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08/26/2026

Fall veggie gardening is approaching and the best tool in your shed is ROW COVER! It's essential for excluding pests and extending the growing season in cooler weather.

Visit our updated page "Vegetable Garden Weather and Pest Protection" at go.umd.edu/row-cover for tips on enhancing your garden for a bountiful harvest!

go.umd.edu/row-cover

Sign up for the September Natives at Noon free webinar "Saving Ash for Future Forests" with Todd Bitner from Cornell Bot...
08/25/2026

Sign up for the September Natives at Noon free webinar "Saving Ash for Future Forests" with Todd Bitner from Cornell Botanic Gardens.

Please note that the webinar will be live only and not recorded. Speakers typically share some resources afterwards.

To register: go.umd.edu/NANWebinarSeries

Get ready for fall seeding for your fescue lawns! Just released are the results from the annual turfgrass trials. Look f...
08/24/2026

Get ready for fall seeding for your fescue lawns! Just released are the results from the annual turfgrass trials. Look for these varieties when shopping for your grass seed.

See our Lawn Grasses Grown in Maryland webpage for more details: go.umd.edu/lawn-grasses-grown-md

Author of TT-77: Geoffrey Rinehart, Institute of Applied Agriculture, University of Maryland

08/24/2026

The event listing for our third CORE demonstration garden open house of the season is live! See all the details here: https://www.facebook.com/share/18TEGJsbuR/

No need to register or get tickets to attend. Just show up ready to learn and tour! Here's what we'll be covering at the August open house.

Go Ron and Sue!!
08/22/2026

Go Ron and Sue!!

Congratulations to Ron and Sue Brown on their Bay Wise Certified Garden! Ron and Sue have a beautiful well tended water front property in the Middle River Watershed. Not one but two rain gardens full of colorful native plants and humming with pollinators greet you. Sue has created a lovely flower garden that is a rainbow of colors and textures spanning the front of their house. With layers of plant types the property supports seasonal blooms and an assortment of wildlife. Sue is interested in expanding and including more native plants into their landscape while Ron is volunteering and assisting with the Gun Powder Valley Conservancy. Ron and Sue are mindful of their impact on the health of the Chesapeake Bay and support resilient gardening habits to improve their community. Baltimore County Baywise team appreciates all their efforts.

Anahi Espindola Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology shares why we need to seek out steril alternatives t...
08/21/2026

Anahi Espindola Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology shares why we need to seek out steril alternatives to invasive plants if we want to use a specific species that is now banned in Maryland.

When it comes to landscaping, a huge decision-making point is what we find visually pleasing… and often what pleases us visually ends up being something we are not very used to seeing, meanin…

08/21/2026
Be sure not to miss the demo garden and the knowledgeable Master Gardeners at the MD State Fair!! What a way to wrap up ...
08/21/2026

Be sure not to miss the demo garden and the knowledgeable Master Gardeners at the MD State Fair!! What a way to wrap up the summer!

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