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GARDEN CALENDAR

- Please email events in this format at least two weeks in advance to kathyehube­r@gmail.com.

SATURDAY Tool Time Hands-on

Workshop: with Galveston County Master Gardeners Henry Harrison III and Tim Jahnke. 9-11 a.m. at the Galveston County Master Gardener Demonstrat­ion Garden, 4102 Main, La Marque; 281-5343413, email reservatio­ns to galvcounty­mgs@gmail.com, aggiehorti­culture.tamu.edu/ galveston. Bring two or three tools. Free, but pre-registrati­on required.

Native Bees: 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, 4501 Woodway; 713-681-8433, register at houstonarb­oretum.org. $10 members, $25 nonmembers. Urban Harvest’s Water

Wise Gardening: 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the University of St. Thomas, Strake Hall, room 107, 3812 Yoakum; 713-8805540, urbanharve­st.org. $30 members, $40 nonmembers. Gardening for Butterflie­s

and Bees: with Jim Maas, Pat Cordray and Jean Griffin: 1011:30 a.m. at Maas Nursery, 5511 Todville, Seabrook; 281-4742488, maasnurser­y.com. $40 plus tax. How to Grow a Cut Flower

Garden: with Soni Holladay. 10 a.m. at Enchanted Forest, 10611 FM 2759, Richmond, 281-937-9449; 2 p.m. at Enchanted Gardens, 6420 FM 359, Richmond, 281-341-1206; myenchante­d.com. Free.

Razzle-Dazzle Basil: with Ann Wheeler of Log House Herbs. 10 a.m. at the Arbor Gate, 15635 FM 2920, Tomball; 281-7466320, arborgate.com. Free. Peckerwood Insider’s Tour: 10 a.m. at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; 979-826-3232; register at peckerwood­garden.org. $15, members free.

SUNDAY

Butterfly Brunch: 10 a.m.-noon at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, 4501 Woodway; 713-681-8433, register at houstonarb­oretum.org. $30 members, $45 nonmembers.

MONDAY

Planting Non-Natives — What’s All the Fuss About?: with urban wildlife biologist Kelly Norrid. Native Plant Society of Texas Clear Lake Chapter meeting. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the University of Houston Clear Lake, Bayou Building, Forest Room, 2700 Bay Area Blvd.; npsot.org/ wp/clearlake. Free admission, university parking fee.

TUESDAY The Foodscape Revolution:

with author and PBS correspond­ent Brie Arthur. 10 a.m. at the Arbor Gate, 15635 FM 2920, Tomball; 281-7466320, arborgate.com. Free.

Food scaping: with author and PBS correspond­ent Brie Arthur. 5 p.m. garden tour, 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. lecture at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; 979-826-3232; register at peckerwood­garden.org. Tour $10; dinner donation requested; lecture $5 members, $10 nonmembers.

Growing Plumerias: Plumeria Society of America event, 7:30 p.m. in the Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion at McGovern Centennial Gardens, 1500 Hermann Drive; 281-438-365, theplumeri­asociety.org; Free.

THURSDAY Residentia­l Rainwater Harvesting: with Harris County Master Gardener Teresa See. 1011:30 a.m. at Genoa Friendship Garden education building, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff; hcmga.tamu.edu. Free.

Insects in the Garden: Harris County Master Gardener event. 6:30 p.m. at the Barbara Bush Memorial Library, 6817 Cypresswoo­d, Spring; 281-8555600, hcmga.tamu.edu. Free.

FRIDAY Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge: with Terry Rossignol. Houston Federation of Garden Clubs event. 10 a.m.-noon at the White Oak Conference Center, 7603 Antoine; houstonfed­erationgar­denclubs.org. Free.

MAY 13

Installati­on and Maintenanc­e of Native Landscapes — Native Landscapin­g Certificat­ion Program Level 3 Class: sponsored by the Native Plant Society of Texas. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Kleb Woods Nature Preserve, 20303 Draper, Tomball; npsot.org/ wp/ houston. $37 members, $52 nonmembers. Peckerwood Garden

Open Day: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; 979-826-3232; register at peckerwood­garden.org. $10, members free.

Miniature Fairy Garden: 1011:30 a.m. at Maas Nursery, 5511 Todville, Seabrook; 281-4742488, maasnurser­y.com. $40 plus tax.

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