TOP AREA GARDENING EVENTS DC-Area Gardening Calendar ~ Upcoming Events ~ Dec 16, 2011 - Jan 15,2012 • December 20, December 21, December 27, December 28, December 29 10:30am - 12noon or 1:30-3 pm Gingerbread House Workshop Children (aged 5+) become history detectives, touring the historic mansion for clues to the ways holidays were celebrated in the past. They then design and build edible gingerbread houses to take home. Children: members $10; non-members, $12. Accompanying adult: Free. REGISTRATION: Call 202/965-0400 x108. Tudor Place, www. tudorplace.org/calendar. • To January 2, 2012 Season’s Greenings Holiday Display The U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory is open every day of the year, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free of charge. The Conservatory is adorned with wreaths, garlands, living ornaments, seasonal plant displays and one of the largest indoor decorated trees in Washington, D.C. The famous Garden Railway features model trains and imaginative buildings created with plant materials. • January 7, 10:00am – 12:00noon Workshop: Kadomatsu National Bonsai & Penjing Museum Lecture & Demonstration Center US National Arboretum How do you ward off evil spirits and welcome good luck in the New Year? In the Japanese tradition, a kadomatsu (literally “gate pine”) is placed at the entrance to your home to symbolize strength and attract good fortune. Make your own table-top kadomatsu with the traditional materials we will provide; bamboo (for strength), pine (for longevity), and winter flowers (for endurance). Well-known ikebana teacher Sachiko Furlan will teach you the history of this custom and the techniques you need to create your own arrangement. All materials will be provided. Fee: $39 (FONA/NBF $31) Registration required. • Friday, January 13, 1:30-2:30pm Basic Gardening: Garden on a Shoestring Want to garden, but think it is too expensive? Master Gardeners share creative ways for beginning gardeners to stretch your dollars while creating beautiful ornamental gardens and productive vegetable gardens. Discover inexpensive or free sources for plants and items to beautify your garden! Code: 290 182 2301, $10. Register on-line at www.greenspring.org under educational programs or call Green Spring Gardens at 703-642-5173.
• January 14, 8:30am-4:30pm Workshop: The Woods in Your Backyard Sponsoring Organization: University of Maryland Extension - Carroll County. Location: University of Maryland Extension-Carroll County, 700 Agricultural Center Drive, Westminster, MD 21157. In this one-day classroom workshop, participants will learn how to begin to develop and implement a plan to create and manage small woodlands and natural areas on their property. Workshop speakers and activities will provide guidance in using the Woods In your Backyard manual and Resource CD. Registration: Cost: $35.00. Registration deadline is Friday, January 6, 2012. Register using the brochure linked below. For information about the agenda, contact Jonathan Kays, Extension Specialist, at 301-432-2767, ext. 323 or jkays@umd.edu. • Saturday, January 14, 11:30am-1:00pm Small Scale Everyday Edible Landscapes Land is at a minimum in most parts of the DC metropolitan area. Learn how homeowners with space limitations are integrating and harboring multi-purpose edibles into their landscapes as a place for their families and friends to enjoy. Course number 157999. Fee: $15, FOBG: $10; registration required, Visitors Center Adult Classroom, Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD. • Sunday, January 15, 1:30-3pm Hellebores: What’s New and Exciting Richard Tyler and Judith Knott Tyler of Pine Knot Farms offer an overview of the confusing and rapidly expanding selections of Hellebores available. They concentrate on the new hybrids between species and discuss what’s happening with Lenten Roses. Book signing. Code: 290 182 1801, $10, Register on-line at www.greenspring.org under educational programs or call Green Spring Gardens at 703-642-5173. Still More Event Listings See even more event listings pn the Washington Gardener Yahoo discussion list. Join the list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ WashingtonGardener/. Event Listing Submissions To submit an event for this listing, please contact: Wgardenermag@aol.com and put “Event” in the email subject head. Our next deadline is January 12 for the January 15 edition of this enewsletter featuring events taking place from January 16-February 15, 2011.
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Advanced Landscape Plant IPM PHC Short Course January 3-6, 2012 For registration information contact: Avis Koeiman Department of Entomology 4112 Plant Sciences Building University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Tel: 301-405-3913 Email: akoeiman@umd.edu
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