Garden Events

Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales

Thursday: Lecture on desert wildflowers and book signing by Jon Stewart, 7-9 p.m., at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden at Claremont, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont, (909) 625-8767. $5, with preregistration required.

Thursday: Talk by Steve Brigham on plants and landscape designs for this region, 7:30 p.m., part of the Spring Festival of Flowers, which runs through April 19 with special displays and kids’ activities, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Can~ada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401. Adults, $5; seniors and students, $3; children, $1.

Saturday and March 29: Show by California Bonsai Society, with more than 100 bonsai on display plus demonstrations of techniques, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (626) 405-2141. Adults, $8.50; seniors, $7; students, $5; children, free.

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