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By late summer, veggie gardeners everywhere have lots of cucumbers on hand. On August 6, Scott Arboretum Education Programs and Events Assistant Mandie Curtis Banks will guide viewers through a step-by-step process for making homemade pickles with their surplus cukes. The class will also make peach salsa, combining that sweet stone fruit with another veggie garden staple: the tomato.
Cave explorer Thomas Hawkins will recount some of his adventures from Guatemala to Borneo, Hawaii, Mexico, and Kyrgyzstan, offering glimpses into deep time, both geological and biological.
Autumn is the perfect time to dig, divide, and add peonies in your garden. On Sunday, October 6, from 1 to 4 p.m., the Mid-Atlantic Peony Society will host a “Dig and Divide” demonstration at Scott Arboretum, sharing techniques for propagating and improving the health of these perennial beauties.
The Scott Arboretum Selections fall sale is coming on Saturday, September 14, with its traditional inventory of woody and perennial plants — including hard to find specimens that thrive in our climate — on offer to Scott members and others.
The Scott Arboretum book club “Nature’s Narratives” resumes at Scott Arboretum in a session on Wednesday, September 11, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
