Garden Calendar

* A class on making and planting moss-lined baskets, Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401; https://www.descanso.com. $18; reservation required.

* Mary Lou Heard will talk about unusual perennials that do well in the Southland, Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Sherman Gardens, 2647 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, (949) 673-2261. Free.

* A variety of vendors and experts will participate in a festival for gardeners of all ages, which coincides with tulip bloom, Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401; https://www.descanso.com. $5.

* Cactus show and sale, Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. (the sale starts at 9 a.m.), and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, (310) 544-1948. $5.

* Heards Country Gardens nursery is sponsoring a tour of “Real Gardens by Real People,” April 14-15, to benefit the Sheepfold of Tustin, a refuge for women and their children. The self-guided tour is free, but donations can be left at gardens. Maps are available by sending a self-addressed envelope with two 33-cent stamps to Heard’s Country Gardens, 14391 Edwards St., Westminster, by visiting the nursery or by accessing https://www.heardsgardens.com.