MG Public Events 2008

CALENDAR OF MASTER GARDENER ACTIVITIES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

APRIL

State and County Fairs
19,20 - Queen Anne's County Home and Garden Show - Chesapeake College

Environmental Participation Programs (Volunteer opportunities)

5 - Green Fest - 9am - 1pm - Glenwood Community Center, Glenwood

9,16,23,30 - Work with Master Gardeners - 9am-11am - Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock - (410)549-8403

19 - Earth Day Activities - 9am-1pm - Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock - (410)465-8877

Christina River Cleanup - 9am-1pm - Fletchwood Park, Elkton

24 - Sustainable Living Fair, Compost demo and information booth - 9am - 5 pm, Carroll Co Farm Museum

25 - Jones Falls Farmers Market Food Demo- "How Lo(cal) Can You Go? 8-11 am – Plant Clinic and Food Sampling

26 - Maryland Day - University of MD., College Park

Plant Sales
26 - Washington County Ag Center -8am - 2pm - 7303 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro

Public Education Programs:
1 - Posies in a Pot - 7:00 pm. -Historic Oakland Manor, Columbia, (410)884-5305

2 - Native Plants in the Home Landscape - 7:30 pm - Hawthorne Center, Columbia

Gardening in Small Spaces - 7 pm - Miller Library , Ellicott City(410)-313-1950

4 - Planting Seeds for Spring (Children's Program)- 1:30 pm - Savage Library - Savage

5, 6 -Daffodil Days, Baywise Program - Whipps Cemetery, Ellicott City

8 - Going Green - 7:15 pm - Oakland Manor - Columbia - (410)884-5305

Edible Heirlooms - 7pm - Glenwood Library, Glenwood

9 - Unusal Shade Plants - 7:30pm - Carroll County Agricultural Center, Westminster (410)751-1158

17 - Low Maintenance Plants and Gardening - 7 pm - 9 pm - Laurel Branch Library, Laurel, (301)868-8781

21 - Gardening with Style Seminar Series: Japanese Floral Design - Cooperative Ext.; 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, (301)600-1595 $10 per session

22 - Orchids - 7 pm - East Columbia Library - Columbia 410)313-7700

28 - Gardening with Style Seminar Series: Ruth Stout Gardening - Cooperative Ext.; 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick,.. (301)600-1595 $10 per session

Ask a Master Gardener Plant Clinics:

5, 12, 19 and 26 - Miller Library - 10am - noon - Ellicott City

5, 19 - City Farmer's Market; 5 W. Church St., Hagerstown

7, 14, 21 and 28 - Miller Library - 7pm-8:30pm - Ellicott City

12 - Catonsville Library - 10am - noon, Catonsville

Columbia Central Library - 10am - noon, Columbia

19 - Glenwood Library - 10am - noon - Glenwood

Compost Demonstrations:

2 -     Schooley Mill Park - 6pm - Columbia
5 -    Centennial Park - 9 am - Ellicott City
12 -    Howard County Conservancy - 9am - Woodstock
14 -    Rockburn Park - 6pm - Ellicott City
15 -    Centennial Park - 6pm - Ellicott City
19 -    Schooley Mill Park - 9am - Columbia
24 -    Howard County Conservancy - 7pm - Woodstock

MAY
State, County and Local Fairs:

2-3 - Baltimore City Flower Mart - 11am-6pm - Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore

8 - Maryland-Delaware Water Festival - 8am-4pm - Delaware Technical College, Dover, De - 410-745-9620

24 - Maryland Herb Festival - Leakin Park, Baltimore

24 - Sustainable Living Fair, Compost demo and information booth - 9am - 5 pm, Carroll Co Farm Museum

25 - Jones Falls Farmers Market Food Demo- "How Lo(cal) Can You Go? 8-11 am – Plant Clinic and Food Sampling

Environmental Participation Programs (Volunteer opportunities)

7, 14, 21, 28 - Work with Master Gardeners - 9am-11am - Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock - (410)549-8403

