Blog | Mill Creek Towne Garden Club | Derwood, Maryland

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Topic: Essential Herbs – Beyond Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Mill Creek Parish United Methodist
Fellowship Hall
7101 Horizon Terrace
Derwood, MD 20855

Speaker: Heather Whirley, Master Gardener
Cost: FREE, Donations gratefully appreciated!

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Beyond Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. Heather Whirley will detail a few of her favorite herbs-those deemed as essential to add calming, relaxing, and aromatic properties to your landscape, with a bonus of attracting pollinators to your yard or patio to maintain a biological balance and not to mention the usefulness in the kitchen! Heather is a member of the Mill Creek Towne Garden Club and a Montgomery County master gardener volunteer since 2014, with studies in education and agriculture. She is also a current member of the Potomac Unit of the Herb Society of America.

In-person event precaution measures: We ask that everyone age 2 and older wear a mask, and offer options for social distancing. Please arrive early to provide contact information with our greeters for contact tracing. This is so we ensure the safety and well-being of all our community and members.

Please do NOT attend this event if you are or have been experiencing symptoms of illness.

This event is FREE. Donations of $10 or whatever you can afford are appreciated. Donations pay for landscaping, repair and maintenance of the Mill Creek Towne Entrances, and our garden-related programs at our community meetings.

NOTE: If Montgomery County Schools are closed due to inclement weather, the Garden Club meeting will be cancelled.

RSVP: info@mctgardenclub.org

Please join Rock Creek Conservancy, Montgomery Parks, and the Mill Creek Towne Garden Club for our 2022 EXTREME CLEANUP of Mill Creek Stream! This annual event is a watershed-wide cleanup movement with the goal of total trash removal throughout Rock Creek, its tributaries, and surrounding neighborhoods and parklands. We hope you’ll join us!

Montgomery Parks requires all volunteers to be fully vaccinated against covid-19 in order to participate in events. Please adhere to this requirement by confirming your vaccination status when completing this registration. Volunteers ages 5 and up who are fully vaccinated may volunteer for this event.

Please visit this CDC page, which discusses the considerations for gatherings and notes the additional safety when taking place outdoors.

Activity: Volunteers will participate in a socially-distant trash cleanup as part of Extreme Cleanup.

This cleanup will be done individually or with members of the same “bubble.” Grab a trash bag and your mask (if needed), wear some boots or sturdy shoes, and help us pick up trash in Mill Creek Stream, or pick up litter around the creek. Please follow all CDC and county guidelines regarding social distancing and public health precautions.

Complete your cleanup anytime during Friday, April 22nd through Sunday, April 24th.

What to Wear: Please dress appropriately for the work and weather. We recommend wearing long sleeves and sturdy boots or sneakers.

What to Bring: Please bring a water bottle, face mask (if needed), and your own gloves if you can. We will provide trash bags.

Please do NOT attend this event if you are or have been experiencing symptoms of illness.

Leader Contact Information:

Susan Yu <syu9815730@aol.com> and

Ellen McAdams <emmcadams.em@gmail.com>

After registration and as the time gets closer, we will provide you further instructions and updates.