July Garden Calendar

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Tickets for the July 28th lecture and Alaska Botanical Garden walkabouts with Dr. Allan Armitage are available now! Details in the calendar below. All reservations and tickets available through the ABG office: 770-3692, or on the ABG website

A peony seed pod is as beautiful and as interesting as the flower itself. Photo by Fran DurnerONGOING PROJECTS: Turpin Park, Abbott Loop Park, Lions Fairview Park, Lyn Ary Park, Little Campbell Creek Park. Please pencil in some time in your calendars this summer to help water, weed and general maintenance in the above parks. Email TREErificAnchorage@yahoo.com to let us know which days you can help.

Through September 3. Alaska Botanical Garden guided tours every day at 1pm. Wednesdays: Storytime in the Garden, 6 pm (cancelled if raining), guided tour, 6:30 pm, live music, 7-8 pm. Shop in the Garden and nursery open until 7 pm. For information contact ABG, 770-3692.

July 6, Sunday, 2pm. WILDFLOWERS with VERNA PRATT. Alaska Wildflower expert Verna Pratt leads this popular hike along the Iditarod and Albert Loop trail at the Eagle River Nature Center. Free program; $5 parking for non-members. 694-2108

July 9, Wednesday, 10am-12noon: AkCANWIN weed pull. Hempnettle control at Moose Flats in Portage Valley. Help protect the natural area around Moose Flats pond from this pesky invasive plant. Call 245-2373 for info

July 10, Thursday. Wildflower Garden Club Fieldtrip: Tour of Independence Mine and Surrounding Area. Verna Pratt will be the field guide. Participants should meet at 9:00am at the Fred Meyer South side parking lot on Muldoon Road and carpool from there. Dress for the weather and be sure to bring a camera, notebook, and a sack lunch.

July 10, Thursday, 6pm-8pm. AkCANWIN weed pull at Goose Lake Park . Call 245-2373 for info

July 11, Friday, 3pm-7pm. Lighthouse Garden Tea. Beautiful gardens, a pond, views of Eagle River, food, wine, music. A benefit for the Alaska Botanical Garden. Cost: $30, reservations required, 770-3692.

July 11, Friday, 6:30pm-8:30pm. Free. An Introduction to Botanical Illustration lecture by professional botanist, teacher, and illustrator Linda Ann Vorobik, Ph.D.

July 12, Saturday. Ikenobo Sensei, the 45th Headmaster of the Ikenobo School of Ikebana will be giving a demonstration of his floral arrangements at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel on Saturday, July 12 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. $25 for lecture and demonstration. He will be here to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Ikenobo Ikebana Society Anchorage Alaska Chapter. This is a three day celebration with chapter members coming from the lower 48, Canada, and Japan. There will be a floral exhibition open to the public on Saturday, July 12 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Denali, King Salmon, and Iliamna rooms. Contact Caroline Nishimura at 333-6701 for more info.

July 12-13, Saturday and Sunday. An Introduction to Botanical Illustration workshop with professional botanist, teacher, and illustrator Linda Ann Vorobik, Ph.D. $120 per person. Call 770-3692 for more info.

July 13, Sunday, 10am-2pm. NATURAL HISTORY WORKSHOP. ($20 fee; Registration required) The Eagle River Nature Center's. Chief Naturalist Ute Olsson will cover Geology, Ecology and Botany of Southcentral Alaska. Workshop is free to INCPA participants (Interpretive Naturalist Program of Alaska); all others pay $20. Limited to 16 participants. Call 694-2108 to register. 694-2108

July 16, Wednesday, 10am-12 noon. AkCANWIN weed pull in Girdwood. Help protect Glacier Creek and salmon habitat from a white sweet clover invasion. Meet at the Girdwood airport. Call 245-2373 for info.

July 18-19, Friday and Saturday. Alaska Garden Clubs will hold their annual State Convention in the Mat-Su Valley. State clubs' members will gather for a weekend of garden touring, educational events along with the election of the new state officers who will take office in 2009. The National Garden Club's president will be attending as well as the Pacific Regional Director. At the Red Beet, 320 E. Dahlia, Palmer. Call Jill Parson for more info, 892-0993.

Petunia 'Famous Pink Morn', Chrysocephalum 'Flambe Orange' and Bracteantha 'Mohave Basket Yellow' in a display basket at the Garden and Art Festival in Palmer last year. Photo by Fran DurnerJuly 19, Saturday, 11am - 5pm. The fourth annual Alaska Garden and Art Festival at the State Fairgrounds in Palmer, "Dirty Hands are Happy Hands." Admission is $5 per person; youth ages 12 and under are free. Art, garden themed booths, demonstrations and crafts. The festival features keynote speaker Ciscoe Morris, a Seattle-based master gardener and certified arborist.

July 19, Saturday, Noon - 2pm. AkCANWIN weed pull on the coastal trail behind the Peanut Farm off the Old Seward Highway near International Airport Rd. Call 245-2373 for info

July 19-20, Saturday and Sunday. Coyote Gardens Tour, 10am-5pm on Saturday and from 12noon-5pm on Sunday. Tour Les Brake's beautiful garden in Willow. Mile 7 of Willow Fishhook Road. Cost: $5 to benefit the Willow Garden Club and the Alaska Botanical Gardens, 770-3692.

