Austin American-Statesman

CALENDAR

- Compiled By Cassie Smith; garden@statesman.com

Festival Beach Community

Garden’s Plant Sale. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Purchase spring vegetables and herbs. Festival Beach Community Garden, 35 Waller St. 512-508-8320, www.festivalbe­achgarden.org.

“Heirloom Plants in the Spring

Garden.” 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. Learn about the qualities of heirloom plants. Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Road. Free with park admission, $1-$2. 512-477-8672, www.tcmasterga­rdeners.org.

“Planting Natives.” 2 p.m. Sat- urday. Learn about the diversity of native plants. Backbone Valley Nursery, 4201 FM 1980. Marble Falls. Free. 830-693-9348, www. backboneva­lleynurser­y.com.

“Kids Club: Ladybugs!” 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Learn about ladybugs and take some home. Herff Farm, 33 Herff Road, Boerne. $5 per family. www.cibolo.org/ calendar.

“Setting Up a Garden.” 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Ginny Fredericks demonstrat­es how to build a raised garden bed. Herff Farm. Free. www.cibolo.org/calendar. “An Introducti­on to Raised

Bed Gardening.” 2 p.m. Sunday. Dwight Littleton discusses constructi­on, soils, plant choice and irrigation. It’s About Thyme Garden Center, 11726 Manchaca Road, 512-280-1192 www.itsaboutth­yme.com. Austin Organic Gardeners

meeting. 6:30 p.m. Monday. Pat Mokry speaks about plant diseases. Zilker Botanical Garden. Free. www.austinorga­nicgardene­rs.org.

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