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Garden Club News
Create An Indoor Garden With
Houseplants
Bonita Condon, Master Gardener since 2014, will speak on easy to grow houseplants and everything you’ll need to know to care for them throughout the year! She is an avid gardener and combats non-native invasive species in our parks and grassland as a Certified Weed Warrior and is an advisor on the Town of Kensington's Greenscape Committee. Her demo/ talk discusses some common houseplants with information on the tools required; the selection of plants, locations, and containers; the maintenance and propagation of plants; and the identification of common pests and diseases.
Handouts will be provided and there will be time for
Q & A. Browse a display of more houseplant information and the program plant sale table.
Light refreshments will be served.
Light refreshments will be served.
Admission to this event is free for members. There is a $10 fee for non-members. Please register at www.sandyspringmuseum.org
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Meet Phyllis the Amaryllis. This and many more beautiful amaryllis were sold by the garden club in November and December. See her lovely blooms - and a second stem of blooms is coming up too!!
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MANTS 2024
A few of our members visited MANTS (the Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show). They spoke to vendors, learned about new plant varieties and bought plants for the courtyard gardens for us all to enjoy this season.
New Plants for 2024
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| An exciting double hydrangea |
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| Perennial of the year - Jeana, a phlox paniculata, extremely pollinator-friendly and mildew resistant |
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Stand by Me - A new bush clematis Listen to the Washington Garden Podcast No.177, New Plants and Products for 2024. Kathy Jentz (Washington Gardener Magazine) and Peggy Riccio (from Pegplant) talk about their recent visit to MANTS. |
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The Sandy Spring Museum Garden Club is an activity group of the Sandy Spring Museum. Our activities can be found on the Garden Club webpage: https://www.sandyspringmuseum.org/programs-and-events/garden-club/.
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