Garlic Festival 2025

Join us for the annual Garlic Festival on Sunday, July 20 from 10:00am-12:00noon at the Takoma Park Farmers Market. Just harvested and cured garlic is the star of the market and is available for sale at vendor stands. It's the perfect match to all of the market's fresh seasonal produce.

The event includes special guests Tony "The Garlic Guru" Sarmiento, who is a CKC Board Member, and Kathy Jentz, GardenDC Podcast host and Washington Gardener Magazine editor. Members of the Takoma Horticultural Club will also be on hand with gardening tips for the home gardener.

Plus, Chef Sara Hayden of the Vita Cooking School will serve up some garlic-based tastes with recipes to share!

Free and open to all!

Look for the specially marked "Garlic Booths" at the market to purchase your locally-grown garlic.

Washington Gardener Magazine's 13th Annual Tomato Tasting at the Silver Spring FreshFarm Market

   It’s ‘Big Boy’ vs. ‘Mortgage Lifter,’ hybrid vs. heirloom, the tomato wars have just begun. Everyone is sure that their tomato pick is the tastiest. Join Washington Gardener Magazine at the FreshFarm Market in downtown Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, August 26 from 10am-12noon for a Tomato Tasting. Best of all, this event is FREE!

   Farmers at the market will contribute their locally grown selections — from super-sweet ‘Sungold’ to not-so-pretty ‘Cherokee Purple’ — and we’ll explore which tomatoes make the short list of favorites. We’ll have tomato gardening tips, tomato recipes, tomato activities for kids, and much more. All to celebrate one of summer’s greatest indulgences — the juicy fresh tomato.

   Tip: Your tomato taste voting ballot is also your entry into our prize drawing for a basket full of gardening goodies. The drawing is at 12noon, so be sure to fully fill out your ballot by 11:45am and then stick around for the prize announcement as you must be present to win!

Like and follow our Facebook event page for all updates and to see the voting results afterward:

https://www.facebook.com/events/803509038120764/

Book Signings and Events

Our new book, The Urban Garden: 101 Ways to Grow Food and Beauty in the City, comes out on April 12! You can pre-order it now on Amazon. (This Amazon link is an affiliate link and Washington Gardener Magazine may earn a few pennies, if you click through on it.) You can also order it though BookShop to support independent book sellers.

Find us at the following events this spring to purchase and have us sign the book -- if you bought the book elsewhere, feel free to bring it along to any of these events to have it signed.

~ Friday-Saturday, April 8-9, AHS River Farm 2022 Spring Garden Market
Look for the Washington Gardener Magazine booth.

Kathy Jentz will be there during all sale hours on both days.

Free to attend. Note parking is $20 if you are not an AHS member.

More details: https://ahsgardening.org/about-river-farm/events-programs/spring-garden-market/

 

~ Sunday, April 10, Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville, MD

"Small Space Gardening"

Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight will be there from 2-3pm giving a short talk on small space gardening, answering your questions, and signing books.

Free to attend.

More details: https://homesteadgardens.com/upcoming-event/small-space-gardening/

~  Thursday, April 14, Virtual Garden Chat from 6:30-7pm ET
Celebrate #NationalGardeningDay with Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight

Join us for a chance to win a free copy of The Urban Garden: 101 Ways to Grow Food and Beauty in the City and to talk about all things gardening!

Free to attend.

Join us LIVE on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/washingtongardenermagazine

~ Saturday-Sunday, April 23-24, Leesburg  Flower and Garden Festival
Look for the Washington Gardener Magazine in booth #501.

Kathy Jentz will be there during all sale hours on both days.

Free to attend.

More details: https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/parks-recreation/events/flower-garden-festival

 

~ Saturday, April 30, FONA Garden Fair & Plant Sale

Look for the Washington Gardener Magazine booth.

Kathy Jentz will be there during all sale hours.

Free to attend.

More details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fona-garden-fair-plant-sale-tickets-287984177427?aff=FONAweb

 

~ Saturday, May 14, Green Spring Garden Big Spring Plant Sale

Look for the Washington Gardener Magazine booth.

Kathy Jentz will be there during all sale hours.

Free to attend.

More details: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring

 

~ Monday, May 16 Silver Spring Garden Club Meeting at Brookside Gardens

Teri Speight will give a talk on her other new book, "“Black Flora: Profiles of Inspiring Black Flower Farmers + Florists”

Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight will be signing books before and after the talk.

Free to attend.

