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INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
Coordinators
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Corner
Volunteer Hours
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2011 Holiday
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Susan Seth
Jim Persels
Luncheon
Volunteer Hours
3
Garden Affair
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MG Monthly
Meetings
5
London Plane Tree 6
Grow It Eat It
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Bay-Wise
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Books from the
IMGC
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Educational
Opportunities
9
Calendar
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Queen Anne‟s County Master Gardener
of the year for 2011 is Centreville
resident Susan Seth. Susan volunteers
countless hours to the University of
Maryland Extension Master Gardener
Volunteer Program.
She regularly
lends a hand tending to the Centreville
Library Rain Garden. Additionally, she
is the chairperson for the Master
Gardener Annual Event „A Garden
Affair‟ that is held at the Centreville
Library & Historic Wrights Chance on
the second Saturday in May.
Queen
Anne‟s
County
Master
Gardener Intern of the year for 2011 is
Centreville resident Jim Persels. Jim
joined the Master Gardener Volunteers
with the class of 2010. Since joining Jim
has volunteered over 130 hours of volunteer service to Queen Anne‟s County. He
regularly lends a hand with tending to the
Centreville Library Rain Garden. Additionally, he plays a major role in helping
with the Master Gardener lecture series
held at the Centreville & Stevensville
Library on the Grow It Eat It initiative.
Continued on page 3 … Master Gardeners Celebrate
Coordinator’s Corner
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Rachel Melvin,
Master Gardener
Coordinator
UPDATE YOUR
CONTACT INFO!
Please send any changes
to Rachel Melvin at
rmelvin1@umd.edu,
505 Railroad Ave,
Suite 4,
Centreville, MD 21617
or fax: (410) 758-3687
As everyone knows, I have the
hardest time choosing “Master
Gardener of the Year,” mostly
because everyone helps in their own
unique way. So picking someone who
stands out more than everyone else is
quite a task.
There were a few MG‟s that
were not recognized even though they
have gone above and beyond the call
of “duty.” For this I would like to
recognize Carol Jelich and Pat Bowell
for volunteering over 250 hours of
service to the QAC MG program.
Dave Gauntt, for volunteering over 150
hours of service to the QAC MG
program.
Lastly, Jane Chambers,
Bonnie Dixon, Linda Doub, Jack
Doub, Kate Greer, Sabine Harvey,
John Ittu, Alice Macnow, Betty
McAtee, Vida Morley, Carol Romano,
Susan Seth, and Cass Smith for
volunteering over 50 hours of service
to the QAC MG program.
Thank you to everyone for a
very memorable year.
QACMG News –Volunteer Hours Needed
Thanks to all who have gotten their time sheets in
since our last newsletter. If you haven‟t done so
yet, please take time to do so right now and record
your hours for 2011. Even if you have completed
your 20 hours (active MG) or 40 hours (Intern),
please report any additional hours. Showing our
hours is how we demonstrate the impact our
program has on the surrounding community.
As of right now, we only have 3,100
hours turned in where as, last year, we had
over 4,000 hours turned in by December.
That means we are only 900 hours short of our
goal! If you need help filling out timesheets or
have questions regarding codes please contact Pat
Bowell or me, and we can help in anyway possible.
You can mail timesheets to the office (University of
Maryland Extension, 505 Railroad Ave, Suite 4,
Centreville, MD 21617) or email them to Pat
Bowell at bowell74@verizon.net or Rachel at
rmelvin1@umd.edu .
Submitted by Julie Tompkins,
with additions by Neenah
Time to Turn in Hours
for 2011
Pat Gannon, Karen Wimsatt, Lynn Wait, Julie Tompkins and
Sandy Simonson for donating arrangement for our Holiday
Luncheon. Thank you to everyone who participated on our
Holiday Luncheon. Carol Jelich and Anne Wake for submitting articles to the newsletter. Thank you to everyone who have worked feverishly to sell the remaining ‘A
Season’s Best.’ As always, thanks is due to all of you, but if we missed a deserved
thank you or if you wish to express your appreciation to someone, please let Rachel
know and it shall be acknowledged in the next newsletter.
Thanks To:
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Master Gardeners stepped out to celebrate another
successful year of volunteering with a Holiday Luncheon
at Molly‟s Inn in Galena, MD on Wednesday, December
15th. This year over 50 Master Gardeners and spouses
came together to relish in the accomplishments of the QAC
MG‟s throughout the past year. The Master Gardeners
welcomed new University of Maryland Extension-Area
Extension Director Aly Valentine, director of Cecil, Kent
and Queen Anne‟s Counties.
