Garden Events : Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales

Friday-Sunday: The Fascination of Orchids, a mall-sized display (including a 36-foot-tall centerpiece) and sale of cymbidiums and other orchids, Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Feb. 11, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., South Coast Plaza’s Crystal Court, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa, (714) 435-2160. Admission: free.

Saturday: A program on culture and kinds of staghorn ferns, 9:30 a.m., at Sherman Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, (714) 673-2261. Admission: free.

Saturday and Sunday: Annual sale of native perennial plants and seeds, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley, (818) 768-1802. Admission: Free.

Saturday and Sunday: Southern California Camellia Society Show, Saturday, 1-4:30 p.m.; Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (818) 405-2141. Admission: $7.50 suggested, adults; $6, seniors; $4, students and children.

Feb. 11: A talk on fuchsia pruning and care, 2 p.m., at South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, (310) 544-1948. Admission: $5, adults; $3, seniors and students; $1, children.

Send garden announcements to Garden Events, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053, at least three weeks before the event.