One man's weed is another's wildflower
A reader muses on weeds versus wildflowers and asks what truly works to control them. The piece surveys opinions from gardeners who enjoy weeding to those who cherish nature, cites dandelions as both weed and wildflower, and offers practical methods from hand pulling to mulching and herbicides with cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pound Ridge
N.Y
James Russell Lowell
Jack Sanders
Macmillan
Ormanec
New Market Days Garden Club Sets Event At Masonic Hall
Members of the New Market Garden Club display dried flowers crafts and Indian corn swags to be sold during New Market Days at the Masonic Hall from Friday to Sunday September 24 through 26. Proceeds fund the club’s charitable projects. Pictured are Ruth Graodis Heather Winter Mary Lee Matthews Helen Mann Tish Armstrong Clara Maker Elaine Feinberg Sandy Brassi Barbara Beech Rosalie Weinhold Pat Tarpley Margaret Morris Olivia Feinberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Market Garden Club
Masonic Hall
Garden Club
Ruth Graodis
Heather Winter
Mary Lee Matthews
Helen Mann
Tish Armstrong
Clara Maker
Gladiolus care and history from garden to bloom
Gladiolus are easy to grow and thrive in sun across Canada, Florida, and California. They produce long lasting cut flowers, propagate by small corms, and can be left in ground with winter mulch. Historic notes trace gladiolus to Mediterranean origins and Greek Roman use with hybrids since 1823.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
California
Britain
Garden Calendar Events and Society Meetings Listed
September garden events span Maryland and nearby areas with society meetings, sales, shows, walks, lectures, and a wine festival. Notable items include Maryland Orchid Society at First Christian Church in Baltimore and National Capital Dahlia Society shows at Brookside Gardens Wheaton, plus master gardener seminars in Frederick and Howard counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Orchid Society
First Christian Church
Roland Ave
Baltimore
Susquehanna Orchid Society
Camp Hill
Frederick County
Booth
Frederick Fair
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
National Capital Dahlia Society
Glenallan Ave
Church of the Brethren
Fairview Ave
Jarrettsville Pike
Monkton
Strawberry Ill Nature Center
Mount Hope Road
Fairfield
Howard County
Howard County Extension Office
Carroll County Farm Museum
South Center St
Westminster
South Center
Thurmont
National Capital Orchid Society
The
National Arboretum
24Th
Washington
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Ceresville Mansion
Shayne Golden
Lawrence
FCNB
Wibank
Catl
C.d.'s
Kohler
H.B. Duvall, Inc
E. Patrick St
Frederick
Jlost
Meadowsfarms
Doers
Pennington Lawn
Eir
Gailon
Goring
Tae de Naa UL IL
Landscape Department
Route 40
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