Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales

Thursday: Slide lecture on the making of terraced park gardens in Israel, 2:30 p.m., with a plant sale afterward, at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (626) 405-2141. Free admission to the Huntington on this first Thursday of the month.

Saturday: Class on herb gardening, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden, in Polliwog Park on Peck Avenue just north of Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, (310) 796-0282. $10.

Saturday: Workshop for children (ages 6 and up) at which they will make terrariums for Venus’ flytraps, 9-11:30 a.m., at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. $10, which includes all materials and free admission for one adult. Advanced registration required, call (626) 405-2272.

Aug. 9: Talk on flower arranging “From A to Z,” 2 p.m., at the South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, (310) 544-1948. $5, adults; $3, seniors and students; $1, children.

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