Master Gardener Susan Seth was recognized as
Master Gardener of the Year for 2011. Susan, volunteers
many hours as Chairperson of „A Garden Affair,‟ which is
held on the second Saturday of May at the
Centreville Library and Historic Wright‟s Chance in
Centreville, MD. She also helps with many other
Master Gardener projects and activities.
Also, Master Gardener Intern Jim Persels
was recognized as Master Gardener Intern of the
Year for 2011. Jim jumped head first into the Master
Gardener Program volunteering as a member of
countless Master Gardener committees‟ and projects.
He also helps tend to the Centreville Library Rain
Garden.
10 Year Master Gardeners-Class of 2001
Fran Peters and Sandy Simonson
5 Year Master GardenersClass of 2006
Judy Geggis
Suzanne Davis
Lorna Dutch
Jackie Kelly
Dave Gauntt
Cheryl Huych
Debbie Pusey
Roger Tilden
3 Year Master GardenersClass of 2008
Judy Conley
Bonnie Conner
Bonnie Dixon
Jack Doub
Margaret Gardener
Kate Greer
Edith Lewis
Betty McAtee
Cass Smith
Nick Stoer
2010 Graduating
Master Gardener Interns
Dick Crane
Carolyne Grotsky
Joe Jelich
Susan McRae
Jim Persels
Louise Shearer
Stephanie Simpson
Lynn Wait
Master Gardeners pictured received a 10yr, 5yr, 3yr recognition pin or completed
their Intern requirements for 2011.
Back Row (Left to Right)-Louise Shearer, Nick Stoer, Susan McRae, Judy Geggis, Jack Doub, Jim Persels, Joe Jelich
and Dick Crane Front Row (Left to Right)-Kate Greer, Sandy Simonson, Judy Conley, Bonnie Conner, Betty McAtee,
Bonnie Dixon, Stephanie Simpson and Cass Smith
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5th Annual ‘A Garden Affair’ Update
Submitted by: MG Susan Seth, Garden Affair Chairperson
Now that the holidays are behind us we
can begin to look forward to Spring and planning
our gardens. This also means thinking about the
Fifth annual Garden Affair. Plans are underway
for the Garden Affair to be held Saturday, May
12, 2012 at the Centreville Library and Wright’s
Chance properties from 10:00AM until 2:00 PM.
Master Gardeners are invited to serve on
the planning committee as well as sign up to help
with various activities prior to The Garden Affair
and on the day of the event. We welcome Master
Gardeners to come to the January meeting as we
continue planning. As always we are looking for
new ideas for demonstrations, displays and activities. We especially look forward to fresh
ideas and input from the interns. There will be
volunteer sign up sheets available at the Master
Gardener meetings.
Since profits from the bake sale, plant
sale and green elephant sale help us fund various
activities please be thinking how you might donate items for these sales. When your garden
catalogs arrive in the mail you can be thinking of
growing some plants from seeds or possibly dividing plants for the plant sale. Herbs, vegetables and perennials are always welcomed and
sell well. We all surely have some garden related
items (pots, tools, etc.) that we no longer use that
can be donated to the green elephant sale.
Judy Geggis has graciously volunteered to
serve as publicity chairperson again this year
and she has already begun to get out information
to meet early deadlines. Judy did an outstanding
job last year and we had great coverage. Additionally Judy is looking for a mentee to take over
publicity for next years event. If you have ideas
for new venues to get out our message please
contact Judy.
The Garden Affair is a great opportunity
to showcase our many activities, provide educational experiences for the community and raise
funds to support our educational programs
throughout the year. It is a fun event that re-
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quires energy and commitment from everyone. It is also an occasion when we all can accumulate some volunteer hours. This year
more so than ever in the current economic
climate we need to justify and sell our program. We all know the value of our programs
and our volunteer hours and we need to make
sure that those who control funding also see
value in what we do in the community.
