EVENTS

A.D. Barnes Park Bird Walk: Gigi Pardo leads birders through park; 7:30 a.m. Sunday; 3401 SW 72nd Ave., West Miami-Dade. www.tropicalaudubon.org.

Adopt a Tree: Miami-Dade residents can adopt two trees from a variety of fruit trees. Participants picking up trees for a family member who is the property owner must present their ID plus a photocopy of the property owner's ID and written authorization from the property owner; 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; J.C. Bermudez Park, 3000 NW 87th Ave., Doral; RSVP by 5 p.m. Wednesday by calling DERM and speaking with Jennifer L. Rodero at 305-372-6999 or Pam Chin at 305-372-6784. www.miamidade.gov. 305-372-6784.

Everything Orchids: Martin Motes, owner of Motes Orchids in Homestead, presents an Introduction to Orchid Growing. Vendors create tabletop arrangements to be auctioned off to benefit the garden. Lectures include Basic Orchid Care, Mounting Orchids and Care of Cattleyas; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach; $5, free for members. www.mounts.org.

Flamingo's Grandparents Day: Grandchildren color a free Happy Grandparents Day card. Features 10-2 Gimme Sound DJs with music from the '30s through '60s. Grandparents get free admission and others get in for half price. Includes a tour of the garden; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday; Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S. Flamingo Rd., Davie; half-price admission is $8.50 for ages 12 and older, $4.25 kids 4-11, free for kids 3 and younger. www.flamingogardens.org.

Gardening Made Easy on Miami-Dade Cooperative Extension's Website: Website helps people learn how to put vacant lots to use and take the hassle out of growing vegetables. Go to miami-dade.ifas.ufl.

edu/lawn_and_garden/communitygarden.shtml for community gardening and learn how others got started. Go to miami-dade.ifas.ufl.edu/lawn_and_garden/home_gardening.shtml#veggarden for vegetable gardening and see what types of vegetables grow best in a particular area and how to care for them.

Plant Show and Sale: Presented by the International Aroid Society; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday through Sept. 20; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables; 305-667-1651, ext. 3322, or www.fairchildgarden.org.

A Shady Affair: Features vendors with begonias, bromeliads, orchids, ferns, hoyas and aroids. Includes lectures and demonstrations about care and implementation of shade-loving plants; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach; $5, free for members. 561-233-1757 or www.mounts.org.

MEETINGS & CLASSES

Creating a Keyhole Garden: Melissa Contreras, special events associate at Fairchild, speaks. Registration deadline Monday; class 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesday; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables; $40, $30 FTBG members. 305.667.1651, ext. 3322, or www.fairchildgarden.org.

Easy Orchids: Betty Eber, teacher at Fairchild, demonstrates division and repotting of orchids at 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 25; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables; $35, $25 members, register by the close of business hours on Sept. 22. www.fairchildgarden.org.

Members' Day Pre-sale Tour: Christie Jones Leiva, horticulture supervisor at Fairchild, talks on Sept. 25 about the conditions plants need to grow. Also, a sneak peek at plants for sale; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables; $15, free for members, register by the close of business hours on Sept. 24. www.fairchildgarden.org.

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