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A Publication of the Howard County Master Gardeners

April 2015

From Georgia’s Desk

We’re at the conclusion of our 2015 MG

training; twenty four trainees. It’s been quite a

challenge due to the weather, but it’s my feeling

that everyone got into the communication pro-

cess regarding cancellations, and took it all in

stride. The class presentations were extraordi-

nary- my hat is off to everyone for the research,

effort and time devoted to these. The group de-

serves commendation for a job well done- not

easy but excellent results which I hope will be

shared with the community through our Public

Education program, Ann Vieth, Coordinator. I

want to use this opportunity to acknowledge the

dedication and effort of the mentors as well:

Richard Freas, Margaret Mauro, Molly McEl-

wee, Kent Phillips, Carolyn Rimes, Kathy

Rosendale, Phyllis Yigdall and Roy Heath who

served as Mentor Coordinator. This is a task that

requires sensitivity, many hours and fortitude

but contributes significantly to the value and

quality of the training.

Be sure to participate in GreenFest, Sat-

urday, April 18, 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. at How-

ard Community College. It’s free! If you are

staffing our MG exhibits be sure to allow time to

visit the vendors and attend workshops- a great

variety of information is available.

On Thursday, April 9, 6:30 p.m. at

UME Dr. Mike Raupp will be presenting a pro-

gram on pests and pesticides. Please contact

UME for registration: 410-313-2707.

The seed catalogues are arriving-happy

reading!

Georgia Eacker

Master Gardener Coordinator

410-313-1913

[email protected]

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April 2015 Looseleaf 2 Howard County Master Gardeners

April 2015 Looseleaf 1 From Georgia’s Desk 3 Compost Demonstrations 4 Mt. Pleasant 5 Grow It Eat It 7 Conservation Stewardship 9 Continuing Education

Suzette Holiday, MG, Editor [email protected]

Mark Your Calendar!

Upcoming events:

April 4 Daffodil Day at Whipps

April 4 Garden Smarter Series starts

April 8 Compost demos begin

April 11 Ask a Master Gardener sessions begin

April 14 Continuing Ed: The Humane Backyard

April 16 Butterfly Gardens at Glenwood Library

April 18 GreenFest: Howard Community College

April 22 Rain Gardens at Savage Library

April 23 Perennial Gardening at Central Library

April 28 MPEA, Garlic Mustard

May 4 Bay-Wise meeting at UME

May 5 Mindful Planting at Glenwood Library

May 7 Quilt Gardens at Miller Library

May 8/9 MG Plant Sale to support Whipps

For details, check the MG Calendar on our Web page

Howard County Fair Committee Meeting

On April 22 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. we will be brain-

storming the theme for the Howard County Fair exhib-

it. I am able to work on recruitment of volunteers to

staff the exhibit but I need someone to head the crea-

tion of the exhibit. If you are unable to attend the meet-

ing, please feel free to send any thoughts, ideas, etc. to

me, Michele Wright, at [email protected],

or, for more timely response, at 410-465-6057.

Submit items for the May 2015 Looseleaf by Thursday, April 23 to Suzette Holiday at [email protected]. Submit items for the Howard County Master Gardener Calendar to Janine Grossman at [email protected] or Roy Heath at [email protected].

REMINDER! Be Sure to Collect Demographics

We often get caught up in answering questions for clients

at a plant clinic or backyard compost demonstration. And

it’s sometimes tough to collect data when we have a con-

stant flow of traffic at events such as GreenFest. But

tracking demographics of the residents we support is cru-

cially important to the University of Maryland Extension.

It’s a matter of funding and it helps illustrate the impact

that Master Gardener activities have on our community.

Make a note – remember to report demographics for all of

your interactions with County residents. If you are in-

volved with a group activity be sure to determine who in

the group will report to avoid overlaps.


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Compost Demonstrations Begin in April

Join us at one of the five demonstration sites this year for our annual series of Backyard Composting how-to

demonstrations. Master Gardeners and Interns from the Class of 2015 will offer information about “browns

and greens,” hot vs cold composting, vermicomposting and tips on trouble-shooting the compost pile. We

will also distribute free compost bins to Howard County residents compliments of the Bureau of Environ-

mental Services.

