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Flower Show at Homestead Gardens

Saturday, March 13th at 11 am & Sunday, March 14th at noon

Homestead Gardens; Davidsonville, MD
Mike returns to this great garden center just outside of Annapolis to appear during the first weekend of their two-week long annual indoor Flower Show. Mike will give a workshop at 11 am on Saturday, another one at noon on Sunday, answer questions, and, of course, sign books. Lots of other speakers will appear during the weekend as well. The Flower Show and talks are all FREE. More info: www.homesteadgardens.com

"Seven Secrets of Successful Organic Gardeners"

Saturday, March 13th at at 3pm

Anne Arundel Co. Master Gardeners lecture
Contact: Anne Nourse: aonourse@verizon.net

"Set Your Sights on Green" Night of Vision Gala

Saturday, March 27th

The Four Seasons Hotel
2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW; Washington, DC
Mike will serve as celebrity host and emcee for the 2010 edition of this annual fundraising event to benefit the Prevention of Blindness Society, featuring a black tie dinner (yes, Mike will wear a tux, not formal overalls), dancing, silent auction and awards presentations. Reservations are requested by March 19. For more information on the gala, call (202) 234-1010 or visit www.youreyes.org

Workshop for SAPS; the Southern Appalachian Plant Society

Thursday evening, April 15th

Exact time and location TBA, but it'll be in or near Abingdon, VA
Held in conjunction with the VA Garden Faire (see below):

Virginia Garden Faire

Friday April 16th & Saturday April 17th

Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center; Abingdon, VA
Mike makes a triumphant (he hopes) return to this great event in the Tri-Cities area. He'll deliver the Friday keynote: "Everything you Know About Composting is Wrong", reveal "Organic Answers to all your Garden Questions" on Friday afternoon, and then how to "Get Your Lawn and Landscape off Drugs" on Saturday. Exact times and more info coming soon.

Things to Come!
Mike is also scheduled to appear at the following 2010 events; more details shortly.

Saturday, April 24: Herb & Vegetable Event; Homestead Gardens (near Annapolis MD)
Sunday, April 25: Rockville Square Flower Show; Rockville, MD.
Wednesday, May 5: Lecture at Penn Charter High School; 7 pm (open to the public).
Saturday, May 8: 'Envirofest' at Welkinweir in Pottstown, PA.
Monday, May 10: Lehigh Valley Pro Chefs Assn; 6 pm (open to the public).
Tuesday, July 26: Hamilton Township (NJ) Public Library.

Local Events

The Philadelphia International Flower Show

Sunday February 28th to Sunday March 7th

PA Convention Center; 12th and Arch Streets; Philadelphia
The famed Philadelphia Flower Show officially goes international this year with the addition of that far-flung adjective to its name and the theme of the 2010 edition: "Passport to the World". It runs Sunday to Sunday, February 28th to March 7th at the PA Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia, with the annual members-only preview, as always, on the Saturday before opening day (Feb 27) from noon to 3. (Membership in PHS includes free Flower Show tickets that can be used for the Saturday Preview or any date the show is open to the public.) And on that Saturday evening, it's the annual formal (black tie) fund-raising gala&mdashcocktails on the show floor, followed by a sit-down gourmet dinner upstairs. (The best way to see the show, and a night you'll always remember, says Mike McG!) Details: www.theflowershow.com

Volunteer for the Philadelphia Flower Show!

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is looking for young adults 18 to 40 years of age to volunteer at the upcoming Philly Flower Show; you must be available to attend an orientation session at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in center city on Thursday evening February 25th at 5:30. To sign up as a volunteer, visit here: www.theflowershow.com

"Garden Tenders" community garden classes

Registration deadline: March 10

Class location: PHS headquarters; 20th & Arch Sts.; Philadelphia
Learn how to organize your own community garden by taking the "Garden Tenders" series of classes sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Philadelphia Green program. Deadline for registration is March 10th. Class schedule: Wednesdays, March 17, 24 and 31 and April 7, 21 and 28 (5:30-8:30 pm), plus a Saturday, April 17 garden tour from 10 am -1 pm. For more information contact Sally McCabe at gardentenders@opennhort.org or 215-988-8846. To register, go to www.PHSonline.org, click on 'Philadelphia Green' and select 'Garden Tenders'. Act 48 Professional Development credits are available for teachers.

Farm Faithfully, Garden Gratefully: Progressive Women and their Influence in the Landscape 1900 - 1940

Saturday, March 13th (early registration ends February 12th)

Temple University Ambler Campus
This all day celebration of Progressive Women and their Influence on Landscapes and Landscape Design will highlight the role of women in designing and maintaining landscapes during the beginning of the Twentieth Century. Speakers will include Judith Tankard, author of a new book on Beatrix Farrand; landscape architect CeCe Haydock on the Europhile influence of Edith Wharton; Elaine Weiss, author of Fruits of Victory, a book about the Women's Land Army in World War I; Marta McDowell speaking on influential women from New Jersey; and Ambler Arboretum director Jenny Rose Carey, who will discuss important Philadelphians. The day will conclude with a formal Tea hosted by the Ambler Keystone Branch of the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association. To request a brochure, please contact Carol Dutill at cdutill@pennhort.org or 215-988-8869, or call Jenny Rose Carey at 267-468-8400. Fee: $95 if you register by February 12, $115 after February 12.