Local bike shops can help you get what’s right for you

Jul 1, 2018 | Features |

Life, in the summer especially, should be enjoyed on the journey and not just when you arrive at your destination. Do you ever picture yourself cruising around on a bike, but know the last picture of yourself on one might have been unwrapping one as a child at Christmas? Luckily the saying, “It’s like riding a bike” is true and finding yourself back on a bike is as easy as a visit to your LBS (local bike shop). TriCycle and Run in St. Michaels, owned by Jason and Laura Chance, is such a place and they said it’s more...

Fireworks celebrations in Mid-Shore towns

Jun 28, 2018 | Features |

• Easton Carnival and 4th of July Celebration: June 28 to July 4, Easton. Easton’s annual carnival and 4th of July Celebration. Located between the Easton Bypass and St. Michaels Road (near Target). 410-822-0345; www.avalonfoundation.org. • Fireworks in Rock Hall: Tuesday, July 3, 9 p.m., over Rock Hall Harbor. Rain date is July 5. 410-639-7719; mparry@rockhall.gov. • 4th of July Firework Celebration-Kent Narrows Waterfront: Tuesday, July 3 (all day), Chester. Rain date is July 5 with fireworks only. Chesapeake Heritage and Visitors Center 425 Piney Narrows Road; 410-758-0835. • Fireworks in Oxford, Tuesday, July 3, 9-10 p.m., Oxford. Fireworks celebrating the 4th of July in Oxford at the Strand will be starting at dusk, usually between 9-9:30 pm. For more information, visit www.portofoxford.com. • Independence Day Celebration, Wednesday, July 4 at 11 a.m., Queenstown at1800 Carmichael Road. For more information, visit info@qachistory.org. • July 4th Parade and Civic Center Event: Wednesday, July 4, 10 a.m., Rock Hall. Parade participants will line up at 9 a.m. at the ball field on North Main Street. Located at Main Street and the Battlefield to the Civic Center. For more information, call 410-639-7719 or visit mparry@rockhallmd.gov. • Mid-Shore Forth of July Concert, Wednesday, July 4 at 7 p.m., Cambridge. This outdoor event on the waterfront is free to the public and will take place at the Sailwinds Amphitheatre. • Children’s Parade and Old-Fashioned...

SH&G Q&A: Everything coming up roses

Jun 1, 2018 | Features |

Where to start when describing Nick Weber’s home garden in Brookeville, Md.? His obsessive love of roses has grown from a hobby and blossomed into the renowned “Heritage Rosarium,” filled with nearly 700 heirloom varieties of ramblers and climbers. Overwhelming and lovely at the same time, Nick’s collection is astounding and his generosity with his plant knowledge is amazing. I have attended many of Nick’s garden club talks and always come away with pages of notes and lists of more plants that I want (need!) to acquire. I asked Nick to talk about his love of roses and to share some rose growing advice with Eastern Shore gardeners. His answers follow below. Q: What got you started in growing roses? A: “I had an interest in gardening from the time of my childhood. It came from my paternal grandmother. “My grandmother would come to our house to help my mother with our house chores almost weekly, and would often bring some plants from her garden to plant at our home. “She would take a little time and ask me to help plant and talk about the flowers she brought.” Q: Why roses? What is it about them that you find compelling? A: “Roses gradually became a major gardening interest of mine not only for the diversity that I had begun to learn about, but roses in the various classes...

50 Shades of Flowers open for business

Jun 1, 2018 | Features |

While they’ve been pretty busy showing their “floral flag” at area farmers’ markets and similar events on both sides of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, sisters Michele Rouse of Pasadena and Christine Rouse of Chester, both avid horticulturalists, officially opened their Grasonville-based flower shop, 50 Shades of Flowers, in April. The shop, located at 4024 Main Street in a large quonset-hut type structure, holds herbs, tomatoes, and a variety of flowers. Specialty planters such as milk jugs, food cans, even old shoes, are a particular focus, the sisters said. The settings are unusual, a quality Christine says “doesn’t really come from the plants that are grown, but rather how they are offered to the public.” Ultimately the sisters say they hope to expand their efforts from farmers’ markets and other events to more regular hours at the Grasonville location. The name of the shop is not necessarily intended to evoke thoughts of recent controversial literary endeavors, but to be memorable. As Christine put it, “a name like Betty’s or Bob’s Flowers might not be remembered, but ’50 Shades of Flowers’ does tend to stick out.” In fact, Christine adds, people have already spoken to her on the street about the name. They chose the location, Christine said, because of Grasonville’s location, “just far enough from the Bay Bride to offer serenity without having to go too far into the Shore” to...

Regal roses can reign in your garden

May 1, 2018 | Features |

Roses have a thorny reputation for being tricky to grow, even under idyllic conditions. Fungus and mildew, black spots, Japanese beetles and foraging deer are just a few of the challenges to be overcome on the way to successfully cultivating the “queen of flowers.” The Mid-Atlantic’s muggy summers and soil ranging from sandy to clay can be the opposite of ideal. Environmentally speaking, Delmarva gardeners certainly weren’t promised a rose garden. Yet even here, many can’t resist the temptation to try. Those who take the plunge and persist can be rewarded with a long, resplendent blooming season. Thanks to...

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Local bike shops can help you get what’s right for you

Fireworks celebrations in Mid-Shore towns

SH&G Q&A: Everything coming up roses

50 Shades of Flowers open for business

Regal roses can reign in your garden

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