Published Friday, March 05, 2010 12:10 AM

Garden Calendar

Friday

* Registration deadline for Gardening Study School on March 15-16. Topics to be covered include plant growth, pruning techniques, growing outdoor flowers, botanical gardens, classifying plants and bonsai. Details and registration forms at www.sallysfamilyplace.com/Clubs/GardenClub.htm or e-mail j-cohen@txcyber.com.

Saturday

* Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. Live music, raffles, treats and activities for children. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503.

* Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency's Compost training class, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The class will include demonstrations, guest speakers and instruction on the tools and techniques related to composting. $15, includes compost bin, instructional materials, T-shirt, Saturday lunch and field trip. 764-3806 or http://cstx.gov/bvswma.

Tuesday

* Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency's Compost training class, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The class will include demonstrations, guest speakers and instruction on the tools and techniques related to composting. $15, includes compost bin, instructional materials, T-shirt, Saturday lunch and field trip. 764-3806 or http://cstx.gov/bvswma.

* Texas A&M University Women's Club Garden Interest Group, 9:30 a.m. Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens, Hensel Drive. Speaker: Suzanne Milstead, past president of the Brazos County Master Gardener Association. Topic: Container Gardening: Recipe for Success. Visitors welcome.

* Brazos Valley Orchid Society, 7 p.m. College Station Conference Center, Room 102. Use rear entrance. Bring flowering orchids to show. 846-3496.

Wednesday

* Garden Line, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 823-0129 and have your gardening questions answered by a Brazos County Master Gardener.

* Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 4 to 7 p.m. Village Foods parking lot, 1760 Briarcrest Drive, Bryan. hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503.

Upcoming

* A&M Garden Club meeting at 9:30 a.m. on March 12 at Senior Circle Room, 1651 Rock Prairie Road., College Station. Speaker: Lisa Fritz, food columnist for The Eagle. Program: Minimize Your Carbon Footprint -- Plan Your Menu by Growing Your Own Food.

Tell us

• To have your gardening event listed in The Eagle, contact Ginny Smith at gsmith203@suddenlink.net or 846-0997. The deadline for submitting information is the Friday one week before publication.

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