Learn about native plants

Fundraiser programs about native plants will be presented Saturday and March 12 at Compton Gardens and Arboretum, one block north of downtown Bentonville. A bird identification program for children will be March 19. Cost is $10 per person per program.

The program on Saturday is from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. with Eric Fuselier of the Arkansas Native Plant Society. At 2 p.m. Saturday, a program on native plant gardening and landscaping for beginners will be presented.

Ozark native plants for residential landscapes will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on March 12. Native plants for pollinator gardens will be from 2 to 3 p.m. on March 12.

A bird identification program for children is set for 10 a.m. on March 19. Profits from these programs benefit work of the Peel Compton Foundation in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Buffalo National River.