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Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens

Lewis Ginter Fall Plant Sale: More than 40 vendors offering well-known favorites and rare exotics; demonstrations by master gardeners; and plants propagated from the garden's collections, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Free; regular admission of $6-$10 to visit garden. (804) 262-9887.

Colesville Nursery Open House: Educational seminars, sales and specials, giveaways and information from landscapers and designers about services, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow at Colesville Nursery, off Jamestown Road in Hanover County. For a seminar schedule, visit http://www.colesvillenursery.com or call (804) 798-5472.

Fall Gardeners' Fair: "Get Ready for Fall" talk 10 a.m.-noon (limited seating; call to reserve a spot) and vendors, horticultural society experts, "pot swap," 9 a.m.-7 p.m. tomorrow at Great Big Greenhouse and Nursery, 2051 Huguenot Road. (804} 320-1317.

Henrico Harvest Fair: Henrico Master Gardener Association conducts hands-on programs on herbs, hypertufa containers, rain barrels and more; free demonstrations and vendors, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. tomorrow at Armour House, Meadowview Park 4001 Clarendon Rd. For list of workshops, fees and registration, visit http://www.co.henrico.va.us/extension or call (804) 501-5160.

Gardening Seminars: Strange's Florist, Greenhouse and Garden Center offers fall garden talks on a variety of topics Saturdays through October. The free programs are at the Broad Street location, 12111 W. Broad St.

For info and program schedule, visit http://www.strangesgardencenter.com or call (804) 360-2800.

Renovation Financing Workshop: Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods sponsors a workshop covering aspects of finding financing to purchase historic properties, 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow at St. John's Episcopal Church parish hall, 2401 E. Broad St. Free. (804) 644-5040.

Antiques Jamboree and Appraisal Fair: Tomorrow, find more than 30 antiques vendors 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ($5) with early-bird admission at 8 a.m.($10). Also, memorabilia, antiques and vintage collectibles analyzed by experts, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Battersea, Battersea Lane, Petersburg. (804) 732-9882.

22nd annual Richmond Home Show: One-stop source for remodeling and decorating ideas, products and services, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. tomorrow and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Richmond Raceway Complex, 600 E. Laburnum Ave. $7; 16 and younger free. (804) 425-6556.

Green Your Scene: Symposium on how to "go green" at home, with info about sustainable architecture, green products and practices, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. tomorrow at Virginia Center for Architecture, 2501 Monument Ave. $20-$30 (includes lunch); registration required. (804) 644-3041, ext. 100.

Fall Native Plant Sale: Summer and fall blooming nursery propagated native wildflowers, shrubs and small trees on sale 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow and Sept. 26 and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday and Sept. 27 at Virginia Living Museum, 524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News. Free. http://www.thevlm.org or (757) 595-1900.

Saturdays In the Garden: Monticello's garden programs take place at 9:30 a.m. at various locations on the estate, Albemarle County:

Virginia Cider Making, tomorrow at Tufton Farm.

Seed Saving Workshop, Sept. 26 at Monticello Garden Center.

Programs are $10 and require registration. http://www.monticello.org or (434) 984-9822.

Plantation Progressive Harvest Tour: Guided tour of Piney Grove Plantation's collection of antiques and historic buildings, including Piney Grove, Ashland and Ladysmith plantations, and exterior visits to Duck Church and Dower Quarter, 3-5 p.m. tomorrow at the complex, Charles City County. $20; reservation required. (804) 829-2196. Repeats Saturdays in September.

"Country in the City" Forest Hill House Tour: Nine homes open to view noon-5 p.m. Sunday in the tree-shaded South Richmond neighborhood. $12 in advance, $15 day of event. http://www.foresthillneighborhood.com or (804) 519-0214.

Orchid Care Classes: Orchid grower and expert Art Chadwick conducts a beginner orchid care class 2-4 p.m. Sunday, and intermediate class 2-4 p.m. Sept. 27, both at Chadwick & Son Orchids, 203 N. Belmont Ave. $30 each class; registration recommended. (804) 598-7560.

Compost Bin Demo: Hanover County Cooperative Extension demonstrates the construction of compost bins and offers info on compost start-up, maintenance and use, 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the extension's demonstration plot, 13224 Hanover Courthouse Road, Hanover. Free; registration requested. (804) 752-4310.

Historic Textile Symposium: Curators, conservators, collectors and other experts gather for "'A Very Large Curious & Compleat Assortment': Textiles for Interiors, 1730-1830," seminars and related tours and workshops Sunday-Tuesday at various venues in Colonial Williamsburg. Costs vary; registration required. (800) 603-0948 or http://www.Colonial Williamsburg.org/conted

Tree Care Seminar: Chesterfield County Cooperative Extension offers "Tree Management for Suburban Homeowners 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday at Clover Hill Library, 6701 Deer Run Drive, Midlothian. Free; registration required. (804) 751-4401.

"Repatriating Arabella: Curatorial Adventures of the Worsham-Rockefeller Bedroom," Susan Jensen Rawles of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in a talk about the late-19th-century bedroom recently acquired for VMFA, 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Garden Hall at Maymont, 1700 Hampton St. $10-$15; registration recommended. (804) 358-7166.

Lewis Ginter Programs: Increase your gardening know-how with programs at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave.:

Creative Floral Design, four-session class beginning 6-8 p.m. Thursday, $145-$155.

Grand Saga of the Monarch Butterfly, Lincoln P. Brower's talk on recent butterfly research, 9-10:30 a.m. Sept. 26, $20-$30.

Registration required for all classes. To register or for course information, visit http://www.lewisginter.org or call (804) 262-9887, ext. 322.

Harvest Tea & Tour at Virginia House: Garden walk and tea on the terrace, 2-4 p.m. Sept. 26 at Virginia House, 4301 Sulgrave Road. $14-16; reservation required. (804) 353-4241.

Westover Parish Church Autumn Pilgrimage: The 18th-century church and Berkeley, Westover, Sherwood Forest, North Bend Kittiewan, Weyanoke, Upper Weyanoke, and Richmond View plantations and Bethany Presbyterian Church open to view 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 26 off state Route 5, Charles City County. $30 in advance, $35 day of tour; box lunches $12 by reservation. (804) 829-9077 or (804) 358-6248. --Compiled by Pat Row

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