More details: https://www.silverspringgardenclub.com/

~ Sunday, May 22, 2-5pm 

Shepherd Park (DC) Garden Tour 

There are over 15 host sites that include a penthouse rooftop garden, two schools, two houses of worship,  and historic, English, and sculpture/art gardens to name a few!  The first 100 people who register for tickets to the 2022 SPCA Garden will receive a 15% off gift certificate from Renee's Garden. Tickets are free for 2022 SPCA Members and children under twelve and those folks can register here. If you're not an SPCA member or know someone who would like to attend, please purchase tickets using this link. 

Washington Gardener Magazine's own Kathy Jentz will be at the registration kiosk for the first hour selling and signing her new book*.  We also have vendor tables, and raffles for prizes from Bluestone Perennials and Gurneys!  

*Feel free to bring your copy of "The Urban Gardren" for signing, if you already purchased it elsewhere.

 

~ Saturday, May 28, Thanksgiving Farm in Adamstown, MD 

"A Book Talk & Signing: How to Garden When You Are Renting"

Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight will be there from 1-2pm (NOTE TIME CHANGE!) giving a short talk on small space gardening -- in particular those who are RENTING their garden space, answering your questions, and signing books.

Free to attend.

More details: https://www.thanksgivingfarmandgarden.com/

~ Sunday, June 5, Valley View Farms in Cockeysville/Hunt Valley (Baltimore), MD

"Q&A Book Party"

Kathy Jentz and Teri Speight will be there from 2-3pm answering your questions and signing books: "The Urban Garden" and "Black Flora."

Along with Kim Roman, author of "How to Garden Indoors & Grow Your Own Food Year Round: Ultimate Guide to Vertical, Container, and Hydroponic Gardening."

(Note these are Amazon affiliate links.)

Free to attend.

More details: http://www.valleyviewfarms.com/

  

~ Saturday, June 18, Patuxent Nursery in Bowie, MD

"Can't Fail Containers" Talk

Kathy Jentz will be there from 2-3:30pm giving a short talk on container gardening, answering your questions, and signing books. At the end of the container demonstration, one lucky winner will be selected to take home a mixed container planting.

Free to attend.

More details: https://patuxentnursery.com/event/kathy-jentz-container-gardening/

Win Passes to the Urban Tree Summit

For our November 2020 Washington Gardener Magazine Reader Contest, Washington Gardener is giving away passes to the upcoming Urban Tree Summit (pass value $25). 

   Montgomery Parks; Montgomery County, MD; and Casey Trees, Washington, DC, present the 9th annual Urban Tree Summit (formerly known as the Trees Matter Symposium) online on Wednesday, December 2. Presentations will focus on the health and welfare of trees in our increasingly developed landscapes. Learn from some of the country’s leading experts about innovative efforts to plant, protect, and preserve trees in urban and suburban settings. Trees provide many benefits: They clean and cool our air, stabilize our soils, provide wildlife habitat, and beautify our urban and suburban areas. Learn new techniques and concepts about what can be done to ensure the survival of trees in our built environment. Details at www.montgomeryparks.org/events/urban-tree-summit/.

   To enter to win passes to the Urban Tree Summit, send an email to: WashingtonGardenerMagazine@gmail.com by 5:00pm on Wednesday, November 25, with “Urban Tree Summit” in the subject line and in the body of the email, tell us what your favorite article was in the November 2020 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine and why. Include your full name and mailing address. The winner will be announced by November 27.  

UPDATE:
Congratulations to our pass winners, Eva Monheim and Louise Clarke!

13th Annual DC Plant Swap

UPDATE - the event is at capacity and registration is CLOSED.

13th Annual DC Plant Swap Details

hosted by Washington Gardener Magazine

What: A Plant Swap -- bring and receive free plants to expand your home garden and houseplant collection

Why: Free Plants and Fall is a perfect time to get them in the ground!

Date: Sunday, September 20

Time: starting at 11:00am bring your plants for sorting by category (shade perennial, groundcover, herb, houseplant, etc.) -- swap starts promptly at 11:30am -- do not be late (the swap goes fast and can be over in a matter of minutes!) - we plan to conclude and be cleaned up by 12:00noon.

Place: U.S. National Arboretum - exact location provided in confirmation note. (We will stay socially distanced and park vehicles with one space between them. If you bike there or get dropped off, you will also occupy one parking space with an open space left between you and the next vehicle/person.)

