February 2024 Newsletter of the Sandy Spring Museum Garden Club

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 Garden Club News

Create An Indoor Garden With

        Houseplants

Sunday February 11, 2024

          2-4pm

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.

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

An exciting double hydrangea

Perennial of the year - Jeana, a phlox paniculata, extremely pollinator-friendly and mildew resistant

Stand by Me - A new bush clematis

Proven Winners new Seedless Burning Bush - Fire Ball

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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January 2024 Newsletter of the Sandy Spring Museum Garden Club

Garden Club News

This year's Greens Sale was a huge success thanks to the many talented members and friends who gave their time to create these beautiful products.

                           And what fun we all had along the way

After all the excitement of the workshops and with leftover greens and reused mugs and containers, a small group made 19 small greens arrangements that were given to the Friends House Nursing Care to be distributed to residents.

And finally a big thank you to the cleanup crew that disposed of the leftover greens and emptied and cleaned all the containers that were used. 

Upcoming Program

Create An Indoor Garden With

        Houseplants

Sunday February 11, 2024

          2-4pm

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.

Admission to this event is free for members. There is a $10 fee for non-members. Please register at www.sandyspringmuseum.org

Reblooming Amaryllis

According to Greek mythology, the amaryllis originated from the love Amaryllis had for Alteo. Amaryllis, a maiden, fell in love with the shepherd Alteo. He was strong and handsome, and had a passion for flowers. To learn how to win his affection, Amaryllis went to the Oracle of Delphi for advice.

On the Oracle’s orders, she stood in front of Alteo’s house for thirty nights piercing her heart with a golden arrow. On the thirtieth night, a beautiful flower grew from her blood and helped her win Alteo’s love.          https://www.ftd.com/blog/amaryllis-meaning-and-symbolism

Today it is much easier to grow and bloom amaryllis, but the option to rebloom is a bit trickier. Here is one suggestion: 

In order to get “amaryllis” to rebloom, they must be kept actively growing after they have finished blooming. Once the leaves start growing provide bright light, water regularly and fertilize monthly with a complete houseplant fertilizer (5-10-10 or 10-10-10) applied at the rate directed for houseplants (more than that, or a stronger fertilizer, can cause salts to build up and burn the roots). Once the danger of frost is past, the plant can be moved outside for the summer, first placing it in shade or indirect light. Gradually move it to an area where it will receive full sun for at least 6 hours daily. Keep it as a container plant on a patio or deck, or sink the whole pot in the ground; because the roots are brittle planting directly in the ground and digging it up later is not recommended.

In mid- to late summer the leaves may die back as the bulb begins to enter dormancy. Bring the containers indoors before any danger of frost and store them in a cool, dark place like a basement or closet (45-55ºF is ideal) and do not water. Wait until the leaves become dry and shriveled to remove them. When growth begins again, typically in late October or November, bring the plants into the light. If no new growth appears, they can be forced to bloom by bringing into the light and resuming watering. It typically takes 4-6 weeks for the bulbs to bloom after coming out of dormancy.                                       https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/amaryllis-hippeastrum/

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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December 2023 Newsletter of the Sandy Spring Museum Garden Club

 

Garden Club News

Greens Sale Workshops

It is time for our elves to get busy making all our pretty greens sale items.  All the picking and cutting and storing of greens has been done.  Workshops start on Wednesday with a boxwood tree workshop.   We have lots of orders for them so we could really use the help making these unique trees.  For those of you who can only do weekends we will do another boxwood tree workshop on Saturday and a kissing ball workshop on Sunday.  And of course the following week we have our normal lineup of workshops.  The listing is attached.   Any questions please email marilyn38858@comcast.net. 

 

If you want to pick up early please check to make sure your order is completed.  Payment by check or cash is preferred. 

Come Join the FUN!!

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November Program

Mushroom expert Tom Higgs gave a presentation on growing mushrooms at home. Mushroom treats were also served.

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Christmas Cactus

Holiday cactus is a more accurate name as a plant purchased during the holidays may be a Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera × buckleyi), a Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), or a hybrid. Christmas and Thanksgiving cacti are similar in appearance. However, the stem segments on the Christmas cactus have scalloped edges, while the stem segments on the Thanksgiving cactus have 2 to 4 pointed teeth along their edges. 

