Evening in Blandy Farm perennial garden open to public
Blandy Farm in Clarke County Va hosts a public session from 6 30 to 30 p m on Saturday Sept 8. Roslin Gallatin who designed the garden will present how to design group and care for 53 perennials chosen by plant family. No admission fee. The farm lies on U S 50 west of the Shenandoah River.
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Blandy Farm
Clarke County
Varoslin Gallatin
U.S. 50
Shenandoah River
Falk
Blandy Experimental Farm
Boyce
Deborah Lee
The
Arboretum
Shenandogh River
Brookside Gardens September Workshops and Lectures
Brookside Gardens hosts multiple September programs at 1500 Glenallan Ave Wheaton. Alan Thompson leads a trial garden walk and discusses plant use in several gardens. Rebecca Zastrow presents hedge care. Jom Joseph Higgins hosts landscape photography sessions from Sept 21 to Oct 12 with a $35 fee. Marcia Levinsohn reads Peter Rabbit Sept 22 rain site library. Edith Schafer offers a container planting slide lecture Sept 26. No registration or fees for most events.
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Brookside Gardens
Glenaltan Ave
Wheaton
Alan Thompson
Rebecca Zastrow
Jom Joseph Higgins
Marcia Levinsohn
Brookside Trial Garden
Edith Schafer
D C garden tour set and herb cold remedy workshop
A D C garden tour at the U S Botanic Garden runs 8 30 am to 2 30 pm Thursday Sept 27 featuring Shakespearean Fragrant Plant Collector and other theme gardens with stops at Barthold Park and Enid A Haupt Garden. Registration before Sept 20 costs 15 dollars.
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U.S. Botanic Garden
Lour Lea
Holly Stumizu
Barthold Park
Enid A
Compound protects citrus against chilling injury in grapefruit
USDA scientists report a citrus wax compound named squalene protects grapefruit from chilling injury. Harold E. Nordby found squalene in grapefruit rind during storage studies in Orlando Florida. Conditioning fruit at 60 degrees Fahrenheit raised squalene 33 fold and reduced chilling injury from 97 percent to 6 percent in tests. Squalene has wide commercial uses in bactericides pharmaceuticals and other products.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Harold E. Nordby
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Horticultural Laboratory
Orlando
Fla
Nordby
Antique tulips revive in garden centers and bulb trade
Gardners show renewed interest in antique flower bulbs that have graced European and American gardens for centuries. The article highlights classic tulips and other bulbs from the 16th to 19th centuries, their botanic varieties, and hardy growth, noting famed bulbs such as Praestans fusilier and Rubra Maxima, and listing major bulb dealers and nurseries supplying these historic cultivars.
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Middle East
McClure & Zimmerman
W. Winnebago
P.O. Box
Friesland
Wise
Park Seed
Cokesbury
Recycle Your Plants Grow Your Own Indoor Treasures
Gardeners repurpose kitchen scraps into rich compost and replant excess divisions. A trend called grocery store gardening shows kids and adults sprouting carrots sweet potatoes and other produce in water or moist media. The Pits group and Jo Hawley share tips and seeds from mango papaya citrus and coffee beans with guidance on mango seed prep germination and pruning for small trees.
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Jo Hawley
Indoor Gardening Society
New York
Wine making grows as festivals boost Maryland Virginia vineyards
A Barboursville winery worker samples Cabernet Sauvignon from an oak cast as wine production expands across Maryland and Virginia. The industry strengthens with several fall wine festivals planned, highlighting regional growth and tourism potential.
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Barboursville, Va
Maryland
Virginia
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