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  • Members: 167
  • Category: Home and Garden
  • Founded: Jan 18, 2008
  • Language: English
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Formed in 1940, the Silver Spring Garden Club meets monthly at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD. Most members live in Silver Spring, MD, or the DC-area.

Meetings are held at Brookside Gardens the third Monday of each month except July, August, and December. The meetings are open to the public and free.

To join, mail your check ($10 per individual member or $15 per household/coouple), made payable to the "Silver Spring Garden Club," to our Treasurer,Kathy Jentz, 826 Philadelphia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Our nominal dues fee is one of the best bargains in town, and includes discounts to local businesses.

Our newsletter, The Grapevine, is published monthly except July and August by the Silver Spring Garden Club, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Newsletter Editor and Club President: Kathy Jentz --
Laserblast - at - aol.com.

The big annual Silver Spring Garden Club fundraiser is the Garden Mart plant sale takes place the Saturday before Mother's Day at Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD, from 9am -1pm. Come early in the day for best selection!

SPRING 2013 CLUB PROGRAMMING
Please note the following club event dates in your personal schedules. We hope you can join us!

Monday March 18 8pm
Club meeting at Brookside Gardens with featured speaker:
I Have Elephants in MY Garden, so What's YOUR Problem?
Marie Mims Butler, Norfolk Zoo horticulturist

Saturday April 6 11am
Club garden tour:
Franciscan Monastery Grounds Tour
Pat Cunniff, FMGG

Monday April 15 8pm
Club meeting at Brookside Gardens with featured speaker:
Companion & Succession Plantings (Crop Rotation)
Elizabeth Olson, Master Gardener

(Friday May 10 set-up day)
Saturday May 11 9am-1pm
Club’s annual fundraiser plant sale at Brookside Gardens
GardenMart

Monday May 20 8pm
Club meeting at Brookside Gardens with featured speaker:
Eat Your Roses: Edible Flowers
Denise Schreiber

Saturday May 25 10am-12n
Club service project
Holy Cross Hospital Annual/Containers Planting

Saturday June 8
Behnke Garden Party

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Re: Garden stores selling invasives
In last year's catalog I noticed the Henry Field was selling porcelain berry. It is one of the worst invasives in Rock Creek Park and I have seen it kill a
Posted - Tue May 21, 2013 5:03 pm
Steve S
lrdemsworth
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Holy Cross Healing Garden Project THIS Sat 10am
HI all - For our Club Service Project on Saturday, May 25, we will be planting annuals and mixed containers at Holy Cross Hospital’s Healing Garden. We
Posted - Tue May 21, 2013 4:20 pm
kathyjentz
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Re: Garden stores selling invasives
I would ask to speak to the manager and ask that they A. not carry plants listed on local invasives lists and B. if they carry it, to place a warning sign with
Posted - Tue May 21, 2013 3:38 pm
kathyjentz
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Re: Event on Saturday morning at Holy Cross
HI Kathy P - Thanks for offering. I'm just about to re-post those details after I talk to Holy Cross staff to confirm it all. Look for that email early this
Posted - Tue May 21, 2013 3:34 pm
kathyjentz
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Event on Saturday morning at Holy Cross
I might be able to join the container garden event at Holy Cross, which I believe is this Saturday morning. Do I need to sign up or bring anything? Thanks!
Posted - Tue May 21, 2013 1:53 pm
Kathy P
sligowalker
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2012 36 46 31 47 96 48 26 25 24 38 19 22
2011 37 36 48 40 60 42 28 16 38 24 26 33
2010 37 36 52 37 34 26 15 18 25 15 14 19
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2008 10 22 14 38 21 9 8 5 6 11 9 11

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