Weather: This event is rain or shine. In case of a bad storm, we will reschedule for the following Sunday.

Who: anyone is welcome and it is FREE! You must register in advance. We are strictly limiting this event to 50 participants. EACH PERSON attending must provide a name and email for our entry security list and contact tracing records.

Bring:
~ a facemask to wear at all times
~ pen and paper - you will want to take lots of notes during the preview phase
~ plants to swap - pot them up NOW -- the longer they can get settled in their pots, the better their chance of success and survival
~ labels - fully label all your swap plants with as much info as you have - optimally that will include: common and scientific name, amount of sun needed, amount of water needed, any other special care notes, and color of the blooms (if it is not currently in flower)

What kind of plants to bring: you can bring houseplants, native plants, vegetable plants, ornamental garden plants, water garden plants, annuals, perennials, biennials, shrubs, trees, cuttings, seeds, etc.

What NOT to bring: common orange daylilies* and any invasive species - use this list (http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/list_terrestrial_plants.html) to screen your plant offerings
*Hybrid daylilies are fine and totally welcome, but the common orange ones (aka "Ditch Lilies") usually end up with no takers and we are stuck having to throw them out as yard waste.

How: On arrival, you will place your plants into the marked categories. Then, we will have a preview period so you can see what is available. Finally, individuals will be called to take turns picking out plants in selection rounds until all the plants are taken.

AFTER the Swap: Enjoy the beauty of the US National Arboretum's plant collections.

Register at http://dcplantswap.rsvpify.com

Calling All Tomato-heads!

It’s ‘Big Boy’ vs. ‘Green Zebra,’ hybrid vs. heirloom, cherry vs. sandwich slicer—the tomato wars have just begun and everyone is sure that their tomato pick is the tastiest. Join Washington Gardener Magazine at the FreshFarm Market in downtown Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, August 24, from 10am-12noon for a Tomato Tasting. Best of all, this event is FREE!

Farmers at the market will contribute their locally grown selections — from super-sweet ‘Sungold’ to not-so-pretty ‘Cherokee Purple’ — and we’ll explore which tomatoes make the short list of favorites. We’ll have tomato gardening tips, tomato recipes, tomato coloring activities for kids, tomato seeds, and much more. All to celebrate one of summer’s greatest indulgences — the juicy fresh tomato.

Tip: Your tomato taste voting ballot is also your entry into our prize drawing for a basket full of gardening goodies. The drawing is at 12noon, so be sure to fully fill out your ballot by 11:45am and then stick around for the prize announcement. You must be present to win.

Like and follow our Facebook event page for updates:

https://www.facebook.com/events/645760612602434/

Where to Find Washington Gardener This Weekend...

The next few spring weekends are CRAZY-busy for Washington Gardener magazine. We will be running around to various events giving talks, hosting information tables, taking photos/videos, etc. Here are our plans for this weekend:

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

~ Earth Day at NOBEJoin NoBe Market on April 27th in celebration of Earth Day! Earth Day at NoBe Market will be hosting three family-friendly classes open to all ages. Learn natural blueprinting from an international artist, gardening from the editor of Washington Gardener magazine, and get an inside look at beekeeping from one of Marylands master Beekeepers.
"Herb Garden in a Pot"Time: 12:30-1:30PMTaught by Kathy Jentz, Editor, Founder, & Publisher of Washington Gardener Magazine:There's nothing like a home-cooked meal flavored with herbs cut fresh from your garden. The best part is that you don’t need to cultivate an entire backyard plot to grow enough herbs to use in meals – a simple container on a balcony or patio can provide herbs all season, as you need them. Come join us to POT up a summer herb container garden. Tools and supplies will be provided. *All attendees will receive pot and herbs as part of the class. First come, first served basis. Only 20 spots available. *SOLD OUT*
AND

~ MD Grow It Eat It Spring Open House

A fun event about growing anything edible! Meet with Master Gardener consultants, attend classes, demonstrations, tables of information, and visit our plant sale. Held at the Agricultural History Farm Park, 18400 Muncaster Road, Derwood, MD. See giei2019.eventbrite.com. 

   At 3:00pm, come to the "Vegetable Gardening for Urban Places/Small Spaces" Talk by Kathy Jentz, editor of the Washington Gardener Magazine. Free and no pre-registration required.

