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May 8, 2017
Hello everyone! We just finished up our plant sale, and it went great! We've made a lot of money, but we're still waiting on some IOU's! We'll also be selling some plants to the teachers, and then donating the remainders to churches for helping out the community.
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April 27, 2017
Finally, it's that time of year again! The Clarksburg Horticulture program is having our 9th annual spring plant sale next week! We'll be selling beautiful vegetable plants, herbs, and even some flowering plants. We've been putting a lot of time and effort into prepari...
April 20, 2017
After so many weeks of indecisive and inconvenient weather, we are finally able to really get our grow on outside. We’ve been planting inside the classroom and in the greenhouse, but now is the time to get out in the sun! With the frost free date coming up, we’re get...
February 13, 2017
The foundations and plant production classes are starting their unit on Integrated Pest Management, so we'll be using their knowledge to help out some of you! If you're having a pest or any other kind of issue with your plants, contact us either at our email chshorticu...
February 3, 2017
After many weeks of tireless effort, the Foundations kids have completed their living wall projects! Their goal was to create a living wall, something that allows plants to grow on a vertical plane, usually as part of an actual wall.
This one uses planks of wood with pl...
January 30, 2017
Hello everyone! Welcome to second semester. We've got a lot of things in store for the next few months. Our classes will be learning about Integrated Pest Management (IPM), taking more field trips, preparing for the spring sale, and so much more!
For those who don't kno...
January 13, 2017
It's that time of year again: seed catalog time! In preparation for the coming spring and summer, we're beginning to search for the plants we want to grow this year. Students will be spending some time going through the many catalogs and taking note of what they want...
January 3, 2017
Welcome back everyone! After such a nice break, the horticulture students are back into action! Next week we'll be heading to the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) in Baltimore to get a look at some of the many, many careers involving horticulture. This will be t...
December 15, 2016
The Annual Centerpiece Sale has begun! From 1:30 to 3:00 today in the main lobby, you can buy one of our handcrafted centerpieces or one of our beautifully wrapped coleus plants! We will also be selling tomorrow at the same time in place, but we sell out quick! So come...
December 7, 2016
We've been working diligently on getting the centerpieces started.
Here we have a bit of the materials we're using.
These are some of our students cutting up the evergreens!
In the span of a few days, we've already gotten so much work done! Who knows how much we'll hav...