PLANT SALE: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. today, Sunset Park Garden Center, 4624 Browning Ave. (off Henderson Blvd.), Tampa. Plant sale and flea market by members of Sunset Park Garden Club. (813) 287-0455.

FLOWER AND HORTICULTURAL SHOW: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., Tampa Federation of Garden Club Circles Tampa Garden Center, 2629 Bayshore Blvd., Tampa. " 'Tis Autumn" is theme of flower, judged bromeliad and horticultural show. Open house 1-3 p.m. today. Garden Circles members available to answer questions. Bromeliads, orchids, other plants for sale. (813) 251-5059.

YOUNG KOI SHOW: 8-10:30 a.m. fish check-in, 11 a.m. seminar, noon judging, 4:30 p.m. awards today, Water Garden World, 1901 W Oak Ridge Road (between John Young Parkway and Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando). Judging of koi fish under 17 inches. Free seminar on using water lilies in water ponds. Free admission for those not registering fish in show. (407) 856-1219 or http://www.watergardenworld.com.

TABLETOP FOUNTAINS: 11:30 a.m. today, Sunken Gardens, 1825 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg. Horticulturist Bill O'Grady covers basics on creating tabletop fountains from simple materials. Included in gardens admission of $4 adult, $3 seniors, $1 children. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Sun. (727) 551-3100.

GINGERS: 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. today, Florida Aquarium, 701 Channelside Drive, Tampa. Gardening workshop series with Master Gardeners Lucy Hoyt and Barbara Boggs focuses on care and cultivation of ginger varieties. $10, $8 members. RSVP required: (813) 273-4015.

ORCHID LOVERS CLUB: 2:30 p.m. today, Spring Hill Enrichment Center, 1244 Mariner Blvd. At this meeting of the Orchid Lovers Club of Spring Hill, Ed Bugbee of Featherstone Orchids talks about general orchid culture. Call (352) 686-2512 or (352) 686-0202.

WATER GARDENING: 9 a.m.-noon today, Palma Sola Botanical Park, 9800 17th Ave. NW, Bradenton. Hands-on program on designing and creating a container water garden. Bring container or 5-gallon bucket. $25, $20 for members plus $10 materials fee. (941) 722-2966.

PINELLAS ROSE SOCIETY: 7 p.m. Wed., Clearwater Branch Library, 2251 Drew St. (just east of Belcher Road). Meeting with tips on growing roses in Florida. Nursery and vendors present with rose growing supplies and products. Call (727) 584-8923.

SQUARE FOOT VEGETABLE GARDENING: 10 a.m. Thur., New Tampa Regional Library, 10001 Cross Creek Blvd., Tampa. Master Gardeners from Hillsborough Cooperative Extension Service present plant clinic on gardening by the square foot for optimum space. Free. Call (813) 744-5519, ext. 146, or visit Web site http://hillsborough.extension.ufl.edu/.

AFRICAN VIOLET SALE: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 28, St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church, 3747 34th St. S, St. Petersburg. Suncoast African Violet Society sale includes newly hybridized violets, standard and miniatures, supplies. Call (727) 866-3468 or (727) 866-8830.

INTRO TO NATIVE TREES, SHRUBS, FLOWERS: 10 a.m. Fri. (doors open at 9:30 a.m.), Clearwater Garden Club, 405 Seminole St. (corner N Fort Harrison), Clearwater. Meeting with presentation "Intro to Native Plants: Trees, Shrubs, Flowers and Grasses" by Judith Buhrman, Pinellas County Native Plant Society president. Grow and share with plant cuttings distributed. Call (727) 442-8428 or visit Web site at http://www.clearwatergardenclub.org.

BUTTERFLY IDENTIFICATION WALK: 9 a.m.-noon (9 a.m. slide presentation; walk follows), Fri., Boyd Hill Nature Park, 1101 Country Club Way South, St. Petersburg. Learn how to identify butterflies in slide presentation, then Tim Adams leads butterfly walk through park. Free. Call (727) 893-7326.

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ORCHIDS 101: 9-11 a.m. Oct. 28, Palma Sola Botanical Park, 9800 17th Ave. NW, Bradenton. Joe Downs of Manatee River Orchid Society on collecting and caring for orchids: $15, members $10. Call (941) 722-2966

OCALA ORCHID SHOW: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 28-29, S.E. Livestock Pavilion (Small Animal building), 2232 NE Jecksonville Road, Ocala. "Orchid Fantasies" show sanctioned by the American Orchid Society and presented by the Ocala Orchid Society with local growers and supplies. $1 donation. Call (352) 564-2831.

RAIN FOREST: 1:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Fairchild Tropical Gardens, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables. Opening of renewed 2-acre tropical rain forest with 500-foot stream, waterfalls, paths, guides. Gardens admission $8, free for ages 12 and under. (305) 667-1651, ext. 3350 to RSVP (requested).

BUTTERFLY GARDENING: 9 a.m.-noon Nov. 4, Boyd Hill Nature Park, 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg. Hands-on class teaches how to design and plant a butterfly garden, how to identify common butterflies and caterpillars. Butterfly-attracting plants included: $25. Limited class size; registration required by Oct. 31. Call (727) 893-7326.

Continuing

SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES: 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through Nov. 4, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa. USF's Division of Lifelong Learning offers class on sustainable landscaping. Learn how to select, maintain and utilize native plants in landscape, lawn and gardens. $120 for full program. For information or registration by phone using Visa or MasterCard, call the Educational Outreach office, (813) 974-2403.

BACKYARD CONSERVATION: Five-week Backyard Conservation program meets 2 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 18 (no meeting Nov. 11) at Boyd Hill Nature Park, 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg. Learn to create low-maintenance, environmentally friendly landscape in your yard. Teaches about soil, water availability, native vegetation; also bird and butterfly friendly habitats, bat houses. $25 for full program. To register, call (727) 893-7326.

On the air

AT GARDEN'S GATE, hosted by Cypress Gardens' chief horticulturist Joe Freeman, 3 p.m. Saturdays, WEDU-Ch. 3.

EXTENSION CORDS, Pinellas County Cooperative Extension Service horticulturists air programs on home economics, marine science and urban wildlife. Schedule varies; for program guide, send self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Extension Cords TV Schedule, 12175 125th St., Largo, FL 33774-3695.

FLORIDA GARDENING WITH GIL WHITTON, live call-in radio show, 7-11 a.m. Sundays, WFLA-AM 970.

THE GARDEN REBEL, 7 a.m. Sundays and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays on the Sunshine Network.

HOME AND LAWN PEST CONTROL SHOW, with Mona Giordano from Pest Control General Store, airs live on Time Warner Ch. 6: 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Pasco County; 8:30 p.m. Thursdays in north Pinellas County.

MR. GREEN THUMB, live call-in radio show with Stan DeFreitas, author of Stan DeFreitas' Complete Guide to Florida Gardening, 11 a.m.-noon Saturdays, WTAN-AM 1340.

THE VICTORY GARDEN, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays, WEDU-Ch. 3.

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