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Plant Combinations
Homestead Gardens presents Gardening with Kathy: Plant Combinations Kathy Jentz, Editor, Publisher and Founder of Washington Gardener Magazine, will explore playing with color, form, and texture in the perennial/shrub border. This image-heavy talk includes the tried-and-true proven combinations as well as some daring new mixes to experiment with in your own home garden. Information
Grow with Katie: Making a Resilient Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden
May is Garden for Wildlife Month. The speaker is designer Kelly Norris who will discuss the topics in his book, New Naturalism: Making a Resilient Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden. A copy of the book will be given away. Register here.
Take a Break with Byron: Worm Casting 101
Earthworms benefit gardens in many ways: as worms crawl through soil, they move earth, making pockets of space for air and water. They also benefit the garden by leaving traces of their crawling adventures — their castings. Worm castings benefit the garden by helping you grow bigger, better and more productive plants. The speaker is […]
Planting for Pollinators
Homestead Gardens presents Gardening with Kathy: Planting for Pollinators Learn the Top 20+ native plants for pollinators to add to your garden to support native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, etc. Kathy Jentz, Editor, Publisher and Founder of Washington Gardener Magazine, will share how to have something for every season in the garden to benefit native pollinators, […]
Here We Grow: Planting for Pollinators
Annapolis Green is partnering with Founding 100 supporter Homestead Gardens in an exciting three-part spring gardening seminar series. The second is Here We Grow: Planting for Pollinators. Our speakers will discuss: Why pollinators (bees, bats, beetles, moths and more) are key to our food supply: No bees, no food! Environmental threats to pollinators What you plant makes a […]
No Fail Container Gardening
Homestead Gardens presents Gardening with Kathy: No Fail Container Gardening From what type of soils to use, to what plants do best in our region, Kathy Jentz, Editor, Publisher and Founder of Washington Gardener Magazine, will cover the basics of growing successful container plantings. She will cover both ornamental and edible containers as well as […]
Container Gardening: Composition
Homestead Gardens presents Take a Break with Byron: Container Composition Presented by Homestead Gardens, learn about container composition with landscape designer Byron Gwinn. What colors, textures, scents or habits can go into a container and where should containers be placed to make them swoon-worthy? Information
Here We Grow: Planting Resilient Species
Annapolis Green is partnering with Founding 100 supporter Homestead Gardens in an exciting three-part spring gardening seminar series. The first, Here We Grow: Planting Resilient Species, on March 24, will kick off Annapolis Green’s Here We Grow program. It will focus on understanding the soil and planting for our region. Speakers include: Heather Wheatley of Homestead Gardens is a Certified Chesapeake […]
DIY Terrarium
Homestead Gardens presents Take a Break with Byron: DIY Terrarium. Learn how to build your own Terrarium with landscape designer Byron Gwinn. Information and list of materials
Introduction to Chesapeake Native Plants
Homestead Gardens presents a talk about the importance of using resilient plant materials to ensure a healthy habitat. Selecting plants from our ecoregion supports biodiversity and improves the health of the critical area of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. This talk will be moderated by Heather Wheatley, Certified Professional Horticulturist, Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional & Education […]
Houseplant Monday
This episode of Homestead Garden’s Grow with Katie: Houseplant Monday features host Katie Dubow and Maria Failla of Bloom and Grow Radio. The discussion will be about Maria’s favorite houseplants, how to bring them in your home, and the benefits they provide. Grow with Katie is broadcast on the Homestead Gardens FaceBook page LIVE Mondays at […]
Green Drinks Annapolis – Online!
We’re cooking up a great way for us to get together — it’s a virtual Green Drinks on Facebook Watch, Thursday, April 2! Going online, we’re focusing on “The Flowers and the Trees” to follow our February Green Drinks theme which was “The Birds and the Bees.” And although the flowers are beautiful and in […]
Davidsonville Green Expo 2020 – CANCELED
Presented by the Davidsonville Area Civic Association (DACA) and hosted by Homestead Gardens, the Expo will feature exhibitors offering information, education and demonstrations on environmentally-friendly products, sustainable lifestyle, lawn and garden techniques, agricultural practices, energy use, water conservation and preservation, recycling, land use and conservation. There will be a seedling giveaway by the Anne Arundel County […]
The Homestead Gardens Tomato Fest Is Coming
The perennially popular tomato, a favorite of backyard gardeners everywhere, is being celebrated at the Fourth Annual Tomato Festival and Chesapeake Chili Cook-off at Homestead Gardens in Davidonsville, Md., on Saturday, August 25, from 12pm to 6pm. The family-friendly event celebrates ‘all things tomato,’ with many activities throughout the day, including a salsa competition and […]
Annual Injured Marines Fundraiser At Homestead Gardens
For the seventh year, Homestead Gardens is raising money to benefit the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. Last year, the fundraiser donated $4,092 to the Semper Fi Fund, which has given over 50 million dollars in grants to injured Marines, sailors, and other members of the military injured while attached to the Marines in […]
Presidential Debate Scheduled For Homestead Gardens
APRIL FOOLS April 3, 2012: The mark of a good April Fools prank is when it is very believable. The mark of a great one is when calls are still coming in four days later. But alas, there will not be a Presidential Debate at Homestead Gardens. Plans were finalized yesterday by the Bipartisan Committee […]
750 Enjoy The 1st Harvest Beer Festival
About 750 people attended the 1st Harvest Beer Festival this past weekend! The event was held at Homestead Gardens and was a benefit to the Scenic Rivers Land Trust. Fifteen breweries were represented and were offering samples of 44 distinct beers ranging from the locally names Silopanna Wit beer from the Fordham Brewing Company to […]
Got Tomatos Tomatoes?
The sun finally came out of hiding just prior to the 3rd Annual Tomato Festival at Homestead Gardens. The event, held Saturday from noon to 6pm, was a rousing success and a lot of fun. OK, so a Tomato Festival may not sound terribly exciting; and if you had that impression, you would be mistaken. […]
The Tomato Is Coming (Again)
There are just a few days left until the Third Annual (1st rescheduled) Annapolis Tomato Festival and Chesapeake Chili Cook-off at Homestead Gardens in Davidonsville, Md., on Saturday, September 10th, from 12pm to 6pm. There are still a few slots left for contestants in The Chesapeake Chili Cook-Off, Salsa Contest and Ledo Pizza-Eating Contest. The […]
Harvest Beer Festival-September 17th
<–Please share this wonderful event with your facebook friends, and twitter followers by clicking the icons to the left! A September 17th Annual Harvest Beer Festival at Homestead Gardens will benefit the land preservation work of the Scenic Rivers Land Trust (SRLT). Organized by Katcef Companies and a wide variety of partner brewers, the event […]
The Tomato Is Coming, The Tomato Is Coming
There are just a few days left until the Third Annual Annapolis Tomato Festival and Chesapeake Chili Cook-off at Homestead Gardens in Davidonsville, Md., on Saturday, August 27, from 12pm to 6pm. There are still a few slots left for contestants in The Chesapeake Chili Cook-Off, Salsa Contest and Ledo Pizza-Eating Contest. The entry fee […]
