“The Doctor Is In” plant clinic will be led by Stephanie Wooton at the Sept. 10 meeting of the Chesapeake Bay Herb Society. She will help people identify garden pests and diseases, from her samples or those brought in by members. While completely dead branches or plants are almost impossible to diagnose, items “on their way out” are most helpful. Pests should be in Ziploc bags.
Ms. Wooton, a CBHS member, currently works at Unity Nursery in Church Hill, where they have just broken ground on a demonstration garden based on “Sacred Geometry.” The area will include an organic garden, labrynith and stage for music and presentations. She has a degree in horticulture from the University of Maryland, College Park, and worked at Garden Treasures in Easton for 17 years.
Wooton was born in Germany and spent her youth in many countries due to her father’s diplomatic career. She obtained a degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin before moving east where she married and raised two sons. Working at a garden center in Frederick led her to pursue her horticulture degree. When she gets home from work these days, she says she continues to “play (toil!) in my own garden with two (un)helpful cats.”
The society usually meets the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 7215 Ocean Gateway, Easton. Meetings include an herbal potluck dinner, a short business meeting and a presentation on an herb-related topic. The theme for the September dinner is “A Locavore Feast,” featuring foods and herbs native to the Eastern Shore and Chesapeake Bay.
CBHS was formed in 2002 to share knowledge of herbs with the local community. The group maintains the herb garden at Pickering Creek Audubon Center.
For more information, call (410) 827-5434 or visit www.ChesapeakeBayHerbSociety. org.
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