Help us reduce the amount of yard waste and kitchen scraps that is sent to the Alpha Ridge Landfill. Volun-

teer to spend a couple of hours talking about easy techniques to create mulch and a soil amendment. Coordi-

nators will have a supply of brochures, pledge sheets and bins at each site. Select a date and time that fits

your schedule!

Visit the compost page on the MG Website for the entire schedule through October. Dates are also listed on

the MG Calendar. Here are dates for April and May.

Schooley Mill Park: April 8 and May 13

Contact Susan Levi-Goerlich: [email protected]

Centennial Park: April 11 and May 9

Contact Michelle Bryden: [email protected]

Alpha Ridge Landfill: April 18 and May 16

Contact Jerry Fitzpatrick: [email protected]

Miller Branch Library May 2 and May 11

Contact Darcy Bellido deLuna: [email protected]

Robinson Nature Center: May 3 and May 16

Contact Richard Freas: [email protected]







Doings at the Howard County Conservancy at Mt. Pleasant

Regular workdays started on Friday, March 27 and will continue every Friday morning from 9:00

until 11:00 a.m. when the weather cooperates. We do not meet when it is raining since this tends to

spread disease among the vegetable plants. Crops which are up now are chives, garlic and spinach.

Spring school programs start this month with a new elementary level program “No Place Like

Home.” The Master Gardener portion of this program will involve introducing students to the im-

portance of native plants to our plant pollinators and the importance of both in the food chain. At

present we have students from Running Brook Elementary coming on Tuesday, April 14 and students

from Clarksville Elementary coming on Friday, April 17. Both groups will be at the Conservancy

from 9:30 a.m. until noon.

On Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10 students from Elkridge Landing Middle School will be

present from 9:00 a.m. until noon for service learning projects. These involve mainly removing inva-

sive plants and trail maintenance. Volunteers for both groups are asked to come to the Conservancy a

half hour early in order to receive instructions for the task at hand and tools for their small group.

Volunteers are still needed for both elementary and middle school programs.

On Saturday, April 25 the Conservancy will celebrate Earth Day from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. We

will have a variety of service projects, a spring plant sale of native plants and cool season vegetable

seedlings and compost demonstrations. Master Gardener volunteers are needed for all of these activi-

ties.

The Conservancy is open every day from 9:00 a.m. until at least 3:00 p.m. with occasional evening

programs. Check the website www.hcconservancy.org for Saturday and evening programs at Mt.

Pleasant and the new Belmont site. Come out to Mt. Pleasant to hike the trails and see what is in

bloom any month of the year.

BY JOANN RUSSO, MG [email protected]

Volunteer Opportunities at the Conservancy

Thursday and Friday, April 9 and 10

Service Learning with Elkridge Landing Middle School

8:30 a.m. until noon

Tuesday, April 14

Third grade program with Running Brook Elementary

Friday, April 17

Third grade program with Clarksville Elementary

Saturday April 25

Earth Day, 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

http://www.hcconservancy.org/



Howard County’s “Spring 2015 Garden Smarter

Series”, has kicked off, but has had only limited attend-

ance so far. I’m hoping that this is due to the slow arri-

val and distribution of brochures and advertisement on

local electronic media. Thanks to the presenters, Jerry

Kissel, Patricia Greenwald, Phyllis Yigdall, Paul Beares

and Sylvia Huestis for making their presentations. In

April, there will be a number of GIEI presentations

made at Extension and as usual, a listing of the GIEI

presentations can be found on the GIEI website under

Howard County classes.

A full list of not only the GIEI classes but other

classes can be found on the Howard County MG

webpage under “Garden Smarter or by clicking on this

link. These classes will count toward the continuing ed-

ucation requirement of 10 hours.

I still need several volunteers for the month of

April. April 18, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., I need one volunteer

at the Greenfest GIEI table. April 21 at 7:00 p.m., an

opening for a helper at Long Reach Community center.

April 22 at 12:30 p.m. at Longfellow ES to help students

plant lettuce transplants, and finally, April 25 at 9:00

a.m. at Ducketts Lane ES, two slots to answer questions

at a GIEI table. If you are interested in volunteering,

please email me at [email protected].

The GIEI season has begun. Wintered over spin-

ach, kale and garlic are starting to show signs of life.

