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Mason-Dixon Chapter

North American Rock Garden Society
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The Mason-Dixon chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society is a group of horticultural enthusiasts centered in Baltimore, Maryland. Our members garden in South Central Pennsylvania, all of Central Maryland (including the Eastern Shore) and south to the northern suburbs of Washington, D.C. If you garden in this area, you would enjoy membership in the chapter because we share the plants and the practical advice on growing them in this area. We have regularly scheduled Programs (see below) at the Norrisville Library, Harford County, Md, just south of the Mason-Dixon line. In addition to a regularly published newsletter(with informative articles about plants and people and gardens and nurseries in this area) membership invites you to our plant sales and to field trips to natural areas where we see wildflowers in their natural habitat. You will be invited to special events and workshops where we make troughs. Membership gives you entree to very special wholesale nurseries and very special, but very private, gardens. As a bonus of membership you will meet the most knowledgeable and sophisticated gardeners in the Mid-Atlantic region.

2008 Meetings

Date	Speaker	Topic	Site-Map
January 19th, Saturday 1 pm	Members Meeting and Book Sale	Members are invited to show us slides and photos of plants, places and gardens they have visited. Projector will be set up to show slides. Bring Garden Books for sale.	Norrisville Library and Recreation Center 5340 Norrisville Rd.-MD 23 *All meetings at thisÝlocation. Room available at 12 noon for lunch and socializng
February 16th, Saturday 1 pm	Carol Warner, Proprietor of Draycott Gardens	Travels in New Zealand	Norrisville Library and Recreation Center
March 15th, Saturday 1 pm	John Gyer, Trillium expert germinator and grower	Trilliums in Depth	Norrisville Library and Recreation Center
Eastern Winter Study Weekend March 28 - 30. Host: Berkshire Chapter Marriot Hotel, Farmington, Connecticut Berkshire Chapter Winter Study Weekend
April 26th, Saturday meet at 10:00 AM	Field trip to Benton Hollow and Haines Station	Easy Walk of 1 1/2 miles to see pink Trillium grandiflorum and other spring wildflowers. Bring brown bag lunch	Trip Leader Joan King (717)284-2539. or email jsking@lycos.com Directions in future newsletter
May 4th Sunday 10:00 am till?	Joint trip with the Muhlenberg Bot. Soc Nursery Visit to Natural landscapes	Jim Plyler a grower of shrubs Rhododendrons and many native species. Bring lunch.	354 North Jennersville Road, West Grove PA Directions in future newsletter.
NARGS Annual Meeting 2008 June 12 - 15. Hosted by the Ottawa Valley Chapter OO
June 21st Sale starts at 10 am.	Members' Plant Sale	Wonderful plants at terrific prices. If you are bringing plants please arrive before 9.30 am	Norrisville Library and Recreation Center Pavilion
July 19 Saturday 2:00 PM	Garden Party Plant cutting swap	Bring fingerfood to share.	Carol Warner's garden and Nursery, Upperco MD Directions in future newsletter
August 16 Saturday 10:00am	Field Trip with The Muhlenberg Botanical Soc. to Brunner Island	Easy Walk. River's edge, disturbed habitat	Trip Leader Joan King (717)284-2539 or email jsking@lycos.com Directions in future newsletter
September, 20th Saturday 10:00 am	Fall Plant Sale		Oregon Ridge Park
October 18th Saturday 10:00AM	Jane Grushow	Equatorial Alpines: Plants of the Paramo	Norrisville Library and Recreation Center Pavilion
November, 15th Saturday 1:00 pm	Charles and Martha Oliver, Proprietors of The Primrose Path Nursery	Sustainability How the Olivers are working toward sustainability in their garden	Norrisville Library and Rec Center

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