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Master Gardeners teach about herbs, pollinators and more in gardens August 23

The Washington County Master Gardeners will offer free hands-on teaching in three gardens this Saturday, August 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center at 7303 Sharpsburg Pike in Boonsboro.

In the medicinal herb garden, guests will learn how to create herbal arrangements and make potato-themed crafts.  In the 4-square garden, visitors will learn how to use potatoes to propagate woody plants and make a potato scarecrow.  In the butterfly garden, guests will learn how to welcome birds, bats, bees and other beneficial insects to their gardens.