Gardening Calendar

Gardening events for the week

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Seawater Seminar -- 2 to 5 p.m. today. Don Jansen speaks on remineralizing the soil with diluted seawater. Free. Sunset Valley City Hall, 3205 Jones Road. (Park at Burger Center). Register at 894-3387 or Patrick@patricktimpone.com.

New growers seminar, show and sale -- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Heart O' Texas Orchid Society event. Free. Zilker Garden Center, 2220 Barton Springs Road. 502-1145.

Dromgoole on Organics -- Noon today. John Dromgoole, owner of The Natural Gardener, talks about fall gardening. Free. The Natural Gardener, 8648 Old Bee Cave Road. 288-6113, www. naturalgardeneraustin.com.

Bonsai benefit -- 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Garage sale benefits Texas State Bonsai Exhibit, Inc. 2005 Edgemont Drive. 266-2655.

Halloween Fun -- 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center has a bat scavenger hunt and pumpkin patch. $6 adults, $2.50 kids 5-12; free to members and children younger than 5. 4801 La Crosse Ave. 292-4200 or www.wildflower.org.

Health with Herbs -- 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Austin Herb Society presents member Vee Fowler; also, a Day of the Dead altar will be created. $3 for nonmembers. Zilker Garden Center, 2220 Barton Springs Road. 936-1190 or www.austinherbsociety.org.

Plant history lecture -- 7 p.m. Tuesday. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the Botanical Research Institute of Texas present a lecture on potato lore by historian and author Larry Zuckerman. Free. 4801 La Crosse Ave., 292-4200. www.wildflower.org.

Garden Club of Austin sale -- Noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 5 and 6. Show and sale from experienced Austin growers. Zilker Garden Center, 2220 Barton Springs Road. 345-0906.

Rain barrel sale - 9 a.m. - noon Nov. 5. City of Austin offers 60-gallon rain barrels for sale. $60 each. 6014 Techni Center Drive, 974-2199. www.ci.austin.tx.us/watercon/rainwater.htm

Permaculture classes -- 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 9, Nov. 16, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14. Introduction to the specifics of living more sustainably. Free. Habitat Suites Hotel, 500 E. Highland Mall Blvd. 695-3425 or austinprogressivecalendar.com.

Send calendar information to garden@statesman.com at least two weeks before the event.


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