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Fall Tour at Common Root Farm

Common Root Farm 18101 Bowie Mill Road, Derwood, MD

  LOCAL. FRESH. ORGANICALLY GROWN.LOCAL. FRESH. ORGANICALLY GROWN. WE ARE HAVING A FARM TOUR!! Join us October 20 from 3-6pm for a guided farm tour and potluck at Common Root Farm. Simply stroll through the farm or take some time to explore production driven regenerative agriculture on a small scale suburban farm. Kids are welcome … Continue reading Fall Tour at Common Root Farm

Tuesday, October 22nd Meeting Topic: Pruning Your Fall Garden

Mill Creek Parish United Methodist 7101 Horizon Terrace, Derwood, MD

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Topic: Pruning Your Fall Garden Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm Location: Mill Creek Parish United Methodist Fellowship Hall 7101 Horizon Terrace Derwood, MD 20855 Speaker:  Claire Peterson, Master Gardener Cost: FREE, Donations gratefully appreciated! Learn basic principles of pruning your fall garden . Please join us for Claire Peterson's presentation based on … Continue reading Tuesday, October 22nd Meeting Topic: Pruning Your Fall Garden

MCT Garden Club Meeting Topic: Gardening for Bluebirds Tuesday, Jan. 28th @ 7:30pm

Mill Creek Parish United Methodist 7101 Horizon Terrace, Derwood, MD

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Topic: Gardening for Bluebirds Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm Location: Mill Creek Parish United Methodist Fellowship Hall 7101 Horizon Terrace Derwood, MD 20855 Speaker:   Ed Escalante, Maryland Bluebird Society County Coordinator Cost: FREE, Donations gratefully appreciated! Join us on Tuesday, January 28th and learn more about bluebirds, including tips on what … Continue reading MCT Garden Club Meeting Topic: Gardening for Bluebirds Tuesday, Jan. 28th @ 7:30pm

Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021 7:00pm ET Online Event featuring iNaturalist.org App

Join us and learn how to use the iNaturalist app in this informative talk by Guest Speaker, Deborah Barber, member of the Maryland Native Plant Society and Director of Land Management for the Maryland/D.C. Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Get a kick out of learning about the iNaturalist app. Use the Compare function to find out what’s … Continue reading Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021 7:00pm ET Online Event featuring iNaturalist.org App

Tue, Feb. 23, 2021 7pm ET Butterbee Farm – Cut Flowers Arrangements Online Event

Top Annuals for your Cutting Garden Join us to learn how to make flower arrangements with cut flowers with Guest Speaker Laura Beth Resnick from the Butterbee Farm! You can have an abundance of blooms in your cutting garden all season long! You'll learn Butterbee Farm's favorite flowers to grow, from classics like zinnias and … Continue reading Tue, Feb. 23, 2021 7pm ET Butterbee Farm – Cut Flowers Arrangements Online Event

Tue, Mar. 23, 2021 7pm ET Susan Bell, Master Gardener “Adding WOW to Small Garden Spaces” Online Event

Join us on Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2021 7pm ET with our Guest Speaker Susan Bell, Master Gardener  and learn how to “Add WOW to Small Garden Spaces”! About Our Guest Speaker, Susan Bell Susan Bell created Hilltop Gardens in 2002. Her formal education was through George Washington University, Montgomery College, and is ongoing with the … Continue reading Tue, Mar. 23, 2021 7pm ET Susan Bell, Master Gardener “Adding WOW to Small Garden Spaces” Online Event

FREE Native Trees and Shrubs Giveaway!

7825 Rydal Terrace, Derwood, MD 20855 7825 Rydal Terrace, Derwood, MD, United States

The Mill Creek Towne Garden Club is pleased to offer FREE native trees and shrubs provided to us by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. We are giving away 25 native Pawpaw trees and 25 native Winterberry Holly Shrubs starting at 1PM and ending at 5PM on Tuesday, March 30th. First come, first serve. The … Continue reading FREE Native Trees and Shrubs Giveaway!

Tue, Apr 27, 2021 7pm ET Online Event: Lauren Hubbard, Master Gardener – Native Plants for Sun and Shade

Please join us for a Native By Design, LLC presentation by Lauren Hubbard, Derwood resident, Master Gardener, and Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional, on “Native Plants for Sun and Shade”. Native plants make your garden beautiful and bring in the bees and butterflies too! Learn which plants native to our region grow best here. About Native … Continue reading Tue, Apr 27, 2021 7pm ET Online Event: Lauren Hubbard, Master Gardener – Native Plants for Sun and Shade

Essential Herbs – Beyond Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme

Mill Creek Parish United Methodist 7101 Horizon Terrace, Derwood, MD

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 Topic: Essential Herbs - Beyond Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Mill Creek Parish United Methodist Fellowship Hall 7101 Horizon Terrace Derwood, MD 20855 Speaker:  Heather Whirley, Master Gardener Cost: FREE, Donations gratefully appreciated! Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.  Beyond Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.  Heather … Continue reading Essential Herbs – Beyond Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme

Backyard Beekeeping

Mill Creek Parish United Methodist 7101 Horizon Terrace, Derwood, MD

Join us for our May meeting featuring Karen Henderson, beekeeper. Karen Henderson, co-owner of Glass Bee Apiary, has been a beekeeper since 2013.  She will talk about the practical aspects of backyard beekeeping using a real hive (no live bees) and assorted equipment.  Before retiring in 2016, she worked at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission … Continue reading Backyard Beekeeping