GARDEN CALENDAR
SATURDAY Tropical Symposium
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at Mercer Botanic Gardens, 22306 Aldine Westfield, Humble; 713-274-4160, mercer botanicgardens@hcp4.net. $50 Mercer Society members, $60 nonmembers.
The Wonders and Beauty of Night Gardening
10 a.m. at Bluebonnet House & Garden Center, 5059 Main, Chappell Hill; RSVP 979-836-2554, 713-562-6191. Free.
Arranging Fresh and Artificial Flowers
With Galveston County Master Gardener Jackie Auer. 9-11 a.m. at Galveston County AgriLife Extension Office, 4102-B Main, La Marque; required registration at 281-309-5065, aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/index.html. Free.
Fairy Garden Class with a Water Feature
With Jim Maas, Pat Cordray and Brenda Hesse. 10 a.m. at Maas Nursery, 5511 Todville, Seabrook; 281-4742488, maasnursery.com. $55.
MONDAY Open Garden Day /Plant Sale
Harris County Master Gardeners’ event. 8:30-11 a.m. at Genoa Friendship Gardens Educational Center Building, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff, Pasadena; 713-2740950, hcmga.tamu.edu. Free.
TUESDAY Container and Small Space Gardening
Harris County Master Gardeners’ Green Thumb Series. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Spring Branch Memorial Library, 930 Corbindale; 713-274-0950, hcmga .tamu.edu. Free.
Houston Botanic Gardens Update
Bromeliad Society/Houston event. 7 p.m. at West Gray Multi-Service Center, 1475 W. Gray; bromeliad societyhouston.org. Free.
THURSDAY Container and Small Space Gardening
Harris County Master Gardeners’ Green Thumb Series. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Freeman Branch Library, 16616 Diana Lane; 713-2740950; hcmga.tamu.edu. Free.
FRIDAY-JULY 21 Weekend Market
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 21 at Another Place in Time, 1102 Tulane. Free.
JULY 20 Container and Small Space Gardening
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.
Peckerwood Garden Tour and Lecture
Tour 10 a.m., Plant Collecting in South Africa with Wade Roitsch of Yucca Do Nursery 11:30 a.m. at Peckerwood Garden, 20559 FM 359, Hempstead; register at 979-8263232, peckerwoodgarden.org. Free lecture (donations appreciated), tour $10.
JULY 21 Mulch — The Secret Weapon of Successful Gardeners
With John Ferguson. Texas Gulf Coast Fern Society program. 2 p.m. at Judson Robinson Jr. Community Center, 2020 Hermann Drive; tgcfernsoc.org. Free.
JULY 22-26 Junior Master Gardener Earth-Kind Kamp
Sponsored by Fort Bend County Master Gardeners. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds, Building D, Rosenberg; 281-633-7033, fbmg.org/ youth-education, mmcdowell@ag.tamu.edu. $75, ages 8-12.
JULY 26-28 Weekend Market
10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 28 at Another Place in Time, 1102 Tulane. Free. Email events in this format at least two weeks in advance to kathyehuber@gmail.com.