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The Mill Creek Towne Garden Club in Derwood, Maryland was established in 1968 with the mission to stimulate and increase knowledge and interest in all facets of gardening among amateurs, establish an active community beautification program and to encourage civic beautification, and foster group activities for the benefit of the members and the community. The garden club also landscapes and maintains the Mill Creek Towne entrances and common areas.
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The club meets once a month, at 7:00 pm on the 4th Tuesday of each month (except for May, June, July, November, and December).
Less Lawn, More Life with Native Plants: Part 2 – Practical Tips
Saturday, September 19
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Gaithersburg Library
18330 Montgomery Village Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Whether you've been a native plant enthusiast for years or are just starting, come learn ways to improve the habitat value of your garden! A continuation of last month's talk but new commers welcome!
Join Merikay Smith from the Master Gardeners of Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Service as she shares tips and techniques for replacing lawn with native plants along with what she's learned about that process over the past 15+ years. Topics covered include defining native plants and their benefits, a simple layering process to kill lawn and create beds, design options, example native plants for various conditions, native trees, no-mow areas, avoiding invasive plants, resources and more.
About Merikay Smith
Merikay Smith became a Maryland Master Gardener in 2007 and led the MCMG Speakers' Bureau. Merikay is a Board member of Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship, launching their first local chapter here in 2016. Check out the native plant garden this local chapter created at historic Pleasant View. She has helped mentor an additional 11 new chapters of LDSES located across the globe. Merikay has also served many years on the Boards of both the Muddy Branch Alliance and Seneca Creek Stewardship Partners, recently as president of SCWP.
Questions about this program? Contact the Gaithersburg Library at 240-773-9490
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Tweet tweet! Tweet tweet tweet! The birds are chirping because Birdability Week registration is open! From October 19 to 25, listen, spot, observe, and learn all about birds with programs like: Birds & Bats & Beavers Pontoon Boat Cruise, Guided Bird Walk with ASL interpretation, Beginning Birding for Everybody, Birding 101, A Birdy Fashion Show, Migration Bird Game, and so much more! Find the full Birdability Week lineup:
mocoparks.org/Birdability
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Raptor Caretaker Chats: Saturday, September 12 | 2 to 2:45 pm | All Ages | FREE | Meadowside Nature Center, Montgomery Parks
montgomeryparks.org/events/raptor-caretaker-chats-6/
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