Garden Calendar
* A small plant sale follows a talk by curator of roses Clair Martin on the 100 best roses, today, 2:30 p.m., Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (626) 405-2141 (https://www.huntington.org). $8.50.
* David Diaz of Hortus Nursery will teach a class--in Spanish--on how to propagate plants, Saturday, 4-6 p.m., Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (626) 821-3222. $18.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. May 13, 2000 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Saturday May 13, 2000 Home Edition Part A Part A Page 5 Foreign Desk 1 inches; 32 words Type of Material: Correction
Iris Festival--The Japanese Iris Festival is being held today and Sunday at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (626) 821-3222. The location listed Thursday in the Garden Calendar was incorrect.
* Orchid auction, Saturday, noon-3 p.m., Malibu Orchid Society, 901 Haverford St., Pacific Palisades, (310) 454-8221. Free admission.
* Class on feng shui in the garden by expert Angi Ma Wong, Saturday, 10 a.m., Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden, Polliwog Park on Peck Avenue just north of Manhattan Beach Boulevard, (310) 371-8015. $10. Bring lawn chair.
* The largest geranium show and sale in the Southland, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Can~ada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401 (https://www.descanso.com). $5.
* The Japanese Iris Festival, which celebrates the new iris garden with talks on these big flowers, plus many Japanese cultural activities, Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Can~ada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401 (https://www.descanso.com). $5.
* An orchid festival, with blooming plants on view and for sale, plus related garden events and merchandise, Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (626) 405-2141 (https://www.huntington.org). $8.50.
* A tour of four Westside gardens put on by the Friends of Robinson Gardens--which includes a catered luncheon on the garden’s grounds and vendors on the tennis court--is May 19 at this county garden in Beverly Hills. Because it is in a residential neighborhood, the event is by invitation only, though invitations will be sent by calling (310) 276-5367, Ext. 103. The cost is $150. Normally the garden is only open for midweek tours, which must be reserved by calling the same number.
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