
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
Garden seminars at Behnke Nurseries Beltsville
Behnke Nurseries offers two free seminars at 10 a m on Saturday November 4 at the Beltsville location. Randy Best demonstrates creating garden baskets packed with treats in Delectable Baskets for Birds. Gene Sumi shares tips to discourage deer in the garden. For more information call 301 937 1100.
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Behnke Nurseries
Beltsville
Randy Best
Gene Sumi
Master gardener tips on using leaves as mulch and compost
Expert guidance explains raking shredding and layering leaves for mulch or compost. It covers shredding methods mower bagger or pile approach, avoiding thick lawn mulch, and warns against excessive leaf layers on perennials. It notes leaf mold compost and notes potential odor and nitrogen needs and suggests turning and layering with carbon materials.
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Margaret
Ain
Lance
Autumn Hales of Fall Seminars and Garden Events
October 27 schedules showcase the Fourth Annual Hales of Fall Seminars at Adame County Agneudtur. Events include Intro to Botanical Mhustrabos, Power Arranging Demonstration, Pall Color Days, and topiary garden workshops at Behnke Numenes, Bettsville, Potomac, Jaarpo, Monkton, and Brookside Gardens Wheaton.
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Adame
Agneudtur
Fredenckh
Brogkade Gardens
Wheaton
Memorial trees as living tributes for national healing
The piece discusses planting trees to honor lives lost in disasters, highlighting how living memorials like tulip trees and coast redwoods connect communities to history. It cites American Forests Famous and Historic Trees and suggests projects from individuals to states, noting native species and lasting emotional benefits.
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United States
North America
Robert E Lee
Virginia
Valley Forge
Saad
New York City
Lawrence Binyon
How to prune a tree by cutting a lateral branch
John Leaf a Maryland Forest Service ranger and certified arborist explains where to cut when removing a lateral branch. He details base of the lateral branch beyond the branch collar, proper angle, avoiding flush cuts and stubs, and multi step cuts for larger limbs.
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John Leaf
Maryland Forest Service
International Society of Arboriculture
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