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September 7, 2008
Rain Date September 14, 2008
The Annual Murray Hill Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 7 from 4 pm to dusk at 144 Lafayette (corner of Monticello and Lafayette). We'll be sending out more information as the date nears, but for now please mark your calendars and save-the-date. (Rain date is Sept 14.)
If you indicated on the recent survey a desire to help with social events, someone will be contacting you in the next week or so to solicit your help. Or, if you would now like to volunteer to help with the picnic, you can call Tony Evans at 410-280-9652 or send a reply to mhra.president@gmail.com.
Issues We're Following
Proposed Restaurant at Arundel Rug Site
MHRA Letter to the City regarding requested parking waiver for Anundel Rug site
City Crime
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• Improve your landscape?
• Help the environment?
• Save time and money?
• Have Master Gardeners advise you for free?
The Bay-Wise Landscape Management Program is an environmentally friendly approach to planning and caring for landscapes. It includes topics on:
• FERTILIZING WISELY • WATERING EFFICIENTLY • MOWING GRASS PROPERLY • CONTROLLING STORMWATER RUNOFF • MULCHING APPROPRIATELY • RECYCLING YARD WASTE • CONTROLLING YARD PESTS (IPM) • PLANTING WISELY • ENCOURAGING WILDLIFE • PROTECTING THE WATERFRONT
To arrange a FREE Bay-Wise Yard Visit from the AA County Maryland Master Gardeners, please send an email to baywise2005@comcast.net. Specify your name and address and whether or not you have a lawn. You will receive an information packet in the mail and can then schedule a visit.
Bay-Wise Brochure Page 1 (.pdf)
Bay-Wise Brochure Page 2 (.pdf)
Announcements
Crime, parking enforcement, liquor licensing, development, traffic? Ward One Alderman Dick Israel is at 49 West between 10 am and noon on each Saturday before a City Council meeting. He invites any constituent to meet with him at that time to discuss issues of concern.
If you would like to subscribe to the automated email announcement list for MHRA, send an email to mhra.president@gmail.com with the subject line "subscribe MHRA-Announce".
Building a Rain Garden
The Master Gardeners of Anne Arundel County have prepared a Rain Garden brochure to provide information on installing a rain garden, a list of native plants suitable for rain gardens, and a directoy of web resources with more information.
Rain Garden Brochure Cover (w/ photos) (.pdf)
Rain Garden Brochure Text (.pdf)
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