Valley View Farms has scheduled seminars to be helpful and fun for our community. In addition to our classes, we have many informative handouts, plant diagnostic services, water testing for ponds, and extraordinary signage on all of our plants. Most important, we have friendly, knowledgeable personnel to assist in any way we can.* This year we will be donating $5.00 for every project created in our workshops to the WBAL Kids Campaign.
A rain garden is a planted depression in the landscape that collects and allows rainwater runoff from hard surfaces to be absorbed. Rain gardens offer multiple benefits to the community and the local environment, including: reduced flooding and erosion, pollution prevention, groundwater recharge, enhanced wildlife habitat, improved aesthetics; and generally will increase your property values.
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Download a Rain Garden Fact Sheet, courtesy of University of Maryland Extension, to get started.
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Back to basics with 10 ideal herbs to grow in your garden. Herbs are some of the easiest plants to grow, and often resist pests naturally. They add fresh flavors to meals, promoting healthier cooking. Many, like lavender, also have calming scents and medicinal uses. Jen will discuss growing, harvesting and using herbs. She will teach us how to troubleshoot common challenges in the herb garden.
Choose your tree, bonsai pot, and gather soil and wire to create your own bonsai. Martha Meehan will instruct while members of the Maryland Bonsai Association will lend a hand. $40 Cost covers all the materials you’ll need.
Presented by Baltimore County Master Gardeners. Learn more about the benefits of using native plants in the landscape. The Master Gardeners will teach us about the perennials, trees, and shrubs native to our area.