Home and garden events in the Southland

TODAY

Native plants:

Horticulturist Lili Singer leads a class on California flora. Learn about planting techniques, irrigation, pruning, maintenance and where to see and buy native plants. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $35 to $45. Later in the afternoon, James Hogue discusses insects and their benefits in native plant gardens from 1:30 to 3 p.m. $20 to $30. Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. (818) 768-1802, www.theodorepayne.org.

SUNDAY

Camellia tour:

Chief horticulturist Wayne Walker will lead a tour of Descanso Gardens’ extensive camellia collection, including some of the best specimens off the beaten path. Learn about this plant prized in China and Japan and how Descanso came to have so many. 2 p.m. 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. Included in regular garden admission of $3 to $8. (818) 949-4200, www.descansogardens.org.

THURSDAY

So long, lawn:

Steve Gerischer leads the talk “Kill Your Lawn” and discusses turf substitutes. 9:30 a.m. to noon. Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. $20. (626) 821-4623, www.arboretum.org.

Rose lecture:

Hybridizer Tom Carruth presents an illustrated lecture on the newest roses. Learn their characteristics and how they perform in this climate. Participants will receive a plant to take home. 6 p.m. Descanso Gardens,1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. $25 to $30. (818) 949-4200, www.descansogardens.org.

FRIDAY

Antique show:

Eighty dealers will sell furniture, garden artifacts, decorative accessories, paintings, jewelry, silver, glassware, china and more at the CALM Antiques & Vintage Decorative Arts show. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 24, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 25. Earl Warren Showgrounds, Highway 101 at Las Positas. $5 to $6. www.calmantiqueshow.com.

JAN. 24

Go Green Expo:

Panel discussions and showcase for environmentally conscious products and services. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 25. Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall J, 1201 S. Figueroa St. www.gogreenexpo.com.

Architecture lecture:

Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne discusses the cultural phenomenon of “starchitecture,” global sites designed by famed architects. 6 p.m. Annenberg Theatre, Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 Museum Drive. $15. www.psmuseum.org.

Flower arranging:

Create a Chinese “good luck” bouquet of red flowers arranged in a pavé style in this class led by Casey Schwartz and Kit Wertz of Flower Duet. Participants will take home a finished arrangement that can be used as a centerpiece to welcome the Lunar New Year. 10 a.m. to noon. Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. $75 to $85. Registration: (626) 405-2128, www.huntington.org.

Weaving:

The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden hosts the 2009 Multicultural Weaving Exposition, a series of lectures and workshops, plus a display of art. The Freeway Lace Guild will demonstrate how to create European lace. 1 to 5 p.m. 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Included in regular admission of $2.50 to $7. (626) 821-3222, www.arboretum.org.

CONTINUING

Greene & Greene:

“A New and Native Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene” is a chronological survey of the lives of Charles and Henry Greene. About 140 objects from 30 commissions will be on view, including inlaid furniture, artful metalwork and stained glass. Through Jan. 26. Boone Gallery, Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. $6 to $20. (626) 405-2100, www.huntington.org.

Japan show:

“The Subtle Beauty of Japanese Craft” features metal, textile, wood and clay works from the Mingei International Museum’s renowned collection of Japanese folk art, craft and design. 1439 El Prado in Balboa Park, San Diego. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, through Feb. 8. $4 to $7. (619) 239-0003, www.mingei.org.

Neutra tour

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Richard and Dion Neutra’s VDL Research House II, managed by Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Environmental Design, will be open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. 2300 Silver Lake Blvd., Los Angeles. $10. www.neutravdl.org.

Schindler House:

Dorit Margreiter’s solo exhibition features three film and video installation works, including “10104 Angelo View Drive (2004),” a silent, 16-millimeter film transferred to video. At its center is a modernist home by architect John Lautner that has been used in Hollywood films as a setting for evil. Through March 8 at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture, 835 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood. (323) 651-1510, www.makcenter.org.

-- Lisa Boone

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