Plant Sales

9, 10 - St. Mary Anne's Church Plant Festival - 8:30am-5pm - North East

10 - Calvert County Plant Sale - 8am - noon - 30 Duke St., Community Resources Bldg., Prince Frederick

Market Day at Cylburn Arboretum - 10am-4pm - Baltimore (www.cylburnassociation.org)

17, 18 - Whipps Plant Sale - 3909 Hawthorne Rd., Ellicott City

24 - Baltimore Herb Festival - 10am - 4pm - Leakin Park, Baltimore (www.baltimoreherbfestival.com)

Public Education Programs:
1 - Bonsai - 7pm - Savage Library - Savage

3 - Butterflies - 1:30 pm - Elkridge Library, Elkridge

5- Gardening with Style Seminar Series: Container Gardening - Cooperative Ext.; 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, Md.. (301)600-1595 $10 per session

7 - Backyard Habitats - 7 pm - Miller Library (410)-313-1950

10 - Lawn Renovation - 1pm- 5pm - Surratts-Clinton Branch Library, 9400 Piscataway Road, Clinton(301)868-8781

12 - Gardening with Style Seminar Series: The Autumn Bliss Garden - Cooperative Ext.; 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, Md.. (301)600-1595 $10 per session

13 - Native Plants in the Home Landscape - 9:30 am - Oakland Manor - Columbia - (410)884-5305

13- Baywise Landscape Management - 7 pm - Central Library, Columbia

13 - Wildfowers in the Home Garden - 10am Cooperative Ext.; 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, Md.. (301)600-1595

14 - Xeriscaping - 7:30pm - Carroll County Agricultural Center, Westminster (410)751-1158

16 - Planting Seeds for Spring - 1:30 pm - Elkridge Library, Elkridge

17 - Attracting Pollinators - 2pm - Bowie Branch Library, Bowie

21 - Gardening with Style Seminar Series: Tips for the "Lazy/Cheap" Gardener - Cooperative Ext.; 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, Md.. (301)600-1595 $10 per session

22 - Alien Invasion - 7 pm - Glenwood Library, Glenwood

24 - Bugs, Good, Bad and Ugly - 10am - noon - Bowie Library, 15210 Annapolis Rd., Bowie (301)868-8781

24- Butterfly Gardening - 11am-1pm -Hillcrest Heights, 398 Iverson St., Temple Hills (301)868-8781

Ask a Master Gardener Clinics:

3, 10, 17 31 - Miller Library - 10am - noon - Ellicott City

3,17 - City Farmer's Market; 5 W. Church St., Hagerstown

5, 12, 19 - Miller Library - 7pm-8:30pm - Ellicott City

10 - Catonsville Library - 10am-noon, Catonsville
Columbia Central Library - 10am - noon - Columbia

18, 25 - Jones Falls Farmers Market, - 8am - 11am - Baltimore

24-   College Park Farmers Market - 9am-noon - 5211 Paint Branch Pkwy, College Park

Compost Demonstrations:
Week of May 6 through 12 is International Compost Awareness Week
3 -    Centennial Park - 9 am - Ellicott City
7 -    Schooley Mill Park - 7pm - Columbia
10 -    Howard County Conservancy - 9am - Woodstock

Market Day at Cylburn Arboretum - 8am - 2 pm- Baltimore

12 -    Rockburn Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
17 -    Schooley Mill Park - 9am - Columbia
20 -    Centennial Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
22 -    Howard County Conservancy - 7pm - Woodstock

JUNE
State, County and Local Fairs:

28 - Canal Days in Chesapeake City

Garden Tours:
10 - Woods in Your Backyard - 7pm - Call (410)-313-1913 to register

Environmental Participation Programs (Volunteer opportunities)

4, 11, 18, 25 - Work with Master Gardeners - 9am-11am - Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock - (410)549-8403

Plant Sales
11- 7:30pm - Carroll County Agricultural Center, Westminster (410)751-1158

Public Education Programs:

