Garden programs set at Brookside and Wheaton locations
Brookside Gardens hosts a free 2 p.m. guided tour and a 10 to 11 a.m. gardening exercise workshop on September 19 with a $7 fee and registration. A free 2 to 3:30 p.m. children’s program on caterpillars and butterflies requires no registration. A chili pepper seminar at Wheaton on September 93 costs $10 with registration. A shade garden walk at McCrillis Gardens September 26 costs $7. A September 24 lecture at Brookside Gardens costs $10 with registration. Call (410) 962-1451 for details.
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Brookside Gardens
Wheaton
McCrillis Gardens
Bethesda
Bay Wise Gardening Seminar Slated in Columbia
A Bay Wise Gardening seminar is planned from 7 30 to 8 30 p m Thursday September 24 at Amherst House in King's Contrivance Village 7251 Eden Brook Dr Columbia Maryland It covers soil testing pesticide limits beneficial insects composting pest management and plant selection for attendees. Call 410 3132707 for more information.
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Bay Wise
Amherst House
King’s Contrivance Village
Eden Brook Dr
Columbia
Fall gardening seminars begin Sept 26 in Howard County
The Howard County Extension and Master Gardeners offer a fall seminar series from 9 a.m. to noon at the Howard County Extension Office in Ellicott City. Each session costs $5. The Sept. 26 session covers bulbs perennials trees and shrubs, Oct. 3 focuses on fall lawn care composting and winter prep, and Oct. 10 explores indoor outdoor gardening including evergreens flowers barks berries birds bulbs and wildlife gardening.
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Howard County Extension
Howard County
Ellicott City
Oktoberfest of Mums at Brookside Gardens display
Hundreds of chrysanthemum cultivars will be on display at Brookside Gardens Visitors Center in Wheaton from 1 to 5 p m Saturday October 17 and noon to 4 p m Sunday October 18 Admission is free The event is sponsored by the Chesapeake and Potomac Chrysanthemum Societies An arts and crafts exhibit will showcase chrysanthemums and blooms will be judged best in group and show For more information call 301 949 8230
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Brookside Gardens
Glenallan Ave
Wheaton
Chesapeake and Potomac
Dahlia Show Set by National Capital Dahlia Society
The 63rd National Capital Dahlia Society Dahlia Show runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday September 26 and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday September 27 at Falls Church Community Center 223 Little Falls Street Falls Church Virginia. The event features a design contest by the National Council of State Garden Clubs and a Meet Me at the Movies theme with a photography competition and hundreds of blooms. Free admission. for details call 703 366 7738.
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National Capital Dahlia Society
Falls Church Community Center
Little Falls St
Falls Church
National Council of State
Moss grows poetic touches in Moss Garden
Moss thrives in damp shade and decorates gardens with green velvety patches. In Pound Ridge New York Dr Bernard Gastrich turned moss into cultivated patches inspired by Japan creating cushion moss on woodsy grounds for an aged forest feel while teaching easy propagation and maintenance.
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Pound Ridge
N.Y
John Greenleaf Whittier
Whittier
Japan
Bernard “Bernie” Gastrich
Animal pest deterrents for fall garden defense
Gardeners learn fall and spring peak in animal pests like deer rabbits voles and chipmunks. Clean up after fall bulb planting to remove scent clues and deter nibblers. Use mulch wisely and install barriers such as high double fences or deep underground chicken wire to protect bulbs and crops.
Sensory and vegetative deterrents for protecting bulbs
A guide outlines methods to deter garden pests like squirrels from bulbs. It covers sensory deterrents such as hair clippings, predator scents, rotten egg mixtures, and Irish Spring soap, noting mixed effectiveness and urban caveats. Vegetative deterrents suggest surrounding valued plants with disagreeable choices such as thorny or repellent species like fritillaria imperialis.
Ground cover ideas from old to new for shade and sun
Horticulturist June Hutson promotes varied ground covers under trees including tall options like ferns and dwarf hostas and traditional low growers such as ivy pachysandra and liriope. Wholesaler Classic Groundcovers notes English Ivy liriope and pachysandra remain popular amid freezes with newer varieties gaining attention. A short list includes Dwarf hostas Lamium Plumbago Wild ginger Epimedium Mazus.
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June Hutson
Ms. Hutson
Kemper Center For Home Gardening
Missouri Botanical Garden
St. Louis
Wally Pressey
Classic Groundcovers Inc
Athens
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