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  “Flowers for Technology” is the spring fundraiser for Central Middle School in Edgewater. The CMS PTSA is offering 12-inch planters and hanging baskets for sale. They cost $25 for one basket, or $20 each for two or more. The baskets and planters are created by Ciminelli Eco-oasis Garden Center and include a mix of [...]

Homestead Gardens will host its annual Spring Open House  March 16th thru the 24th. This year’s theme is “Cherish the Chesapeake” in honor of the Chesapeake Bay. Leading experts will be on hand to talk about ways to protect the Bay including the Marylanders Plant Trees, South River Federation and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Adults [...]

Homestead Gardens is a seasonal employer, hiring scores of workers in the spring and fall, then tapering off in the summer and winter. It’s a great opportunity for a teen or stay-home mom to work temporarily without a commitment to work all year long. Each spring they host a job fair to find people to [...]

On Saturday, Homestead Gardens is kicking off its “Homestead University “Winter Garden Workshops. Classes begin on Jan. 19 and run through Feb. 24. They’ve got a little something for every gardener including beginner planting tips, square-foot gardening, seed-starting and even a grilling demonstration. The seminars cost anywhere from $5 to $10. Some require pre-registration which [...]

Each year, the fall plant sale at Historic London Town and Gardens is an event that local gardeners and garden hobbyists simply have to attend. There are rare and hard-to-find shrubs and trees along with native and exotic woodland species. These are plants that thrive in the local environment. In fact, these are plants that [...]

Head on over to Homestead Gardens this weekend for the annual Crape Myrtle Festival. This annual affair will be held at both the  Davidsonville and Severna Park locations and will include seminars by leading experts such as Dr. Margaret Pooler of the National Arboretum and live entertainment. Crapemyrtles are not native to North America. They [...]