Garden Fair - The Schedule!

Drawing from the successes of last year's Garden Fair (which was the first year for this event), with an additional slew of wonderments by Event Manager Linda Tucker, this year's Garden Fair will surely delight all! Our hope is that you and yours will join us!

Presentations on Saturday the 17th:

10:15 in the Barn: "Baywise: An Overview of Conservation Landscape Practices" by Linda Crandall, Master Gardener and St. Mary's County Baywise Coordinator

10:15 in the Warehouse: "Pruning Trees" by Dr. Frank Gouin, The Bay Gardener in "The Bay Weekly" and retired Chairman of the UMD Horticulture Department

11:00 at the Corn Crib: "Historic Tool Display Tours" by Pete Himmelheber, Sotterley Volunteer

11:30 in the Barn: KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Janet Draper, Horticulturist of the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden at the Smithsonian Institution “The Mary Livingston Ripley Garden: Evolution of a Space”

11:30 in the Warehouse: “Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging” by Duffy Boyd, St. Mary’s County Garden Club

12:30 at the Rose Arbor Bell: "Sotterley Garden Tour" by Bob Aldridge, Sotterley Garden Guild Member

1:30 in the Barn: “Gardening with Native Plants" by Kurt Reitz, Master Gardener and Environmental Educator at Elms Environmental Education Center

1:30 in the Warehouse: “Kid’s Composting Chat” Linda Crandall, Master Gardener and St. Mary’s County Baywise Coordinator

2:00 at the Corn Crib: "Historic Tool Display Tours at The Corn Crib" by Pete Himmelheber, Sotterley Volunteer

2:45 in the Barn: “Creating Backyard Habitats – Butterflies & Birds” by Bob Boxwell, Executive Director, Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust

2:45 in the Warehouse: “Taking the Mystery Out of Growing Orchids” by Nancy Mountford, American Orchid Society

** Mansion Tours run every hour from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Discounted Price: $5.00 per person. Purchase Tickets at the Membership Tent. **

Presentations on Sunday the 18th:

11:00 in the Barn: “Lawns in Southern Maryland” by Richard Wentworth, Wentworth’s Nursery

11:00 in the Warehouse: “The Importance of Soil Testing & How to Take a Soil Sample” by Ben Beale, UMD Extension Agent, Agriculture & Natural Resources & Co-County Extension Director

12:00 at the Rose Arbor Bell: "Sotterley Garden Tour" by Bob Aldridge, Sotterley Garden Guild Member

1:00 in the Barn: “Gardens History ~ From Rocks to Riches on the Landscape” by Kate Meatyard Ingersoll, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology at SMCM

1:00 in the Warehouse: “Flower and Garden Photography ~ Sotterley and more” by Bob Tinari, Professional Photographer

1:00 at the Corn Crib: "Historic Tool Display Tours" by Pete Himmelheber, Sotterley Volunteer

2:00 at the Corn Crib: "Historic Tool Display Tours" by Pete Himmelheber, Sotterley Volunteer

2:30 in the Barn: “Container Vegetable Gardening” by Jennifer Horton, UMD Extension Office, Master Gardener Coordinator

2:30 in the Warehouse: “Oyster Ranching in Southern Maryland” by Scott McGuire, Coastal Conservation Association

** Mansion Tours run every hour from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Discounted Price: $5.00 per person. Purchase Tickets at the Membership Tent. **

Other highlights:

Antique Toy Display

Bee Demo

Children's Crafts

Croquet on the Croquet Lawn

Kite Flying

Lunch in the Garden

Petting Zoo

Sotterley Museum Shop

Exhibitors:
Color & Light Society

Dept. of Natural Resources—Maryland Growing Oysters Program
Port of Leonardtown Winery

Treadles Studio

Sotterley Garden Guild

Southern Maryland Agriculture Development Commission

Artisans:

Butterfly Creations Jewelry
Dish Water Blonde Pottery
The Happy Turner in Owings
MP Baskets
Shel Photography
Wild Willow Soap
Wisehearted Crafts

Vendors:

AMSOIL
Carroll’s Equipment
Cove Corporation
Fair Trade Winds
Farm Valley Nursery
Forever Eden
The Glass Garden Shoppe
Grizzly Mountain Grill
Sir Pop A Lot's Kettle Corn

Southern Maryland Audubon Society