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Boerner Botanical Gardens: Workshops, special events and activities for all ages. Enjoy free admission on the first Tuesday of the month. Whitnall Park, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Information: (414) 525-5653; boernerbotanicalgardens.org
■ Garden Walks: 6 p.m. Depart from gift shop, rain or shine. Hosta. June 21. Roses. June 28. Cedarburg Garden Walk:
Tour features four Cedarburg-area gardens, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 8 and 9. $8 advance, $10 day of the tour. Garden art and plants available for purchase. (414) 732-1312; cedarburg womansclub.org
Greater Milwaukee Rose Society: Annual Rose Show, 1-4 p.m. July 1. Boerner Botanical Gardens, Education Building., 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. mil waukeerose.org Greendale Village Center: Garden Gazing Walking Tour of about 10 gardens in Greendale’s historic A and B Sections, 8 a.m.-noon July 8. Free. No dogs allowed on the tour. No strollers, bikes or wagons in the yards. Tour starts at the Gazebo, 5710 Broad St., Greendale. (414) 421-3362. Kenosha Secret Garden Walk: Tour six Kenosha-area gardens, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 8. $8 advance; $10 the day of the tour. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. 4seasonsgardenclub.org Lynden Sculpture Garden: Experience art in nature through its collection of more than 50 monumental sculptures sited across 40 acres of park, lake and woodland. Tours and classes for all ages. 2145 W. Brown Deer Road. (414) 446-8794; lyndensculpturegarden.org
■ Natural Approaches to Garden Pest Control. July 1. ■ Garden Design. July 29. ■ Key Pests of Landscape Plants. Aug. 12. Menomonee Falls Community League: Garden Mosaics Garden Tour of seven gardens, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 24. $8 advance; $10 day of tour. Purchase tickets at Shady Lane Nursery, W172-N7388 Shady Lane, Menomonee Falls. Information: (414) 581-0352; communityleague.comMilwaukee Bonsai Society: Lynden Sculpture Garden Bonsai Exhibit opening reception, 3-5 p.m. June 18. Open to the public Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays (through Oct. 31). Admission is free to Lynden members or with admission to the sculpture garden. 2145 W. Brown Deer Road. lyndensculpturegarden.org/Bonsai
Minor’s Garden Center: Free classes on a variety of gardening topics, 9 a.m. Saturdays. 7777 N. 76th St., (414) 354-4830; minors gardencenter.com
■ Small Fruits. June 24. Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory: Ultra Violet Summer Floral Show, open daily. Purple plants and flowers on display with a collection of modern and abstract sculpture pieces all created in shades of violet, lavender and purple. 524 S. Layton Blvd. (414) 257-5600.
■ Pollinator Week. June 19-23. Riverwest Secret Garden
Tour: Tour 16 gardens from noon-4 p.m. July 9. $3 the day of the tour. Tickets and maps available at the Riverwest Gardeners Market, in Garden Park, at the corner of Locust and Bremen streets. No dogs or pets on the tour. (414) 562-9025; riverwest secretgardentour.com Schlitz Audubon Nature Center: Environmental education programs for all ages, open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Bayside, (414) 3522880; schlitzaudubon.org
Sheboygan Area Garden Walk: Tour seven private gardens from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 8. $10 day of the tour. No children under 10, strollers or pets. (920) 451-6096; sheboygangardeners.com
Sievert Moss Garden: Tour the two-acre Japanese-style gardens of moss expert Dale Sievert, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 1. Free. W231-S5977 Molla Drive, Waukesha. sievert gardens.blogspot.com
South Milwaukee Historical Society: Garden Tour of eight South Milwaukee gardens and the Grant Park Wulff Lodge garden, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 24. Handcrafted garden items by local artisans on sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the South Milwaukee Historical Society Museum, 717 Milwaukee Ave. $8 in advance; $10 day of the tour. Information: Patti Bergeson, (414) 7689549; southmilwaukee history.org
SouthEast Wisconsin Master Gardener: Garden tour at two east side locations, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 25. Master Gardener volunteers will answer questions and provide horticulture information at Maryland Avenue Montessori School, 2418 N. Maryland Ave., and North Point Lighthouse, 2650 N. Wahl Ave. Free. fyi.uwex.edu/sewmg
WillowBrook Conservancy: Open house, 11 a.m. June 25. Tour the privately held property of prairie, wetland and oak savannah at N46-W28737 Willowbrook Court, Hartland. RSVP required to Michelle Bonness, MBonness@global-online.net.
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Breast Cancer20th AnnualShowhouse: Wisconsin Showhouse for a Cure, noon-4 p.m. June 18. $25. Eschweiler-built house at 2239 N. Terrace Ave. Information: breastcancer showhouse.org
Dodge County Fairgrounds: Flea Market & Craft Fair, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. July 15. Vendors selling unique furniture, vintage glassware, tools and toys, antiques and collectibles, food products and home decor. Highway 33, Beaver Dam. dodgecountyfairgrounds.com
Lake Lawn Resort: Guided boat tours featuring five lakeside homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. $20 adult; $10 child. Tours leave Lookout Pier everyday through Labor Day (weather permitting). 2400 E. Geneva St., Delavan. lakelawnresort.com/amenities/boatrentals-tours
North Point Lighthouse: Public tours of maritime and lighthouse museum including tower with views of the harbor, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 2650 N. Wahl Ave., $8/$5, (414) 332-6754.
■ Lectures at the Lighthouse with Richard Boyd. June 21. Waukesha County Technical College: Hands-on noncredit personal enrichment courses. Classes held at 327 E. Broadway, Waukesha. (262) 691-5578; wctc.edu
■ Adv. Clothing Construction. July 14-Aug. 4. $170.90.
■ Begin & Return Knitting. July 19-Aug, 23. $132.50. Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts: Lectures and classes for all adults, beginner to advanced, on a variety of fiber arts topics. N50-W5050 Portland Road, Cedarburg. (262) 546-0300; wiquilt museum.com
■ Indigo and Shibori Dye. Jun 27. Please send information three weeks before event or registration deadline to Fresh calendar, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, P.O. Box 371, Milwaukee WI 53201 or email to jsfeat@journalsentinel.com , with “Attention Fresh calendar” in the subject line.