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Classes, Events, and Plant Shows/Sales

• Friday, July 22, 10–11:30am What’s Eating My [Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Eggplant, Beans, Squash]? Insect Pest Management for the Vegetable Garden and How to Succeed Without Losing It All! Join Kirsten Conrad, Agriculture/Natural Resources Extension Agent for Arlington and the City of Alexandria, for a class about recognizing common injurious insects in your vegetable garden. Learn how to attract and encourage beneficial insects to assist you in fighting off these pests. Conrad will cover tips and tricks for limiting and even preventing damage from insect pests on your vegetable crops. Held via Zoom and free to all. Register at https://mgnv. org/events/.

• Sunday, July 24, 10am–2pm Garlic Festival Held at the Takoma Park Farmers Market. Just-harvested garlic is the star of the market and available for sale at vendor stands. It’s the perfect match to all of the market’s fresh seasonal produce. The event includes special guests Tony “The Garlic Guru” Sarmiento, and Kathy Jentz, GardenDC Podcast host and Washington Gardener Magazine editor. Members of the Takoma Horticultural Club will be on hand with garlic-growing tips for the home gardener. Chef Sorangel will serve up some garlic-based chimichurri sauce and peach dressing for market shoppers to taste and recipes to share, Free and open to all. Look for the special “Garlic Booths” at the market. See www.facebook.com/ events/791573942277841.

• Through July 31 2022 Kenilworth Annual Lotus & Water Lily Festival Enjoy Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC, with daily ranger-led talks, viewing of the lotus and waterlily blooms, crafting, and scavenger hunts. See more at https://kenaqgardens. org/. • Through July 31 2022 Sunflower Festival Admission includes access to 13 acres of beautiful sunflowers, four blooms free to cut (each addition is $3), live music from local artists, a hayride, kid activities (slides, corn pits, etc.), food trucks, vendors, and more. Hosted by Sunflowers of Lisbon in Woodbine, MD. Purchase tickets online at https:// thesunflowersoflisbon.ticketspice. com/sunflowers-of-lisbon and see more details at https://sunflowersoflisbon. wordpress.com/.

• Friday, August 5, 12noon–1pm Seasonal Summer Eats (Online Cooking Demonstration) Join sisters Danielle and Adrienne Cook for two peak-of-summer recipes: one sweet, one savory, and both delicious. The Tomato Trifecta with Bucatini Pasta and Basil Drizzle recipe showcases vine-ripe tomatoes. Summer’s Peak Crostada highlights stone fruits such as peaches and plums. Learn about growing and selecting summer bounty for optimal flavor, substitutes, optional additions, and much more. Hosted by the U.S. Botanic Garden. Free with preregistration required at https://www. usbg.gov/programs.

• Saturday, August 6, 11am–12noon Grow Your Own Microgreens! Check the menu of a fine restaurant or the produce section of a specialty grocery store, and you’re likely to spy microgreens: tiny, delicate greens that add color, texture, and flavor to a variety of foods as a garnish or an ingredient. Big on nutrition and flavor, microgreens can be expensive to purchase, but they can also be grown cost-effectively at home, in a tiny space, and with simple supplies. All you need is a sunny windowsill or a well-lit area, along with one of our microgreen growing kit, and you’ve got all the essentials for growing your own microgreens. This is a great crop for urban gardeners with limited space. The $10 ticket includes takehome microgreen seeds. The $25 ticket includes a microgreen kit of three types of greens to grow at home. Hosted by Cultivate the City. See more at www. facebook.com/cultivatethecity/events.

Looking Ahead

• Thursday, August 25, 6:30–8pm Garden Book Club We will discuss Garden Variety by Christy Wilhelmi. (You can order it new or used at our Amazon link: https://amzn.to/31jvN8V or at our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/ a/79479/9780063113480.) To join us on Zoom, pre-register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlcuqprD4jEtBQCPV_ EZL8MMC7hsSyUXFu The Washington Gardener Magazine’s Garden Book Club meets quarterly via Zoom and is free and open to all.

• Sunday, September 4, 12:30–1:30pm Garden Photo Show Opening Washington Gardener invites you to the opening reception of our garden photo show at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, VA.

• Saturday, September 24, 1–4pm Uncommon Evergreen and Deciduous Azaleas Plant Sale Conducted by the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Azalea Society of America (NV-ASA). All sales will be outside the Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 8336 Carrleigh Parkway, Springfield, VA. See details at www.nv-asa.org/sale.

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How to Submit Events

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