Community at the Market: Prince George's County Master Gardeners

The Prince George's County Master Gardeners return to Cheverly Community Market this Saturday for the final Plant Clinic of 2013. Their primary focus will be planning next spring’s vegetable gardens, so bring those questions, ideas and seed catalogs and plan to spend some time at the Master Gardeners tent.

Many thanks the University of Maryland Extension Master Gardner's Program, Dave and Casey Kneipp, and the rest of the incredibly knowledgeable Master Gardeners for sharing their wisdom with us throughout the 2013 season.

Community at the Market: Master Gardeners & Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek

The Prince George's County Master Gardeners are back at Cheverly Community Market for their monthly Plant Clinic this Saturday, and what a perfect time for their visit! Thinking about participating in the Cheverly Department of Public Works tree program? Get advice on what will work best in your yard from local experts. This is a great opportunity to get help from people with real green thumbs. Bring plants or photos and sit down with the experts -- they can help you identify problems and find solutions, as well as helping with some creative thinking about what to grow here in Cheverly!

Also be sure to visit Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek on Saturday to learn about this amazing place and local natural delights:

• The latest news about nature in and around Cheverly
• Tips on how to care for the environment right in our own back (and front) yards
• Information about FLBC, the hands-on education and advocacy organization working to restore the health of Lower Beaverdam Creek and the Anacostia River 
• Information about Cheverly's own Green Infrastructure Plan, helping preserve, restore, and sustain our natural environment

Fall in love with your local community groups...this Saturday at Cheverly Community Market!

Community at the Market: Prince George's County Master Gardeners

Please welcome the Prince George's County Master Gardeners back to Cheverly Community Market for their monthly Plant Clinic. This is a great opportunity to get help from people with real green thumbs. Bring plants or photos and sit down with the experts -- they can help you identify problems and find solutions, as well as helping with some creative thinking about what to grow here in Cheverly!

The Master Gardener program is administered by the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension Service. The program's mission is to educate residents about safe, effective and sustainable horticultural and gardening practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes and communities in Prince George's County. Master Gardeners are volunteers, trained by the university, who provide horticultural education services to individuals, groups, and communities including government agencies, neighborhood associations, non-profit organizations, historic sites, schools and youth groups, senior citizens and garden clubs.

Community Groups at the Market: Prince George's County Master Gardeners

The Prince George’s Master Gardeners will have their last Plant Clinic of the season this Saturday! Visit with our local experts and learn how to prepare your garden for the upcoming winter months. With forecasts of a snowier than normal winter, you'll want to plan ahead!

As a side note, the Green Infrastructure Group will be awarding the bottle of wine for the biggest tree in Cheverly and post the dimensions of all trees entered in the contest. Come see who won and where the biggest tree in Cheverly is -- after the storms of this summer, we expect there were some shakeups in this contest!

Community Groups at the Market: Master Gardeners

Visit Prince George's Master Gardeners this Saturday at the Market for their monthly Plant Clinic. Learn some ways that you can prepare your garden and the plants around your home for cooler temperatures and find out about the 10 most invasive plant species in Cheverly. The Master Gardeners are a terrific source of knowledge, and we're always glad when they join us!

Community Groups at the Market: Prince George's County Master Gardeners

How's your garden looking this summer? A little rough? Between incredible damaging storms and endless excessive heat and draught, we've certainly had great challenges to plant life this summer. Well, help -- in the form of good information -- is on the way.

It's the first Cheverly Community Market of the month, and that means that Prince George's County Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions and give helpful advice about your garden this Saturday. Make sure to stop by their table, and ask Dave, Casey, and the other Master Gardeners anything about nutrient and pest management, plant problems, and other gardening questions. We're so lucky to have experts here in Cheverly!

Community Groups at the Market: Prince George's County Master Gardeners

Prince George’s County Master Gardeners will join us again this week with a plant clinic. They are very kind to join us for the first market of each month to answer your plant questions! In addition to the plant clinic, there will be a rain barrel demonstration at 9:30am and a composting game for anyone who drops by to see us. (No badgers, hedgehogs, or rats allowed!) 


Bring your questions about plants, rain barrels and composting to the Market this Saturday. You'll get advice from trained experts who also happen to be your friends and neighbors!