Wednesday: A class on selecting and growing cymbidium orchids, 9 a.m., at Sherman Gardens, 2647 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, (714) 673-2261. Cost $25, reservations required.
Saturday-April 14: The Spring Festival of Flowers with thousands of flowers in bloom and special displays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, with a cut flower show March 23-24, at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401. Admission: $5, adults; $3, seniors and students; $1, children.
Saturday-March 24: Ikebana International Japanese flower arranging show, noon-4:30 p.m Saturday (demonstration at 1:30 p.m.) and 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday (demonstrations at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.), at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (818) 447-8207. Admission: $5, adults; $3, seniors and students; $1, children.
Saturday-March 24: California Bonsai Society show, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., with demonstrations both days at 1 p.m., at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (818) 405-2141. Admission: $7.50, adults; $6, seniors, $4 students and children.
March 24: A talk on "Secrets of Cymbidium Culture," 2 p.m., at South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, (310) 544-1948. Admission: $5, adults; $3, seniors and students; $1, children.
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