Cool season crops like lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, cauli-

flower, arugula, choi, tatsoi and onions can be put into

the ground during the month of April. A planting calen-

dar for central Maryland can be found by clicking on

this link.

If you are looking for another opportunity to vol-

unteer, I would recommend you contact Ashley Groves

at [email protected]. She coordinated volunteers for

the Community Action Council’s food bank garden at

Long Reach community garden. Last year they raised

3,500 pounds of fresh vegetables for the Howard County

food bank. Just a reminder, if you have surplus vegeta-

bles, please donate them at the food bank.

SUBMITTED BY KENT PHILLIPS, MG [email protected]

Let’s Stop the Invasives!

Garlic mustard is sprouting. So is Japanese

stiltgrass, mile-a-minute and many other invasive

plants and trees. MG Aylene Gard shared her

knowledge of these during an evening presentation

at Robinson Nature Center recently. She, along with

MGs Clare Openshaw and Rose Marie Meservey,

coordinate Conservation Stewardship, a program to

help control invasive exotic species at MPEA

(Middle Patuxent Environmental Area). Conserva-

tion Stewardship is a joint program of Howard

County Recreation & Parks and Howard County

Master Gardeners.

During the presentation Aylene shared

identifying photos and descriptions of more than 17

plants that negatively affect our natural habitat. She

spoke about why we need to focus on them and pro-

vided tips on what we can do about it in our own

yards. Attendees also learned about volunteering at

MPEA.

Check the MG electronic calendar for Con-

servation Stewardship dates, times and topics now

through November. The next effort at MPEA is

April 28 at 9:00 a.m. Topic is garlic mustard. The

May 26 event will cover monarch butterflies. And

on June 23 there will be a guest speaker to discuss

wavyleaf basketgrass. It’s spreading quickly so drop

by to learn more!

Aylene provided a collection of brochures

as well as several Web sites for more information.

Weeds Gone Wild

www.nps.gov/plants/alien/

Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC)

www.mdinvasivesp.org/index.html

Invasive Plant Atlas

www.invasiveplantatlas.org/

https://extension.umd.edu/growit/howard-county-vegetable-gardening-classes-and-events

https://extension.umd.edu/sites/default/files/_docs/programs/master-gardeners/Howardcounty/GIEI/2015%20Garden%20Smarter%20Presentation%20Schedule.pdf


https://extension.umd.edu/sites/default/files/_images/programs/hgic/Publications/not_updated/GE007_Vegetable_Planting_Calendar_for_Central_MD.pdf



http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/

http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/index.html

http://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/


There are children in Howard County who are Junior

Master Gardeners! These are students who have participated

in a program and completed requirements from a national

program. The Junior Master Gardener (JMG) program was

developed by and is administered by the Texas Agricultural

Extension Service of the Texas A&M University system in

College Station, Texas. It provides youth handbooks, leader

guides, and other learning materials. According to the leader

guide, “Level One of the JMG program is designed for chil-

dren in grades 3 to 5. It is modeled after the highly success-

ful Master Gardener pro-

gram and offers horticul-

tural and environmental

science education, and

leadership and life skills

development through fun

and creative activities.

This program is commit-

ted to helping young

people become good gar-

deners and good citizens

so they can make a posi-

tive contribution to their

community, school and

family.” Both learning

and service are part of

the program.

The Junior Master Gardener program started at St.

John’s Parish Day School as Howard County Junior Garden

Club in 2002. Anne Schoenhut, a second grade teacher and

member of the Howard County Garden Club, started it for

second grade students to enrich the science curriculum. It

consisted of monthly meetings during the school year with

guest speakers and refreshments. Some of the topics includ-

ed native plants, soil, butterflies, and birds. A couple of the

service projects completed were an Alphabet Garden for the

preschoolers and planting a meadow on campus grounds.