2 - Gardening with Style Seminar Series: Shade Gardening - Cooperative Ext.; 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, Md.. (301)600-1595 $10 per session

7 - Composting and Rain Barrels - 1pm-5pm - Surratts-Clinton Branch Library, 9400 Piscataway Rd. Clinton (301)868-8781

10 - Getting the Most from your Garden - 7 pm - Central Library, Columbia

30- Agricultural Safety Day (Children's programs) - 9am - 2pm - Cecil County Fairgrounds, Fairhill - 410-996-5280

Ask a Master Gardener Clinics:

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Jones Falls Farmers Market - 8am - 11am - Baltimore

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - Miller Library - 10am - noon - Ellicott City

2, 16 - City Farmer's Market; 5 W. Church St., Hagerstown

7, 14, 21, 28 - Miller Library - 7pm-8:30pm - Ellicott City

7 , 14, 21, 28- Baughman's Lane Farmers Market - 10am-1pm -Frederick

14 - Catonsville Library - 10am-noon, Catonsville
Columbia Central Library - 10am - noon - Columbia

24 -    Farmers Market at the NCI- 11am-1pm -Frederick on Fort Detrick, Frederick

Compost Demonstrations:
2 -   Rockburn Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
4 -    Schooley Mill Park - 7pm - Columbia
7 -    Centennial Park - 9 am - Ellicott City
14 -    Howard County Conservancy - 9am - Woodstock
17 -    Centennial Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
21 -   Schooley Mill Park - 9am - Columbia
26 -    Howard County Conservancy - 7pm - Woodstock

JULY:
State and County Fairs:

13 - Jones Falls Farmers Market Food Demo- "How Lo(cal) Can You Go? 8-11 am – Plant Clinic and Food Sampling

18-24 - Washington County Ag Expo - Ag Center, Boonsboro

23 - Master Gardener Night - Cecil County Fair

21 thru 8/1 - Carroll Co. 4H Fair - Information booth - 4pm - 8pm

Environmental Participation Programs (Volunteer opportunities)

9, 16, 23, 30 - Work with Master Gardeners - 9am-11am - Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock - (410)549-8403

Public Education Programs:

8 - Bugs in the Garden - 9:30 am - Oakland Manor - Columbia - (410)884-5305

8- Growing and Uses of Lavender - 7 pm - Cooperative Ext.; 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, Md.. (301)600-1595

9 - Giving Birth to a Garden - 7:30pm - Carroll County Agricultural Center, Westminster (410)751-1158

Ask a Master Gardener Clinics:

5, 12, 19, 26 - 32nd St. Farmers Market - 8am -11am - Waverly section, Baltimore

5, 19 - City Farmer's Market; 5 W. Church St., Hagerstown

5, 12, 19, 26- Baughman's Lane Farmers Market - 10am-1pm -Frederick

7, 14, 21, 28 - Miller Library - 7pm-8:30pm - Ellicott City

12 - Catonsville Library - 10am-noon, Catonsville
Columbia Central Library - 10am - noon - Columbia

12, 19, 26 - Miller Library - 10am - noon - Ellicott City

22 - Farmers Market at the NCI- 11am-1pm -Frederick on Fort Detrick, Frederick

Compost Demonstrations:

7 -   Rockburn Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
2 -    Schooley Mill Park - 7pm - Columbia
5 -    Centennial Park - 9 am - Ellicott City
12 -    Howard County Conservancy - 9am - Woodstock
15 -    Centennial Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
19 -    Schooley Mill Park - 9am - Columbia
24-    Howard County Conservancy - 7pm - Woodstock

AUGUST

State and County Fairs:

2-9 - Howard County Fair - West Friendship

22 - 31 - Maryland State Fair - Timonium -(http://www.bcpl.net/~mdstfair/)

Environmental Participation Programs (Volunteer opportunities)

6, 13, 20, 27 - Work with Master Gardeners - 9am-11am - Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock - (410)549-8403

Public Education Programs:

