Garden Events

Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales

March 5: Cymbidium orchid workshop, 9:30 a.m., at Sherman Gardens, 2647 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Cost: $15, with reservations required by calling (714) 673-2261.

March 8: Tour of spring gardens in Santa Barbara, 12:30-4:30 p.m., starting at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara. Cost: $25, with reservations required, by calling (805) 682-4726, Ext. 102.

March 8: Talk on “Perennials for Your Year-Round Garden,” by Walter Fouts, 10 a.m.-noon, at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Cost: $15, with reservations required by calling (818) 447-8207.

March 8: Learn about the Landscape Architecture Program at an open house, 9 a.m., at the UCLA Extension Building, 10995 Le Conte Ave., Room G-33 East, Westwood, (310) 825-9414. Admission: free.

March 8-9: African violet show and sale, noon-4 p.m. on Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, at South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, (310) 544-1948. Admission: adults, $5; seniors and students, $3; children, $1.

March 9: Pasadena Beautiful’s “Healthy Tree Workshop” on how to select, plant and keep trees healthy, 12:30-4:30 p.m., at Brookside Country Club, 1133 Rosemont Ave., Pasadena. Cost: free, with reservations required by calling (818) 795-9704.

March 9: Talk on “Natives Introduced as Cultivars” by Bart O’Brien, 2 p.m., at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara. Cost: $7, with reservations required, by calling (805) 682-4726, Ext. 102.

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