Queen Anne’s County Master Gardener Newsletter
The Watering Can
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Coordinators Corner
2
Volunteer Ops
3
Basic Training
4
Spring Events
5
Education Ops
Conference
6
Kent Hort Series
7
Talbot Cabin
Fever Reliever
8
Homesteading Series
9
MG’s Write/Report
10
Local Gardens List
11
From the Gardeners
Kitchen
12
Calendars
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A Re-kindled Love for the Field Guide
While
the colder winter
months rarely prevent me
from keeping indoors, I have
had the chance to dust off a
few bookshelves only to discover a new found admiration,
the field guide. With smartphones, tablets, digital cameras
and the internet in our back
pockets, the way we now ID
specimens has drastically
changed. Sometimes it’s a matter of matching the unknown to a photograph
or visiting a website to select characteristics from a pull down tab one after
the other until process of elimination identifies the species it belongs to. After
recently discovering a second edition print of the Field Book of American Wild
Flowers by F. Schuyler Mathews, the detailed written descriptions, intricate
sketches and hand illustrations offer more appreciation for the elements that
make up our surroundings than any found in a photograph. The next time you
have an unknown, I encourage you to open the pages of an original field guide
book… you might be surprised what the pages hold as was I here with its
corresponding pressed sample!
By Molly Garrett
“A drawing can do much more than a photograph to emphasize the field marks.
A photograph is a record of a fleeting instant; a drawing is a composite of the
artist's experience. The artist can edit out, show field marks to best advantage,
and delete unnecessary clutter. He can choose position and stress basic color and
pattern unmodified by transitory light and shade. ... The artist has more options
and far more control .... Whereas a photograph can have a living immediacy a
good drawing is really more instructive.” (This passage was written not by Roger Tory Peterson, but by his wife, Virginia Marie Peterson, in the preface to one
of Peterson's field guides. This passage was also quoted by Law and Lynch
(1988).)
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COORDINATOR’S CORNER
Another typical Maryland winter, blizzard one week, nearly 60 degrees the next! While I
am one of those that loves snow and can never get enough, this warm weather combined
with prepping for our incoming class of new interns certainly has brought on an early
Spring fever! Included in this months newsletter are quite a few upcoming educational
opportunities to get an early start on that green brain so enjoy and be sure to report
back! Also for a few housekeeping items below, please contact me if you can help out!
-HOSTS & HOSTESSES: For both Basic Training (page 4 sign-up) and for our Monthly meetings (see rather
empty sign-up below).
-INTERN MENTORS: This year I will be requiring all new interns to volunteer in each area/committee of
the MG program so I would greatly appreciate anyone willing to be their contact person to help them find
their niche.
-FIELD TRIP: On page 11 you will find a compiled list of many public gardens and arboretums within a 3
hour drive from Centreville, please review and suggest ones you would like me to organize for a Spring
MG Field Trip.
-PLANT SALE: Growers needed to raise seedlings for the sale, I will provide all the materials, but need
volunteers to “raise” them!
-MGS REPORT: Again I would love to hear from any and all of you– where have you traveled, what
products have you tried, what are your garden plans, what have you recently read or event attended. It can
be a few sentences, a couple of pages or just a photograph!
THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH 9:30AM TO 11:30AM
Tilghman Terrace, Centreville
January 20th
Susan Seth, Sandy Simonson, Molly Garrett
February 17th
March 16th
April 20th
Cathy Tengwall
May18th
June
Summer Picnic
July 20th
August
No Meeting—4H Fair
September 21st
October 19th
November 16th
December 14th
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QAC MG Volunteer Opportunities
P OLLINATORS
Next Meeting Monday, February 8th 1:00pm at the QA Extension Office to discuss
our audience and actions for the upcoming year of educating the local public on
pollinators and natural enemies in the landscape. For more information contact Denise
Malueg, d.malueg@gmail.com.
