Garden composting programs and holiday garden show
The Frederick County Master Gardeners and Recycling Office offer backyard composting sessions from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on November 8, 16, and 23 at the Frederick County Cooperative Extension Office with hands on help and bin setup guidance. A Federated Garden Club of Maryland District V fundraiser features Holiday Glitz and Glamour II at the Holiday Inn Mall, with luncheon at 12:15 p.m. and a fashion show by Connies, 16 per person, reservations due by November 13.
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Frederick County Recycling Office
Frederick County Cooperative Extension Office
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Federated Garden Club of Maryland
District V
Holiday Inn
Fse Mall
Connies
Garden Club
Tree Mendous Maryland Program Wins Second in Nation
The Treemendous Maryland program wins second place in the Keep America Beautiful national awards for 1991. It aims to plant trees, with 1,250,000 seedlings planted in April, to improve habitat, air quality, and bay cleanup. Roger Powers notes annual awards for outstanding programs.
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Keep America Beautiful Inc
Treemendous Maryland
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Roger Powers
Keep America Beautiful
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Bats Owls and Turkeys Seminar at Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill Nature Center and Preserve hosts Bats Owls and Turkeys led by Tom Valega of Rockville. The 2 p.m. session on Sunday, November 3 features Valega and Heidi Hughes, founders of the American Bat Conservation Society, with local field trip experience. Location: 1537 Mount Hope Road, Fairfield PA. Call (717) 642-5840 for details.
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Strawberry Hill Nature Center
Tom Valega
Rockville
Valega
Heidi Hughes
American Bat Conservation Society
Strawberry Hill
Mount Hope Road
Fairfield
Clover Hill Garden Club Meets Weekly in Pineadenta
Clover Hill Garden Club hosts Chesapeake Chrysanthemum Society speaker imid Pineadenta at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Dottie Clark's home 7121 Autumn Leaf Lane. Deborah Damsteegt president leads a horticulture workshop and brass cricket container arrangements. New officers include Misa Damsteegt president Marianne Damsteegt VP Edna Soydes recording secretary Mary Ann Lusby secretary Peggy Alley treasurer. Club invites new members. contact 662- to join.
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Clover Hill Garden Club
Ivy
Dottie Clark
Autumn Leaf Lane
Peggy Alley
Deborah Damsteegt
Misa Damsteegt
Marianne Damsteegt
Edna Soydes
Mary Ann Lusby
Mrs. Dameteegt
Faye Caldwell
Georgia Rider
Nicky Risley
Betty Beisel
Mrs. Caldwell
Leaves needed for county composting demos this fall
The Frederick County Extension Office seeks decorative Halloween bags filled with leaves for backyard composting demonstrations by Master Gardener volunteers. Sessions run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays November 9 16 and 23. Call 694-1598 for details.
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Frederick County
Porcupines Manufacture Antibiotics For Self Defense
Zoologist Aldis Rout reports North American tree porcupines produce quill antibiotics to prevent infections after self impalement from falls. Observations include a wounded researcher pierced by quills and autopsies showing common injuries from falls, suggesting strong natural defenses and high accident risk in their forest lifestyle.
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Aldis Rout
Selecting poinsettias for holiday color and care
A compact guide to choosing and assessing poinsettias from nurseries and retail outlets. It covers bract color and maturity, foliage health, plant shape and pot size balance, durability cues, and storage tips to avoid rot, with notes on avoiding sleeves and protecting from cold. It also mentions Paul Ecke Ranch as a major source and hints at future columns on cultivar selection.
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Perhape
Paul Ecke
Living Christmas trees gain growing appeal for postholiday planting
National Christmas Tree Association spokeswoman Joan Geiger says about 1 percent of the 35 million sold annually are living trees balled and burlapped for planting. She notes homeowners should enter the tree briefly, care for it differently than a cut tree, and plant it after Christmas, preferably in a warmed climate or after thawing frozen ground.
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Joan Geiger
National Christmas Tree Association
Milwaukee
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