KIDS’ EASTER FUN: Children ages 3-9 are invited to hear egg and chicken stories and make an egg craft. A live chicken will be present for photo opportunities. 7 p.m. Thursday, North Richland Hills Public Library, 9015 Grand Ave. 817-427-6818. Free.
HERBS: The Greater Dallas Organic Garden Club welcomes Homegrown magazine publisher Judy Barrett of Taylor, Texas, for a presentation on herbs and how they can be used in the garden, kitchen and around the home. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. REI, 4515 LBJ Freeway, west of the Dallas North Tollway. Free.
BUNCHGRASS PRAIRIE:The Trinity Forks Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas’ monthly meeting will include a presentation on the largest bunchgrass prairie in North America. 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Texas Woman’s University, Ann Stewart New Science Building, Denton. Free. npsot.org/trinityforks.
IKEBANA DEMONSTRATION: A presentation on creative ikebana will be presented by a visiting, high-ranking instructor in the Sogetsu school. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. Bent Tree Country Club, 520 Westgrove Drive, Dallas. Morning demonstration and lunch, $45; demo, lunch and afternoon workshop, $65. Advance registration requested. 214-750-7236 or email sallyshockey@sbcglobal.net.
CONTAINER GARDEN: Award-winning gardening and lifestyle expert P. Allen Smith will present a free container garden demonstration, using plants from his Proven Winners collection. Containers will be raffled after the session ends. 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Book signing 11:45 a.m. Calloway’s Nursery, 2460 Highway 121, Plano. Free.
PROVEN WINNERS: Learn about the brand’s spring collection and how to use them in the garden or in containers. 10:15 a.m. Saturday. All Calloway’s Nursery locations. Free.
CELEBRATING BIRDS: Meet owls, hawks and egrets up close, fly homing pigeons, take a guided hike and more at Trinity River Audubon Center’s annual bird celebration. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 6500 Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas. Free admission with $5 parking. 214-398-8722.trinityriveraudubon.org.
KIDS CAMP: Promise of Peace Community Garden will begin its kids’ spring camp, which teaches children about bee- keeping and backyard chickens. Noon to 2 p.m. on Saturdays for five weeks. 7446 E. Grand Ave., Dallas. $75. promiseofpeace.us.
GARDEN EDUCATION:
North Haven Gardens, 7700 Northaven Road, Dallas, offers these classes. 214-363-5316. nhg.com.
Landscape design consults, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. $60, reservations required
Mosquito control,10 a.m. Saturday. Free
Growing tomatoes,1 to 2 p.m. Saturday. Free
Butterfly gardening,1:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday. Free
SQUARE-FOOT GARDENING: Learn how to grow vegetables in a raised bed for maximum production. 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. 1106 Almond Drive, Mansfield. Advance registration required. 682-234-3873. essentialsforenduringhealth .com.
PICKING TOMATOES: The First Tuesday in the Garden lecture series by the Smith County Master Gardeners will help you select the best tomato plants for your garden. Planting, fertilizing and pest control also will be covered. noon Tuesday. Tyler Rose Garden, 420 Rose Park Drive, Tyler. Free. scmg.tamu.edu.
PLANT SALE: Brookhaven Country Club’s ClubCorp Charity Classic plant sale will have locally grown herbs, flowers, perennials, color containers and more. Bring your own containers to have them designed and planted, for a fee. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 4-6. 10 a.m. until close. April 7. Brookhaven Country Club, 3333 Golfing Green Drive, Farmers Branch.
TREE PLANTING: Volunteers are needed to help plant more than 100 trees in southern Dallas. 8 a.m. to noon April 6. Kiest Park, 3080 S. Hampton Road, Dallas. Free; breakfast will be served. Register at southerndallastreeeplanting .eventbrite.com.
BECOME A MASTER GARDENER: The Dallas County Master Gardeners Association is accepting applications through May 28 for the 2013 Master Gardener Training School. Classes will meet 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, July 29 through Oct. 28. In addition to the 78 hours of class time, participants must contribute a minimum of 72 hours of approved volunteer work through the DCMG over 12 months. Applications are available at dallascounty mastergardeners.org or by calling 214-904-3053.
WATER-WISE LANDSCAPE: Enter the 19th annual Water-Wise Landscape Tour. The event, sponsored by Dallas Water Utilities, is open to all landscapes within Dallas city limits and the city limits of Dallas’ wholesale customers or reciprocal cities. Judging criteria include design (aesthetic appeal; composition; use of color and plant variety); water conservation (water use; nonvegetative materials such as fences, walls, walks; use of native or adapted plants; reduced turf area; and use of mulches); and appropriate maintenance landscape (healthy, disease- and pest-free plants; no weeds; plants pruned as appropriate). Entry deadline is April 12. Visit savedallaswater.com to apply online. Entries will be judged in mid-April. The public tour of landscapes will be June 1.
AZALEA TRAIL: See 10 miles of azaleas, dogwoods and spring flowers in Tyler during its 54th annual event. Through April 7. 315 N. Broadway, Tyler. Complimentary visitor packets are available by calling 1-800-235-5712 or at visittyler.com.
ROAD TRIP: The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center will host a public plant sale. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 13 and 14. 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin. For a list of plants that will be offered, visit wildflower.org.
Submit calendar information at least 14 days before the Thursday publication date to garden @dallasnews.com.
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