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Classes, Events, and Plant Shows/Sales

• Saturday, January 28, and Saturday, February 4, 12:30–4pm Washington Gardener 18th Annual Seed Exchanges Washington Gardener Magazine is cohosting two annual seed exchanges, one at Brookside Gardens and the other at Green Spring Gardens, with lectures and face-to-face seed swaps. Bring your extra seeds to swap and leave with a bag full of seeds, make new garden friends, and get expert planting advice. Fee: $20 ($15 for verified Friends group members and Washington Gardener subscribers). See details on pages 6–7.

• Monday, January 30, 7–8:30pm Urban Trees 101 Join Casey Trees with the City of Hyattsville for a free online forum to discuss the importance of trees in our city spaces. Register at https://www. eventbrite.com/e/urban-trees-101tickets-492637651477?_eboga=178 6269877.1672180989&_ga=2.156 430139.1849534960.16739775671786269877.1672180989.

• Friday, February 3, 8am–4:30pm Today’s Horticulture Symposium Held at Longwood Gardens. Leaders in the fields of conservation, ornamental horticulture, and more guide attendees through the day-long conference hosted by the Professional Gardener Alumni Association (PGAA). Designed for horticulture professionals, landscape designers and architects, passionate gardeners, and horticulture students. Registration for the symposium is now open at longwoodgardens.org/todayshorticulture.

• Saturday, February 4, 10am–12pm Introduction to Plant Propagation— Tropical Houseplants From root cuttings to division, learn the basics of plant propagation in stateof-the-art greenhouse facilities from Nathan Roehrich, greenhouse manager. This class focuses on a variety of tropical houseplants and the most appropriate propagation methods for them. Bring your burning plant propagation questions for our horticultural expert and take a few offshoots to practice with at home. Inclement weather makeup date: February 11. Fee: $40. Register at the Active Montgomery website #PBG0016 400001. Held at the Brookside Gardens’ Greenhouse in Wheaton, MD.

• Thursday, February 9, 6:30–8pm Winter Garden Book Club Meeting We will discuss The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants by Jennifer Jewell. You can order it new or used at our Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3Y8nxRE or at our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/a/79479/9781604699029 Register at https://us02web.zoom. us/meeting/register/tZUkdOuspzwtHdzK8_VkBgXSThn6rZ5IguKQ. The Washington Gardener Magazine’s Garden Book Club meets quarterly via Zoom and is free and open to all.

• Thursday, February 9, 5:30–8:30pm America’s Eden: Newport Landscapes through the Ages with John Tschirch This is the first program in the Great Homes and Gardens lecture series, presented in the theater of the Ellen MacNeille Charles Visitor Center at Hillwood Estate. It will be livestreamed via Zoom. Register at https://hillwoodmuseum. org/.

• Saturday, February 11, 1–2:30pm From the Archives with Love Sending a card is often the simplest way to show someone you care. How long has this tradition existed and how did etiquette around St. Valentine’s Day evolved? In this hour-and-a-half program, explore the history of Valentine’s Day cards through Tudor Place’s collection. Discover how common symbols such as hearts and birds became popular and learn the proper way to format a card. Then, put your new knowledge into action and design your own Valentine’s Day cards to share with friends, family and loved ones. Fees: members: $25 | nonmembers: $30. Register at https://tudorplace.org/. • Saturday, February 11, 1–2:30pm Garden Terrarium Workshop Enjoy the outdoors inside by creating a beautiful terrarium. Begonia enthusiast Johanna Zinn provides information on this versatile genus and teaches you techniques for creating the perfect terrarium. A terrarium, plants, soil, and care instructions are provided. $40 per person (register for both the class and the $30 supply fee). Register online at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ parktakes or call Green Spring Gardens at 703-642-5173. Code 9C2.K3LC.

Looking Ahead

• Friday, March 3, & Saturday, March 4 Galanthus Gala 2023 This year, the event is a hybrid event with options for attending in person at the Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse, Downingtown, PA, and online. Register for all or parts of the program for $29–$99. Details at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/galanthus-gala-2023-march-3-4-tickets513133565307?aff=efb.

• Saturday, March 25 Lahr Native Plant Symposium & Native Plant Sale The Symposium is hosted by the U.S. National Arboretum. The Native Plant Sale is hosted by FONA. See details at https://www.fona.org/.

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How to Submit Events

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