Master Gardeners Frederick Fair Booth


JOIN US AT THE GREAT FREDERICK FAIR!

Frederick County Master Gardener Booth,
Farm & Garden Building 14 A

Talk with us about your garden, see our displays, join our workshops, and pick up useful handouts.

Saturday - Saturday, September 17-24,
(10 am-7 pm)


Special Topics and Displays
       

  • Grow-It-Eat-It: Gardens aren't just for flowers - get out there and grow something good to eat!
  • Bay-Wise: Learn eco-friendly landscaping and gardening techniques that help clean the Bay!  Sign up to get your yard certified.
  • Vermi-Composting: Quick and efficient composting, indoors or outdoors, with a little help from worms!

 Sunday, September 18, (10 am-7 pm)

MASTER GARDENER DAY!

11am

Making More From Less:

Hands-on plant propagation and division demonstration

12pm

Gardening for Cheapskates:

The tightwad's guide to navigating the world of garden retail

1pm

Build-Your-Own Stone Planting Troughs:

Get that “old world” look for less

2pm

Stinkbugs 101:

Up-to-the minute news and strategies for managing this pest

3pm

Why Are My Hanging Baskets Dead?:

Tips and tricks for healthy ornamental containers

4pm

Top Ten Gardening Mistakes:

Get answers to these and other gardening questions

 Additional Special Topics and Displays Featured All Day Sunday, September 18

  • Self-Watering Seed Starters and The Bucket Brigade: Take the tedium out of gardening with quick-to-make self-watering planters!
  • Ornamental Landscape Design: Easy designs to mix gorgeous natives into existing exotic-based landscapes
  • Herb Gardening 101: Liven up your dinners and grow something the stink bugs don't find tasty!

Frederick County University of Maryland Extension Master Gardeners are volunteers who love gardening and have been specially trained to help other gardeners. Our mission is to educate Maryland residents about safe, effective and sustainable horticultural practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes, and communities. Most of our services are FREE.

For more information
: Contact Susan Trice, MG Coordinator, 301-600-1596, strice@umd.edu, 5370 Public Safety Place (formerly 8349 Reichs Ford Road), Room 327, Frederick, MD.

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For more information, contact Susan Trice

Last updated: 08/22/2011