Houston Chronicle

GARDEN CALENDAR

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SATURDAY Galveston County Master Gardener Annual Fall Plant Sale

8 a.m. plant informatio­n, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. sale at Galveston County Fair Grounds, Jack Brooks Park-Rodeo Arena, Texas 6 and Jack Brooks Road, Hitchcock; aggie-horticultu­re. tamu.edu/galveston/ index.html. Free.

Crop Rotation, Succession Planting and Intercropp­ing

With Angela Chandler. 10 a.m. at the Arbor Gate, 15635 FM 2920, Tomball; 281-351-8851, arborgate .com. Free.

Creating a Privacy Screen and Choosing Ideal Specimens

With Danny Lenderman, owner of Enchanted Landscapes. 10 a.m. at Enchanted Forest, 10611 FM 2759, Richmond; 2 p.m. at Enchanted Gardens, 6420 FM 359, Richmond; myenchante­d.com. Free.

Trees: Planting and Care

Harris County Master Gardeners’ Green Thumb Series. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Maud Smith Marks Library, 1815 Westgreen, Katy; 713-274-0950, hcmga.tamu.edu. 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.

WEDNESDAY Garden Club of Houston Wallace Lecture

With Gregor Lersch, Master Floral Artist from Germany. 10-11:30 a.m. at the Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Brown Auditorium, 1001 Bissonnet; gchouston.org. Free.

History of Tequila and Mezcal

With Liliana Cracraft. Houston Cactus and Succulents Society program. 7:30 pm at the Metropolit­an Multi-service Center, 1475 W. Gray; hcsstex.org. Free.

OCT. 27

“Texas Tuff” Plants With Galveston County Master Gardener Marie Leal. 9-11 a.m. at Galveston County AgriLife Extension Building, 4102-B Main, La Marque; register at 281-309-5065 or aggiehorti­culture.tamu.edu/ galveston/index.html. Free, but preregistr­ation required.

The Basics of Herb Gardening

With Henry Flowers. 10 a.m. at Enchanted Forest, 10611 FM 2759, Richmond; 2 p.m. at Enchanted Gardens, 6420 FM 359, Richmond; myenchante­d.com. Free.

Fruit Tree Class

With Jim Maas and Pat Cordray. 10 a.m. at Maas Nursery, 5511 Todville, Seabrook; 281-474-2488, maasnurser­y.com. $25.

A New Year of Herbs — Starting Now

With Ann Wheeler. 10 a.m. at the Arbor Gate, 15635 FM 2920, Tomball; 281351-8851, arborgate.com. Free.

Peckerwood Garden Open Day

10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; 979826-3232; register at peckerwood­garden.org. Members free, $10 nonmembers.

Turning Dirt Into Soil — Creating an Ideal Garden

With Galveston County Master Gardener Jim Gilliam. 1-3 p.m. at Galveston County AgriLife Extension Building, 4102-B Main, La Marque; register at 281-309-5065 or aggiehorti­culture.tamu.edu/ galveston/index.html. Free, but preregistr­ation required.

NOV. 3 46th annual Herb Fair

Sponsored by the Herb Society of America, South Texas Unit. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Judson Robinson Community Center, 2020 Hermann Drive; herbsociet­y-stu.org. Free.

Conifers of Peckerwood Garden

10 a.m. at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; 979826-3232; register at peckerwood­garden.org. Members free, $15 nonmembers.

Tree Giveaway

Sponsored by NASCAR and Harris County Master Gardeners. 10 a.m.-noon at McGovern Centennial Gardens, 1500 Hermann Drive; 1-gallon oaks, maples, wax myrtles; 713-2740950, hcmga.tamu.edu. Free.

Miniature Fairy Garden Class

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

Paperwhite­s and Amaryllis Make and Take

10 a.m. at Enchanted Forest, 10611 FM 2759, Richmond; 2 p.m. at Enchanted Gardens, 6420 FM 359, Richmond; myenchante­d.com. Prices will vary.

Backyard Citrus

With Galveston County Master Gardener Robert Marshall. 1-3:35 p.m. at Rosenberg Library, Wortham Auditorium, 2310 Sealy, Galveston; required registrati­on at 281-3095065 or aggie-horticultu­re .tamu.edu/galveston/index .html. Free.

NOV. 3-4 Weekend Market

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 4 at Another Place in Time, 1102 Tulane; 713-864-9717. Free.

NOV. 5 Southern Bulbs

With Chris Wiesinger. Tomball Garden Club event. 9:30 a.m. at Amegy Bank Community, 28201 Texas 249, Tomball; tomballgar­den club@gmail.com. Free.

NOV. 8 Fertilizer­s

With Bob Patterson. Nottingham County Garden Club event. 10 a.m. at Municipal Utility Building No. 81, 805 Hidden Canyon, Katy; ncgctx.org. Free.

Holiday Garden Color

With Linda Gay. Houston Lecture Series sponsored by Peckerwood Garden. 6:30 p.m. at Canopy, 3939 Montrose; register at peckerwood­garden.org. $20 members, $30 nonmembers.

Root-a-Rose Clinic

With Gaye Hammond. 7 p.m. at the Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion, McGovern Centennial Gardens, 1500 Hermann Drive; houston rose.org. Free.

NOV. 9 The Prickly Pear Cactus — Texas State Plant

With Liliana Cracraft of the Houston Cactus and Succulent Society. Houston Federation of Garden Clubs event. 10 a.m. at the First Christian Church, 1601 Sunset; houstonfed­erationgar­denclubs.org. Free.

NOV. 9-11 Weekend Market

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 11 at Another Place in Time, 1102 Tulane; 713-864-9717. Free.

NOV. 10 What is a Galveston County Master Gardener?

With Galveston County Master Gardener Diane Schenke. 9-11 a.m. at Galveston County AgriLife Extension Building, 4102-B Main, La Marque; required registrati­on at 281-309-5065 or aggie-horticultu­re. tamu.edu/galveston/index .html. Free.

Fall/Holiday Containers

10 a.m. at Enchanted Forest, 10611 FM 2759, Richmond; 2 p.m. at Enchanted Gardens, 6420 FM 359, Richmond; myenchante­d .com. Free.

Evaluating Your Soil’s Health

With Galveston County Master Gardener Jim Gilliam. 1-3 p.m. at Galveston County AgriLife Extension Building, 4102-B Main, La Marque; required registrati­on at 281-309-5065 or aggie-horticultu­re.tamu.edu/ galveston /index.html. Free. Email events in this format at least two weeks in advance to kathyehube­r@gmail.com.

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