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.