July 21, Monday, 7pm. Anchorage Master Gardener Association, field trips to 1) Jane Baldwin's Happenstance Garden at 4907 Roger Drive, 2) Frank and Grace Marquiss's Vegetable Garden and Greenhouse at 4909 Roger Drive and 3) Julie Braund-Allen and Bob Allen's Clematis, Dahlias, Perennials, Composting at 2390 Campbell Place. Contact 786-6300.

July 23, Wednesday, 6pm-8pm. AkCANWIN weed pull at Northwood Park, behind Holiday Inn Express. Call 245-2373 for info.

July 23, Wednesday, 9am-12noon. AkCANWIN weed pull. Join horticulture staff from Alyeska Resort in Girdwood to pull weeds along Arlberg. Meet at Moose Meadows Parking area. Call 245-2373 for info.

Dr. Allan Armitage.July 25, Friday. Grab your garden hat! Here is your chance to sip a glass of wine with Dr. Allan Armitage at a fundraising dinner hosted by the Alaska Botanical Garden in a private home. $100 per person, tickets available through the ABG office, 770-3692, or from ABG Board members.

July 26, Saturday. Reknowned horticulturist and teacher, Dr. Allan Armitage, will lead two walkabouts in Homer at Fritz Creek Gardens. Noon and 2:15. Tickets, $25, are still available at the Homer Book Store and the Homer Chamber of Commerce.

July 26, Saturday, 7pm. Dr. Armitage will speak at the Islands and Oceans Visitor Center in Homer on Crazy Plants for Crazy Gardeners. Tickets $15, are still available at the Homer Book Store and the Homer Chamber of Commerce.

July 27, Sunday, 2pm. INSECTS OF ALASKA. Naturalist Giselle Bergeron presents Alaska's insects: first with an indoor presentation (slides and specimen collection), followed by a short walk on the Rodak Nature Trail to observe insects in the field. Free program; $5 parking for non-members. Eagle River Nature Center. 694-2108 6

July 27, Sunday, noon til 5pm. Annual City Garden Tour sponsored by the Anchorage Garden Club. City gardeners open their yards to the public to tour. Please leave pets and high heels at home. Children must be with adults at all times. Free. Call 566-0539 for more info.9

July 27, Sunday, the second annual Homer Garden Club Open Garden Tour, from 11am-5pm. $10 for HGC members, $15 for non-members. A self-guided tour of six gardens in a variety of styles. Reception for attendees after the tour at Bear Creek Winery with wine compliments of the winery and juice & snacks provided by the HGC. Tickets for all events can be purchased at the Homer Book Store and the Homer Chamber of Commerce. A map and brochure will be provided with each ticket

July 28, Monday. Dr Allan Armitage will lead two walkabouts at the Alaska Botanical Garden at 12:15 pm and 2:15 pm. $40 per person, limited to 15 participants per tour. Early registration is required. Tickets available through the ABG office: 770-3692, or on the ABG website.

July 28, Monday. Dr. Armitage will speak at the Anchorage Museum at 7pm on Perennials: Any Plant, Had it Lived, Will Bloom Year After Year. $10. Contact the ABG for ticket info, 770-3692.

GARDEN CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS MEETIINGS

Many clubs do not meet in the summer, call to confirm a meeting.

Valley Garden Club: First Tuesday of each month at 10:30am at the Old Catholic Church on Bogard Road. A short business meeting and an education program followed by a potluck lunch. It is a great time to catch up on all the gardening events and happenings in the Valley. All are welcome.

North Root Big Lake Gardeners: First Tuesday, 6:30pm. Tuesday, July 1: PERENNIAL SECRETS & REVITALIZING OLD GARDENS. Join us for an overview of re-vitalized garden beds and all kinds of secret concoctions to boost your plant's growth, immune systems and ward off pests. Plus a "Gardening on the Cheap" installment. Location: Kathy & Newell Gline's Sunset View Resort, Mile 6 South Big Lake Road. Contact Linda Lockhart at 892-8119 for info. Everyone welcome.

Central Peninsula Garden Club: First Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. at Cook Inlet Aquaculture Bldg., K-Beach Road. Everyone welcome. Contact Marion Nelson at mmkn@ptialaska.net

CANWIN (Citizen's Against Noxious Weeds Invading the North): Second Thursday of the month, 3:30pm, at the BLM's Anchorage Field Office, 6881 Elmore Road. E-mail or call Lori Zaumseil at AKCANWIN@aol.com, or call 245-2373 for more details.

Alaska Master Gardeners: Third Monday. Call 786-6300 for more info. .

Alaska Rose Society: Third Wednesday. Call Shirley Kelly for more info, 248-1624

Willow Garden Club: Third Thursday at 7pm, Willow Community Center. Everyone welcome.

Alaska Orchid Society: Fourth Tuesday at 7:30 at Central Lutheran Church at the corner of 15th Ave.and Cordova St. Show and tell of orchid plants. Free and open to public.

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