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• Thursday, May 12, 9am–12n Bethesda Community Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale Held outdoors at the Bethesda Farm Women’s Market in Bethesda, MD, and free and open to the public. You’ll find hundreds of plants that thrive in the DC metro area. All are dug and potted by club members from their gardens and ready for planting in your own space. Check their website at www.BethesdaCommunityGardenClub.com

• Saturday, May 14, 9am–3pm Green Spring Garden Big Spring Plant Sale Local garden vendors, plant and garden advice, bake sale, etc. Look for the Washington Gardener Magazine booth. Free to attend. More details: https:// www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring.

• Saturday, May 14, 10am–4pm (rain date: May 15) Grow It Eat It Spring Open House Hosted by the Montgomery County Master Gardeners. They will share how to produce affordable and healthy food in your home, community, and school gardens. Entry to the event is free, although donations are appreciated. Activities for both adults and kids who want to learn more about vegetable and flower gardening. Class sizes are limited. For more details and to register for workshops, go to http://giei2022. eventbrite.com.

• Saturday, May 14, 10am 7th Annual Mountain Maryland Native Plant Festival Held at New Germany State Park, MD. Discover the important connection between native plants, people, and wildlife. A large variety of native plants and nature-themed artwork for sale. Scheduled programs and activities highlight native plants and biodiversity. Local experts answer questions about native plants and other conservation topics. Register: http://www.mdflora. org/event-4683825.

• Monday, May 16, 7:30–9pm Silver Spring Garden Club Meeting Held at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD. Teri Speight will give a talk about her new book, Black Flora: Profiles of Inspiring Black Flower Farmers + Florists. Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight will be signing their books before and after the talk. Free to attend. More details TBA at: https://www.silverspringgardenclub.com/

Looking Ahead

• Saturday, May 21, 10am–4pm Sandy Spring Garden Tour Immerse yourself in the spring display of beautiful local gardens. Grow your inspiration as you walk through five remarkable gardens. Locally grown vegetable plants, including heirloom tomatoes and herbs, will be available for purchase. The Garden Tour is held rain or shine. This biennial event is hosted by the museum’s Garden Club. See details and buy tickets at sandyspringmuseum. org.

• Thursday, May 26, 10:30am Ask an Expert: Indoor Plant Healthcare Hosted by the U.S. Botanic Garden. Speaker: Chelsea McKinley, USBG plant health care specialist. Held online. Free, but pre-registration is required. Go to www.USBG.gov/OnlinePrograms.

• Saturday, May 28, 2–3pm A Book Talk & Signing: How to Garden When You Are Renting Held at Thanksgiving Farm in Adamstown, MD. Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight will give a short talk on small space gardening -- in particular for those who are renting their garden space. They will answer your questions and sign books. Free to attend. More details: https://www.thanksgivingfarmandgarden.com/.

• Saturday, June 4, 10am–1pm Annual Perennial Plant Sale Hosted by the Mountain Laurel Garden Club; held in downtown Oakland, MD. The sale includes many native plants from members’ gardens that are proven to thrive in western Maryland. Free to attend. Held rain or shine (no pets). For more information, visit www.MountainLaurelGardenClub.com. • Saturday, June 25, 10am–3pm The Country Gardens Tour Hosted by the Mountain Laurel Garden Club. The tour includes four residential gardens in southern Garrett County, MD, three of which are in the Deep Creek Lake area. Visitors will see many native plants, a display by the Garrett County Master Gardeners, a fishpond, several memory gardens, and a variety of flowers for sun and shade that thrive in the local area. Free to attend. Held rain or shine (no pets). Tickets for the tour are $10.00. For more information, visit www.MountainLaurelGardenClub. com.

• Sunday, June 5, 2–3pm Q&A Garden Book Party Held at Valley View Farms in Cockeysville/Hunt Valley (Baltimore), MD, Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight will be answering your questions and signing their books, The Urban Garden and Black Flora, along with Kim Roman, author of How to Garden Indoors & Grow Your Own Food Year Round. Free to attend. More details: http://www.valleyviewfarms.com/.

• Saturday, June 18, 2–3:30pm “Can’t Fail Containers” Talk Held at Patuxent Nursery in Bowie, MD. Kathy Jentz will give a short talk on container gardening, answer your questions, and sign her book. At the end of the container talk and demonstration, one lucky winner will be selected to take home the mixed container demonstration planting. Free to attend. More details: https://patuxentnursery.com/ event/kathy-jentz-container-gardening/.

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