Mike's Events
Capital Fall Home & Garden Show
Sunday, September 26
Dulles Expo Center; Chantilly, VA
Mike returns to this large scale Washington DC-area home and garden show to give a number of workshops, answer questions and sign his books. The show runs all weekend, but Mike will be there on Sunday ONLY. Times and talk titles to come. Click here for basic information.
Free Fall Gardening Lecture; The Second Season
Saturday, August 14 at 1 pm
Greensgrow Farm; 2501 E. Cumberland; Philadelphia ("where Kensington meets Fishtown")
Mike will give a free talk on growing your own garlic, edible pansies, salad greens and all the other great fall-planted goodies at this legendary farm in the heart of the city. He'll cover getting ready for the compost season to come as well! Book signing afterwards. For more information, click here.
Local Events
Kids Night at Jefferson Square Park
Every Thursday evening starting at 6 pm all summer long
Jefferson Square Park at 4th and Washington in South Philly
Organized and disorganized play for kids every Thursday night. Click here for details.
Free rose growing workshop
Saturday July 17th at 10 am
Dickinson Square Park at 4th & Tasker Streets in South Philly
McGrath hopes they tell you to replace your wood mulch with compost when the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society hosts this free workshop on rose growing in South Philly; Details: pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org
Free Workshop on "Four Season Gardening"
Monday July 19th at 6:30 pm
Campbell Square at Allegheny and Belgrade; Philadelphia
PHS will present another fine--and free--workshop; Details: pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org
Peco Green Roof Tours
Monthly, on the third Tuesday of each month April through October, 5 - 6 pm
PECO Building; 2301 Market St., Philadelphia
PHS will lead tours of the green roof at PECO's downtown headquarters on the third Tuesday of the month, April through October. Space is limited to 25 people per tour, and pre-registration at least two days before the tour is required. Tour participants must be at least 18 years of age. Fee: $5 PHS members, $10 non-members. For more information, contact: Carol Dutill at Programreg@pennhort.org or 215-988-8869.
Philabundance
10 am to noon every Saturday from July 17 through the end of September
You can take your extra produce to any of 10 different local drop-off locations (in Philly, the suburbs and Camden)
Locations and more info: www.philabundance.org
Free Climbing Plants Workshop
Saturday morning August 14, at 10 am
Dickinson Square Park; 4th and Tasker Streets; South Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society continues their wonderful series of free gardening workshops in South Philly with one on gardening vertically using climbing plants and vines. (To which we can only say: "oh--grow up, willya!") Click here for details.
People's Festival honoring Mother Earth
Saturday August 14, Noon - 8 pm
Vernon Park at Germantown & Chelten Avenues in Philadelphia
Click here for details.
Feeding America
Ongoing
Contact the Food Bank nearest you to find out how to donate your extras; use the "Food Bank Locater" at www.feedingamerica.org.
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