HOME & GARDEN CALENDAR

Events

Weekend Plant Sale: Saturdays and Sundays. Fullerton Arboretum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, 1900 Associated Road. Featured are drought-tolerant, California native and specialty plants. Herbs and vegetables are available seasonally. (714) 773-2981.

Fascination of Orchids: Through Monday. Orange County Cymbidium Society at Crystal Court, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. The three levels of Crystal Court will feature artistic displays, orchid-theme designs and orchid gardens. Free seminars and demonstrations are given throughout the weekend. Orchid bouquets and corsages will be for sale. (714) 435-2167.

Swarovski Collectors Event: Today. Crystal Factory, noon-4 p.m., 8010 Beach Blvd., Buena Park.

Home and Remodeling Show: Through Sunday. N.E.C. Group Inc. at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center, Buildings 10 and 12, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., today, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday. Adult admission is $5.75; seniors are $3, and children under 12 are free. (818) 909-9963.

Flower-arranging program: Monday. Orange County Floral Arts Guild at the Woman’s Club of Santa Ana, 10 a.m., 601 N. Baker St. Six floral designers will present the program. $5. (714) 544-1617.

Learn How to Grow Potatoes: Tuesday. Orange County Organic Gardening Club, 7:30 p.m., at Halecrest Park, 3107 Killybrooke Lane, Costa Mesa. (714) 898-4993.

Care and Propagation of Rhizomatous Begonias: Thursday. Orange County branch of the American Begonia Society, 7:30 p.m., 2310 E. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim. (714) 995-0567.

Meeting: Thursday. Rose Society of Saddleback Mountain at Santa Margarita Water District building, 7 p.m., 26111 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita. Gary Matsuoka of the Laguna Hills Nursery is the guest speaker. Free. (714) 858-5003.

Garden Impressions: Feb. 15. Decorative Arts Council of the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana. Eric Haskell, professor at Scripps College, will discuss “Enchanted Enclaves: Russell Page’s Private Gardens in Normandy.” Ann Gore, co-author of “Old English Villages” and “English Interiors” will speak on “Some Great English Women Gardeners.” $25 for members; $30 for nonmembers, box lunch included. (714) 567-3638.

Spring Orchid Fair: Feb. 15. UCI Arboretum, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., south of the corner of Campus Drive and Jamboree Road on the UCI North Campus. Miniature cymbidiums from the arboretum’s collection, epidendrums and other spring flowering orchids will be on sale. Lectures on orchid care will be offered throughout the day. $1. (714) 824-5833.

Meeting: Feb. 19. Saddleback Valley Bromeliad Society at Glendale Federal Bank, 7 p.m., 24221 Calle de la Louisa, Laguna Hills.

Proper Plants and Irrigation for Our Coastal Area: Feb. 20. Newport Hills Garden Club at Club House No. 2, 9:30 a.m., 1854 Port Westbourne, Newport Beach. Free. Missy Lawless, (714) 644-8806.

Flora and Fauna of Southern California’s Tide Pools: Feb. 20. California Native Plant Society, Orange County chapter, at Irvine Ranch Water District headquarters, 7:30 p.m., 15600 Sand Canyon Ave., Irvine. Free. Celia Kutcher, (714) 449-4795.

Color Your Garden With Cycads: Feb. 21. Canyon Crest Garden Club, 9 a.m., Canyon Crest Clubhouse, 22300 Canyon Crest, Mission Viejo. Terri Williamson, (714) 859-0888.

Flower and Herb Garden Tour: Tuesdays and Fridays, March-May. Ritz-Carlton hotel, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 33533 Ritz-Carlton Drive, Dana Point. Learn gardening secrets, followed by a three-course lunch. $35. (714) 240-5008.

Slide Show and Book Signing: March 6. Orange County Rose Society at the Huntington Beach Mall Community Center, 7:30 p.m., 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Pat Welsh, author of “All My Edens” is the guest speaker. Free. (310) 596-0017.

California Decorative Arts Lecture: March 13. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 10 a.m.-noon, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana. Elizabeth McMillian, architecture editor of Architectural Digest and author of “Casa California” will give a review of imported furniture forms, crude Mission furniture crafted by native peoples and padres; the Craftsman style of Gustav Stickley and William Morris; the Arts and Crafts movement of George Mason and Barker Brothers inspired by the ranchos of early California. $10. (714) 567-3600.

Market ‘97: March 18. Laguna Design Center, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., 23811 Aliso Creek Road, Laguna Niguel. John Saladino, New York architect and furniture designer, will speak on the topic “Rooms of Desire.” The daylong event features interior design trade seminars, demonstrations and new line introductions. It is free to interior design trade professionals. (714) 643-2929.

Open Gardens Tour: March 23. Fullerton Beautiful, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., beginning at Fullerton High School Farm, corner of Lemon Street and Berkeley Avenue. Included are a drought-resistant landscape, a Victorian garden, a display of spring bulbs and an elementary school garden. $1.

1997 Philharmonic House of Design: April 19-May 18. Park at San Juan Capistrano Community Center & Sports Park, Camino del Avion and take a shuttle to Vista Capistrano, a 13,000-square-foot English Normandy estate, decorated by designers from the American Society of Interior Designers. Tour hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays. Cost is $15 per person if purchased by April 16; $18 after and $13 per person for groups of 20 or more. Proceeds support the youth programs of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. (714) 840-7542.

Answers to Gardening Questions: Second Saturday of the month, October through June. Fullerton Arboretum, noon-2 p.m., 1900 Associated Road. (714) 281-3903.

