GARDENING CALENDAR

COOL SEASON EDIBLES LUNCH AND LEARN: webinar, noon to 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 8. Presented by UF/IFAS Extension Polk County and City of Lakeland Water Utilities. Register at https://bit.ly/coolseasonediblesoctober2021.

LAWN CHAIR LECTURE SERIES: Seasonal Weed Control, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, second Saturdays, Peterson Nursery & Garden Center, 2184 County Road 540A, Lakeland. Free. 863-644-6491.http://petersonnursery.com/

GARDENFEST & FALL PLANT SALE: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9, City of Lakeland Nursery, 4532 US 98 S., Lakeland (use entrance to Oak Hill Cemetery off U.S. 98 S. and follow signs). Free. Plant sale, make-and-take pollinator houses, kokedama, dish gardens, soil testing, ask the expert. Workshops: 8:30 a.m. Worm Farming; 9:30 a.m. Sustainable Florida Gardening; 10:30 a.m. Pollinator Gardening; 11:30 a.m. How to Grow Food. For more information, follow the UF/IFAS Extension Polk County event page on Facebook at https://fb.me/e/4O6ruot91.

CENTRAL FLORIDA HERITAGE ROSE SOCIETY MONTHLY MEETING: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, Hope Community Church, 5129 U.S. 98 N., Lakeland. Free. Program: "Short Stories about Old Roses," presented by Cydney and Art Wade, owners of Rose Petals Nursery in Newberry. www.facebook.com/Central-Florida-Heritage-Rose-Society-201527983197371/

I PLANT FOR POLLINATORS: In-person, 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, Bok Tower Gardens, 1151 Tower Blvd., Lake Wales. Workshop fee is included with general admission or membership to Bok Tower Gardens. Registration required at https://boktowergardens.org/calendar/plant-for-pollinators/. Presented by UF/IFAS Extension Polk County and Bok Tower Gardens. For more information, visit //sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/polk/ or call 863-519-1041.

Send your gardening information to The Ledger, P.O. Box 408, Lakeland, FL 33802, email features@theledger.com.