Home & Garden Calendar

MEETINGS

* TODAY: Chattanooga Regional Hosta Society's monthly meeting at 1 p.m. at Bachman Community Center, 2815 Anderson Ave., Signal Mountain. Jo Kellum, a landscape architect, author and past garden design writer for Southern Living, is featured speaker. 344-5876.

* SUNDAY: Members of Chattanooga African Violet Society meet at 3 p.m. at McDonald Road Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5440 McDonald, Tenn. Club member JoAnn Edwards presents "Can You Say 'Strep-toe-car-pella?' " a program about a relative of violets. 238-4057 or rfboring@localnet.com.

* MONDAY: Monthly meeting of Green Thumb Garden Club at 7 p.m. in East Room at Collegedale City Hall, 4910 Swinyer Drive. Guest speakers Geraldine Powell and Beth Cox will present "Orchids 101 -- How To Keep Orchids Alive and Blooming." Free. 238-3647.

* TUESDAY: Learn about curry; sample recipes at the next meeting of the Chattanooga Herbies at 6:30 p.m. Chattanooga Food Bank Conference Room, 2009 Curtain Pole Dr., off Amnicola Highway. Everyone with an interest is herbs is welcome. Contact: Jane Goodin, 875-9689.

* FRIDAY: The Kiwanis Club Tree Giveaway will happen from 4-6 p.m. at Hamilton Place on the upper level across from Piccadilly cafeteria. Tree saplings will be given away in honor of Arbor Day.

LOOKING AHEAD

* MARCH 15: Tom Harper, an internationally recognized expert on growing and breeding phalaenopsis orchids, is featured speaker at the upcoming meeting of the Tennessee Valley Orchid Society, to be held at 7 p.m. at the Tennessee Baptist Children's Home, 6623 Lee Highway. 886-2950.

* MARCH 22, 29 and APRIL 5: Learn how to make wedding bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres and table centerpieces in three-session class 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Grafe Studio, 4009 Tennessee Ave. $75. 468-4172.

* APRIL 17-18: Trails & Trilliums festival at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, Sewanee, Tenn., features native plant sale, hikes, garden tour, workshops, "Wine & Wildflowers" reception honoring Mary Priestley and South Cumberland State Recreation Area, and panel discussion on "Plateau 2020: Envisioning the Future." 931-598-5651, mmatens@sasweb.org.

* APRIL 17-18: Crabtree Farms annual spring plant sales will happen from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Check out the list of available plants at www.crabtreefarms.org/events/springplant.html.

To Reach Us

If you have a home or garden event, class or meeting to publicize, send who, what, when, where (including street address) and cost information to Anne Braly at abraly@timesfreepress.com or Karen Hill at khill@timesfreepress.com. Or call 423-757-6285.