Holiday cacti are native to the mountainous forests of southeastern Brazil. These unique members of the cactus family are epiphytes. They grow in the crotches of trees and derive water and nutrition from rain, decaying organic matter, and filtered sunlight. 

The stems of holiday cacti are composed of flattened stem segments called phylloclades. The leaf-like phylloclades carry on photosynthesis for the plant. 

Day length and temperature control the flowering of both Schlumbergera species. Like the poinsettia, holiday cacti are short-day plants. Plants will not bloom properly if exposed to artificial light at night. Flowers may also fail to develop if the plant is exposed to temperatures above 70°F. Night temperatures of 60° to 65°F with slightly warmer daytime temperatures are ideal for flower formation. 

https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/legends-and-traditions-holiday-plants

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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November 2023 Newsletter of the Sandy Spring Museum Garden Club

 

Garden Club News

November Program

Greens Workshops Calendar

October Newsletter of the Sandy Spring Museum Garden Club

Garden Club News

Spooky Workshop

November Program

September Program
Cooking with Herbs

Local Events

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Travel Photos

Powerscourt Garden, Dublin and hydrangeas throughout Ireland

Wildflowers, turning Aspens and a corn-covered palace in Nebraska and S. Dakota

End of Summer Blooms

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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September 2023 Newsletter of the Sandy Spring Museum Garden Club

 

Garden Club News

Growing and Using Cooking Herbs

Sunday, September 10

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

A Master Gardener for over 25 years, Pat Kenny is a well known speaker on the topic of herbs. She has been a member of the Herb Society of America for 40+ years and a medical and biological illustrator at NIH for 30 years. Pat was also the caretaker of the National Library of Medicine Herb Garden at NIH. Over several decades she has taught about herbs and herb craft at the USDA Graduate School-Evening Programs as well as many others.

Her herb presentation will include descriptions, propagation, specific harvesting and processing hints from experience, failures/successes, and typical uses of which some may be out of the ordinary!

Herbs will be available at the plant sale table.

Light refreshments will be served.

Admission to this event is free for members. There is a $10 fee for nonmembers.

Looking Ahead

Sunday, October 22, 1-4         

Spooky Workshop       

More fun with the Holiday Greens Sale Elves

Sunday, November 12, 2-4 pm    Homegrown Mushroom program

Summer  Blooms in our area

The Brighton Azalea Gardens are restful,
cool and beautiful in mid summer

A wildflower garden on New Hampshire Ave

The Westbury Drive entrance at Flower Valley
Maintained by the Norbeck Manor Garden Club

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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August 2023 Newsletter of the Sandy Spring Museum Garden Club

 

Garden Club News

GROWING AND USING COOKING HERBS

Sunday, September 10 at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

A Master Gardener for over 25 years, Pat Kenny is a well known speaker on the topic of herbs. She has been a member of the Herb Society of America for 40+ years and a medical and biological illustrator at NIH for 30 years. Pat was also the caretaker of the National Library of Medicine Herb Garden at NIH. Over several decades she has taught about herbs and herb craft at the USDA Graduate School-Evening Programs as well as many others. Her herb presentation will include descriptions, propagation, specific harvesting and processing hints from experience, failures/successes, and typical uses of which some may be out of the ordinary!

Herbs will be available at the plant sale table.

Light refreshments will be served.

Admission to this event is free for members. There is a $10 fee for nonmembers.

For accommodation requests, please contact the museum via email or at 301-774-0022.

Register HERE

Courtyard Gardens

Despite the heat and an erratic sprinkler system, the courtyard gardens are looking lovely. Thank you to our mighty gardeners who came to help one hot morning, and later cleaned the whole shed!!

Christmas in July

The Holiday Greens elves had a wonderful time preparing forms and bows for the Greens Sale in December.

Looking Ahead

Sunday, October 22, 1-4         Spooky Workshop       

More fun with the Holiday Greens Sale Elves

Sunday, November 12, 2-4 pm    Homegrown Mushroom program

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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