Club members raised money by mixing and selling gourmet

bird seed so that they could purchase club T-shirts. In 2003

the Junior Master Gardener after school club for third grade

was formed by Anne and Janet Klingaman, the science

teacher at the school. A much enjoyed activity for both

groups was a Flower and Photo Show held in May. Commu-

nity service projects included an Alphabet Garden of native

plants at Clark’s Elioak Farm and a pollinator garden at

Howard County Conservancy. In 2010 Carrie Pirie, a parent

of one of the students and Howard County Master Gardener,

took over as the lead. Carrie “grew” the program in many

ways. The members were third, fourth and fifth graders in-

terested in gardening. As before there were monthly meet-

ings, projects and speakers on gardening and environmental

topics. Students who were members for three years received

special recognition at the end of the school year. An area on

the campus became the

Junior Master Gardener

garden to be planted and

maintained by the mem-

bers. Toad houses were

one of many projects

they completed and are

still evident around the

school grounds. In

spring of 2013 I took

over as leader of this

group. The students re-

ally look forward to each

spring and planting their

garden. They even en-

joy weeding! The em-

phasis has been garden-

ing for wildlife especially butterflies. One of the parents

used to raise butterflies in California and has been instru-

mental in helping us with this. Parents of the members are

very supportive of the club and take turns bringing snacks

and assisting during meetings. Junior Master Gardener is a

popular program at the school.

This is my last year doing the program as I would

like to move on to other volunteer activities. Are there any

Master Gardeners interested in doing this? I would suggest

having co-leaders as it can involve a lot of planning and with

children more hands to help are always better. I would be

happy to answer any questions you may have and assist you

in getting started.

Did You Know … there are Junior Master Gardeners in Howard County?

BY CARMEN CARPENTER, MG [email protected]

mailto:Carmen%20Carpenter


Ask a Master Gardener at Miller Library

Middle Patuxent Environmental Area

2015 Conservation Stewardship Project

The March 24 Garlic mustard pull went on as scheduled de-

spite the cold, but happily the snow never materialized. What did

was a surprise: the opportunity to plant some of the 101 native trees

provided by the Howard County Forestry Board. Five determined

diggers chose that option and managed to plant 17 trees.

Jessica Moats, a new Conservation Stewardship volunteer,

planted six and then headed back for an afternoon with the new

Weed Warriors group. Clare Openshaw planted two Black Gums and

one Spicebush and considered the morning invigorating! Linda

Giampalmo, a very enthusiastic Class of 2015 member, accounted

for four trees: A River birch streamside, a Serviceberry further in the

woods, and two red Chokeberries, one close to the trail so the berries

could easily be seen as you passed the bridge. Linda was the first to

notice and identify the four sets of animal paw prints in the mud

along the trail.

Rita Moy possibly planted the remainder; the tallies were not

precise. Rod Valenzuela and I focused on the garlic mustard, which

we had to search for under the leaf litter, and Jeff Claffy set up the

wire mesh enclosures that protect the trees from deer. It was a very

satisfying morning.

BY AYLENE GARD, MG

This is a request for volunteers for

Miller Ask a Master Gardener. Two volun-

teers are needed for each session. Many in-

terns have already signed up at the volunteer

fair so we need experienced MGs to pair with

each of them. Please let me know if you are

an intern or have not worked a plant clinic,

and I will be pair you with an experienced

person so you can learn the ropes.

Miller plant clinic (AAMG) operates

on Monday evenings and Saturday mornings

every week except holiday weekends, start-

ing April 11th and ending September 28.

Monday evening hours are from 7:00 to 8:30

p.m. Saturday morning hours are from 10:00

a.m. to 12:00 noon.

AAMG is a fun way to earn some

volunteer hours and to talk to the public

about one of our favorite topics- gardening. It

is also a fun way to get to know some of your

fellow master gardeners. Volunteers do not

have to know everything about gardening -

most questions are fairly basic. A list has

been compiled of the most frequently asked

questions. There should be a copy of those

questions with the materials.

Miller library has a small box of ref-

erence materials, and most experienced MGs

bring a couple of their favorite references.

There are also notebooks with copies of

HGIC publications for reference. Most of

these are for your reference only. Please en-

courage clients to access this information on

the internet and print what they want.

There is Wi-Fi available at Miller

library; so many MGs bring an iPad or lap-

top, which is useful for accessing the HGIC

website or https://extension.umd.edu/ipm

Please contact Barbara White to vol-

unteer or if you have questions about the pro-

gram, [email protected]

or 410-750-7949 (before 9:00 p.m.) Thanks

in advance.

