Garden calendar
• The Prospect Heights Garden Club is sponsoring a Blue Star Memorial that honors all the men and women who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. It will be dedicated at 1 p.m. Sept. 30 in front of the Prospect Heights Police Station, 14 E. Camp McDonald Road, Prospect Heights.
Demonstration
• The Planter's Palette's Autumn Showcase at 28W571 Roosevelt Road, Winfield, features a series of free demonstrations at 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 30. A session on winter plants is today and fall "tablescapes" on Saturday. Call (630) 293-1040, ext. 2, or www.planterspalette.com.
Celebrate fall
• The Chicago Park District hosts a Fall Flower Show on the Garfield Park Conservatory's Blue Stone Terrace, 300 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago. The show, which runs through Nov. 5, is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays. Admission is free. (312) 746-5100
Chicago Botanic Garden
The 27th Roadside Flower Sale features one-of-a-kind displays and sales of handmade plant and floral arrangements from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today
The Lakeshore African Violet Society Show and Sale is 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today. Go see more than 100 juried exhibits and get tips on how to grow the dainty flower indoors.
The Great Perennial Divide Collection seeks donations on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to distribute to more than 250 community gardens across Chicago. Call (847) 835-8352.
The Woman's Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society host the Bulb Bazaar with more than 200 varieties of bulbs on Saturday and Sept. 30 as part of "Plants We Love" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sept. 30.
The garden is at 1000 Lake-Cook Road, just east of the Edens Expressway in Glencoe. Hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Admission is free. Special event fees apply. Parking is $15, $7 on Tuesdays for seniors 62 and older.
For more information, call (847) 835-5440 or visit www.chicagobotanic.org.
Morton Arboretum
The Asian Celebration features Taiko Japanese drumming, demonstrations by the Prairie State Bonsai Society, Japanese flower arranging and more activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
An Autumn Equinox Nature Walk is 4 p.m. Sunday at the Visitor Center.
The Annual Bulb Sale is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday for members only and for the public on Sept. 30.
The arboretum is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The entrance is on Route 53 just west of I-355 and north of the Reagan Tollway.
Admission is $9 for ages 18-64, $8 for those 65 and older, $6 for children 3-17 and children 2 and younger are admitted free. On Wednesdays, admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $4 for children 3-17. For information, call (630) 968-0074 or visit www.mortonarb.org.
-- Scott C. Morgan