BULLETIN BOARD

Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens

Daylily Displays: Several area display gardens are open to view during the daylily season:

Perennial Pickle, with gardens and fields open 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today and Thursdays-Sundays through July 12 at the garden, 14145 Burruss Lane, Ruther Glen in Caroline County, (804) 994-2418 or (804) 994-4408.

Windy Hill, open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today and Mondays-Saturdays through July 11 at 9542 Morefield Meadows Drive, Amelia, (804) 561-5086.

CrystalHill Gardens, open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. today through July 13 at 5967 Anvil Lane, Mechanicsville. (804) 337-6643.

Rachel's Perennials & Daylilies, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. tomorrow and July 11 at 963 Quarter Horse Road, Wylliesburg, (434) 735-8464.

Summertime Plantation Progressive Tour: Guided tour of Piney Grove Plantation's collection of antiques and historic buildings, including Piney Grove, Ashland and Ladysmith plantations, and exterior visits to Duck Church and Dower Quarter, 3-5 p.m. today at the complex, Charles City County. $20; reservation required. (804) 829-2196. Repeats July 10 and Saturdays in August.

Build-a-Barrel Workshop: Learn about water conservation and construct a rain barrel, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Henrico County Human Services Building, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive. $45; registration required. (804) 501-7275. Program repeats Sept. 25.

Lewis Ginter Programs: Increase your gardening know-how with programs at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave.

To register or for course information, visit http://www.lewisginter.org or call (804) 262-9887, ext. 322.

Vermiculture Workshop: Learn about home worm bins and their uses for small-scale composting in a Tricycle Gardens workshop, 6-7 p.m. Thursday at the Jefferson Avenue Community Garden, 24th and Jefferson streets in Church Hill/Union Hill. $15-$30, registration required. (804) 231-7767.

Fall Vegetable Gardening: Chesterfield County, Virginia Cooperative Extension, conducts a class, "Plant Now for a Fall Vegetable Harvest," 5-7 p.m. July 13 at Meadowdale Library, 4301 Meadowdale Boulevard, and 4-6 p.m. July 20 at Clover Hill Library, 6701 Deer Run Drive, Midlothian. Free; reservation required. (804) 751-4401. --Compiled by Pat Row

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