Upcoming Conservation Stewardship Event:

GARLIC MUSTARD PULLING & EPHEMERAL PLANT HIKE

April 28 South Wind Circle Trail Entrance

Come share in the joy of discovering those small, elusive plants known as

Spring ephemerals at our second Conservation Stewardship event. If the

timing is right, we’ll also glimpse patches of Virginia bluebells as we con-

tinue along the trail to the work site. Once there, we will concentrate on

removing garlic mustard.

Join the group at 9:00 a.m. Proceed west along 108 from 29 or east on 108

from Clarksville to Trotter Road and continue to the Circle. If you bear to

the right, the trailhead sill be on your right in the meadow.

https://extension.umd.edu/ipm



The newly formed group gardening at the Patuxent Research Refuge’s School Yard Habitat (SYH) at the National Wild-

life Visitor Center has set their monthly meetings for the third Mondays of each month at noon. The next meeting will

be April 20. This will be a planning meeting. On the agenda is deciding what part of the SYH to landscape next. Bring

your lunch. We will work in the garden before and/or after the meetings. Those who have completed the Orientation

may work unsupervised in the garden. If you would like to attend an Orientation please contact Ann.

There is the possibility that we will

be able to write a grant that will

teach native plant gardening to mi-

nority or handicapped youth via the

SYH. We will need volunteers who

are willing to mentor the young

people as they learn native plant

gardening skills. The goals would

be to connect young people with

nature, giving them love and appre-

ciation of the out-of-doors and an

understanding of the biodiversity of

a healthy ecosystem. A milkweed

garden for monarchs might be part

of this grant.

An interesting challenge presents

itself with native plant gardening:

Identifying the natives from the

weeds, especially in the early stages

so the invasives can be weeded out

before they crowd out the natives. A case in point is chickweed. Last fall

we planted the lovely native Field Chickweed, Cerastium arvense, in the

SYH as a groundcover. It is a valuable plant for tiny native bees. Now, in

the early spring, both it and the non-native chickweeds such as Common

Chickweed, Stellaria media, are emerging. My field guide, Newcomb’s

Wildflower Guide (see photo at right ) is full of notes as I figure out how

to tell the native from the invasives and figure out how to represent these

differences to the volunteers who will be assisting with the weeding. I

have marked my field guide with notes in red for the invasive chickweeds

and notes in green for the native chickweeds. Do you enjoy puzzles?

Come join the fun in the SYH!

Volunteer Opportunity with New MG Project: Patuxent Research Refuge School Yard Habitat

SUBMITTED BY ANN COREN, MG [email protected]

Photograph: plants.usda.gov

Native Field Chickweed, Cerartium arvense. Photograph: Ann Coren

Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, with annotations.

Photograph: Ann Coren



Continuing Education Speakers and Topics for 2015

Join our April Continuing Education program on Tuesday, April 14 at the Extension office from 9:30 a.m. to

11:30 a.m. Nancy Lawson, Master Gardener and former Vice-President of Content for the Humane Society of the

United States (HSUS), will speak on the topic The Humane Backyard. About half the U.S. population now lives in

suburbia, where the dominance of turfgrass has contributed to incalculable losses in diversity and population num-

bers of animal species large and small. A Humane Backyard calls for a different approach—one that challenges long-

held assumptions about beauty and considers the needs of other creatures. We’ll discuss core elements of creating

habitat, methods for humanely resolving conflicts with wildlife, and ways to design pet-friendly yards that keep both

our companion animals and wild neighbors safe. All Master Gardeners and guests of Master Gardeners are invited to

learn more about this topic. As always, we look forward to your attendance!

Registration is now open for the May 12 talk by Professor Doug Tallamy https://www.eventbrite.com/e/

rebuilding-natures-relationships-speaker-professor-doug-tallamy-tickets-16219867059

. This presentation will be free of charge and open to the public thanks to generous contributions to Howard County

Extension Master Gardeners from speaker sponsor Straughan Environmental Inc., venue sponsor Howard County

Conservancy, and gift sponsor River Hill Garden Center.

Continuing Education Speakers for 2015

Tuesday, April 14 The Humane Backyard, speaker Nancy Lawson, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Extension Office.

