EVENTS

Back to Nature Farmers' Market & Pines Garden Show: Vegetables and fruits, native plants, trees, flowers and orchids. Garden professionals demonstrate how to attract birds, butterflies, native ferns and frogs plus tell how to care for trees, lawns and landscaping, grow vegetables and flowers and properly trim trees and use water in a sustaining way. Also includes children's art activities; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; Pembroke Pines City Hall, 10100 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines; free. 954-435-6525 or www.ppines.com.

Bird Walks by Tropical Audubon Society: 305-667-7337 or www.tropicalaudubon.org.

• Matheson Hammock Park: John Boyd, a volunteer leader of Tropical Audubon Society, leads birders through the park; 7:30 a.m. Sunday; 9610 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables.

• Greynolds Park: Jim King, chief naturalist for Miami-Dade Parks, leads birders through the park; 7:30 a.m. Saturday; 17530 W. Dixie Hwy., North Miami Beach.

Bromeliad Society Auction: Annual event with rare and unusual bromeliads and bromeliad-related items; 6:30 p.m. Monday; Jim Ward Community Center, 301 NW 46th Ave., Plantation; free admission. 954-927-0015.

Flamingo Gardens Appraisal Event: Get your antiques, art, clocks and watches appraised for $3 per item plus half-price admission to the gardens; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Expert appraisers also explain the history and value of each piece. Bring photos of large or fragile items. No jewelry, rugs, textiles, books or ephemera are appraised; 3750 S. Flamingo Rd., Davie. Half-price admission is $8.50 for ages 12 and up, $4.25 kids 4-11, free for kids 3 and under and members. 954-473-2955 or www.flamingogardens.org.

Historic Garden Tour: Tour various private farms and estates with Chris Rollins, park manager at Redland Fruit and Spice Park, and learn about tropical farming community of the Redland; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday; Redland Fruit and Spice Park, 24801 SW 187th Ave., Redland; $25. www.fruitandspicepark.org.

International Aroid Society Plant Show & Sale: Last day to attend event; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables; $20, $15 for seniors 65 and up, $10 kids 6-17 and free for kids 5 and under; discount coupons at www.fairchildgarden.org.

Mounts Botanical Garden Evening Walk: Narrated tour led by Allen Sistrunk, garden director, and includes the history and future vision of the garden, stories of folklore and ethnobotanical uses of South Florida plants; 6 p.m. Wednesday; 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach; $5, free for members. www.mounts.org.

MEETINGS & CLASSES

Designing, Creating and Maintaining Your Home Landscape: Four-session workshop covers all necessary steps to improve the home landscape; Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach; $60 each class, $50 members, register by the close of business hours on Sept. 30. www.mounts.org:

• Session One: Includes an evaluation of site conditions, tips to avoid common landscape mistakes and a review of good design principles; 6-9 p.m. Oct. 7.

• Session Two: Tour of Mounts Botanical Garden to see and discuss a large number of plants suitable for South Florida. Participants learn about purchasing, planting and establishing the plants; 6-9 p.m. Oct. 14.

• Session Three: Features experienced gardeners who address landscape problem areas, evaluate ideas and discuss options; 6-9 p.m. Oct. 21.

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