Garden Events

Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales

Wednesday: Nature walk for toddlers accompanied by an adult to explore the fascinating plants and wildlife, 10 a.m., at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401. Adults $5; seniors and students $3; children $1.

Saturday: Class on annuals, perennials and bulbs that grow well with roses, 9:30 a.m.-noon, at The Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (626) 447-8207. $13.

Saturday: Talk on how to grow begonias by noted hybridizer Irene Nuss, 9:30 a.m., at Sherman Gardens, 2647 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, (949) 673-2261. Free.

Saturday: Children’s workshop on Zen gardens where they will make a miniature to take home, 9-11:30 a.m., at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (626) 405-2141. $10; includes material and admission for one accompanying adult. Reservations required.

Saturday and July 25: Class on the ABC’s of water gardening, 10 a.m., at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Dr., La Canada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401. $25, with reservations required.

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