Garden Calendar
* Native plant sale, Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Soka University, 26800 W. Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, (818) 878-3763. Free admission.
* Seminar on geraniums and orchids, “From Common to the Exotic,” with geranium expert Michael Vassar and orchid curator Gail Shair, Saturday, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401; https://www.descanso.com. $25.
* The Orchid Bazaar, with plants on display and for sale, sponsored by the Five Cities Orchid Society, Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at South County Regional Center, 800 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, (805) 929-1791. $2.
* A tour of the Botanical Research Center, nursery and native plant garden, Tuesday, 10-11 a.m., at Soka University, 26800 W. Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, (818) 878-3763. Free. Rain cancels. Reservations required, call (818) 878-3741.
* A cymbidium orchid workshop with expert JoAnn Farrar, Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., at Sherman Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, (949) 673-2261. $20 with registration required.
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On March 1, the Theodore Payne Foundation’s Wildflower Hotline begins, and it lasts until May 31. Updated every Thursday, recorded messages tell where the spring wildflowers are blooming. Call (818) 768-3533.
Send garden announcements to Garden Events, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012, at least three weeks before the event date.