Garden Events

Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales

Oct. 2: Talk on ancient Roman gardens by Gloriannia Pionati, with a plant sale afterward, 2:30 p.m., at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino; (626) 405-2141. Free on this first Thursday.

Oct. 4: Talk on spring bulbs by Mary Brosius, 10 a.m., at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Can~ada Flintridge; (818) 952-4401. $5; seniors and students, $3; children, $1.

Oct. 4: Class on organic gardening basics, 10 a.m.-noon, at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden at Claremont, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont; (909) 625-8767. $25; preregistration required.

Oct. 4-5: Kofu Bonsai Kai bonsai exhibit, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., with demonstrations both days, at Brookhurst Community Center, 2271 Crescent Ave., Anaheim. Free.

Oct. 5: Special seminar on fall planting, 1-3:30 p.m., at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Can~ada Flintridge; (818) 952-4401. $16, with free bulbs and seeds for attendees.

Send garden announcements to Garden Events, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053, at least three weeks before the event date.