Garden Calendar

* A talk on growing begonias by Master Gardener Herb Wilkinson, today, 9:30 a.m., at Sherman Gardens, 2647 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, (949) 673-2261. Free.

* In conjunction with a special symposium on bamboo and its import, a bamboo festival with exhibits, demonstrations (including how to build a bamboo fence), kid activities, crafts, music and plant sales for the public, Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, (626) 405-2141; https://www.huntington.org. $8.50. The symposium, held the same day, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., costs $65. Call (626) 405-2160 for details. There will also be a show of saikei (miniature landscapes), Friday though Monday.

* Class on herbs by expert Wolfram Alderson, Saturday, 410 a.m.-noon, at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (626) 821-3222. $18.

* The Los Angeles Cactus & Succulent Society’s show and sale, Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Sepulveda Garden Center, 16633 Magnolia Blvd., Encino, (818) 367-0864; https://www.LACSS.Homestead.com. Free.

* A talk and demonstration on orchid care, Saturday, will be given two times, 10 a.m.-noon and 2-4 p.m., at The Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (626) 821-3222. $5.

Send garden announcements to Garden Events, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90064, at least three weeks before the event date.