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Keep up to date on what’s going on in the gardening community.

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The Mercer Society Gift and Plant Shoppe 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays at 400 Main, Old Town Spring; 281-651-5475, themercers­ociety.org/ ways-to-give/donate. Sales proceeds benefit flooddamag­ed Mercer Botanic Gardens.

WEDNESDAYS IN APRIL

Gardening Daze Join horticultu­ral coordinato­r Matt Abernathy for native plant landscapin­g and habitat restoratio­n in the park. 8:30 a.m. at Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center, 20634 Kenswick, Humble; 281-446-8588, hcp4.net/community/ parks/jones. Free.

SATURDAYSU­NDAY

Weekend Market 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Another Place in Time, 1102 Tulane; 713-864-9717. Free.

SATURDAY

First Saturday Birding 7:45 a.m. at Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center, 20634 Kenswick, Humble; 281-446-8588, hcp4.net/ community/parks/jones. Free, ages 10 years and up.

Spring Plant Sale Sponsored by Near Northwest Management District. Plant presentati­on by Heidi Sheesley. Opens 9 a.m., sale 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at White Oak Conference Center Butterfly Garden, 7603 Antoine; nnmd.org. Free.

Caladiums: Leafy, Luxurious, and Not Just for the Shade With Margaret Cherry. 10 a.m. at Enchanted Forest, 10611 FM 2759, Richmond; 2 p.m. at Enchanted Gardens, 6420 FM 359, Richmond; myenchante­d.com. Free.

Herb Gardening Class With Jim Maas and Pat Cordray. 10 a.m. at Maas Nursery, 5511 Todville, Seabrook; 281-474-2488, maasnurser­y.com. $40.

Plant Power: Gardens That Survive and Thrive in Gulf Coast Extremes With Angela Chandler. 10 a.m. at the Arbor Gate, 15635 FM 2920, Tomball; 281-351-8851, arborgate.com. Free.

Insiders’ Tour at Peckerwood Garden 10 a.m. at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; 979-8263232; register at peckerwood­garden.org. Members free, nonmembers $15.

MONDAY

Landscapin­g with Native Plants for Community Resilience With Shannon Brown. Native Plant Society of Texas-Clear Lake Chapter program. 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 meeting, fee for parking.

THURSDAY

Coyotes in Our Area With forest ranger Jason Naivar. 10-11:30 a.m. at Genoa Friendship Gardens Educationa­l Center Building, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff; hcmga.tamu.edu. Free.

Save That Rose for Next Week With Diane Sommers. 7 p.m. at the Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion, McGovern Centennial Gardens, 1500 Hermann Drive; houstonros­e.org. Free.

FRIDAY

The World of Seed With Angela Chandler. Houston Federation of Garden Clubs meeting. 10 a.m. at the White Oak Conference Center, 7603 Antoine. Free.

APRIL 14

Brazoria County Master Gardeners’ 20th Annual Spring Plant Sale 8 a.m.-noon at Brazoria County Environmen­tal Education Station, 799 E. Hospital, Angleton; brazoria.agrilife.org. Free. Cockrell Butterfly Center Spring Plant Sale and Garden Festival Sale 8:30 a.m.-noon for members, 9 a.m.-noon for the public, festival with gardening organizati­ons; booths 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Drive; 713-639-4742, hmns.org.

Bromeliad Sale Sponsored by the Bromeliad Society/Houston. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Metropolit­an Multi-Service Center, 1475 W. Gray; bromeliads­ocietyhous­ton.org. Free.

Creating a Serenity/ Meditation Garden 10 a.m. at Enchanted Forest, 10611 FM 2759, Richmond; 2 p.m. at Enchanted Gardens, 6420 FM 359, Richmond; myenchante­d.com. Free. Container Gardening that Makes a Statement With Gaye Hammond. 10 a.m. at the Arbor Gate, 15635 FM 2920, Tomball; 281-351-8851, arborgate.com. Free.

Peckerwood Garden Open Day 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; 979-8263232; register at peckerwood­garden.org. Members free, nonmembers $10.

Herbs & Veggies 10:15 a.m. at Cornelius Nursery, 2233 S. Voss; corneliusn­urseries.com. Free.

Soils and Composting Harris County Master Gardener event. 10:30 a.m. at Maud Smith Marks Library, 1815 Westgreen, Katy; 713274-0950, hcmga.tamu .edu. Free.

APRIL 17

Repurposin­g “Things” For Your Yard With Lenette Roehl, Garden Girl of Texas. Sugar Land Garden Club program plus annual Silent Auction. 9:30 a.m. at St. Basil’s Hall 702 Burney, Sugar Land; sugarlandg­ardenclub.org. Free.

Soils and Composting Harris County Master Gardener event. 6:30 p.m. at Spring Branch Memorial Library, 930 Corbindale; 713-274-0950, hcmga .taum.edu. Free.

The Diversity of Ferns With Darla Harris of Fern Plantation Nursery and president of the Texas Gulf Coast Fern Society. Petal Pushers Garden Club program. 7 p.m. at Burgess Recreation Center, 4200 Kalwick, Deer Park; 281479-1223. Free.

APRIL 19

Soils and Composting Harris County Master Gardener event. 6:30 p.m. at Freeman Branch Library, 16616 Diana Lane; 713-2740950, hcmga.taum.edu. Free.

APRIL 21

Urban Harvest’s Edible Landscapes 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Drive; register at 713880-5540, urbanharve­st .org/classes-calendar.

Email events in this format at least two weeks in advance to kathyehube­r@gmail.com.

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