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Carroll Master Gardeners have constructed several demonstration gardens in the county meant to serve as examples for how to grow different types of plants. Many of self guided with signage. Our CORE garden serves as a site for outdoor classes, a training site for Master Gardeners and also welcomes guided tours, set up through the Coordinator.
Extension Gardens
Shirley: pollinator garden
Gillette: native plants and small meditation garden
CORE: Fruits and vegetables, natives for sun and shade, pollinator plants, high tunnel, hugelkultur exhibit, keyhole garden, turf,
Gardens at Historical Society of Carroll County
210 East Main St., Westminster, MD
Kimmey: Native Plant perimeter
Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House: ( part of Docent tours) 4 Square, Dye garden,herbs. Pleasure garden maintained by Carroll Garden Club
Krimgold Park:
Krimgold Native Plant Garden, labeled: Southeast End of the park, west of Pond 4
Cooperative Efforts with Community
Master Gardeners are encouraged to have a community presence in volunteer work whether giving advice, classes, tabling or small assistance with plantings. We do not do major maintenance work since we are primarily teachers.
Finksburg Library Gardens: 2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg, MD
Maintained by Master Gardeners, Library staff and local volunteers
Bear Branch Nature Center, 300 John Owings Rd, Westminster, MD 21158
(MG volunteer with staff: Butterfly House/Native plant garden
Ellen M. Merkle Community Garden , 7547 Main Street, Sykesville, MD
Fosters community engagement and promotes gardening.
Mt. Airy Community Garden: 714 Rising Ridge Rd. Mt Airy MD
Managed by a trained MG, offers occasional classes given by MG
