GARDEN CALENDAR
SATURDAY 14-Inch Metal Hanging Basket Class
With Jim Maas and Pat Cordray. 10 a.m. at Maas Nursery, 5511 Todville, Seabrook; 281-474-2488, maasnursery.com. $35.
Palms and Cycads of Peckerwood Garden
Insiders’ Tour. 10 a.m. at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; register at 979-8263232, peckerwoodgarden .org. Members free, $15 nonmembers.
SATURDAY- SUNDAY
Weekend Market
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Another Place in Time, 1102 Tulane. Free.
THURSDAY
Form Dictating Function: An Intimate Look at Plant Parts
With Brandi Keller. 10-11:30 a.m. at the Genoa Friendship Gardens Educational Center Building, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff, Pasadena; 713-274-0950, hcmga .tamu.edu. Free.
Fall Vegetables
Harris County Master Gardeners’ Lecture. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Barbara Bush Library, 6817 Cypresswood, Spring; 713-274-0950, hcmga.tamu.edu. Free.
Build Your Own Irrigation System
With Baxter Williams. 7 p.m. at the Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion in McGovern Centennial Gardens, 1500 Hermann Drive; houstonrose.org. Free.
FRIDAY-AUG. 11 Weekend Market
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 11 at Another Place in Time, 1102 Tulane. Free.
AUG. 10 DIY Classes
8-10 a.m. Composting & Enriching the Soil; 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Honing in on Your Fall Vegetables at the Montgomery County AgriLife Extension Office, 9020 Airport, Conroe; 936-539-7824, mcmga .com. $5 per person (cash or check) per session or $8 for both.
Plumeria Introduction and Propagation Techniques
With Alan Raymond. 9-11 a.m. at Mercer Botanic Gardens, 22306 Aldine Westfield, Humble; plumerias and gingers for sale after program. Required registration at 713-2744160, mercerbotanic gardens@hcp4.net; hcp4.net/parks/mercer. Free.
AUG. 14 Birds of a Feather
Lunch Bunch. With Adrienne Paquette of Texas Wildlife Association. Noon at Mercer’s East Side Gardens, 22306 Aldine Westfield, Humble; 713274-4160, mercerbotanic gardens@hcp4.net, hcp4.net/parks/mercer. Free, recommended for participants 12 years and older.
AUG. 15 Fall Vegetables
Harris County Master Gardeners’ Lecture. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Freeman Branch Library, 16616 Diana Lane; 713-274-0950; hcmga.tamu.edu. Free.
Ecological Benefits of Urban Wetlands
With Mary Carol Edwards. Native Plant Society of Texas/Houston Chapter event. 6:45-8:30 p.m. at new location, American Red Cross, 27000 U.S. 59 S.; npsot.org/Houston. Free.
AUG. 17 Plumeria Class
With Jim Maas and Loretta Osteen. 10 a.m. at Maas Nursery, 5511 Todville, Seabrook; 281-474-2488, maasnursery.com. $35.
Fall Vegetables
Harris County Master Gardeners’ Lecture. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Maud Smith Marks Library, 1815 Westgreen, Katy; 713274-0950; hcmga.tamu .edu. Free.
Magnolias: Old Favorites, Native Treasures and a World of New Discoveries
With Gary Knox, environmental horticulture professor and extension specialist, University of Florida, Quincy. 11:30 a.m. at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; register at 979-826-3232, peckerwoodgarden.org. Garden tour at 10 a.m. Lecture free (donations accepted), $10 tour.
AUG. 19
Harris County Master Gardeners’ Open Garden Day
8:30-11 a.m. at the Genoa Friendship Gardens Educational Center Building, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff, Pasadena; plants for sale in the greenhouse. 713-274-0950; hcmga.tamu.edu. Free.
AUG. 20
Adding Quesnelia to Your Collection
Bromeliad Society/Houston event. 7 p.m. at West Gray Multi-Service Center, 1475 W. Gray; bromeliadsociety houston.org. Free.
AUG. 22 Organics Workshop
With Molly Pikarsky, Heidi Sheesley, Bart Brechter, Angela Chandler and Dany Millikin. Sponsored by Organic Horticulture Benefits Alliance. 9:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. at McGovern Centennial Gardens, 1500 Hermann Drive; register at ohba online.org/events. $25 OHBA members, $50 nonOHBA members.
AUG. 24 Composting
With Galveston County Master Gardener Jim Gilliam. 1-3 p.m. at the Galveston County AgriLife Extension Office, 4102-B Main, La Marque; required registration at 281-309-5065, aggie-horticulture .tamu.edu/galveston/ index.html. Free.
Fall and Winter Vegetable Gardening Class
With Jim Maas, Pat Cordray and Paul Nesrsta. 10 a.m. at Maas Nursery, 5511 Todville, Seabrook; 281-474-2488, maasnursery.com. $45.