Houston Chronicle

GARDEN CALENDAR TUESDAY

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

SATURDAY Brazoria County Master Gardeners’ 13th annual Citrus and Fruit Tree Sale

8 -11 a.m. at the Fairground­s, 901 S. Downing, Angleton; txmg.org/ brazoria.

Urban Harvest’s 19th annual Fruit Tree Sale

9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Sawyer Yards, 2101 Winter; urbanharve­st.org. Free.

Growing and Using Herbs

With Fort Bend County Master Gardener and Coastal Prairie Texas Master Naturalist Tricia Bradbury. 9-11:30 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.

Learn to Grow Your Own Veggies

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

Spring Vegetable Gardening Class I

With Jim Maas, Pat Cordray and Paul Nesrsta. 10 a.m. at Maas Nursery, 5511 Todville, Seabrook; 281-4742488, maasnurser­y.com. $40.

Planting Fruit Trees

With Galveston County Master Gardener Specialist Herman Auer. 1-2:30 p.m. at Galveston County AgriLife Extension Building, 4102-B Main, La Marque; required registrati­on at 281-3095065 or aggie-horticultu­re .tamu.edu/galveston/ index.html. Free.

Tapas on the Trails

5-9 p.m. at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, 4501 Woodway; tickets, details at houston arboretum.org/events/ tapas-on-the-trails. $85$95.

SATURDAYSU­NDAY Weekend Market

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Another Place in Time, 1102 Tulane. Free.

MONDAY Growing Vegetables: When, Where, What and How

With Master Gardener Ralph Fuller. 6-7:45 p.m. in the meeting room at Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library, 8100 FM 359 S., Fulshear; 281-6334675. Free.

How to Work With Your HOA

With Julie d’Ablaing, retired geologist and Texas Master Naturalist. Native Plant Society of Texas — Clear Lake Chapter event with plant of the month giveaway. 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.

Composting

With Hal Opperman, Master Composter and cofounder of Keep Kingwood Green. Lake Houston Gardeners monthly meeting and plant exchange. 6:30-9 p.m. at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 2929 Woodland Hills, Kingwood; lakehousto­ngardeners.org. Free.

Secret Blow Your Mind Organic Gardening Hacks

With Shawna Coronado. 2 p.m. at Buchanan’s Native Plants, 611 E. 11th; 713-8615702, buchanansp­lants.com. Free.

WEDNESDAY The Basics of Backyard and Small-Scale Composting

With John Ferguson, owner of Nature’s Way Resources. Noon-2 p.m. at Mercer Botanic Gardens’s East Side Gardens, 22306 Aldine Westfield, Humble; register at 713-274-4160 or mercerbota­nicgardens@hcp4.net. Free.

Secret Blow Your Mind Organic Gardening Hacks

With Shawna Coronado. 7 p.m. lecture follows 5:30 p.m. tour at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; 979-826-3232; register at peckerwood­garden.org. Lecture free, tour $10 nonmembers.

THURSDAY Healthy Soils

With Sherrie Harrah, Plants for All Seasons. Harris County Master Gardener Lecture Series. 10-11:30 a.m. at Genoa Friendship Gardens Education Center, 1202 Red Bluff, Pasadena; 713-274-0950. Free.

Pruning for Better Blooming

With consulting rosarians. 7 p.m. in the Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion, McGovern Centennial Gardens,1500 Hermann Drive; houston rose.org. Free.

FRIDAY-FEB. 17 Weekend Market

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 16, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 17 at Another Place in Time, 1102 Tulane. Free.

FEB. 16 Early Spring Bloomers and Wildflower­s

With Dwight Bohlmeyer, retired biologist. 10 a.m. at the Bluebonnet House & Garden Center, 5095 Main, Chappell Hill; bluebonnet house@msn.com, 713-5626191 or 979-836-2554. Free.

Galveston County Master Gardener Annual Fall Plant Sale

Plant informatio­n 8-8:50 a.m., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. sale at Galveston County Fair Grounds in Jack Brooks Park-Rodeo Arena, Texas 6 and Jack Brooks Road, Hitchcock; aggie -horticultu­re.tamu.edu/ galveston/index.html. Free.

Starting a Community or School Garden Workshop

Urban Harvest event. 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at University of Houston Downtown, 1 Main; register at 713-880-5540 or urban harvest.org/classes -calendar. $20.

Rose Pruning and Planting

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

Growing Beautiful Azaleas

With Dany Millikin from Memorial Park Conservanc­y and host of “HomeShow Garden Pros.” 10 a.m. at Enchanted Forest, 10611 FM 2759, Richmond; 2 p.m. at Enchanted Gardens, 6420 FM 359, Richmond; myenchante­d .com. Free.

Antique Roses Class

With Jim Maas and Mike Shoup. 10 a.m. at Maas Nursery, 5511 Todville, Seabrook; 281-474-2488, maasnurser­y.com. $20.

Spring Vegetable Gardening

Harris County Master Gardeners’ Green Thumb Gardening Series. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Maud Smith Marks Library, 1815 Westgreen, Katy; 281492-8592. Free.

Healthy Soils

With Greg Cooper.11 a.m.noon at Wabash Feed and Garden, 4537 N. Shepherd; bit.ly/2RFMRjl , 713-863-8322, wabash feed.com. Free.

FEB. 17 Fern and Lycophyte Diversity Throughout Florida

With Peckerwood Garden horticultu­rist Adam Black. Sponsored by the Texas Gulf Coast Fern Society. 2 p.m. at Judson Robinson Jr. Community Center, 2020 Hermann Drive; tgcfernsoc .org. Free.

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