SUNDAY, APRIL 28

We'll be at the Montgomery County Green Fest. This year it is at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD. Note that there is NO onsite parking. Go to the Glenmont Metro and take the provided shuttles.
See more details at: https://montgomerycountygreenfest.org/

Growing A Bountiful Vegetable Garden

Instructor: Kathy Jentz, editor of the Washington Gardener Magazine
Location: Brookside Gardens Visitor Center Auditorium

The class is Free; but registration required Course # 67780 Click here to register: 

http://apm.activecommunities.com/montgomerycounty/Activity_Search/62793

Are you a beginner looking to grow your own vegetables this summer or an experienced gardener seeking ways to get more out of your garden plot? Learn what edible plants grow best in our Mid-Atlantic region, along with best practices for timing, crop succession, starting plants from seed or seedling, and much more. Whether you are a novice or a veteran edible gardener, you will get great tips and learn new information from this talk.

AND be sure to also stop by the Garden Tool “Repair Cafe” hosted by the Silver Spring TimeBank in the Visitor Center Atrium at Brookside Gardens from 11:00am – 4:00pm during the MC Green Fest. Bring in your tools for a tune-up and lesson on garden tool maintenance! Members of the Silver Spring TimeBank will be on-hand to help clean, sharpen, and repair garden hand tools such as pruners, hedge clippers, trowels, weeders, etc. (No electric or gas-powered tools.) 

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In-between these events, we'll be running around to some of our favorite plant sales including:

• Saturday, April 27, 10am–6pm, and Sunday, April 28, 10am–5pm

Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival

More than 150 vendors will be on display, featuring landscape designs, gardening supplies, outdoor living items, plants, flowers, herbs, and so much more. Held in the beautiful historic downtown of Leesburg, VA. Free parking for event guests is available in the Town of Leesburg parking garage or the Loudoun County parking garage. There is a $3.00 suggested donation for this event. See flowerandgarden.org.

• Saturday April 27, 9am–6pm, and Sunday, April 28, 8am–3pm

Franciscan Monetary Garden Guild Plant Sale

Plants will include herbs and vegetables; roses, annuals, and perennials; shrubs and fruit trees; camellias and azaleas; and monastery-grown plants. Plus food and craft vendors, garden tours, and more. See: http://fmgg.org/.

• Saturday, April 27, 9am–12pm, Friends of the National Arboretum members only; Saturday, April 27, 12n–4pm, open to the public; Sunday, April 28, 9am–4pm, open to the public

FONA Garden Fair & Plant Sale

The annual sale features new, rare, and hard-to-find plants; garden supply vendors; books; children’s activities; refreshments; entertainment; and more. Bring your garden questions to National Arboretum staff members for expert advice. Free admission. Note that the sale has moved to a new location on the U.S. National Arboretum grounds. See fona.org/gardenfair, including lists of the plants available.

11th Annual DC Plant Swap

11th Annual DC Plant Swap Details:

hosted by Washington Gardener Magazine

What: A Plant Swap -- bring and receive free plants to expand your garden

Why: Free Plants! Last chance to do so before the season heats up.

Date: Sunday, September 30

Time: starting at 2pm bring your plants for sorting by category (shade perennial, groundcover, herb, etc.) -- swap starts promptly at 2:30pm -- do not be late (the swap goes fast and can be over in a matter of minutes!) - after swapping, we can socialize, snack, and trade more info on the plants we brought - we plan to conclude and be cleaned up by 3pm.

AFTER THE SWAP, Bradley Evans, Horticulturist, will show us around the landscape around visitor center that he maintains. This collection is called the National Arboretum's Introduction Gardens and they have been described as a fascinating "mosaic of bold tropicals, curious succulents,the occasional rarity, and uncommon or new annuals and perennials."

Place: US National Arboretum's R Street parking lot -- if it storms, we will move inside to the headhouse.

Who: anyone is welcome as are any of your friends, relatives, or neighbors -- it is FREE -- feel free to forward on this invitation

How: be prepared to BRIEFLY introduce yourself and describe your plant swap offerings

Bring:

~ a name tag - home-made or from work or school -- whatever works

~ pen and paper - you will want to take lots of notes as folks describe the plants and their growing conditions

~ plants to swap - pot them up NOW -- the longer they can get settled in their pots, the better their chance of success and survival - (no plants to share? see note below)

~ labels - fully label all your swap plants with as much info as you have - optimally that will include: common and scientific name, amount of sun needed, amount of water needed, any other special care notes, and color of the blooms (if it is not currently in flower)

What NOT to bring: common orange daylilies* and any invasive species - use this list (http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/list_terrestrial_plants.html) to screen your plant offerings

*Hybrid daylilies are fine and totally welcome, but the common orange ones (aka "Ditch Lilies") usually end up with no takers and we are stuck having to throw them out as yard waste.

