Workshop: Sustainable Gardening for Water Preservation
Sustainable Gardening for Water Preservation February 6, 2021 at 12:00pmRegister Online: https://bit.ly/2XNgNKT Water is a precious resource and a necessary component to having a healthy lawn and a thriving vegetable and flower garden. But the rising cost of water and increased variability of weather, such as drought and severe rainfall, is leading many gardeners and … Continue reading Workshop: Sustainable Gardening for Water Preservation
We’ve Got a Winner…
After a month long search, the Cottage City Community Garden selected a design for our 2020 T-shirt! This year marks a very special time for the community garden, as it is our TENTH year of providing healthy eating and active living opportunities for Cottage City residents. We received several submissions and Clare had the winning … Continue reading We’ve Got a Winner…
T-Shirt Design Contest
Get your creative energy growing! Help design a new t-shirt for the Cottage City Community Garden! The Cottage City Community Garden is proud to announce our first-ever T-Shirt Design Contest with a $100 CASH PRIZE! The t-shirt will be used to promote local agriculture, healthy eating, and community building. Cottage City reserves the right to … Continue reading T-Shirt Design Contest
Composting at the Cottage City Garden
Cottage City Community Garden has a new three bin composting system. Construction on the new system began in mid-March and was completed by the end of March, 2020. The compost bins were built entirely from extra scrap wood and wire fencing found around the garden. The only items needed to be purchased for construction were … Continue reading Composting at the Cottage City Garden
Cottage City Garden has Honeybees
The Cottage City garden has expanded and now has a hive of honeybees. By adding a hive, the Garden is doing its part to help increase the honeybee population. Continue reading Cottage City Garden has Honeybees
Updated Guidelines
Thank you so much for gardening with the Cottage City Garden. This has been a whirlwind beginning to a garden season! Gardening is a great active living and therapeutic exercise, but we want to maintain the health and safety of our community members while dealing with the current pandemic dealing with COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and ensure that we’re following the … Continue reading Updated Guidelines
Cottage City Spring Garden Registration
Cottage City Community Garden Spring Registration Saturday, March 7, 10am-12pm Sign up on March 7 and receive a FREE spring vegetable plant! Pick up a welcome packet Pay plot fees Ask a Master Gardener about your spring planting designs! Location: Cottage City Town Hall 3820 40th Ave., Cottage City, MD http://www.cottagecitygarden.com Jardín Comunitario de … Continue reading Cottage City Spring Garden Registration
Flashback Fridays – Community Garden Taste and Tour
The 2019 growing season was great for the Cottage City Community Garden. Not only did we have a bountiful harvest of vegetables, flowers, and fruit, but we also had an amazing harvest of community. The garden was certified as Baywise for promoting healthy and sustainable growing practices to support the health of the Chesapeake Bay … Continue reading Flashback Fridays – Community Garden Taste and Tour
Winterizing Your Garden
We’re closing out our 2019 Garden Season with a WINTERIZING event THIS SATURDAY (November 9th from 10am – 12pm)! This event will give your garden soil a head start for the spring growing season by giving the microbes and worms in the soil nutrients to live through the winter. This day will also serve as our … Continue reading Winterizing Your Garden
