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Garden Calendar

By TIMES WIRES
Published January 27, 2007

All About Bromeliads: 11:30 a.m. today, Sunken Gardens, 1825 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg. Tips on growing terrestrial and epiphytic bromeliads; displays by Dave Johnston from one of world's largest private collections, with more than 2,000 species and hybrids. Free with gardens admission: $8 adults, $6 for ages 55 and older, $4 kids under 11. Call (727) 551-3148.

Show-Stopping Begonias: 10:30 a.m. today, Famous Tate Distribution Center, 6401 N 54th St., Tampa. "What Show Judges Look For" is topic at Begonia Society of Tampa Bay meeting; plant raffle. Call (813) 685-6501.

Ocala Camellia Show: 2-5 p.m. today, 1-4 p.m. Sun., Pioneer Garden Club at Appleton Cultural Complex, 4331 E Silver Springs Blvd. View up to 2,000 camellia blooms on display and in competition; free. Call (352) 595-3365.

Ikebana: 1 p.m. Mon., Pinellas County Extension Service, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo. Ikebana International, Chapter 65, presents program on water needs for ikebana arrangements; free. Call (727) 442-0537.

Knowing and Growing Bromeliads: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tue., Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 S Palm Ave., Sarasota. Learn which bromeliads are best suited for indoor or outdoor use; $40. Call (941) 366-5731, ext. 239, to register.

Violets for Show: 7:30 p.m. Thur., Seminole Heights Garden Center, 5800 Central Ave., Tampa. Tampa African Violet Society meets with program on final preshow checklist for African violets. Call (813) 989-2934.

Tips for Topiaries: 10 a.m. Thur., Keystone Park, 17928 Gunn Highway, Odessa. Fern Garden Club of Odessa meets with program on topiaries. Call (813) 996-1250.

Behind the Scenes at Selby: 10 a.m.-noon Fri., Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 S Palm Ave., Sarasota. Behind the scenes tour of Selby's collections, from herbarium to rare book room with botanical prints, to Spirit Collection of fluid-preserved flowers, one of largest in the world; $35. Limited class size, call (941) 366-5731, ext. 239, to register.

Water Conservation: 2-4 p.m. Feb. 3, Dunedin Public Library, 223 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. Dunedin Garden Club meets with program on benefits of Water Conservation. Call (727) 733-5727.

Herb Fest: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 3, Pinellas County Extension Service/Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo. Add the flavor and fragrance of fresh herbs to your landscape with demonstrations of herb use; herb plants and related items for sale; free admission. Call (727) 582-2673. Also, "What Is That Smell?" herb program lets kids make edible herb treats. Plus tour of herb garden, 10-11 a.m. Feb. 3; call (727) 582-2673 to register (required for this event).

Designing Florida-Friendly Landscapes: 10-11 a.m. Feb. 3, Brooker Creek Preserve, 3940 Keystone Road, off Tarpon Avenue E (County Road 582), Tarpon Springs. Free workshop on designing an attractive, low-maintenance landscape. Registration required; call (727) 453-6800.

Evil Weevils: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Hope Presbyterian Church, 1698 S Belcher Road, Clearwater. Florida West Coast Bromeliad Society meets with program on controlling a Mexican bug that is endangering bromeliads. Call (727) 544-9187 to attend.

Ready for the Show: 7 p.m. Feb. 6, Tampa Garden Club, 2629 Bayshore Blvd., Tampa. Meeting of Moonlight Garden Circle; tips on how to groom plants for a show. Call (813) 251-5753 or (813) 251-5059.

Address submissions to Garden Calendar, Newsfeatures, St. Petersburg Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731. Deadline is two weeks before publication.

Today

CELEBRATING KUMQUATS: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Meridian and Third through Sixth streets, Dade City. Kumquat Festival events include street fair and festival that draw 35,000 people each year; kumquat products, farmers' market, entertainment, car, truck, quilt shows; free admission. Call (352) 567-3769.

[Last modified January 26, 2007, 21:16:10]