Garden Calendar

* Saturday, a talk and tour on sasanquas and other early camellias, by curator Jim Thibault, 10 a.m., Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401. $5.

* Saturday, a class on shady gardens conducted by California Native Plant Society, 10 a.m., Fullerton Arboretum, Associated Road at Yorba Linda Boulevard, Fullerton, (714) 278-3579. $7.

* Saturday, a benefit poinsettia sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., UC Irvine Arboretum, Campus Drive and Jamboree Road, Irvine, (949) 824-5833. Free admission.

* Wednesday, a class on natural wreath making by florist Taylor Ingebretsen, 7 p.m., Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401. $23. Reservations required.

* Dec. 9, a talk on garden tools by tool man Bob Denman, 2:30 p.m., followed by a plant sale, Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (626) 405-2100. $8.50.