Garden calendar

Garden clubs

• The Garden Club of Inverness hosts Esther Galantowicz of the floral shop Scarlet Petal for a demonstration on holiday arrangements. The club meets 9:30 a.m. Thursday at All Saints Lutheran Church, 630 S. Quentin Road, Palatine. Members and guests are welcome. Call (847) 381-2727.

• The Wheeling Garden Club holds a Blue Star Marker Dedication Ceremony at 11 a.m. today at Veterans Park, at Milwaukee Avenue and Dundee Road in Wheeling. Call (847) 537-4674 for more information.

Classes

• Heinz Brothers Greenhouse Garden Center at 2010 E. Main St., St. Charles, holds a class on tips for decorating indoors and outdoors for the holidays from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday. There is a $5 charge. Call (630) 377-6288 for more information.

Chicago Botanic Garden

A behind-the-scenes tour on production greenhouses is offered up from 1 to 3 p.m. today. Tim Pollak shows plant propagation techniques, greenhouse environmental and computer systems and space management. Cost is $37. Advance registration required.

Advance registration for the annual Reindog Parade from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 1 is available now. Cost is $14. Parade day registration is $19.

The garden is at 1000 Lake-Cook Road, just east of the Edens Expressway in Glencoe. Hours are 7 a.m. to dusk. 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

A Christopher Radko Ornament Event is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.

The arboretum is open from 7 a.m. to dusk 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.