What, When, Where

* Today: Talk on the making of a garden on a hillside in Israel followed by a plant sale, 2:30 p.m., Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (626) 405-2141. Adults, $8.50; seniors, $7; students $5; children, free.

* Saturday: Class on making botanical wrapping paper, 1-3 p.m., Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge. $23. Reservations required: (818) 952-4401. Bring scissors.

* Saturday: Children’s garden workshop on holiday gifts, 9-11:30 a.m., at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. $10, includes materials. Reservations required: (626) 405-2141.

* Saturday: Class on holiday decorations made from succulents, 10-11 a.m., Fullerton Arboretum, 1900 Associated Road, Fullerton, (714) 278-3404. $7.

* Saturday: Class on citrus in the garden and the kitchen by the Southern California School of Culinary Arts, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Huntington Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (626) 405-2141. $50. Advance registration required: (888) 900-2433.

* Wednesday-Dec. 20: Holiday sale of native plants and books, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley, (818) 768-1802.