Upcoming Garden Affair Meetings:
Monday, January 9th at 9:30am at the
Extension Office
Monday, February 13th at 9:30am at the
Extension Office
Monday, March 12th at 9:30am at the
Extension Office
Monday, April 9th at 9:30am at the
Extension Office
Monday, May 7th at 9:30am at the
Extension Office
Saturday, May 12th from 10am to 2pm
- 5th Annual ‘A Garden Affair’ at the
Centreville Library &
Historic Wright’s Chance
Master Gardener Gayle Jayne, helps someone
learn more about Herbs at the 4th Annual Garden
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Date
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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Topic
Unusual Backyard Fruits
Speaker: Sabine Harvey
Time
9:30am to 11:30 am
Place
Tilghman
Terrace
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Monarchs
Speaker: Andi Pupki
9:30am to 11:30 am
Tilghman
Terrace
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
State of the Chesapeake Bay
Speaker: Alan Girard
CBF
9:30am to 11:30 am
Tilghman
Terrace
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Oyster Gardening
Speaker: Don Webster
9:30am to 11:30 am
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Stink Bugs
Speaker: MG Jim Persels
9:30am to 11:30 am
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Picnic
11:30 am to 2 pm
Wye Research
and Education
Center
Tilghman
Terrace
Place???
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Tools in the Garden
Speaker: Joe Jelich
9:30am to 11:30 am
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Topic: ?
Speaker: ?
9:30am to 11:30 am
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Topic: ?
Speaker: ?
Topic: ?
Speaker: ?
9:30am to 11:30 am
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
* Week early due to Holiday*
Holiday Luncheon
9:30am to 11:30 am
Tilghman
Terrace
Tilghman
Terrace
Tilghman
Terrace
Tilghman
Terrace
Place???
Tilghman Terrace
104 Tilghman Ave
Centreville, Md. 21617
From South of Centreville
Follow 213 N. into town. Turn right at first light onto Water street
and **pass the PNC bank on your right. Tilghman Ave will be the
next street on your right. Turn right onto Tilghman Ave. Street
Parking is available as well as in the back.
From North of Centreville
Follow 213 S. into town. Turn Left on E. Water St. **Follow
directions above.
Parking on street and in rear of building
Hey Look…...
Directions to the Monthly
Meetings
All MG Monthly Meetings
start at 9:30am and run
through 11:30am
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Plight of the London Plane Tree submitted by MG Intern Anne Wake
Master Gardeners spend a great deal of
time thinking about invasive species damaging
our native flora and fauna. Sometimes the
invasion goes the other way and perhaps we
need to think about what we are exporting and
how it comes to be exported.
A classic case in point is the fate of the
magnificent London plane tree, the great tree
that covers the Canal du Midi which connects
the Atlantic Coast of France to the
Mediterranean. This tree also lines the banks of
the Rhône River, the streets of the cities of
Provence and the streets of such cities as Paris
and London.
Avenue of London plane trees on Jesus Green, Cambridge,
The London plane tree (Plantanus x
England. Photo taken from Wikipedia
acerifolia) is a hybrid of the oriental plane
(Plantanus orientalis) and the American sycamore (Plantanus occidentalis). Some authorities maintain that
it was the result of an accidental crossbreeding that occurred at Oxford University in the 1600s; hence the
name London was applied to the tree. Others maintain that the crossbreeding took place in Spain. In any
case, this magnificent tree grows to 25 to 30 m in height with the trunk 3 m or more in circumference. The
bark is usually pale, grey-green, smooth and exfoliating. It can also be buff-brown and not exfoliating. The
leaves are thick and stiff-textured, broad, palmately-lobed, and superficially maple- like. The flowers are
borne on 1 to 3 dense spherical inflorescences with male and female flowers on separate stems. The fruit
matures in six months as a dense spherical cluster of achenes with stiff hairs which aid wind dispersal. The
cluster breaks up slowly, disbursing numerous seeds. The tree is very tolerant of atmospheric pollution and
root compaction. It has a greater degree of winter cold tolerance than the oriental plane tree and is less
susceptible to anthracnose disease than the sycamore. Therefore it has been cultivated in most temperate
latitudes as an ornamental parkland tree. It is extensively planted in such cities as London, Buenos Aires,
Curitiba, New York City, Paris, Madrid, Melbourne, Mannheim, Shanghai, Nanjing, Chicago, Sydney and
Rybnik.
In the 1940s the Allied Forces freed Italy. Their munitions were carried in wooden boxes made in
the United States. Some of these boxes evidently contained wood that came from trees contaminated with
Ceratocystis plantani, a fungus that evolved in the eastern United States. This fungus is fatal to the London
plane tree. No cure has been found. Thus while we can talk about the Dutch Elm disease, city dwellers all
over the world can talk about the American London plane disease.
