Garden Events
Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales
Monday: Seminar on potting and staging succulents in pots by the L.A. Cactus and Succulent Society, 7 p.m., at the Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino, (818) 367-0864. Free.
Wednesday: Workshop on plant propagation, 9:30 a.m., at Sherman Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, (949) 673-2261. $25 with preregistration required.
Friday to June14: Show and sale of bonsai by the Descanso Bonsai Society, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., with demonstrations at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Can~ada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401. Adults, $5; seniors and students, $3; children, $1.
Saturday: Garden Show with about 20 guest exhibitors, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Marketplace, corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Westminster Avenue, Long Beach, (310) 431-6282. Free.
Saturday: Class on composting and worm cultivation, 10 a.m., at Fullerton Arboretum, 1900 Associated Road, Fullerton, (714) 278-3404. $7.
Saturday and June 14: Flower and Garden Festival, with garden and historical displays and vendors, music and a special children’s garden, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., plus a talk on garden antiques by Times garden editor Robert Smaus on Saturday at 1 p.m., and a talk by author Judith Handelsman on “Growing Myself,” at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, at Mission San Juan Capistrano, corner of Ortega Highway and Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, (714) 248-2048. Adults, $5; seniors and students, $4; children, 3-12 $4.
Saturday and June 14: Insect Fair, the largest event of its kind, with 60 exhibitors from around the world, featuring living and preserved insects--from hissing cockroaches you can touch to beetle jewelry and chocolate-covered bugs--10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Exposition Park, (213) 763-3558). Adults, $8; children 5-12, $2; seniors and students, $5.50.
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Send garden announcements to Garden Events, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053, at least three weeks before the event date.
