https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Mon, 05 May 2025 12:10:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-21/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-21/#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 12:10:54 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-21/ Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured in photo below? The answer to last week’s mystery is the eastern red columbine, Aquilegia canadensis, pictured in the photo below: . The eastern red columbine is in the buttercup family. It is the only species of columbine native to eastern North America, and is easy […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-21/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/02/wine-of-the-week-fiordiligi-grillo-doc/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/02/wine-of-the-week-fiordiligi-grillo-doc/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 10:00:06 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/02/wine-of-the-week-fiordiligi-grillo-doc/ Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste the Fiordiligi Grillo DOC ($15.99, ABV 12.5%) from the Assuli winery near Trapani, Sicily. The stylish label was inspired by the character Agramant, the king of Africa and Charlemagne’s opponent in “Orlando Furioso”, an epic poem by Ludivico Ariosto.  Antonio Vivaldi was inspired by the poem […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/02/wine-of-the-week-fiordiligi-grillo-doc/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/28/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-20/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/28/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-20/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:00:27 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183882 Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below? The answer to last week’s mystery is shagbark hickory, Carya ovata, pictured in the photo below: Shagbark hickory is a tall, straight trunked tree reaching over 120”. It is prized for its aromatic wood, which burns long and with little to no […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/28/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-20/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/wine-of-the-week-lugana-mandolara-doc/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/wine-of-the-week-lugana-mandolara-doc/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:47 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/wine-of-the-week-lugana-mandolara-doc/ Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market,  we will taste the Lugana Mandolara DOC ($20.99, 12.5% ABV) from the Le Morette winery near Verona in the Veneto. “Le Morette” translates as “blackberries”  for the blackberry bushes that are native to the region in general and to the shores of Lake Garda in particular. It […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/wine-of-the-week-lugana-mandolara-doc/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/bayshore-iris-society-invitation-to-enjoy-2025-iris-show-iris-fiesta/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/bayshore-iris-society-invitation-to-enjoy-2025-iris-show-iris-fiesta/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:40 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/bayshore-iris-society-invitation-to-enjoy-2025-iris-show-iris-fiesta/   Bayshore Iris Society (BIS), an affiliate of the American Iris Society (AIS), will be holding the Iris Show, “IRIS FIESTA” at the Talbot County Free Library at 100 West Dover Street, Easton, MD 21601 on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Iris Show, which will be open to the public for viewing from 1pm to […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/bayshore-iris-society-invitation-to-enjoy-2025-iris-show-iris-fiesta/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:00:16 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/ Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below: The answer to last week’s mystery is mayapple or wild mandrake, Podophyllum peltatum, pictured in the photo below: Mayapples first emerge in April. They frequent mesic to dry-mesic upland forests, well-drained floodplain forests, and various moist, disturbed habitats. Mayapples populate much of […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/feed/ 2 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/18/wine-of-the-week-conegliano-valdobbiadene-docg/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/18/wine-of-the-week-conegliano-valdobbiadene-docg/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:31 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183718 Ciao Tutti! This weekend we will kick-off the holiday celebration with tastings of my fave mini Prosecco, the Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG from the Carpene-Malvolti winery, located in the city of Conegliano in the Veneto region. Grapes for wine have been grown in the region since ancient times. Fast forward to 1868 when Carpene-Malvolti, Italy’s oldest […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/18/wine-of-the-week-conegliano-valdobbiadene-docg/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/16/caic-hosts-producers-unveiled-2025-alpacas-agriculture-and-outstanding-dreams/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/16/caic-hosts-producers-unveiled-2025-alpacas-agriculture-and-outstanding-dreams/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:00:12 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183648 CAIC is thrilled to announce our third annual “Producers Unveiled” event with Producers Unveiled 2025, Alpacas, Agriculture, and Outstanding Dreams. Celebrating the achievements of local farmers and producers in the Delmarva region. The event will take place on June 4th, 2025, at Outstanding Dreams Alpaca Farm, located at 24480 Pinetown Rd, Preston, MD 21655. “Producers Unveiled” […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/16/caic-hosts-producers-unveiled-2025-alpacas-agriculture-and-outstanding-dreams/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/14/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/14/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:19 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/14/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo/ Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below? The answer to last week’s mystery is red maple flowers, Acer rubrum, pictured in the photo below: The red maple flowers shown here are female. They are dark, deep red with sticky, fuzzy stigmas that extend past the petals and catch pollen […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/14/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/12/the-secret-gardens-of-oxford-tour/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/12/the-secret-gardens-of-oxford-tour/#respond Sat, 12 Apr 2025 10:00:44 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/12/the-secret-gardens-of-oxford-tour/ The Oxford Garden Club proudly invites you to enjoy The Secret Gardens of Oxford Tour. Spring has sprung in these secret gardens, and you will be charmed with the different garden features and the flora in them. Rarely has anyone been able to sneak a peak of these gardens from the quaint bricked sidewalks. This […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/12/the-secret-gardens-of-oxford-tour/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/11/wine-of-the-week-easter-trio-la-calle-tiberio-il-sasso/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/11/wine-of-the-week-easter-trio-la-calle-tiberio-il-sasso/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:00:22 