Garden Events

Walks, Talks, Shows and Special Sales

Today: Dahlia show sponsored by the South Coast Dahlia Society, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, (310) 544-1948. $5, adults; $3, seniors and students; $1, children.

Saturday: Class on heirloom tomatoes with historical information, growing tips and cooking demonstrations, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (626) 405-2141. $50, with registration required by calling (888) 900-2433. The program begins at the Huntington but concludes at the Southern California School of Culinary Arts in South Pasadena.

Aug. 23: Begonia show and sale by the Palos Verdes branch of the American Begonia Society, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, (310) 544-1948. $5, adults; $3, seniors and students; $1, children.

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Send garden announcements to Garden Events, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053, at least three weeks before the event date.