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Entries for April, 2008

Meet Rebecca Kolls At Behnkes

Rebecca Kolls of “Rebeccas Garden” and “Good Morning America”
Will be at Behnkes in Beltsville to answer all your gardening Questions.
Saturday May 3rd from 9:00 am - 11:00 am

The Topic Will Be: “Learn How To Dress Your Pots For Success” 

Rebecca is the Author of “Rebeccas Garden: Four Seasons to Grow On” and has appeared on:
- Oprah
- CNN
- [...]

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Annuals

Annuals, in general, are plants that grow from seeds or cuttings, begin to bloom shortly afterwards, and set seed and eventually die, all in a single growing season. Annuals have many advantages for the home gardener. Most annuals are nearly always in bloom throughout the growing season, from late spring until the first frost in [...]

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Mothers Day Is Coming Up!

Flowers have been used to honor mothers for many years.  On May 10, 1908 a church service was held in West Virginia as an observance of Mother’s Day.  Anna Jarvis, generally credited as the founder of Mother’s Day in the U.S. wore her mother’s favorite flower to the service and encouraged others to do the [...]

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