Garden Calendar
Tuesday, Oct. 20
Greener than Green Talk and slide show by Jenkins Arboretum executive director Harold Sweetman on the transformation of a 33-year-old administration building into the new, green Willaman Education Center; 7 p.m. Free; preregistration required: 610-647-8870, webinfo@jenkinsarboretum.org. Jenkins Arboretum, 631 Berwyn Baptist Rd., Devon. Information: www.jenkinsarboretum.org.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Artist Toni Frary presents her work, plus floral arrangements inspired by her art on display, at the Medford Lakes Garden Club meeting; 11:30 a.m. Free, includes lunch. Vaughan Hall, Medford Lakes-Tabernacle Rd. (across from Beach No. 1), Medford Lakes. Information: 609-268-2333.
The Designs of Andrea Cochran Lecture on the 25-year career of the nationally-known landscape architect by Mary Myers of Temple University Ambler; 12:30 p.m. Free. Temple University Ambler, Learning Center Auditorium, 580 Meetinghouse Rd., Ambler. Information: 267-468-8108, www.temple.edu/ambler.
Up ahead
Historic methods of preserving food with foodways historian Clarissa Dillon; 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Wyck, 6026 Germantown Ave. Fee: $12; preregistration required: llitchman@Wyck.org or call 215-848-1690. Information: www.wyck.org.
Forest Hike Guided Walk to Mill Creek Valley Park during peak fall color with Lower Brandywine Conservancy director Mike Weilbach and Bridlewild Trails Association's Peter Grove at 9 a.m. Oct. 25. Free; preregistration required: www.lmconservancy.org, 610-645-9030. Meet at Flat Rock Park parking area, River Rd., Gladwyne.
Fall Centerpiece Workshop Fill a ceramic pumpkin with flowers, berries and leaves, sample pumpkin snacks, make a fall potpourri, take home recipes at 1 p.m. Oct. 25 at Triple Oaks Nursery, 2359 Delsea Dr. Franklinville. Fee: $45 prepaid at registration. Information: 856-694-4272; tripleoaks@aol.com.
Spring Bulbs Class with Master Gardener Pauline Myers at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at Penn State Cooperative Extension, Montgomery County 4-H Center, 1015 Bridge Rd., Collegeville. Fee: $20; preregistration required: 610-489-4315 or http://montgomery.extension.psu.edu, click on "horticulture," "garden series".
- Jerene Schroeder
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