Valley View Farms in Cockeysville

Create Your Own Bonsai Workshop (kid-friendly), Saturday, 9:00 a.m. Here's your chance to prune, wire and style a Bonsai plant with Martha Meehan and other Bonsai enthusiasts by your side. A Bonsai starter tree, soil, wire, pot and tools will be provided during the class. There will be a $35 fee for supplies to all participants.
 
Lawn Clinic, Saturday, 11:00 a.m.: Join Jonathan Green's lawn expert, Rick Hardie. Whether seeding a new lawn or renovating an old one, Rick will advise participants on the right products and processes to follow for success. Please bring a soil sample to be analyzed by Valley View staff.

Behnke's Nursery in Potomac

Roll Out the Rain Barrel, Saturday, 1 p.m.: Come visit with representatives of a company that sells oak rain barrels that are beautifully retrofitted to help retain rain water and reduce polluted runoff water from our urban and suburban streets that goes into the Bay.

They will provide information on how to install rain barrels, the tax credits associated with them, and landscaping tips on the best use of rainwater.

Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville

Golden Spades with Gene Sumi; Tuesday, April 5, 10 a.m.: "What Can I Plant and What Should I Plant?”

These are the two most often asked questions Gene Sumi gets each year in the month of April. Spring planting time for trees, shrubs, summer-blooming bulbs and perennials will already be here and the time to plant summer-flowering annuals and vegetables will start at the end of the month. 

The April meeting of Golden Spades will discuss the choices and take a lot of your questions about what should you can and should be planting in your garden this year. Gene will be prepared to talk about varieties of plants that are new  this year as well as old stand-bys that have stood the test of time.

Bring a friend and bring lots of questions.