Grow It Eat It
2012 Grow It Eat It classes
 Centreville Free Library
 Wednesday, February 15th ,
Time: 7 to 8pm Topic- 12 Simple
steps to starting a veggie garden
 Wednesday, March 21st , Time: 7
to 8pm Topic-Waterworks: Rain
barrels, soaker hoses and drip
irrigation
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Wednesday, April 18th , Time: 7 to 8pm
Topic-Growing healthy habits with
children in the garden
Monday, May 7th , Time: 7 to 8pm Topic:
Veggie Garden IPM: knowing your friends
& foe in the garden
Monday, June 11th , Time: 7 to 8pm TopicComposting made simple
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 Sudlersville Memorial Library
 Tuesday, March 13th , Time: 6:30 to
7:30pm Topic-12 Simple steps to
starting a veggie garden & early spring
veggies
 Tuesday, April 10th, Time: 6:30 to
7:30pm Topic: How to grow lettuce
& herbs
 Tuesday, May 8th , Time: 6:30 to 7:30pm
Topic- Composting made simple &
knowing your friends & foe in the
garden
 Stevensville Free Library
 Wednesday, February 22nd, Time: 6:30 to
7:30pm, Topic-12 Simple steps to starting
a veggie garden
 Thursday, March 22nd, Time: 6:30 to
7:30pm, Topic-Waterworks: Rain barrels,
soaker hoses and drip irrigation
 Tuesday, April 24th , Time: 6:30 to 7:30pm
Topic: Container Gardening & Beyond
 Tuesday, May 15th , Time: 6:30 to 7:30pm
Topic: Veggie Garden IPM:
knowing your friends & foe
in the garden
Save the Date: Tuesday, July 24th Grow It
 Wednesday, June 13th , Time:
Preserve It Advanced Training. Preserving
6:30 to 7:30pm TopicSummers Bounty Canning with Hot Water Baths.
Composting made simple
From 10:30 am to 1pm at the QAC 4-H Park
Join us on Monday, March 5 & 12, 2012 from 9 AM to 3:30 PM
LOCATION: Talbot Operations Center 605 Port St., Easton, MD 21601
Topics covered: Bay-Wise Consultations, Composting, Hazardous
Household Products, Lawn Care, Landscape Management, Private Well
Management, Recycling, Septic System Management, Storm Water
Management, Water Quality, Water Conservation and more!
Please submit registration form by February 16, 2011 with check in the
amount of $45 made payable to QAC EAC
(Queen Anne’s County Extension Advisory Council):
University of Maryland Extension-Queen Anne’s County
505 Railroad Ave, Suite 4
Centreville, MD 21617
Bay-Wise Volunteer Opportunity
Carol Jelich is stepping down as Secretary for the Bay-Wise Committee. Another
volunteer is needed to help keep the communication lines open for the committee. As
Secretary, you will attend all Bay-Wise meetings and take notes; email meeting notices, meeting
notes and other information to committee members; maintain the committee email list; and write
committee reports for the newsletter. Let Rachel know if you would like to take on this
position in 2012.
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Books from the IMGC
Submitted by MG Carol Jelich
In the November newsletter I reported on what I learned in October at the International Master
Gardener Conference in Charleston, West Virginia. Most of the speakers I wrote about also write
books. This month I want to share the books I brought back from the conference, in case you are
looking for something interesting to read on a cold winter‟s night.
Creating Art from Nature: How to Handprint Botanicals. John Doughty & Sonja Larsen.
Published by the authors, 2008. 76 p. I was intrigued with this book at the conference trade show
in a booth that had wonderful prints made using leaves and other parts of plants. The authors give
detailed instructions on how to use a variety of media to make the prints. Hoping I‟ll have some
time next season to try it.
The Green Gardeners Guide: Simple, Significant Actions to Protect & Preserve Our Planet. Joe
Lamp‟l. Cool Springs Press, 2007. 363 p. There is not too much new to the Bay-Wise gardener in this
book but it is presented in a compelling way and there are some interesting facts and quotes. Here is
one quote that made me nod in agreement: “In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like
dirt.” – Margaret Atwood
Good Bug, Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically (All You
Need to Know about the Insects in Your Garden). 2nd Edition. Jessica Walliser. St. Lynn‟s Press,
2011. 95 p. This handy (nearly) pocket -sized guidebook lists pest insects, the plants they attack, and
controls, as well as beneficial insects and how to attract and keep them in your garden. It‟s
spiral-bound and made of sturdy paper, designed to be taken into the garden to help identify the insects.
