Published Friday, November 14, 2008 6:05 AM

Garden calendar

Ongoing

Poinsettia sale sponsored by the Texas A&M University Horticulture Club. Orders will be accepted until Wednesday, with pickup Dec. 1-2. Order forms and plant selections available at: http://hortclub.tamu.edu/fallsale.

Friday

A&M Garden Club meeting, 9:30 a.m. Exit Teen Center on Rock Prairie Road, College Station. "Proven Propagation, the Easiest Way Possible," by Kathy Hyatt, Houston master gardener and Rose Rustler.

Saturday

Independent Growers Market, 7 to 11 a.m. 1104 W. William Joel Bryan Parkway (Sons of Hermann Lodge parking lot). 589-2787.

Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Selection includes fresh vegetables, ornamental and landscaping plants, herbs, honey, yard eggs and flowers. WIC coupons accepted. 775-9500.

Navasota Farmers Market, 8:30 to 11 a.m. Washington Avenue and Farquhar Street in Navasota. Offers a selection of home-grown vegetables, ornamental and landscaping plants, baked goods, jams, jellies and pickles. navasotafarmersmarket@gmail.com or 936-825-2816.

Seminar -- learn about growing bulbs in the Brazos Valley, 10 a.m. Coufal-Prater Country Store, Navasota. 936-825-6575.

Grassbur-control class, 11 a.m. to noon. Producers Cooperative, 1800 N. Texas Ave., Bryan. Free. 778-6000 or www.producerscooperative.com.

Fall open house, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Texas A&M University Holistic Garden. Garden technique demonstrations (plant propagation and composting), tours of the holistic teaching garden and the new community garden. Interactive features for children include storytelling, plant projects and tours of the rain forest, discovery trail and other garden areas. Refreshments. Free. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/holisticgarden or 845-3915 or lcastillo@ag.tamu.edu.

Wednesday

Independent Growers Market, 7 to 11 a.m., 1104 W. William Joel Bryan Parkway (Sons of Hermann Lodge parking lot), Bryan. 589-2787.

Have questions about gardening in the Brazos Valley? Call "Garden Line" at 823-0129 and a master gardener from the Brazos County Master Gardeners Association will answer your questions. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursday

Holiday plant and bulb sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Texas A&M Horticulture Forest Science Building. Selection of high-quality amaryllis bulbs, landscape plants, strawberry plants, herbs, attractive houseplants and special gift items, including decorated gourd birdhouses and seedy characters.

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

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