K ENT I SLAND P LANT C LINIC
The Farmers Market is at Christ Church, 830 Romancoke Road (aka Route 8). We set
the booth tables up at 3 to 3:15 pm to be ready for bugs, citizens, and damaged plants
by 3:30 pm. We start knocking down the booth around 6 pm. Bring a beverage bottle
to stay hydrated.
Next Plant Clinic: Thursday, February11th
Please consider volunteering at YOUR MG table ONE day this year!
Nick Stoer 301- 219-9098 nickstoer@gmail.com
Cathy Tengwall 443-994-2523 cathy1542@gmail.com
C OMMUNITY G ARDENING
Next Meeting directly following our February 17th monthly meeting to review the
Community Garden Starter Kit binder and discuss the upcoming Spring plans for digging,
planting, and growing!
G ROW I T E AT I T S TATE W IDE M EETINGS FOR 2016
Y EAR OF THE T OMATO !
• Tuesday, February 23rd, 10-1pm Carroll County Extension office, Westminster
 Wednesday, July 27th, 10-1pm, at Center for Educational Partnership, Riverdale
 Tuesday, November 15th, 10-1pm at Baltimore City
S PRING S EED S WAP
Saturday, March 19 from 11:00am-1:00pm
Kent County Library in Chestertown.
Do you have too many seeds, or do you need seeds? Come to our 2nd
Annual Seed Swap. You do not need to bring seeds in order to receive seeds.
For more information or to help, please contact Sabine Harvey,
greenbien@hotmail.com
or 410-778-1661
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QAC MG Volunteer Opportunities
H OST + L EARN
Looking fo r ho st es s h elp du rin g ba si c t ra ini ng! T hi s is al so a g rea t opport unit y
t o brush up your kno wledg e about c ert ain t opics . We a sk t hat at lea st 2 - 3
people vo lunt e er fo r each se ss ion.
Cont act Moll y Ga r ret t if you ca n help : mg a rr et 1@umd.ed u
Date
Time
Topic
Speaker
Feb. 11th
5:30-8:30pm
Orientation &
Policy Training
Sally Rosenberry
Feb. 13th
9-11:00am
Botany
Wanda MacLachlan
11-12pm
MG Intern project
Mikaela and Molly
Feb. 18th
5:30-8:30pm
Soil Science
Jim Brewer
Feb. 20th
9:30-12:30pm
Turf and Fertilizer
Gary Felton
Cheryl Huyck
Feb. 25th
5:30-8:30pm
Entomology
Mike Raupp
Laura Klingler + Liz Hammond
Feb. 27th
9-12pm
Natives
Mikaela and Molly
March 3rd
5:30-8:30pm Plant Nutrition & Pruning
March 5th
9-12pm
March 10th 5:30-8:30pm
March 12th
11-2pm
March 17th 5:30-8:30pm
March 19th
9-12pm
March 24th 5:30-8:30pm
March 26th
9-12pm
March 31st 5:30-8:30pm
April 2nd
Hostess
Susan Seth + Caroline Jeffra
Andrew Ristvey
Pat Gannon + Debbie Pusey
Plant Pathology
Nancy Gregory
Lisa Spears + Caroline Jeffra?
Ecology & Invasives
Ginny Rosenkranz
Sue Fischer
Abiotic Disease
Bob Stewart
Tree ID
Craig Highfield
Pesticides
Jenny Rhodes
Composting
Lew Shell
Kathy Burtman + Robin Herman
+ Dawn Harris
IPM
Stanton Gill
Diane Miller + Jim Leech
Current Master
Gardeners
Shelia Shorter?
Debbie Pusey?
Open- Easter Sunday
Weekend
GIEI-Food Gardens
Bay-Wise Plant Clinics
Pollinators
9-10:30am
Group 1 Presentations
10:30-12pm
Group 2 Presentations
April 7th
5:30-8:30pm
Jeopardy Night &
Online Volunteer Log
April 9th
9-12pm
Final Exam & Pot Luck
Mikaela and Molly
Judy Slaughter + Caroline Jeffra
LOCATION: Eastern Shore Higher Education Center, Wye Mills (Chesapeake College Campus)
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Stepping Into Spring...
