Anchorage Daily News

Friday Fling in Palmer near the old railroad depot, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Vendors, farmer's market, music, food. Free scoop of shelled peas beginning at 12:30.

Friday at 7 p.m. Themed garden tour at Tryck Gardens. Call 345-2507 for reservations, theme, and directions. Donations for the Food Bank accepted.

Saturday 1-9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Anchorage Garden Club's Flower Show. "Let's Dance," at the Alaska Botanical Garden with both horticulture and flower design exhibits. Entry is open to the public. See the Talk Dirt Web site for more info or contact the Anchorage Garden Club hotline at 566-0539.

Saturday. Don Engebretson of Minnesota, known as the Renegade Gardener, will give two presentations in Homer at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $10 per lecture. Held at the Bidarka Inn, 575 Sterling Highway. For more information, brenda@gardensbybrenda.com

Sunday. North Root Big Lake Gardeners Garden Tour. Meet at the Big Lake Library at 1 p.m. sharp for map and directions for the progressive tour. Visit nine gardens. Games and door prizes. Free, but donations to North Root Gardeners accepted. Contact Linda Lockhart, at 1-907-892-8119 or lockhart@mtaonline.net for information .

Monday, 7 p.m. Tour of the UAF Agricultural & Forestry Experimental Station, given by Jeff Smeenk, UAF Cooperative Extension Service. Meet at the Matanuska Experimental Farm, 1509 S. Trunk Road, Wasilla. For information call 1-907-746-6772

Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m. Green Thumb Series, "How to use your harvest". Learn ways to use all the beautiful produce that you've grown. At McPhee Community Garden. Contact Margaret Timmerman with Anchorage Parks and Recreation, 343-4217 or timmermanma@muni.org.

Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. Valley Garden Club. Alaska State Fair Supervisors Chris Young and Marie Domer will demonstrate how to prepare crop and flower entries for the Fair. At the Old Catholic Church on Bogard Rd. in Wasilla. Followed by a potluck lunch. Call 1-907-745-7676 for more info.

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