Garden Events

Thursday-Saturday: Floriade IV, with garden displays outside and floral displays inside the historic home, including garden boutiques and food, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Banning Residence Museum, 401 East M St., Wilmington, (310) 548-2005. Cost: $10, adults; $8, seniors. There are additional charges for some talks and workshops.

Saturday: Water-Wise Plant Sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., in the parking lot of Landscapes Southern California Style (a public garden), 450 Alessandro Blvd., Riverside, (909) 780-4170. Admission: free.

Saturday-April 28: The Green Scene Garden Show, with display gardens, talks and more than 60 exhibitors, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, at the Fullerton Arboretum, 1900 Associated Road, Fullerton, (714) 773-3404. Admission: $5, adults; free, children.

Saturday-April 28: Tour of seven Riverside gardens by Phillip Duncan and Dale Fike, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., to benefit Inland AIDS Project. Tickets: $10 in advance, (800) 499-2437.

April 28: Pacific Palisades Benefit Garden Tour and Plant Market, 1-5 p.m. Cost: $7.50; available at local Palisades and Santa Monica nurseries. Information: (310) 454-6354.

April 28: Epiphyllum (orchid cactus) Show and Sale, 9 a.m.-4 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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Send garden announcements to Garden Events, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles CA 90053, at least three weeks before the event date.