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About
Mary
Stickley currently
works as Manager of Gardens and Grounds for the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.
The six-acre Glen Burnie Gardens are among the most beautiful public
gardens in Virginia and range from a formal Grand Allée to a tiny Hidden
Garden. Also included are the Boxwood Parterre and Knot Garden, and Vegetable,
Perennial, Rose, and Herb Gardens.
See http://www.shenandoahmuseum.org/attractions/
Since
moving to Winchester, Mary has acquired her International Arborist Certification
and has become a Master Gardener affiliated with the Northern Shenandoah Valley
Master Gardeners Association. In
addition, she is a member of the Warren County/ Front Royal Tree Stewards.
She is also a member of the Old Fredericktown Garden Club, the Little
Garden Club, and the Winchester Tree Commission.
She owns and operates Countryside Garden Consultations, providing ideas
and information to assist homeowners in their gardening endeavors, and co-owns
Countryside Nurseries, growing and grafting orchard fruit trees.
In addition, she writes on gardening topics for various publications,
lectures, and teaches seminars throughout the state.
Mary
Stickley has degrees in Horticulture, Landscape Design, and Identification of
Woody Landscape Plants. While
working toward these degrees, she worked as Inventory Manager for a perennial
nursery, Producer of a call in radio talk show about plants, Enhancements
Manager for a landscape maintenance company, and as Plant Purchaser, Production
Manager, Designer’s Assistant, and Landscape Designer for various design/
build companies. She has also
worked as greenhouse manager for a retail garden center and owned her own
landscape design/install company for a time.
In
Mary’s talk, The Lazy Gardener, she
will share some simple tips and techniques that will help keep your garden
gorgeous without so much work.
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