Garden Events

Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales

Aug. 7, talk on propagating cactuses and succulents by Joe Clements, with a sale afterward, 2:30 p.m., at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino; (818) 405-2141. No admission charge on this day.

Aug. 7, tour the Australian section with Jim Bauml, then have supper on the terrace, 6 p.m., at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. $30, with reservations required; (818) 447-8207.

Aug. 9, talk on growing South African bulbs by Brad Carter, 9:30 a.m., at Sherman Gardens, 2647 East Pacific Coast Highway, Corona del Mar; (714) 673-2261. Free.

Aug. 9, South Bay Begonia Branch show and sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Dana School Cafetorium, 135th Street and Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne; (310) 937-0065. Free.

Aug. 9-10, sale of desert and riparian native plants, 8:30 to 4:30 p.m., at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley; (818) 768-1802. Free.

Aug. 9, tasting and herb talk by Shirley Kerins, 1 to 3 p.m., at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Can~ada Flintridge. $10, with reservations requested; (818) 949-7979.

Aug. 9-10, South Coast Dahlia Society show, noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, at South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula; (310) 544-1948. Adults, $5; seniors and students, $3; children, $1.

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