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Classes, Events, and Plant Shows/Sales

• Friday, Nov. 18–Sunday, January 8 A Longwood Christmas This year’s theme for the popular holiday display, Botanical Splendor, elevates plants and natural elements into artisan holiday décor that transforms Longwood’s grand Conservatory and outdoor gardens into a holiday wonderland. Towering trees glimmering with botanical ornaments, more than half-amillion dazzling lights artistically accenting the landscape, strolling carolers bringing holiday cheer, crackling firepits adding warmth to cozy winter evenings, and plenty of merry opportunities are all part of the festive fun. Tickets are available now at longwoodgardens.org. Timed Tickets are required.

• Thursday, November 24, through Monday, January 2, 10am–5pm (closed on December 25) Season’s Greenings The U.S. Botanic Garden will offer a garden-wide holiday display this year. As part of the festivities, G-gauge model trains will run each day in the gated outdoor gardens and the conservatory will feature poinsettias, holiday decor, and DC landmarks made from plants. The garden will offer extended evening hours each Tuesday in December, when the conservatory and train display will be open until 8pm. Plan your visit at www.USBG.gov/SeasonsGreenings.

• Friday, November 25, 11am–1pm #OptOutside Day at Oxon Run Join Casey Trees for a walk to give thanks to nature and reconnect with neighbors, family, and community. Meet at James E. Bunn Amphitheater in Oxon Run Park, 1200 Mississippi Ave., SE, Washington, DC. Free. Register at https://caseytrees.org/events/list/.

• Tuesday, November 29, 7pm Biological Control of Invasive Weeds This presentation, hosted by the Maryland Native Plant Society, will provide an overview of the plant pathology research being performed at the USDAARS Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit at Fort Detrick in Frederick, MD, and discuss several emerging pathogens of Mid-Atlantic invasive weeds and regulatory aspects associated with approving microbial-based biological control agents. Free. Held via Zoom. Register: http:// www.mdflora.org/event-5025208.

• Thursday, December 1, 12noon Outdoor Containers with Fresh Greens Join Peg Bier, Merrifield Plant and Design Specialist, for a Zoom webinar as she covers the methods and techniques to create beautiful fresh greens container to decorate your front door, deck, or patio. She will cover the design process, as well as the tools and products you can use to ensure that your container gardens thrive through the holiday season and beyond. Free. Register at www.merrifieldgardencenter. com/online-classes/.

• Saturday December 3, 10–11:30am Black Flora: Profiles of Inspiring Black Flower Farmers + Florists African Americans and other persons of color in the floral marketplace are telling a rich, beautiful, and complex narrative. It is long past time to recognize their excellence and contributions to cut flower farming and floristry. Garden writer, podcaster, and blogger Teresa J. Speight shares her interviews and profiles with leading pioneers and explores their lives rooted in the floral world. Hosted by Brookside Gardens online via Zoom. Free. Full details and to register, go to montgomeryparks.org.

• Tuesday, December 6, 9:30am 1st Annual Maryland Mushroom Growers Symposium This is a professional development symposium designed for specialty mushroom growers. This event is organized by the Urban Agriculture Program of the UMD Extension and sponsored by Horizon Farm Credit. Held at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD. Fee: $12. Register at https://extension.umd. edu/news-events/.

• Thursday, December 8 through Saturday, December 10, 2–7pm A Ladew Christmas More robust than ever before and returning for the first time since the pandemic, Ladew Gardens in Monkton, MD, will host three days of dynamic Christmas traditions providing something for everyone to get in the holiday spirit—with old and new activities alike. Moments include the annual Greens Sale and a tour of the historic Manor House, adorned in festive holiday splendor. Fee: $15. See more details at LadewGardens.com.

• Saturday, December 10, 1:30pm (Repeated on December 18) Wreath Workshops Capture the warmth of Christmas this season by crafting your own historic wreath at Tudor Place in Washington, DC. No experience required. Workshop registration includes instruction and all materials needed for one wreath per participant. Fee: $55. Register at https://tudorplace.org/.

Looking Ahead

• Saturday, January 28 and Saturday, February 4, 12:30–4pm Washington Gardener Annual Seed Exchanges Washington Gardener Magazine is cohosting two annual seed exchanges, one held at Brookside Gardens and the other at Green Spring Gardens, with lectures and a face-to-face seed swap. 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). More details soon.

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