GARDEN CALENDAR

SATURDAY

Peckerwood Garden Open Day and Lecture: guided tours 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Camellia azalea Hybridization in China with David Parks, owner of Camellia Forest Nursery, 11 a.m. at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; 979-826-3232; register at peckerwoodgarden.org. Members free, $10 nonmembers. Presentation free with tour admission. Plant Herbs that like to Chill: with Henry Flowers. 10 a.m. at Enchanted Forest, 10611 FM 2759, Richmond 281-937-9449; 2 p.m. at Enchanted Gardens, 6420 FM 359, Richmond 281341-1206; myenchanted.com. Free. Following both seminars, kids can plant a Grow Your Own Herb Bowl. $15.

TUESDAY

Lone Star Christmas: with Meda Wogan, District IV Texas Garden Clubs secretary. Petal Pushers Garden Club program. 7 p.m. at Burgess Recreation Center, 4200 Kalwick, Deer Park; 281-479-1223. Free; open to the public.

WEDNESDAY

Succulent Plants of the Richtersveld Park in South Africa: with Wallace Ward, Houston Cactus & Succulent Society. 7:30 p.m. at the Metropolitan Multi-Services Center, 1475 W. Gray; hcsstx. org. Free.

FRIDAY

Evening at Peckerwood Garden Lecture: Magnolias for the Garden: with Andrew Bunting, Chicago Botanical Garden. 7 p.m. at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; 979-826-3232; register at peckerwoodgarden.org. Members $5, nonmembers $10.