Here’s what’s happening in the Chattanooga area this week.
COMING SOON
Chattanooga-area residents know to start thinking about the sunflower fields at Smith Perry Berries once July arrives. A recent Facebook post is urging patience. “Lack of rain has the blooms delayed,” it said. “We are thinking it will be close to the third weekend of July when they start to bloom.” The flowers are expected to be shorter this year than they’ve been the past few years, according to the post, but the reduced height should make a better backdrop for family photos. Smith Perry Berries, named for the farm’s first strawberry crop in 2017, is at 9626 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road in Ooltewah. Other area sunflower growers include Red’s Hay Farm, 9624 Highway 58 in Ooltewah, which is also expecting its field to be ready in mid-July, and Copper Creek Farm, 1514 Reeves Station Road in Calhoun, Georgia, which has a Sunflower Festival going on through July 23. Willis Farm in Whitwell, Tennessee, did not plant sunflowers this year, according to owner Bodine Willis.
CALENDAR
Find more events, and add your own, at timesfreepress.com/events.