The PHS PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW is an annual event at the Pennsylvania
Convention Center held March 4th to the 13th. It is the world’s oldest and largest indoor flower
show, attracting more than 260,000 people annually. The Show features large-scale gardens, elaborate
landscapes, and over-the-top floral creations. http://theflowershow.com/
Admission: $27 *All proceeds from ticket sales support the charitable work of PHS including City
Harvest, feeding more than 1,200 families in need in Philadelphia.
MARYLAND HOUSE & GARDEN PILGRIMAGE - http://www.mhgp.org/
QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY
Saturday, April 30th 2016
TALBOT COUNTY
Saturday, May 14th 2016
QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY
MASTER GARDENER PLANT SALE
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, May 7th
9am to 12pm (QAC Extension Office)
*This year I am asking for volunteers to sow vegetable and herb seeds for the sale. I
will provide the materials, just asking YOU to be the grower, please contact me if you
are willing to volunteer for this job! mgarret1@umd,.edu
Adkins Arboretum's Fourth Annual Native Garden Tour
KENT COUNTY Saturday, May 21, 2016 10am until 4pm
To volunteer contactAlice Macnow
alicejean@netzero.net
Phone # 410-778-4275
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Educational Opportunities
UPPER SHORE BEEKEEPING ASSN. MONTHLY MEETING AND TALK
The Upper Eastern Shore Beekeeping Assn (UESBA) will meet on Wednesday, February 10th at the
Kent County Library in Chestertown. The meeting begins at 6:30 pm in the yellow building next to the Kent
County library parking lot., in Chestertown. Guest speaker will be Ms. Lindsay Barranco.
Ms. Barranco is the president of the Anne Arundel County Beekeepers Assn. (AABA) and an Apiary
Inspector with the Maryland Department of Agriculture. She will talk about the AABA which has been active
since the early 1960's and also discuss her role as an inspector.
ONLINE WORKSHOPS 2016
Horticulture Magazine Garden How-To University
http://www.hortmag.com/smart-gardening-workshops
Spring Ahead with Cool-Season Flowers
Presenter: Lisa Ziegler
Thursday, February 18, 2016 2:00pm
Gorgeous, Superhero Flowering Shrubs & Groundcovers for Right-Size Flower Gardens
Presenter: Kerry Ann Mendez
Thursday, February 25, 2016 2:00pm
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SPRING GARDENING CONFERENCE
Saturday, February 20th 2016 8:30am to 2:30pm
https://www.extension.umd.edu/mg/locations/spring-miniconference
CAN FOOD PRODUCTION AND A CLEAN CHESAPEAKE BAY COEXIST?
A panel discussion between farmers, environmentalists, and the public
Moderated by Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest
Thursday, February 25 | 6:30 pm | Decker Theater @ Washington College
We all want clean water and vibrant rivers. We all need food to survive, but farming practices are
often blamed for the deterioration of the Chesapeake Bay. Can we have both?
Panelists
Kim Coble – VP Environmental Protection and Restoration, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, Md.
Judy Denver – Hydrologist, US Geological Survey, Dover, Del.
Trey Hill – Harborview Farms, Rock Hall, Md.
Jeff Horstman – Miles-Wye RIVERKEEPER®, Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, Easton, Md.
Sean Jones – Jones Family Farm, Massey, Md.
Mike Twining – VP Sales and Marketing, Willard Agri-Service, Dover, Del.
