Garden Events
Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales
Thursday: Talk on “Designing Meadows for Southern California” by grasses expert John Greenlee, 7:30-9 p.m., at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401. $15.
Thursday: Lecture on “Perennial Borders California Style” by native plant expert Melanie Baer-Keeley, 7-9 p.m., at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden at Claremont, 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont. $7, with preregistration required by calling (909) 625-8767.
Friday through Oct. 25: Pumpkin Festival with “Spooky Nature Walks,” children’s parade, a Creepy Crawly Fair (bug, spiders and other creatures), jack-o’-lantern display and other activities, at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. Adults $5; seniors and students $3; children $1. Times vary and some activities have additional fees, call (818) 952-4401 for information.
Friday: Show and sale by the African Violet Council of Southern California, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 997 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, (818) 363-6222. Free.
Saturday: Class on camellias and their fall care and problems, 1-3 p.m., at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (626) 447-8207. $13.
Saturday and Oct. 25: Fall plant sale with over 500 kinds of heat-loving plants, noon-5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, at UC Riverside Botanic Garden, Riverside. Exit the 60 freeway at Martin Luther King Boulevard, turn right then turn right again onto Canyon Crest Avenue, following the signs to the Botanic Gardens. Call (909) 787-4650 for a map or information. Free.
Saturday and Oct. 25: Rose show by the Orange County Rose Society, 1-7 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, at the Huntington Beach Mall, Edinger Avenue and Beach Boulevard, Huntington Beach, (714) 897-2533. Free.
Oct. 25: Sale of native plants, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the El Dorado Nature Center, 7550 E. Spring St., Long Beach, (562) 570-1745. $5 parking (free with $30 purchase).
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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.
