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The Mill Creek Towne Garden Club in Derwood, Maryland was established in 1968 with the mission to stimulate and increase knowledge and interest in all facets of gardening among amateurs, establish an active community beautification program and to encourage civic beautification, and foster group activities for the benefit of the members and the community. The garden club also landscapes and maintains the Mill Creek Towne entrances and common areas.
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The club meets once a month, at 7:30 pm on the 4th Tuesday of each month (except for May, July, November, and December).
Immigrants and the Creation of American Gardening
Wednesday, March 25 / 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Fee: free / registration required
Speaker: Wambui Ippolito, Horticulturist and Landscape Designer
Location: Zoom Webinar
Sponsored by Friends of Brookside Gardens
Immigrants have profoundly shaped American gardening traditions. From introducing new plants to transforming design practices, their influence on our landscapes is lasting and complex. In this lecture, Wambui Ippolito explores immigrant landscape histories and their impact on land management and gardening, offering fresh insights into how cultural exchange continues to redefine the American garden.
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Free Webinar w/ Joey Santore – “Rethinking Horticulture with Real Ecology”
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. CT / 7 ET / 5 MT / 4 PT
Location: YouTube Live. Link provided with registration
Join Wild Ones for a free webinar, Rethinking Horticulture with Real Ecology, featuring Joey Santore. In this webinar, Joey examines how inherited garden aesthetics can shape — and sometimes limit — the ecological function of native landscapes.
Joey Santore will invite participants to question where our gardening expectations come from and how tidy, symmetrical design standards rooted in traditional horticulture influence ecological outcomes, public perception, and long-term stewardship.
Drawing on years of immersive field experience in disturbed and urban landscapes, Joey explores what plant communities actually look like when they are functioning on their own terms. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of how density, disturbance, and natural succession shape resilient ecosystems — and what that means for native planting in real-world conditions.
Can’t make it live? Register anyway- we'll send the recording link after the premiere.
Register: wildones.org/joey-santore/
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Educator Workshop: Data and Art Together in the Classroom
Wednesday, March 18 / 7 to 8 p.m.
Fee: free / registration required
Instructor: Jill Pelto, Artist and Science Communicator
Location: Zoom Webinar
This free virtual workshop helps middle and high school teachers integrate art and visualization into data-driven science curricula. Participants will explore how data-based artwork can engage broad audiences, support rigorous scientific standards, and empower students to tell compelling “data stories.” The session provides practical tools, resources, and project ideas. Session counts towards the professional development requirement for the MAEOE Green School Application.
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