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/11/wine-of-the-week-easter-trio-la-calle-tiberio-il-sasso/ Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, our tasting is the last one before the holiday weekend when the stars align to celebrate Easter, Orthodox Easter or the last day of Passover on the same day. As we do every year, we will be offering three wines for your consideration, the Le Calle Rosa […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/11/wine-of-the-week-easter-trio-la-calle-tiberio-il-sasso/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/08/may-mart-blooms-in-memorial-park-on-may-2/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/08/may-mart-blooms-in-memorial-park-on-may-2/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:00:57 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183476 Spring is here and with it comes the Chestertown Garden Club’s annual garden sale, May Mart, which will be held on Friday, May 2, from 9-1 on downtown Memorial Park Plaza. The event is held rain or shine. The annual spring event offers an abundance of non-invasive perennials and shrubs, as well as natives, annuals, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/08/may-mart-blooms-in-memorial-park-on-may-2/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/07/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-19/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/07/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-19/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:00:44 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/07/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-19/ Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured below: The answer to last week’s mystery is American sycamore seeds, Platanus occidentalis, pictured below:   American sycamore is native to the eastern United States and is the largest deciduous tree in North America. Found most commonly in bottomland or floodplain areas, sycamores thrive in wet […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/07/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-19/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/04/wine-of-the-week-pinot-nero-venezia-giulia-igp/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/04/wine-of-the-week-pinot-nero-venezia-giulia-igp/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:00:25 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/04/wine-of-the-week-pinot-nero-venezia-giulia-igp/ Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste a new wine we are considering for our collection, the Pinot Nero Venezia Giulia IGP ($18.50, ABV 13%) from the Vigna del Lauro winery in Cormons, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The winery is located in the heart of the Collio wine-growing DOC designation near the border […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/04/wine-of-the-week-pinot-nero-venezia-giulia-igp/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/31/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-18/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/31/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-18/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:00:43 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183293 Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured below? The answer to last week’s mystery is white oak, Quercus alba, pictured below: White oak trees are native to the eastern United States and are usually found in forested areas of dry slopes, valleys, and ravines. It is a large, slow growing, deciduous hardwood tree. […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/31/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-18/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/28/wine-of-the-week-latour-a-civitella-igt-2020-2/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/28/wine-of-the-week-latour-a-civitella-igt-2020-2/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:00:36 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/28/wine-of-the-week-latour-a-civitella-igt-2020-2/ This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste one of my fave white wines, the Latour a Civitella IGT 2020 ($29.95, $14.95 ABV) from the Tenuta di Sergio Mottura in Civitella d’Agliano, Lazio. The estate was purchased in 1933 by a relative of Mottura’s and thirty years later twenty-one year old Sergio took over […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/28/wine-of-the-week-latour-a-civitella-igt-2020-2/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-17-2/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-17-2/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:16:30 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-17-2/ Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below: The answer to last week’s mystery is the northern crane-fly orchid, Tipularia discolor, pictured below: The crane-fly orchid is one of the most common orchids in North America. Spring is when the plant’s green leaves begin to emerge. They appear as a […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-17-2/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/21/whats-a-master-gardener-by-nancy-taylor-robson/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/21/whats-a-master-gardener-by-nancy-taylor-robson/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:00:42 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183127 It’s not a garden club though it may look like one. You’ve probably seen them at the Farmers’ Market where people approach the red Master Gardener booth with dead bugs or limp plant samples and questions ranging from: “What’s eating my Aspidistra?” to “How do you know if something’s invasive?” “Our answer is often: I […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/21/whats-a-master-gardener-by-nancy-taylor-robson/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/21/wine-of-the-week-anthilia-sicilia-doc/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/21/wine-of-the-week-anthilia-sicilia-doc/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:00:18 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183118 Ciao Tutti! This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste the Anthilia Sicilia DOC ($18.50, ABV 12.5%) from Donnafugata’s Contessa Entellina vineyard, the first of Donnafugata’s four vineyards throughout Sicilia. The story of Donnafugata begins with two women, one of whom was Gabriella Anca Rallo, who studied the classics at University and became an English […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/21/wine-of-the-week-anthilia-sicilia-doc/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/19/ask-a-master-gardener-plant-clinic/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/19/ask-a-master-gardener-plant-clinic/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:00:51 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/19/ask-a-master-gardener-plant-clinic/ The delightful hum of lawnmowers is right around the corner. Soon we’ll be tackling outdoor tasks that have been calling our names during the cold winter months. As we transition into warmer days, our 2025 summer “Ask A Master Gardener Plant Clinics” will be traveling around Queen Anne’s County to various events and open houses. […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/19/ask-a-master-gardener-plant-clinic/feed/ 0