GARDEN CALENDAR.Geranium geranium, common name for some members of the Geraniaceae, a family of herbs and small shrubs of temperate and subtropical regions. Their long, beak-shaped fruits give them the popular names crane's-bill (for species of the genus Geranium, Show and Sale by the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Branch, International Geranium Society will feature more than 500 kinds of geraniums, noon to 4 p.m. May 11 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12, Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. Garden admission: $5 adults, $3 seniors (62 and older) and students with ID, and $1 for children 5-12. (818) 952-4400. The Conejo Orchid Society will feature Don Herman of Trymwood Orchids speaking on the World Orchid Conference in Japan and Japanese orchid growers, 8 p.m. May 14, Castle Hill Retirement Village, 3575 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. For more information, all Flo Myers at (805) 485-1833. LAIFS LAIFS Los Angeles International Fern Society (California) , Los Angeles International Fern Society will present Alan Smith - on staff of the Jepson Herbarium herbarium, collection of dried and mounted plant specimens used in systematic botany. To preserve their form and color, plants collected in the field are spread flat in sheets of newsprint and dried, usually in a plant press, between blotters or absorbent paper. at the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal - speaking on ``New Fern Research,'' 7:30 p.m. May 17, downstairs lecture hall, Arboretum arboretum: see botanical garden. arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Free admission. For more information, call (310) 698-7696. Garden and Patio Tour/Scholarship Fund-raiser by the Westlake Village Garden Club will feature five outstanding gardens/patios in Westlake Village-Hidden Valley area, May 19 (with locations and map listed on ticket booklet). Tickets: $6 per person; children under 12 free. Ticket outlets: Armstrong Garden Center, Thousand Oaks; Westlake Florist & Westlake Plaza Florist, Westlake Village; Andi's Hallmark, Agoura; Colorful Garden Center & Agoura Book & Coffee Co., Agoura Hills; and Sperling Nursery, Calabasas. (805) 496-6026. Huntington Botanical Gardens one-day-only plant sale will highlight plants with beautiful foliage and will showcase many specimens with colorful, variegated variegated adjective Multifaceted; with many colors, aspects, features, etc or unusually shaped leaves that can add texture and interest to landscapes year-round, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 19, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. Admission to the sale (includes entrance to the 150-acre gardens and all museum exhibits): $7.50 adults; $6 seniors; and $4 students and children 12 and older; and free for children under 12. (818) 405-2100. 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. |
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