Tuesday, May 12 Rebuilding Nature’s Relationships at Home presented by Professor Doug Tallamy, 7:00 p.m. to

8:30 p.m., Howard County Conservancy, 10520 Old Frederick Rd. Woodstock. He will explain why specialized

food relationships determine the stability and complexity of the local food webs that support animal diversity, why it

is important to restore life to our residential properties, and what we can do to make our landscapes living ecosystems

once again.

Tuesday, June 9 Tour the Green Farmacy Garden, Fulton, MD – see a collection of 300 plant species used/

researched for medicinal purposes, 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, July 14 Tour Brisco Daylily Garden, Ellicott City, MD – see 1100 daylily cultivars during peak bloom;

impulse buying allowed, 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, August 11 Gardens of Lakes Como and Maggiore, Italy , speaker Judy Petersen, MG, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00

a.m., Extension Office.

Tuesday, September 8 Native Plant Nursery at the County Corrections Facility, speaker Lori Lilly, Manager, 9:30

a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Extension Office.

Tuesday, October 13 A Retrospect Look at What Sets the Bay-Wise Home Tour Landscapes Apart? speaker TBD

(The Bay-Wise Committee): 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Extension Office.

Tuesday, November 10 Tree topic TBD, speaker Wanda MacLachlan, UME Area Educator – Residential Land-

scape Management: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Extension office.

SUBMITTED BY KARIN DELAITSCH, MG

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rebuilding-natures-relationships-speaker-professor-doug-tallamy-tickets-16219867059

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The first weeding/

mulching event in the Oella -

Ellicott City Entry Garden will

be on Earth Day, April 22.

The start time is 10:00 a.m. and

should finish by 1:00 p.m. As in

past years, those who want to do

a "Dutch Treat" lunch together

will head over to the Trolley

Stop across the street (Oella Av-

enue) after completing the weed-

ing and mulching work.

MG Paul Farragut, gar-

den coordinator, seeks volunteers

to help out through the growing

season as well. Volunteers will

be assigned one or two-week

assignments to touch up the gar-

den on their own and check for

drought conditions.

An amazing number of

people visit the garden and ad-

mire the plantings (primarily

natives), stacked rock cairns

dedicated to river lover Teddy

Betts, and the Patapsco Riv-

er. The garden is truly appreciat-

ed by many.

Howard County Recrea-

tion and Parks employees will

again assist by picking up and

delivering bags of mulch paid

for by Patapsco Heritage Green-

way and the Ellicott City busi-

ness community. Baltimore

County Department of Public

Works does a nice job of mow-

ing the grass and trimming the

(Continued on page 11)

Oella –Ellicott City Entry Garden Kicks Off With Earth Day Weed and Mulch

Summer blooms at Oella - Ellicott City Entry Garden.

Memorial rock cairns form focal point in entry garden.


edges around the garden. A

true public/private partnership

with government agencies from

both sides of the river, as well

as non-profits, businesses and

individuals!

Won't you come help

on Earth Day or one or twice

during the growing sea-

son? Easy parking in the free

public lot right across the

street!

Do send an email to

coordinator Paul Farragut

[email protected] with

"Oella - Ellicott City Entry

Garden" in the subject line,

letting him know you plan to

come on Earth Day or whatev-

er weeks you might have avail-

able to weed on your own dur-

ing the active growing season,

so you can be apprised of up-

dates.

(Continued from page 10)

Garden coordinator, MG Paul Farragut, pauses to assess weeding prior to mulching. Photographs: Lisa Knab Baum, MG

Oella –Ellicott City Entry Garden Kicks Off With Earth Day Weed and Mulch

BY LISA WINGATE, MG [email protected]




Daffodil Day

THE 8TH ANNUAL

W h i p p s G a r d e n C e m e t e r y 3651 St. John’s Lane

About 2 blocks south of the Frederick

Road intersection.

Street parking available.

Saturday, April 4, 2015

10 a.m to 3 p.m.

Potted daffodils, tulips, hyacinths,

helleborus, Virginia Bluebells, Easter lilies, and Hydrangeas

will be available for sale.

All proceeds go to the Whipps’ Garden Cemetery.

For more Information, call 410-274-7795

Horticultural Presentations

by Howard County Master Gardeners

Whipps Woodland Theater

10:15 a.m. – Daffodils and More

11:15 a.m. – Pruning Q & A

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