Walks, Talks, Shows and Special SalesTuesday: A...

Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales

Tuesday: A talk on the gardener’s year by Robert Smaus, 11 a.m., at Design House ‘96, in Toluca Lake. Tickets to tour the decorated house built in 1936 by Bing Crosby cost $17. Information: (818) 509-3898 or (213) 993-1098.

Thursday: Flower arrangement show, 1-4:30 p.m., at the Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino; (818) 349-6687. Admission: $5, adults; 75 cents, children under 12.

Friday: Plant sale, 9 a.m.-noon, at the West Valley Occupational Center, 6200 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills; (818) 346-3540, Ext. 231. Admission: Free.

Saturday: A talk on winter annuals and vegetables, 10 a.m., at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Can~ada Flintridge; (818) 952-4401. Admission: $5, adults; $3, seniors and students; $1, children.

Saturday: A Native Plant Fair, with lectures on use and care, tours and a plant sale featuring hundreds of natives, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Irvine Arboretum, Campus Drive, one block south of Jamboree Road, UC Irvine. Admission: free.

Saturday: A class on the selection and care of native plants, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1500 North College Ave., Claremont; (909) 625-8767. Cost: $48, with reservations required by calling (909) 626-1917.

Saturday-next Sunday: Annual plant sale, 10 a.m.-4 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.

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