HCC announces seminars for 14th Annual Flower & Garden Show

The Hagerstown Community College Alumni Association announces its seminar schedule for the HCC Alumni Association’s 14th Annual Flower & Garden Show to be held in the College’s Athletic, Recreation, and Community Center on Saturday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Demonstrations will be held throughout both days. In addition, Saturday’s seminars are:
     9:30 a.m. - “Tree Planting 101,” by Tim Evans, Family Tree Nursery
     10:30 a.m. - “Yoga in and out of the Garden,” by Simone Heurich, Flowering Heart Yoga
     11:30 a.m. - “Healthy Cooking with Herbs” by Madeline Wadja, Willow Pond Farm
     12:30 p.m. - “Low Input Lawn Care,” by Jeff Semler, Maryland Cooperative Extension, Wash. Co.
     1:30 p.m. - “Gardening for Hummingbirds,” by Annette Ipsan, Univ. of MD Cooperative Extension
                         Educator, Bartlett Tree Experts
     2:30 p.m. - “Shave or a Haircut? Tree and Shrub Pruning for Health and Beauty,” by Dan Yates, Bartlett
                        Tree Experts
     3:30 p.m. - “The Gardens at Hagerstown Community College,” by Sandy Scott & Judy Kofoet, Friends of
                         Hagerstown Community College Gardens Club
     
Sunday’s seminars are:
     11:30 a.m. - “Celebrating Spring with Fresh Flowers,” by Troy Gifft, TG Florists & Garden Center
     12:30 p.m. - “Honey Bees: More Important than People Think,” by Carl Kahkonen, Hagerstown Valley
                          Apian Society
     1:30 p.m. - “Tea in the Garden” by Judy Larkin, The Tea Lady
     2:30 p.m. - “Dried Flowers: Growing, Picking, and Preserving,” by Rose Dillner, Carriage House at
                         Blythstead
     3:30 p.m. - “Sharpening Your Garden Tools,” by Tom Law, retired carpenter

For information on the flower and garden show, contact Lisa Stewart at 301-790-2800, ext. 346.