12- Urban Water Cycle - 7pm - Oakland Manor - Columbia - (410)884-5305

13 - Conifers - 7:30pm - Carroll County Agricultural Center, Westminster (410)751-1158

Ask a Master Gardener Clinics:

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - 32nd St. Farmers Market -8am -11am - Waverly section, Baltimore

2, 9, 16, 23 - Miller Library - 10am - noon - Ellicott City

2, 16 - City Farmer's Market; 5 W. Church St., Hagerstown

2, 9, 16, 23, 30- Baughman's Lane Farmers Market - 10am-1pm -Frederick

4, 11, 18, 25 - Miller Library - 7pm-8:30pm - Ellicott City

9 - Catonsville Library - 10am-noon, Catonsville
Columbia Central Library - 10am - noon - Columbia

26 -   Farmers Market at the NCI- 11am-1pm -Frederick on Fort Detrick, Frederick

Compost Demonstrations:
2 -    Centennial Park - 9 am - Ellicott City
6-    Schooley Mill Park - 7pm - Columbia
9 -    Howard County Conservancy - 9am - Woodstock
11-   Rockburn Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
16-    Schooley Mill Park - 9am - Columbia
19-    Centennial Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
28-   Howard County Conservancy - 7pm - Woodstock

SEPTEMBER

State, County and Local Fairs:

4 -7 - Prince Georges County Fair

6 - Boonsborough Days -10am - 5pm - Shafer Park, Boonsboro

10-14 - Anne Arundel County Fair

12, 13 and 19,20 - Great Frederick Fair; 10-5.

Environmental Participation Programs (Volunteer opportunities)

3, 10, 17, 24 - Work with Master Gardeners - 9am-11am - Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock - (410)549-8403

Public Education Programs:
9 - Alien Invasion - - 9:30 am Oakland Manor - Columbia - (410)884-5305

Ask a Master Gardener Clinics:
6, 13, 20, 27 - Miller Library - 10am - noon - Ellicott City

6, 20 - City Farmer's Market; 5 W. Church St., Hagerstown

8, 15, 22, 29 - Miller Library - 7pm-8:30pm - Ellicott City

13 - Catonsville Library - 10am-noon, Catonsville
Columbia Central Library - 10am - noon - Columbia

23-   Farmers Market at the NCI- 11am-1pm- Frederick on Fort Detrick, Frederick.

Compost Demonstrations:
3-    Schooley Mill Park - 7pm - Columbia
6 -    Centennial Park - 9 am - Ellicott City
8-   Rockburn Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
13 -    Howard County Conservancy - 9am - Woodstock
16 -    Centennial Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
20-    Schooley Mill Park - 9am - Columbia
25-   Howard County Conservancy - 7pm - Woodstock

OCTOBER

Public Education Programs:

5 - Jones Falls Farmers Market Food Demo- "How Lo(cal) Can You Go? 8-11 am – Plant Clinic and Food Sampling

4 - Fall Festival - 1-5pm - Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock

15 - Gourds for the Holidays - 7:30pm - Carroll County Agricultural Center, Westminster (410)751-1158

Environmental Participation Programs (Volunteer opportunities)

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Work with Master Gardeners - 9am-11am - Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock - (410)549-8403

Ask a Master Gardener Clinics:
4 -   Vic Priapi Nurseries Garden Fest - 10am - 4pm - Cecilton

Compost Demonstrations:
1 -    Schooley Mill Park - 7pm - Columbia
4 -    Centennial Park - 9 am - Ellicott City
11 -    Howard County Conservancy - 9am - Woodstock
13 -   Rockburn Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
18 -   Schooley Mill Park - 9am - Columbia
21 -    Centennial Park - 7pm - Ellicott City
23 -    Howard County Conservancy - 7pm - Woodstock

NOVEMBER

12 - Bugs in the Garden - 7:30pm - Carroll County Agricultural Center, Westminster (410)751-1158

18 - Healthy Plants/Healthy Homes - 10am - Cooperative Ext.; 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, Md.. (301)600-1595

For more information, contact Robin Hessey

Last updated: 04/21/2008