Whipps Garden Cemetery Traditional Cache
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A small quick find but visit the historic garden and cemetery. There is a small pull-off parking area leading into the cemetery. Find is not in the cemetery or garden area - do not disturb stones or plants.
http://mastergardener.umd.edu/local/Howard/Adult%20Activities/WhippsCemetery.cfm
HISTORICALLY:
Established in 1855, Whipps was a cemetery for the Whipps family who were blacksmiths in Howard County. Later lots were sold to the general puplic.
TODAY:
Whipps is maintained as a park for visiting and a venue for teaching environmentally sound gardening practices. Presentations take place throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall.
* Howard County Master Gardeners maintain a number of garden areas in the one acre cemetery, including a butterfly garden and rose garden. They plant, nurture, and prune may native plants around the property. There is a permanent composting site at the cemetery and walking trails throughout. Work days for Master Gardeners are Thursdays from 9-12 in good weather, March through mid-November.
2009 GRANT
Whipps has been awarded a Howard County Watershed Enhancement Grant.
* To increase citizen awareness of water quality in lakes, rivers and streams
* Change community practices which may adversely effect overall water quality
* All county residents are invited to visit the cemetery and view the riparian buffer of plants that will be planted as a demonstration project.
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