EVENTS
* MONDAY: Orchid Society auction and picnic, 5 -9 p.m. at the Outdoor Chattanooga building at Coolidge Park. Members will bring orchids for sale. Public is invited. Sandwiches provided; members and visitors are asked to bring a side dish, a dessert or chips and soda. 886-2950 or theorchidgallery@aol.com.
* JULY: Pick your own blackberries, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday at Crabtree Farms. Call for harvest availability: 493-9155, ext. 14.
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* JULY 25: Long-time Master Gardener Dee Clark will teach Third Day Gardeners and all others interested in gardening for wildlife. Grace Episcopal Church, 20 Belvoir Ave., 4 pm. Enter the church’s ground floor on the east side. Free. 332-1780.
* AUG.10: Chattanooga Herbies meeting. Learn about growing and using herbs for dogs and cats. Anyone with an interest in herbs is welcome. Chattanooga Food Bank Conference Room, 2009 Curtain Pole Dr. Contact: Jane Goodin, 875-9689.
* SEPT.18-19: Crabtree Farms seventh annual fall plant sale and festival. Shoppers can choose from a wide variety of fall vegetable starts, including lettuce mix, spinach, snap peas and perennial herbs and flowers for fall planting. Festival features local growers and handmade crafts. Free kids activities and farm tours. Petting zoo on Sunday only. www.crabtreefarms.org or 493-9155.
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 to Anne Braly at abraly@timesfreepress.com or Karen Hill at khill@timesfreepress.com or call 757-6285.