PERENNIALLY INSPIRED
Saturday, February 27th | 8:45am-4pm | The Conference Center at Sheppard Pratt
A day long seminar with five horticultural experts presented by the Perennial Plant
Association & The Horticultural Society of Maryland www.mdhorticulture.org
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MGs Write
REFLECTIONS ON THE 2016 MID-ATLANTIC NURSERY TRADE SHOW
NICK STOER: On January 7 at least six of our Master Gardeners, Margaret Gardner, Judy Geggis,
Sue Goward, Elizabeth Riffe, Cathy Tengwall and Nick Stoer spent the day at MANTS at the
Baltimore Convention Center. We went to learn and learn we did! We divided up and we
mostly visited around on our own.
MANTS is one of the largest nursery trade shows in the country and this year was their largest
ever with 957 exhibitor booths and thousands of experts. Some trucked in 20 foot tall trees all
the way from Oregon. Growers of succulents, flowers, shrubs and trees were out in
numbers. Seed houses were there like Renee's Garden. Horticultural organizations like The
American Holly Society and The American Boxwood Society were well staffed with
volunteers. Quite a few university faculty from agriculture and horticulture departments were
present to help in booths and to visit around just the way we MGs were doing. We met MGs
from other parts of the country who were helping vendors that they work with at home. All of
the exhibitors were happy to share their knowledge. Ask Nick what he learned about the
boxwood fungus, for example.
CATHY TENGWALL: I had attended MANTS a few years ago, so I knew to wear good walking
shoes! I zeroed in on native plants, vendors and those who were doling out knowledge of such.
I stopped by ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN that is situated in our own backyard - St. Michael’s.
Their specialty is providing “the highest quality native plant species propagated from local
genotypes for the Mid-Atlantic region”. They are a wholesale company, but Jill from the education
department will come to speak to groups about the use of native plants.
The U.S. NATIONAL ARBORETUM was advertising their 30TH ANNUAL LAHR
SYMPOSIUM - NATIVE PLANTS: GOOD DESIGN. Saturday April 2, 2016. I am
definitely going to that!
North Creek Nursery, a whole sale nursery, gave out beautiful catalogs. They have a great website
full of pictures and lots of plant info. It was a great day for information gathering.
SUE GOWARD: I was struck by how many vendors, buyers and companies were family owned,
some 4 or 5 generations. A Mennonite family of 5 boys (men), mom, dad and granddad were
debating a piece of equipment, all were stating there opinion and all were trying out the
equipment. There were even very young babies doing their job, attracting attention to the booth!
I also found interesting all the small details it takes to run a nursery or be a grower. One example,
a booth showed photo of a nursery with all the plants and small trees blown over. Well this
booth had the solution, a wire cage/stand that keep the plants upright and looking good. I would
recommended everyone go at least once to see how the nursery trade works.
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Local Gardens & Arboretums
Within a 3 to 4 hour drive of Centreville, MD
Adkins Arboretum
www.adkinsarboretum.org
Ridgley, MD
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
www.nvrpa.org/park/meadowlark_botanical_gardens
Vienna, VA
Anna Marie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center
www.annmariegarden.org
Dowell, MD
Morris Arboretum
www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/gardens_features.shtml
Philadelphia, PA
Bartram's Garden
www.bartramsgarden.org
Philadelphia, PA
Mt. Cuba Center
www.mtcubacenter.org
Hockessin, DE 19707
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
www.bhwp.org
New Hope, PA
Nemours Mansion & Gardens
www.nemoursmansion.org/welcome.html
Wilmington, DE
Brandywine Conservancy & Gardens
www.brandywine.org/museum/gardens.html
Chadds Ford, PA
Rockwood Mansion & Garden
www.nccde.org/431/Rockwood-Museum-Park
Wilmington, DE
Brookside Gardens
www.montgomeryparks.org/brookside/
Wheaton, MD
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College
www.scottarboretum.org
Swarthmore, PA
Chanticleer Garden
www.chanticleergarden.org
Wayne, PA
Sherwood Garden
guilfordassociation.org/sherwood
Baltimore, MD
Cylburn Arboretum
www.cylburnassociation.org
Baltimore, MD
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
www.japanesehouse.org
Philadelphia, PA
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
www.jenkinsarboretum.org
Devon, PA
Smithsonian Gardens
www.gardens.si.edu/our-gardens
Washington, DC
Ladew Topiary Gardens
www.ladewgardens.com
Monkton, MD
Sotterley Plantation
www.sotterley.org
Hollywood, MD
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
www.lewisginter.org
Richmond, VA
Tyler Arboretum
www.tylerarboretum.org
Media, PA
U.S. National Arboretum
www.usna.usda.gov
Washington, DC
London Town & Garden
www.historiclondontown.com
Edgewater, MD
H.P. Rawlings Conservatory
www.rawlingsconservatory.org
Baltimore, MD
William Paca House and Gardens
www.annapolis.org/contact/william-paca-house-garden
Annapolis, MD
Longwood Gardens
www.longwoodgardens.org
Kennett Square, PA 19348
U.S. Botanic Garden
www.usbg.gov
Washington, DC
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
www.winterthur.org
Winterthur, DE
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From the Gardeners Kitchen...