What if you do not have plants to swap? Come anyway! Bring refreshments like cold drinks and yummy finger foods to share with the other swappers.

Discuss America's Romance with the English Garden with our Garden Book Club

 For our next 2018 Garden Book Club selection, we will be reading: "America's Romance with the English Garden" by Thomas J. Mickey.

Also at this meeting we will discuss 2019 garden book club choices, so please bring your suggestions.

Our fall meeting will be on Thursday, November 1 from 6:30-8pm at Soupergirl, located right next to the Takoma metro stop. Soupergirl offers soups for sale that are incredibly healthy. They are 100% plant-based, low salt, low fat, and most importantly, absolutely delicious, so plan to come a bit early to purchase and eat your dinner with the garden book club.

Please RSVP to washingtongardener (at) rcn.com or on this event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/546449572444286/, so we know how many chairs to reserve for our group.

The Washington Gardener Magazine's Garden Book Club is free and open to all. We meet quarterly on a weekday evening near a metro-accessible location in the DC-area. We will announce the details of each upcoming meeting about two months in advance.

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Succulent Terrarium Workshop on 8/22

Succulent Terrarium Workshop 

Wednesday, 8/22, 7:00-8:30pm

Join us for a stress-free, creative break during the final weeks of summer. We'll gather at the Catylator Makerspace in the basement level of the World Building in downtown Silver Spring, MD.

We will be making a glass terrarium with succulents and adding a touch of sparkle to it. All materials are included as well as care instructions to keep your succulent happy and thriving. 

No prior gardening experience required -- beginners welcome! Must be 10 years old and over to attend.


Light snacks will be served. 


Catylator Makerspace is located in the iconic World Building in downtown Silver Spring Md at 8121 Georgia Ave, Suite LL1. It's a 10 minute (0.4 mi) walk from the Silver Spring Metro stop on the Red Line. Parking is available in the county garage on Fenton and Silver Spring Avenue (free on weekends).


Register at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3593098

Spaces are limited!

Annual Lotus and WaterLily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens on July 21-22

Join the National Park Service for the annual Lotus and WaterLily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens on July 21-22, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

❖ Celebrate the internationally loved lotuses and waterlilies during peak bloom.

❖ See cultural performances from Latin, Asian and African origins.

❖ Play fun games, enjoy arts and crafts and dance to music from around the world.

Washington Gardener Magazine will be giving out free information on home water gardening (on Saturday only) at our table at the event. We hope to see you there!

This FREE festival celebrates nature, culture and community at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens,
a one-of-a- kind destination in Anacostia Park. Celebrate the centennial of Anacostia Park with us
at D.C.’s hidden oasis during the Year of the Anacostia.

Visit go.nps.gov/lotus for more event information.

BTW. the official hashtag for the festival is #LotusLilyFest

They are also celebrating the Year of the Anacostia and Anacostia Park centennial this year,
so you are also encouraged to use: #YearoftheAnacostia #AnacostiaPark100

HERB TALKS & TASTINGS at the 14TH & KENNEDY FARMERS MARKET on Saturday, June 23

HERB TALKS and TASTINGS

at the 14TH & KENNEDY FARMERS MARKET

5500 block of Colorado Ave NW WDC

on Saturday, June 23, 2018

from 10:00am – 12:00pm

Come check out the “Herb Petting Zoo.” Touch/taste/smell a wide assortment of culinary herbs. Learn about which herbs grow best in our area and tips to make them thrive.

You’ll have the opportunity to try recipe samples and get ideas as to how these herbs can be used in your home kitchen.

Hosted by Kathy Jentz (Editor – Washington Gardener Magazine) & Mary-Denise Smith (Food Blogger & Recipe Tester for the Washington Post)

FREE and open to all.

Rain or shine!

Event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1802272913190032

Creating an Oasis in Your Garden Talk

On Saturday, June 16, from 10–11:30am, I'll be speaking at Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria, VA, on "Water in the Landscape: Creating an Oasis in Your Garden."

Water features and water gardens can be magical additions to your landscape. They can stimulate or calm, sustain native wildlife, and mask ambient noise. Washington Gardener Magazine and Water Garden Journal editor Kathy Jentz explains the basics of installing and maintaining a water feature of any size in your garden and highlights water garden plant choices appropriate for our region.