Good Weed, Bad Weed: Who’s Who, What to Do, and Why Some Deserve a Second Chance (All You
Need to Know about the Weeds in Your Yard). Nancy Gift. St. Lynn‟s Press, 2011. 95 p. Similar to
Good Bug, Bad Bug, another handy (nearly) pocket -sized guidebook that lists weeds according to the
season they are in flower, which can help in their identification. It categorizes them as bad, not-so-bad,
and good, based on their impact on your garden ecosystem. Each weed has a photo and life cycle
description, plus information on control, benefits, and more. The book is spiral-bound and made of
sturdy paper, designed to be taken into the garden to help identify the weeds.
Starter Vegetable Gardens: 24 No-Fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens. Barbara Pleasant. Storey
Publishing, 2010. 179 p. Okay, I‟m partial to the Bay-Wise program and gardening for wildlife, but
Grow It Eat It! has finally drawn my interest. I think this book will be very helpful in helping map out
the vegetable garden that we are planning to start next year. It provides a variety of year 1, 2 and 3
plans for growing the size of the garden over time, and many tips on mulching, interplanting and more.
Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden. Lee Reich. Timber Press, 2008. 288 p. Previous edition published in 1991 as Uncommon Fruits Worthy of Attention: A Gardener’s Guide. You may remember the
author as keynote speaker at a recent Advanced Training Day at College Park. This book has all you
need to know about cultivating fruit you know and some you may not – shipova, anyone? Includes
sources for acquiring the plants.
The Wild Garden. Expanded Edition. William Robinson with new chapters and photography by Rick
Darke. Timber Press, 2009. 355 p. William Robinson‟s classic book was originally published in 1870
as a call to move from the rigid planting patterns of the day to a more naturalistic way of gardening and
designing landscapes. Rick Darke has added chapters and sections that explore current thought on
ecological gardening. Charming black and white line drawings from the original book are intermingled
with Darke‟s extraordinary color photographs.
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Educational Opportunities
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Green Matters Symposium
Join Brookside Gardens on the final Friday in February each year for a daylong
symposium dedicated to sustainable horticulture. In 2012, Green Matters: Urban Farming Pioneers, our third and final
food-focused symposium, we'll highlight innovative approaches to feeding the world's population. Featuring Dickson
Despommier, Columbia University Emeritus Professor and author of The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century,
Darrin Nordahl, landscape architect and author of Public Produce, Ben Flanner, Head Farmer/CEO and co-founder of the
Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm, and Jeff Semler Maryland State Coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education,
this year's Green Matters will kindle your inner urban farmer and entice you to think about food production in wholly different
ways. Friday, February 24, 8:30am-4:00pm Fee: $89; Register Online or download a Registration Form Brookside Gardens
Visitors Center Auditorium
News from the State MG Office
Youth Gardening Education MG/FSNE Advanced Training School gardens are hot right now and getting kids in
touch with nature – especially through gardening and growing plants – is more important today than ever. Garden
projects promote environmental awareness, awareness of where food comes from, better eating habits, exercise, and
wonder and awe of the world of nature. Join us for the day, and learn how we can help teach and promote garden
education among our young people. It's easier than you think! This class will focus on how to start a school vegetable
garden, how to manage or engage kids of different ages/ethnicities/gender in the garden, give some practical curriculum
and gardening techniques, and talk about resources and safety in the garden. MGs can obtain their own class
information, as usual, on the state MG website: http://mastergardener.umd.edu/AdvancedTraining/YouthGard.cfm .
Registration cost is $30
Single All-DayTrainings (9:30am-3:30pm) will be offered in 3 locations:
Saturday 2/25/12 - Baltimore Co. Extension (Hunt Valley) (Snow date 3/17)
Friday 3/2/12 - Washington Co. Extension (Boonsboro) (Snow date 3/5)
Saturday 3/3/12 - Sheridan St. Garden (PG County- Riverdale) (Snow date 3/10)
Master Composter Course Learn all about composting from dedicated Master Gardener Composters. This advanced course,
designed to teach the teacher, will not only enable you to improve your own composting techniques, it will empower you to
share your knowledge with novices and experts alike. You will be given instruction in both the science and the art of creating
compost and be given the opportunity to hone your own personal teaching skills. As a graduate “Master Composter”, you will be
able to seek out new and innovative ways to present „backyard composting‟ to both MG interns and to the public at large. Master
Gardeners are among a very small number of spokespersons for Integrated Pest Management. Our mandate goes well
beyond the sensible use of pesticides; we are also charged with educating homeowners in areas of Water Quality,
Nutrient Management, Soil Conservation, and Recycling. Backyard Composting is an endemic part of each of these
areas and thereby has a crucial role to play in all of our programs and projects. Class participants are expected to
give 10 hours of volunteer time in the next 12 months in the area of compost education. Registration Fee: $45
(includes a looseleaf handbook and CD). Classes will be held on Wednesdays March 14 & April 4; 9:30 am-3pm.
