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UPCOMING EVENTS 

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10 AM
Kathy Jentz, author, publisher/editor of Washington Gardener, and GardenDC podcaster, will give a talk entitled "Plant Propagation : Make More Plants For Free"  at My Dead Aunt's Books, in the SoHy Arts Building, 5132 Baltimore Avenue  (across the street from Franklin's Brewery). 
No charge, donations accepted; you might wish to call to make a reservation : 270-472-9325.   There is metered on-street parking available as well as a City parking lot across Rte 1 (next to Franklins).
A brief Hyattsville Horticultural Society business meeting will follow the talk.
 

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 10 AM
HHS Fall plant exchange in the backyard garden of member Virgina Bennett, 4520 Madison St., Riverdale, Maryland 20737. Limited on-street parking is available on Harrison Ave. and Madison St., but feel free to car-pool, walk, or bike if possible to do so with plants. Please follow new plant exchange guidelines on the Fall 2024 Plants and Seeds Page...

 

Other upcoming events:

Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 9:30 a.m.–Noon,
Prince George’s County Annual Community Garden Summit
Beltsville Community Center, 3900 Sellman Road, Beltsville MD 20774
Register at https://bit.ly/47DMutz by October 9.
Current & aspiring community gardeners, please join us for informative garden talks, including a repeat talk on winter vegetable gardening from HHS member George Vandenberghe.  U Maryland Extension and other experts will also speak.

HHS Meetings are usually on the third Saturday of each month at 10 AM, with some exceptions.   Location varies.

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You may attend any Hyattsville Horticultural Society events whether or not you pay dues. If you choose to pay dues, you may pay them by cash or check at our February seed sales, at our January, February, or March meetings, OR you may pay online by clicking the link below (via Square).   We use collected money to host paid speakers, contribute to various causes, and/or support events and activities.  All spending is agreed upon at our meetings and described in our meeting minutes and email updates.  Thank you!
Past events and meetings listings:

April 20th, 2024--HHS Spring Plant Exchange--10am-noon (free, open to all, don't need to bring plants to get plants; welcome: vegetable starts, perennial divisions, houseplants, but no invasives please).   Location--3909 Longfellow Street, Hyattsville.  Please carpool if possible!

April 20th, 2024--Hyattsville Anniversary and Earth Day Celebration, 4-9PM, Driskell Park

April 20 and 21, 2024:  Franciscan Monaster Garden Guild Plant and Herb Sale  (April 20, 9 am-5 pm, and April 21, 9 am-3 pm) Sale of monastery-grown plants including:h erbs & vegetables; roses, annual & perennials; camellias & azaleas; local honey & more!Location: Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America1400 Quincy St. NE, Washington DC 20017​

Sat., May 18th, HHS meeting at the Hyattsville Municipal Building, and will feature snacking, socializing, and sharing slides of our gardens.  â€‹

Sat., June 15th HHS meeting will be supplanted by a Hyattsville garden tour co-sponsored by HHS, the city of Hyattsville, the Audubon Society, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, and the Prince George’s County Rain Check Rebate Program.  On this walkable garden tour, you’ll see local gardens with native plants, water-smart features installed through Rain Check Rebate, and/or certified bird/wildlife habitat. Experts will be on hand to answer your questions related to these features.  

Saturday, July 20th, 10 am - noon at the Hyattsville Municipal Bldg. (4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville; OK to park onsite, first floor multi-purpose room) our own George Vandenberghe will give a talk and demo about fall, winter, and spring vegetable and flower gardening. He is an expert in this subject, with many years of experience successfully growing, harvesting, and maintaining multiple types of plants, including overwintering citrus. Now that our summers are getting so hot, this is a timely subject--attend if you at all can!
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