Mushroom Soup by Season with Spice (Serves 2)
Ingredients:
300g or 2 cups fresh mushrooms - cleaned and chopped finely
1 tbsp olive oil
3-4 cloves garlic - chopped
1 tbsp butter
1/2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme or 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme (optional)
1 bay leaf
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 cup chicken or vegetable stock
1 tbsp flour dissolved in 1 tbsp water
Salt to taste
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup milk
Dash of Season with Spice's Indonesian Nutmeg Powder
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Fresh parsley or thyme for garnish
Method:
1. Heat olive oil in a sauce pan. Add butter and lightly sauté garlic on medium heat.
2. Add in mushrooms, thyme, bay leaf, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until the moisture from the mushrooms disappears.
3. Add in chicken broth. Stir occasionally until broth boils, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
4 Add diluted flour in, and stir constantly (while simmering) until the mixture thickens. Season with salt and nutmeg. Taste and adjust seasonings.
5. Finally, add milk and heavy cream, and bring to a simmer. Turn heat off.
6. Transfer to soup bowls. Add freshly ground black pepper. Garnish with fresh parsley or thyme if you have them on hand.
Notes:
- Swirl in a dash of sherry or truffle oil or wine, or some caramelized sweet onions, to add more depth to the soup.
- You can thicken the soup by adding in another tablespoon of flour, or cutting down on the broth,
Pink Salt & Cinnamon Rose Scrub
by Brenda Brock of Farmaesthetics
What You'll Need
4 tablespoons organic unrefined coconut oil (softening, protective & reparative)
4 tablespoons organic avocado oil (or any mild oil, like almond) (emollient, soothing)
1/2 cup finely ground pink Himalayan salts (purifying, re-mineralizing)
2-3 drops cinnamon essential oil (antibacterial)
Organic rose petals (beautifying & skin brightening)
Small glass mixing bowl
Spoon
Method: Place coconut and avocado oils in mixing bowl, then melt in microwave or on the stove top
for approximately 40 seconds, or until just melted. Remove from heat and stir in salt, then add essential
oils and stir. Sprinkle in rose petals and stir gently until blended. Place in jar and store in cool, dry place-better yet in the refrigerator-- until ready to use.
To use: Apply to warm, wet skin in a circular motion, focusing on areas of congestion, stagnation, cellulite, or roughness.
The scrub will warm and melt into skin when applied.
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FEBRUARY 2016
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March Newsletter Deadline:
February 18, 2016
University of Maryland Extension
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Phone: (410) 758-0166
Fax: (410) 758-3687
http://extension.umd.edu/queen-annescounty/about
QACMG Website:
http://extension.umd.edu/queen-annescounty/home-gardening
Master Gardener Coordinator,
Queen Anne’s County
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