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The Banning Residence Museum will turn into a flower garden called Floridae 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 27 when the museum's Victorian mansion and grounds will be covered with flowers, with every room decorated by a different floral designer. The museum is at 401 E. M St., Wilmington. Admission is $10. For information, call [phone].

The Los Angeles Antiques Show will kick off from 5:30 to 9 p.m. May 16 with a gala opening party and show preview benefiting the Women's Guild, a fund-raising group of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The antiques show will be held 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 17-18 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 19 at the Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hanger. The show will feature more than 55 international antiques dealers displaying fine and rare goods from all over America, Europe and Asia. Tickets for the preshow gala start at $150. For information about the gala, call the Women's Guild at [phone]. Tickets for the antique show are $15 per day. For information, call [phone].

Free ``how-to'' workshops will be offered at all HomeBase retail stores April 27 and 28. Classes include installing outdoor lighting, installing outside outlets, how to choose the right lawn mower, hanging a wooden screen door and more. The workshops are open to the public and registration is not required. For a detailed scheduled or more information, call your local HomeBase store.