And no, having a water garden doesn't breed mosquitoes! As a matter of fact, quite the opposite -- water features can be great mosquitoes deterrents. Find out more at my talk.

Fee: $18/person. Code 290 286 0301. Register at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes or call 703-642-5173. Out-of-county registrants, add $2 for programs.

Rooting DC 2018

Here is a short video of the Rooting DC forum on 3/2/18. It is the central meeting ground for individuals and nonprofits looking to grow a healthier food system in the nation’s capital. Find out more at: http://rootingdc.org/

The video was produced by Washington Gardener Magazine and photographed/edited by intern Allison O'Reilly.

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Win Passes to the Maryland Home & Garden Show in February 2018 Washington Gardener Reader Contest

For our February 2018 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, Washington Gardener is giving away five pairs of passes to the Maryland Home & Garden Show (including Craft Show) at the Maryland State Fairgrounds (prize value: $24).

  The Maryland Home and Garden Show (www.mdhomeandgarden.com/spring) is back at the Maryland State Fairgrounds for two weekends (Saturday and Sunday, March 3–4 and Friday, March 9–Sunday, March 11) with 400 contractors and experts to make it all possible. See a spectacular Train Garden created by the Baltimore Area American Flyer Club while colorful butterflies roam the exhibit. The Maryland Orchid Society will present a stunning flower show and sale with thousands of orchids on display. Visitors will be amazed at the many varieties of these spectacular flowers! Several Maryland wineries at the show will offer FREE tastings with bottles available for purchase.

   To enter to win a pair of passes to Maryland Home & Garden Show, send an email to WashingtonGardener@rcn.com by 5:00pm on February 28 with “Maryland Home & Garden Show” in the subject line and in the body of the email. Tell us what your favorite article was in the February 2018 issue and why. Include your full name and mailing address. Winners will be announced on March 1.

UPDATE:
The pass winners are:
~ Melissa Picone, Parkville, MD
~ Robert Alonso, Glen Burnie, MD
~ Anne Hardman, Silver Spring, MD
~ Jeavonna Chapman, Baltimore, MD
~ Elizabeth Olson, Beltsville, MD
Congratulations, all!

Kokedama (Moss Ball) Workshop: Make a Living Moss Ball

Join us for a stress-free, creative green break during the bleak winter season. We'll gather at the Catylator Makerspace in the basement level of the World Building in downtown Silver Spring, MD.

We will be making a Kokedama moss ball with a living fern inside of it. All materials are included as well as care instructions to keep your Kokedama happy and thriving.

No prior gardening experience required -- beginners welcome! Must be 10 years old and over to attend.

Light refreshments will be served.

Catylator Makerspace is located in the iconic World Building in downtown Silver Spring Md at 8121 Georgia Ave, Suite LL1. It's a 10 minute (0.4 mi) walk from the Silver Spring Metro stop on the Red Line. Parking is available in the county garage on Fenton and Silver Spring Avenue (free on weekends).

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

If you were away over the holiday season or just taking a break from the online world, you may have missed some of our important announcements about upcoming Washington Gardener Magazine events. Here is a quick recap:

~ The 12th Annual Washington Gardener Magazine Photo Contest is now open for entry period, The submission deadline is Monday, January 22, 2018. Details are posted at:

http://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2017/12/garden-photo-contest-kicks-off.html

~ The 13th Annual Washington Gardener Seed Exchanges take place on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD and on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Green Spring Gardens in Fairfax, VA. Seed Exchange attendees trade seeds, exchange planting tips, hear expert speakers, and collect goody bags full of gardening treats.
Details and registration information is at:  
http://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2017/12/seed-exchange-registration-now-open.html

~  The Washington Gardener Book Club will be discussing: Henry Mitchell On Gardening by Henry Mitchell. at Soupergirl in Takoma, DC, on Thursday, February 8 from 6:30-8:00pm. Details are at: 
http://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2018/01/garden-book-club-selections-for-2018.html

~  Washington Gardener Magazine has two tours this year going up to the Philadelphia Flower Show. The two tours are on different days; from different locations.  The first one is Wednesday, March 7 from 10am-10pm, leaving and returning to downtown Silver Spring, MD. The second one is Thursday, March 8 from 10am-10pm, leaving and returning to Behnke Nurseries in Beltsville, MD. Details and registration information is at:

http://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2018/01/welcome-spring-at-philadelphia-flower.html