Garden Events
April 11-13: Sunset magazine-sponsored Spring Garden Show with 60 exhibitors and talks every hour by noted speakers, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday, at South Coast Plaza’s Crystal Court, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. (714) 435-2160. Free.
April 12: Master Gardeners’ Home Gardening Symposium covering topics such as roses, shade gardening, water gardens and the backyard vineyard, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at Ventura College, Ventura. $20, with reservations required by calling (805) 645-1455.
April 12: Talk on soils and plant nutrition by soil scientist Garn Wallace, 10 a.m., at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (818) 447-8207. Adults, $5; seniors and students, $3; children, $1.
April 12: Class on practical home landscaping, 10 a.m., at the Fullerton Arboretum, 1900 Associated Road, Fullerton, (714) 773-3404. $7.
April 12: Workshops on tree care by Patrick McCullough, 9:30 a.m.-noon, and camellia pruning by Marilee Gray, 1-3 p.m., at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Each costs $13, with reservations required by calling (818) 447-8207.
April 12-13: Southern California Iris Society show and sale, 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia; (818) 447-8207. Adults, $5; seniors and students, $3; children, $1.
April 12-13: Annual plant sale featuring everything from cactus to camellias concludes the Festival of Flowers, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Can~ada Flintridge; (818) 952-4401. Free.
April 12-13: South Coast Cactus and Succulent Society show and sale, noon-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, at South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula; (310) 544-1948. Admission: adults, $5; seniors and students, $3; children, $1.
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Send garden announcements to Garden Events, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053, at least three weeks before the event.
