Services, Upcoming Events & Workshops · 1 Free Walk-in Plant Clinics: Ask a Master Gardener Bring...
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UrbanGardening2017DemonstrationWorkshops
Gardeningtipstourbanresidentslivinginsmallspaces;monthlydemosinSilverSpringonSaturdays.
April1:“Microgreens,”FreshFarmDowntownSilverSpringMarket,911EllsworthDr,9am–1pm
May6:“Self-wateringContainers,”“Herbs,”“VerticalGardening”;FreshFarmDowntownSilverSpringMarket,911EllsworthDr,9am–1pm
June3:“GardeningforPollinators,”FreshFarmDowntownSilverSpringMarket,911EllsworthDr,9am–1pm
July1:“Pests&Beneficials,”FreshFarmDowntownSilverSpringMarket,911EllsworthDr,9am–1pm
August5::“WaterGardening,”FreshFarmDowntownSilverSpringMarket,911EllsworthDr,9am–1pm
September2:“Houseplants,”FreshFarmDowntownSilverSpringMarket,911EllsworthDr,9am–1pm
October14:UrbanGardeningWorkshops:“FallCleanupandComposting,”“PlantingBulbsforSpring,”“HousePlants,”SilverSpringLibrary,900WayneAve,10am–2pm
MasterGardenerContactInformation
HelpLine:301-590-9650
Email:[email protected]
@mcmgmd
MontgomeryCounty MasterGardeners–Maryland
SteveDubik,HorticulturalConsultant&MasterGardenerCoordinator
DerwoodDemoGarden
MontgomeryCounty
MasterGardener
Services,UpcomingEvents&Workshops
MontgomeryCountyMGWebsiteextension.umd.edu/mg/locations/
Montgomery-countymastergardeners
Photocredits:Front:DawnLandsman,DerwoodDemoGarden:DarleneNicholson;Interior/GIEI:DonnaKolis.
PrintedAugust2017
DemonstrationGardensSeeMasterGardenergardeningideasondisplayatthefollowinglocations:
DerwoodDemoGarden,UniversityofMarylandExtension,18410MuncasterRd,Derwood.OpenMar–OctandduringOpenHousesatthefollowingevents:
October7,2017:HarvestFestivalApril28,2018:GrowItEatIt
FairgroundsDemoGarden,MontgomeryCountyAgriculturalFairgrounds,501PerryPkwy,Gaithersburg,OpenJun–SepandduringtheAgriculturalFair:
August11–19,2017:9am–9pm
NationalLibraryofMedicineHerbGarden,NationalInstitutesofHealth,8600RockvillePike,Bethesda.
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FreeWalk-inPlantClinics:AskaMasterGardener
Bringplantcuttings,insectsamplesandquestionstooneofourmanyneighborhoodplantclinicsandreceivehelpfromatrainedMasterGardener.• AudubonNaturalistSociety,8940Jones
MillRd,ChevyChase,Sat10am–12pm(Apr–Sep)
• BethesdaDavisLibrary,6400DemocracyBlvd,Sat10am–1pm(Apr–Sep)
• BrooksideGardens,1800GlenalllanAve,Wheaton,Sat10am–2pm;Sun1–4pm(Feb–Nov);Wed1–4pm(Apr–Sep)
• DerwoodExtensionOffice,18410MuncasterRd,Tues,10am–1pm(Mar–Oct)
• GaithersburgLibrary,18330MontgomeryVillageAve,Sat10am–2pm(Apr–Sep)
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• GermantownLibrary,19840CenturyBlvd,Wed6:15pm–7:45pm(May–Sep)
• KensingtonFarmer’sMarket,TrainStationatHowardAve,2ndSat9am–1pm(Apr–Oct)
• KentlandFarmersMarket,301MainStreet,Gaithersburg,1stSat,9am–2pm(May–Oct)
• OlneyFarmersMarket,Rt108&PrincePhilipDr,Sun9am–1pm(May–Nov)
• PraisnerLibrary,14910OldColumbiaPike,Burtonsville,Sat10am–1pm(Apr–Sep)
• QuinceOrchardLibrary,15831QuinceOrchardRd,Gaithersburg,Sat10am–1pm(May–Sep,ReopeningMay2018)
• PikeCentralFarmMarket,910RoseAve,NorthBethesda,3rdSat,9am–1:30pm(Apr–Oct)
• SilverSpringLibrary,900WayneAve,Sat,10am–2pm(Mar–Oct)
• TwinbrookLibrary,202MeadowHallDr,Rockville,Sat10am–1pm(Apr–Sep)
2018AnnualMasterGardenerSpringConference
Saturday,February24,2018:“GardenSolutionsforOurChangingEnvironment”GardeningpresentationssponsoredbytheMasterGardenersSpeakersBureau,18410MuncasterRoad,Derwood.Preregistrationrequired,$55fee(SnowdayMarch3)[email protected].
SpeakersBureauMasterGardenersaddressorganizationsonavarietyofgardeningandenvironmentaltopics.Contactmcmgspeakers@gmail.com.
TherapeuticHorticultureMasterGardenerssharegarden-relatedactivitieswithspecialneedsstudentsandwithseniorcitizensatrecreationalandresidentiallivingfacilities.
HorticulturalHelpLine,Year-RoundSampleDrop-off&ExtensionFactSheets
• CalltheHorticulturalHelpLineandtalktoaMasterGardenerat301-590-9650,Tuesdays,Mar–Oct,from10am–1pm.
• Dropoffinsectandplantsamplesfordiagnosis/identificationyear-roundattheDerwoodExtensionOffice,18410MuncasterRd,8:30am–4:30pm,Mon–Fri.
• Seeourfactsheetsatextension.umd.edu/hgic.Select“ClickhereforPublications.”
ForResidentialGardeners
RequestMasterGardenersforyourspecialcivicorcommunityeventforgardening
informationanddemonstrations.
2018GrowItEatItOpenHouseSaturday,April28,2018:Learnmoreaboutimprovingyourindividualorcommunityvegetablegarden.DerwoodDemoGardenOpenHouseplusassortedgardeningworkshopsandclasses,18410MuncasterRd,Derwood.
FormoreinformationgototheGrowItEatItwebsiteatextension.umd.edu/growit;[email protected];orreadtheGrowItEatItblogatgroweat.blogspot.com.