Classes

Pressed-Flower Workshop: Every Saturday and Wednesday. Vintage Flower Designs, 10 a.m.-noon, 21051 Ponderosa, Mission Viejo. $20. Karla Smith, (714) 837-2560.

Valentine Gift Baskets Seminar: Today. Borders Books, Music and Cafe, 3 p.m., 429 S. Associated Road, Brea. Free. (714) 672-0120

Home Composting Workshop and Demonstration: Today. Fullerton Arboretum, 10 a.m., 1900 Associated Road. Free to members of Friends of the Fullerton Arboretum and residents of Fullerton, Orange and La Habra; $7 for others. Rain date is Feb. 22. (714) 773-3404.

Development of New Hybrids: Monday. Sherman Library and Gardens, 10 a.m., 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. $15. (714) 673-2261

Growing Plants Indoors . . . The Easy Way: Wednesday. Sherman Library and Gardens, 9:30 a.m., 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. $15. (714) 673-2261

A Behind the Scenes Look at the Cactus Growing Industry: Wednesday. Sherman Library and Gardens, 8 p.m., 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Free. (714) 673-2261

Friendship Tea Party: Feb. 15. Stencil Emporium, 2:30-4:30 p.m., 23994 Aliso Creek Road, Laguna Niguel. $20 plus supplies. (714) 448-8380.

How-To Workshops: Feb. 15. Offered at all HomeBase home improvement stores. Installing mirror closet doors, 10 a.m.; installing vanities, 11 a.m.; spring planting tips, noon; installing kitchen cabinets, 1 p.m. Free.

Choosing the Right Trees for Your Yard: Feb. 15. Fullerton Arboretum, 10 a.m., 1900 Associated Road. Free to members of Friends of the Fullerton Arboretum; $7 for others. Rain date is Feb. 22. (714) 773-3404.

Staghorn Ferns: Feb. 15. Sherman Library and Gardens, 9:30 a.m., 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Don Wood, past president of the Los Angeles International Fern Society, will discuss the varieties of staghorn and moosehorn ferns, their culture and how to use them in gardens. Free. (714) 673-2261.

How-To Workshops: Feb. 16. At all HomeBase home improvement stores. Basic wiring, 10 a.m.; installing a new faucet, 11 a.m.; installing parquet flooring, 1 p.m. Free.

Floral Design Class: Feb. 19. City of Garden Grove, 6:30-8:30 p.m., H. Louis Lake Senior Center, 11300 Stanford Ave., Garden Grove. The six-week class costs $30 plus a $45 supply fee payable to the instructor in class. (714) 741-5200.

Tree Root Biology: Feb. 26. Sponsored by Mitchell Pest Control Inc. and Plant Health Care at the Holiday Inn-Costa Mesa, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 3131 S. Bristol St. $15. (800) 427-4151 or (818) 287-1106.

Home Decorating Workshop: March 15. City of Garden Grove, 10 a.m.-noon, H. Louis Lake Senior Center, 11300 Stanford Ave., Garden Grove. $25. (714) 741-5200.

Garden Clubs

Anaheim Garden Club: Third Friday. Monthly at 10 a.m. at Anaheim United Methodist Church, 1000 S. State College Blvd. (714) 870-1527.

Begonia Society of Orange County: Second Thursday. Monthly at 7:30 p.m. at 2310 E. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim. (714) 778-3546.

Cactus and Succulent Society: Fourth Thursday. Monthly at 7:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 11832 Euclid St., Garden Grove. (714) 966-3057.

California Organic Gardening Club: Third Thursday. Monthly at 7:30 p.m. at the Faith United Church of Christ, 9621 Bixby Ave., Garden Grove. (714) 525-5713.

Cymbidium Society of America, Orange County Branch: Second Wednesday. Monthly at 7 p.m. at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Ave. (714) 637-5873.

Fuchsia Society: First Tuesday. Orange County branch of the National Fuchsia Society. Monthly at 7:30 p.m. at the Women’s Club, 9501 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove. (714) 846-7186.

Garden Grove Begonia Society: First Wednesday. Monthly at 7:30 p.m. at 12860 Euclid St., Garden Grove. (714) 778-3546.

Huntington View Garden Club: Fourth Monday. Monthly at 7 p.m. at the Sea-Aira Mobile Home Estates, West Clubhouse, No. 4201, 6241 Warner Ave., Huntington Beach. (714) 894-4858.

Laguna Beach Garden Club: Second Friday. Monthly at 9:30 a.m. at the Neighborhood Congregational Church Hall, 340 St. Ann’s Drive, Laguna Beach. (714) 499-4665.

Newport Harbor Orchid Society: Third Tuesday. Monthly at 7 p.m. at the Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. (714) 640-2340.

Orange County Geranium Society: Second Saturday. Monthly at 10 a.m.-noon at East Anaheim Christian Church, 2216 E. South St., Anaheim. (714) 637-6126.

Orange County Iris and Daylily Club: Second Tuesday. Monthly, except December, at 7 p.m. at the Garden Grove First Presbyterian Church, 11832 Euclid St.. (310) 984-8490.

Orange County Organic Gardening Club: Second Tuesday. Monthly at 7:30 p.m. at Halecrest Park, 3107 Killybrooke Lane, Costa Mesa. (714) 898-4993.

Orange County Rose Society: First Thursday. Monthly at 7:30 p.m. at Community Center, Huntington Beach Mall, 7777 Edinger Ave. (310) 596-0017.

San Clemente Garden Club: First Wednesday. Monthly, October through June, at 1 p.m. at the San Clemente Community Center, Ole Hanson Room. (714) 492-0820 or (714) 492-5957.

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