Garden Events
Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales
Monday: Orchid auction by the Orchid Society of Southern California, 7 p.m., First Christian Church Auditorium, 221 S. 6th St., Burbank.
Saturday: Seminar on “Creating a Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden” by Matthew Tekulsky, author of “The Butterfly Garden,” 9 a.m.-noon, at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley, (818) 768-1802. $30.
Saturday and May 17: Sale of irises by the Southern California Iris Society, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, near Macy’s at the Plaza at West Covina, 1200 West Covina Parkway, West Covina.
Saturday and May 17: Show and sale by the Gates Cactus & Succulent Society, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, at the San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, (909) 307-2669. Free.
Saturday and May 17: Country Garden and Craft Fair with plant sales, display gardens, bonsai show and children’s activities, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino, (818) 784-5180. $2 for parking.
May 17: Self-guided tour of 16 Santa Monica gardens, each displaying work by local artists, to benefit a student greenhouse program, 12:30-5:30 p.m. Call (310) 395-7788 for tickets. $20 to visit 10 gardens; full tour is $35.
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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.