Meetings
* Tuesday: Chattanooga Herbies meet at 6:30 p.m. in Chattanooga Area Food Bank conference room, 2009 Curtain Pole Drive off Amnicola Highway. Learn about growing and using oregano; sample recipes at the meeting. Anyone with an interest is herbs is welcome. 875-9689.
* “Orchids 101,” a free presentation, at 7 p.m. at Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St., Coolidge Park. Members of the Tennessee Valley Orchid Society and The Orchid Gallery will teach beginners the art of growing orchids. 886-2950.
Events
* Today and Sunday: The Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s 23rd annual Garden Tour features the private gardens of Jerry and Donna Smolinski, Mike and Stephanie Payne, Janet Wasetis, and Michael and Dawn Edens as well as the Portera Herb and Sculpture Garden in the Bluff View Art District. Also tour the Food Bank’s new Evelyn Davenport Navarre Teaching and Enabling Garden, the beneficiary of funds raised by the event. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today, 1-6 p.m. Sunday. $15 tickets available at all gardens, free for children younger than12. For addresses, call 622-1800 or visit chattfoodbank.org.
Looking Ahead
* June 14: Members of Green Thumb Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. in the east room at Collegedale City Hall, 4910 Swinyer Drive. The topic will be making the most of summer annuals and getting tips for preparing for fall gardens. 238-3647.
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.