GARDEN CALENDAR.San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Bromeliad bromeliad, common name for plants of the family Bromeliaceae (pineapple family). bromeliad Any of the flowering plants of the order Bromeliales, containing a single family, Bromeliaceae, with almost 2,600 species. Show and Sale will feature a large variety of bromeliads, including aechmea aech·me·a n. Any of various tropical American bromeliads of the genus Aechmea, grown indoors for their attractive, often patterned leaves and showy bracts. , billbergia, neoregelia and terrestrials, with plant prices from $1 to $40, depending on rarity, and with majority priced at $10 to $15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 25 and 26, Van de Kamp Hall, Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. Admission: $5 adults, $3 seniors and students, $1 ages 5 through 12 and free for those under 5. (818) 952-4401. Chrysanthemum chrysanthemum (krĭsăn`thəməm), name for a large number of annual or perennial herbs of the genus Chrysanthemum of the family Asteraceae (aster family), some cultivated in Asia for at least 2,000 years. Plant Sale by members of the Glendale Chrysanthemum Society will offer exhibition and garden varieties of chrysanthemums, with plants in 2-inch containers priced at $1 each, and varieties suitable for bonsai bonsai (bōn`sī), art of cultivating dwarf trees. Bonsai, developed by the Japanese more than a thousand years ago, is derived from the Chinese practice of growing miniature plants. and cascading baskets or tree forms available, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 25 and 26, Lawn, Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. Admission: $5 adults, $3 seniors and students, $1 ages 5 through 12 and free for those under 5. (818) 952-4401. Pierce College's plant nursery is selling roses, daffodils, azaleas, camellias and other landscape shrubs as well as indoor plants, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Monday, 6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills. For details, call (818) 719-6463 between 9 a.m. and noon. Westlake Village Garden Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month, Oak Forest Mobile Estates Clubhouse, 32100 W. Triunfo Canyon Road, Westlake Village. (818) 889-0282. The San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Iris Society meets at 7 p.m. first Thursday of each month, Canoga Park Women's Club, 7401 Jordan Ave., Canoga Park. (818) 341-8504. The San Fernando Valley Orchid Society meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, Northridge Women's Club, 18401 Lassen Ave., Northridge. (818) 363-4359. The Thousand Oaks African Violet Society meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, Castle Hill Retirement Village, Administration Building, 3575 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. (805) 495-0218. |
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