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
Author: BDrakeford
playing around with word press
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
Adapting Your Garden to Climate Change
For millions of Americans, gardening is much more than a hobby—it is a passion. Unfortunately, climate change is threatening the gardening experience across the country. Fortunately, there are actions that you can take to be part of the solution—even while gardening. Join the Cottage City Community Garden for ADAPTING YOUR GARDEN FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, … Continue reading Adapting Your Garden to Climate Change
Cucumber and Peach Salad with Herbs
Do you have a bunch of cucumbers and peaches growing in your garden? Here’s a great receive to make a sweet and savory salad using various heirloom cucumbers for this savory-sweet salad recipe; if you can find them, flaunt them. — Read on http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/cucumber-and-peach-salad-with-herbs/amp Continue reading Cucumber and Peach Salad with Herbs
Community Garden Tour
TUESDAY, MAY 21st at 6:00pm To all my friends who have been eager to learn how to garden or interested in using community gardening as a way to organize your local community — please join the Prince George’s County Food Equity Council for a Garden Tour of the Cottage City Community Garden. This garden tour will … Continue reading Community Garden Tour
Annual Spring Garden Opener
Join the Cottage City Garden and the Port Towns Youth Council for the annual Community Garden Clean-Up on Saturday, April 13th! This annual event is an interactive and experiential learning project for middle and high school students in the Port Towns and broader Prince George’s County Community. During the day, participants will learn about the … Continue reading Annual Spring Garden Opener
Chat with a Master Gardener & Reserve Your Garden Bed for 2019
RESERVE YOUR GARDEN BED NOW! The 2019 Cottage City Community Garden Season is starting on March 23rd! If you are interested in having a plot at the Cottage City Community Garden(located at 4222 Cottage Terrace). Garden plot fees are very affordable at only $10 per bed for the entire season. If you are feeling … Continue reading Chat with a Master Gardener & Reserve Your Garden Bed for 2019
Cottage City Community Garden 