Events and Programs in November 2024
Fri, Nov 8, 2024 - Update (Oct 27, 2024)
New Program:
Maryland Master Gardener Program
& Hort Therapy Program at ESHC
Cancelled program: “The Benefits of Hydroponic Gardening –
The Food of the Future”
Location: Cambridge Yacht Club
1 Mill Street
Cambridge, MD 21613
Agenda: 9:30 am - 10:30 am Entries Accepted
10:30 am - 11:00 am Judging/Social Time
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Business Meeting
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Lunch/View Exhibits
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Program
New Speakers: Emily Zobel & Judy Slaughter.
Our (new) November 2024 program will feature Emily Zobel
Senior Agent Associate - Ag & Food Systems with the
University of Maryland Extension - Dorchester County.
Emily also coordinates the
Maryland Master Gardener (MG) Program.
Emily is currently presenting an 11-week program for the ESHC patients entitled -
"Kale Yeah!" - Growing and marketing cold season vegetables.
Linda and Judy are Dorchester County Master Gardeners and will chime in on the benefits and mission of the MG program as well as the above Hort Therapy program at the ESHC.
Canceled Speaker:
Gregory Butler, Plant Manager, Chatham Greens
It was a long road for Gregory Butler before getting into hydroponics. He was a sous chef at a number of different restaurants: the Blue and Mickey Finn’s in Ocean City and the Oregon Grill in Hunt Valley. He then became the head chocolatier at Wockenfuss Candies. An opportunity arose for him to get in on the ground floor of Chatham Greens as Plant Manager, growing different lettuces and herbs and developing new strains using hydroponics. And the rest, as they say, is history!
Program Chair: Judy Slaughter
Judges:
Horticulture: Judy Austin, Gloria Brake
Design: Diana Brooks. Kathy Anderson
Consultant: Cheryl Willey
Clerk: Cindy Burns
Division I – Horticulture
Class 1.Rosa (Roses)
a.Miniature single
b.Miniature spray
c.Hybrid Tea, Grandiflora
d.Floribunda, Polyantha, Carpet, Climber – one spray
e.Shrub, Old Garden rose
Class2.Conifers – 1 branch (minimum length 6”/maximum length 24”)
a.With cones or berries
b.Without cones or berries
Class 3.Broadleaf Evergreen Tree or Shrub – 1 branch (minimum length 6”/
maximum length 24”)
a.Flowering
b.Foliage
c.Fruited
Class 4.Deciduous Tree or Shrub – 1 branch (minimum length 6”/maximum length 24”)
a.Flowering
b.Foliage
c.Fruited
Class 5.Ilex (Holly) – 1 branch (minimum length 6”/maximum length 18”)
a.Foliage
b.Fruited
Class 6.Container Grown Plants (maximum pot diameter 8”)
a.Flowering
b.Foliage
c. Cactus or Succulent
Class 7.Open Class – One (1) cut stem
a.Annual
b.Native Perennial
c.Non-native Perennial
d.Biennial
e.Bulb, corm, rhizome, tuber
f.Vine
Class 8.Combination Planting – A group of three (3) or more botanically different plants with similar cultural requirements displayed in a Dish Garden no larger than 12” across. (See Handbook, p. 59)
Division II – Design
Class 1. “Season of Mists” – Transparency Design. Using dried material only. HB Ch. 7 VIII Q pg 77.
Class 2 “And Mellow Fruitfulness” – Design using a cornucopia as container/mechanic. Cornucopia may be constructed of any material. Longest measurement of cornucopia may not exceed 14”. Length of completed design at longest point may not exceed 20”. To be staged flat, diagonally on table space 22” wide by 30” deep which is covered to the floor with a white tablecloth provided by DGC. No additional underlay permitted. No cut fruit or vegetables. HB Ch. 7 VIII Introduction pg. 73. Companion Design HB Ch. 7 X A 3.b.
Updated Oct 27, 2024
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