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Native Azaleas Program

What: America’s Treasure: Our Native Azaleas (Silver Spring Garden Club's November 2011 meeting) WHEN: Monday, November 21 Doors open at 7:30pm Talk starts at 8:00pm WHERE: Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, Maryland The rich flora of North America boasts 17 species of native azaleas. Don Hyatt, a noted authority on these plants, ... Read More No Comments

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Written by on November 10, 2011

Protecting Watersheds: Rain Gardens in our Landscapes

What: Protecting Watersheds: Rain Gardens in our Landscapes When: November 4th, 4:00pm – 5:00 pm Where: Common Good City Farm, V Street NW between 2nd & 4th Sts NW Visit Common Good's rain garden and learn how to design your own as an attractive way to prevent water run-off from polluting our watersheds. Dean Hively, ... Read More No Comments

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Written by on November 1, 2011

Getting Your Garden Ready for Winter

What: Getting Your Garden Ready for Winter   When: Thursday, November 10th at 7pm   Where: Takoma DC Public Library, 5th and Cedar Streets Kathy Jentz, editor and publisher of Washington Gardener Magazine, will be presenting a  free talk on Thursday, November 10 at 7 pm, at the Takoma DC Public Library  about how to prepare your ... Read More No Comments

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Written by on October 31, 2011

Common Good City Farm Harvest Festival

What: Common Good City Farm annual Harvest Festival When: Saturday Oct. 29, 11am-2pm Where: Common Good City Farm, V Street NW between 2nd & 4th Sts NW This free event open to the public will offer an afternoon of activities to include: pumpkin carving and painting, costume contest, scarecrow making, face painting and more! Food ... Read More No Comments

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Written by on October 28, 2011

Promoting Native Bee Abundance

What: Promoting Native Bee Abundance and Diversity with Native Plants When: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 7:30 pm Where: Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, Virginia  Join Maria Van Dyke, the Program Coordinator for Virginia Working Landscapes for a slide lecture about the importance and habitat requirements of native bees. Maria will discuss ongoing academic ... Read More No Comments

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Written by on October 28, 2011

Rainscaping at the Coolidge High School Garden

What: Rainscaping at Coolidge Highschool Garden When:     Saturday, November 12 ,    8:30 am to noon  Where:  Calvin Coolidge Garden 6315 5th St NW, Washington DC    Please join the Friends of the Garden and Coolidge High School students in restoring 3600 sq ft of beds after last summer's drought. Gardening experts from the area's Watershed Stewards Academy ... Read More No Comments

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Written by on October 28, 2011

Protecting Watersheds: Rain Gardens in our Landscapes

There are so many great seminars and workshops this fall, that there is no excuse for the eco-friendly gardener to get bored! Here is another one I just found out about on Rain Gardens. What: "Protecting Watersheds: Rain Gardens in our Landscapes" Where: Common Good City Farm When: Saturday, October 22, 2-4pm "Come see Common ... Read More No Comments

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Written by on October 14, 2011

Building Good Garden Soil

What: Building Good Garden Soil Where:  Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Avenue in Richmond, VA When:  Saturday, November 12, 9 AM – 12 PM Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Avenue in Richmond, VA, is holding a workshop on Saturday, November 12, 9 AM – 12 PM called "Building Good Garden Soil." From the ... Read More No Comments

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Written by on October 14, 2011

Save the Dragonflies!

Save the Dragonflies!

I love dragonflies. Despite their delicate appearance, dragonflies are the perfect hunting machines. More than 80% of their brain is used for processing visual information. It is believed that some species can see objects up to 30 feet away and detect movement as far as 60 feet away. And those big compound bug-eyes of theirs ... Read More 1 Comment

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Written by on October 13, 2011

Manure Days for Gardeners

Manure Days for Gardeners

As a green gardener AND an animal lover, I thought I would pass along this information about Star Gazing Farm's Manure Days for Gardeners. Star Gazing Farm is a small farm animal sanctuary in Western Montgomery County that provides safe haven to abused, stray, and neglected farm animals.  They offer educational programs and community service ... Read More No Comments

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Written by on October 10, 2011

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