BULLETIN BOARD: Home & Garden Calendar

Calendar of events relating to homes and gardens

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

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

Plants for Free: Divisions, talk and hands-on demo, 9-11 a.m. Oct. 3, $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.

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

Designing a Four-Season Border, 10 a.m. tomorrow.

Caring for Orchids, 11 a.m.-noon tomorrow.

Containers for Fall, 1-2 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday.

Containers for Spring, 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m. Oct. 3 and 4.

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

Richmond Rose Society Show: Bounty of blooms on display 1-4 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Included in garden admission of $6-$10. (804) 262-9887.

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

Heirloom Plant Sale: Varieties of perennials, shrubs, native and wetland plants that have stood the test of time, offered 8 a.m.-1 p.m. tomorrow at Hermitage Museum and Gardens, 7637 North Shore Road, Norfolk. (757) 423-2052, ext. 202.

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 noon to 3 p.m. Sunday 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. on the estate, Albemarle County:

Seed Saving Workshop, tomorrow at Monticello Garden Center.

Thomas Jefferson and Natural History walk, Oct. 3 at the Garden Center.

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

Historic Port Royal Fall House Tour: Six properties on Water Street open to view 10 a.m.-2 p.m. tomorrow in the scenic Rappahannock River town. $15 in advance, $18 day of tour. (804) 742-5036.

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. Ikebana Lecture and Demonstration: Ikebana of Richmond program Thursday features Ichiyo-style expert Valerie Eccleston in 10 a.m. lecture and 1 p.m. workshop at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Lecture, $15; workshop $30; advance payment required. (804) 359-5253 or (804) 746-4299.

Virginia Native Plant Society: Amateur wildflower photographer Larry Wilcox speaks on the May VNPS trip to southwest Virginia at a Pocahontas Chapter meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave. Free. (804) 741-7838.

Rose Show II: Garden Club of Virginia's 71st annual Rose Show, hosted by the Franklin Garden Club, 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at Paul D. Camp Community College Workforce Development Center, 100 N. College Drive, Franklin. (757) 653-2211.

Autumn Estate Walk: Guided tour of Maymont's grounds, 2-3 p.m. Oct. 3 at Maymont Mansion, 1800 Hampton St. $5-$7, registration recommended. (804) 358-7166, ext. 329. Repeats Oct. 10, 17 and 24. -Compiled by Pat Row

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