Digging In

6:55am on Jun 27, 2009; Modified: 7:06am on Jun 27, 2009

Blue Grass Hemerocallis Society open garden tours. June 27. Free. Addresses of tour participants available at www.daylilyfans.com/bghs. Call (502) 857-8600.

Antiques Appraisal Road Show. 2 p.m. June 27. Lexington Public Library, Tates Creek Branch, 3628 Walden Dr., Lexington. www.lexpublib.org/tatescreek.

At McConnell Springs, 416 Rebmann Lane. (859) 225-4073. www.mcconnellsprings.org:

■ Weekend Workout. 10 a.m. June 27. Volunteers may stay as long as schedules permit.

■ History to Chew On Series: Trolley Cars of Lexington. 6 p.m. July 9. Soft drinks and water provided. Registration required.

Locust Grove Summer Antiques Market. 10 a.m. June 28. Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Ln., St. Matthews. 1-800-321-2541. www.wiebold.com.

At Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, Clermont. Call (502) 955-8512 to register. www.bernheim.org:

■ O.W.L.S. Program: Sleeping Beauties. 10:30 a.m. July 1. $5-$7.

■ Full Thunder Moon Night Hike. 9 p.m. July 7. $7-$10.

■ Native Habitat Volunteers. 9 a.m.-noon July 9, 23.

■ 80th Anniversary Bash. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 11. Free.

■ Gardening Group. 9 a.m.-noon every Thursday in July.

At Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, 5888 Jacks Creek Pike. (859) 272-6105. Call to register:

■ Little Explorers Nature Walk. 1 p.m. July 5 and 18. Ages 3-7. Free. Registration required.

■ Butterflies and Dragonflies. 2 p.m. July 11. Walk covers about a mile. Free.

Watermelon Patch Birdhouse. 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. July 7. Eastern Kentucky University Community Education, 521 Lancaster Ave., Richmond. $30. (859) 622-1228. www.ceo.eku.edu/communityeducation.

At The Arboretum, 500 Alumni Drive, Lexington. Call (859) 257-6955 to register. www.ca.uky.edu/Arboretum:

■ The Edible Garden: Recipes from the Vegetable Garden. 6:30 p.m. July 8. Free (donations welcome).

■ Planting the Fall Vegetable Garden. 6:30 p.m. July 9. $10.

■ Night Insect Walk. 8:30-10:30 p.m. July 10. $1

■ Children's Garden Time: Native Plants and People. 9-10 a.m. July 11. $1.

Exploring Arch Country Guided Hike. 9 a.m. July 11. Natural Bridge State Resort Park, 2135 Natural Bridge Rd., Slade. $10 pre-registration required; space is limited. (606) 663-2214. www.parks.ky.gov/findparks/resortparks/nb/events.

Open Garden and Day Lily Sale. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. June 27, 28, July 3, 4. Foxhaven Daylily Farm, 970 Grows Mill, Wilmore. More than 700 day lilies to choose from. (859) 536-0775. http://foxhavendaylilyfarm.com.

Bluegrass Hosta Farm. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. June 28. Open by appointment all year. More than 300 varieties for sale. Visit www.bluegrasshostafarm.com for directions. (859) 396-0801.

Art for the Garden. 10 a.m. Mon.-Sat. through July 3. Displays by local and regional artists. Berea Arts Council, 116 N. Main St., Berea. Free. (859) 985-9317. www.bereaartscouncil.org.

Daylily Days. 10 a.m. Fri. and Sat. through July 11. Antioch Daylily Garden, 2231 Houston Antioch Road, Lexington. (859) 806-5458. www.antiochdaylilygarden.com.

Open Gardens. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri., Sat. and Sun. through July 19. Quarles Daylilies, 9548 Waddy Road, Waddy. Free. (502) 352-3790. http://quarlesdaylilies.com.

Public U-Pick Flower Garden at Ashland Terrace. Open daily during daylight hours while flowers are in bloom (usually through October). 475 South Ashland Ave. Twenty-five cents for small blooms and herbs, 50 cents for large blooms. Pay at donation box. Roses and vegetables are not for sale. (859) 266-2581.

Midway Community Garden Work Days. 10 a.m. every Sat. through Sept. 12. Midway Presbyterian Church, 107 N. Turner St., Midway. (859) 846-4751. www.midwaypresbyterian.org.

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