Includes field trip on 4/4. at : Montgomery Co. Extension, 18410 Muncaster Rd., Derwood MD 20855. Registration
Deadline: Wed. March 7, 2012
Required Text: NRAES' 50 page booklet Composting to Reduce the Waste Stream ($10)
Optional Texts: Rodale Guide to Composting by Grace Gershuny, Deborah L. Martin ($14)(highly recommended) Worms Eat My
Garbage by Mary Appelhof ($12) (great, but optional)
University of Maryland Extension Apiculturalist, will be offering a beginning beekeeping class at Wye Research and Education Center in Queenstown, MD. The opening session will be
held on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 9am to 12pm. Registration fee is
$120, which includes the textbook “The Beekeepers Handbook, 4th Edition”
by Diana Sammatro. If you already have this book, the registration fee is $80. To
register contact Jean Hopkins, Wye Research and Education Center, PO Box 169,
Queenstown, MD.21658 or 410-827-8056 ext 114 or jhopkin@umd.edu. Registration
deadline is January 13, 2012. Please make checks payable to University of Maryland.
For program information contact Mike Embrey, 410-827-8056 ext 148 or
membrey@umd.edu
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January 2012
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2 Extension Office
Closed
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 Garden Affair
Meeting 9:30am at
Extension Office
10 Plant
11
Clinic Meeting
at 10am at
Extension
Office
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13
14
15
16 Extension Office
Closed
17
18 MG Monthly
Meeting 9:30am
at Tilghman
Terrace
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25
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30 St. Martins
Meeting 9:30am at
Extension Office
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Upcoming Meetings and Trips
Mon. January 2nd: Extension Office
Closed
Mon. January 9th: Garden Affair Meeting
9:30am at Extension Office
Tue. January 10th: Plant Clinic Meeting at
10am at Extension Office
Mon. January 16th: Extension Office
Closed
Wed. January 18th: MG Monthly Meeting
9:30am at Tilghman Terrace
Mon. January 30th: St. Martins Meeting
9:30am at Extension Office
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Bay-Wise Advanced Training: Monday,
March 5th & Monday, March 12th in
Easton.
A Garden Affair: Saturday, May 12, 2012
at the Centreville Library & Historic
Wright’s Chance
Annual Training Day: Wednesday, May
23, 2012 in College Park
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7 Rachel Vacation
15 MG monthly
meeting at
Tilghman Terrace
9:30 to 11:30 am
8 Rachel Vacation
1
Wed
23
16 Grow It Eat It
Meeting in College
Park 10am to 1pm
9 Rachel Vacation
2
Thu
24 Green Matters
Symposium
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Fri
18
10 Rachel Vacation 11 Rachel
Vacation
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Sat
February 2012
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Tue
21
Mon
12 Rachel Vacation 13 Garden Affair
meeting at
Extension Office
9:30 am
5 Rachel Vacation
20 Extension Office
Closed
Sun
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28
29 Hypertufa
Containers at Adkins Arboretum
6 Rachel Vacation
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27 Grow It Eat It
Meeting at
Extension Office
9:30am
February Newsletter Deadline:
Monday, January 23rd
Send submissions to Rachel:
rmelvin1@umd.edu
University of Maryland Extension
Plant Clinic Planning Meeting
Do you love to help out with our summer plant clinics, but want
to make more eye catchy? Or maybe you want to learn more
about plant clinics before volunteering? Join us at the Plant
Clinic 2012 planning meeting on Tuesday, January 10th at
10am at the Extension Office.
505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4
Centreville MD, 21617
Phone: (410) 758-0166
Fax: (410) 758-3687
http://queenannes.umd.edu/
QACMG Website:
Master Gardeners Gayle Jayne & Jim
Persels volunteering at the
‘Ask A Master Gardener’ Plant Clinic
at the Chestertown Tea Party May 2011
http://queenannes.umd.edu/QACMG/
index.cfm
Master Gardener Coordinator,
Queen Anne‟s County
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