Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales
Wednesday: Class on floral design in the English garden style, 9:30 a.m., at Sherman Gardens, 2647 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, (949) 673-2261. $40 includes materials, with preregistration required.
Thursday: “Tour and Taste Evening” with a Brother Cadfael murder mystery in the herb garden, followed by a supper at the Peacock Cafe, 6 p.m., at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (626) 447-8207. $30, with reservations required.
Saturday: Seminar on planning a desert garden, 9 a.m.-noon, at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley, (818) 768-1802. $30.
Saturday: A class on how to grow and use medicinal herbs, 10 a.m.-noon, followed by a plant sale, at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (626) 447-8207. $13.
Saturday-Sunday: Display and sale of indoor and outdoor orchids by the Malibu Orchid Society, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Malibu Art Festival, 23545 Civic Center Way, Malibu, (310) 454-8221. Free admission.
Send garden announcements to Garden Events, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053, at least three weeks before the event date.
