A workshop about how to propagate azalea and rhododendrons will be held Sat., July 21, at 9 a.m. at White’s Nursery, 22531 Wildcat Rd., Germantown, MD. The event will be hosted by the Mason-Dixon Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society.

The workshop will demonstrate how to start azaleas and rhododendrons from cuttings and allow you to try as well. You will take home soon-to-be new plants. The method that will be demonstrated is also effective for other shrubs and trees and is a great way to get extra plants for almost no cost.

Everything you need will be supplied, but if you have extra gallon-sized pots (also called 6” pots), please bring them. The Chapter always needs more.

The workshop will last several hours or more, so don’t worry if you are running a little late.

Love Parks, Hate Invasives?
Be a Weed Warrior

Weed Warriors are needed to help remove invasive, non-native weeds from two local parks in Carroll County, MD: Piney Run and Bear Branch. Volunteers are needed for one or more of four dates in July. The schedule is as follows:

Piney Run
Sat., July 14      10 a.m. – noon
Tues., July 17     9 a.m. – noon

Bear Branch
Wed., July 11    10 a.m. – noon
Fri., July 13         10 a.m. – noon
If you would like to be a Weed Warrior, please contact Bethany at ccforestyboard@gmail.com.

Countless flowers, plants, exhibits, vendors, and gallons of water have been removed from the Philadelphia Convention Center. The 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show, whose theme was “Wonders of Water,” has officially ended after a glorious week early in March that drew hundreds of thousands of visitors.

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