Garden calendar
Garden walks
• Sheffield Garden Walk and Festival celebrates its 40th year with 100 gardens as well as food and music today. The suggested donation is $6 until 5 p.m. and $10 afterward. The festival is from noon to 9:30 p.m. with the gardens and Kid's Corner open until 5 p.m. Start at Webster Street and Sheffield Avenue, Chicago. Call (773) 929-9255 or visit sheffieldgardenwalk.com
• Aquascape Designs presents a free pond tour in the St. Charles and Downers Grove areas 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Download a free booklet from aquascapeinc.com. Call (630) 659-2057.
• Lake County Forest Preserves continue a series of "Walk on the Wildflower Side" tours from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Independence Grove, near Libertyville on Buckley Road (Route 137) (Buckley Road) east of Milwaukee Avenue (Route 21). Cost is $5-7. (847) 367-6640 or LCFPD.org.
• Chicagoland Gardening Magazine and The Growing Place locations in Naperville and Fox Valley sponsor bused tours to the Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Anderson Japanese Gardens and LaPaloma Gardens. Cost is $58, but space is limited. Call (866) 806-1498 for more information.
Garden events
• Spring Bluff Nursery has free tours of gardens in Elburn and Sugar Grove. Call (630) 466-4278 to register for directions or visit 41 W. 130 Norris Road, Sugar Grove.
Chicago Botanic Garden
• The Carillon Concert Series continues 7 p.m. Mondays through Aug. 25.
• The North Iris & Daylily Society Daylily Show & Sale is from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today.
• A Sunday stroll on "Annuals at the Garden" with Tim Pollak is 1 to 2 p.m. today. Cost is $27. Call (847) 835-8261 to register.
• A lecture on luring butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Cost is $37. Call (847) 835-8261 to register.
• A lecture on finding natural alternatives to lawns is 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Cost is $45. Call (847) 835-8261 to register.
• The Chicago Cajon Aces performs 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
• A lecture on native rainwater gardens is 9 a.m. to noon Friday. Cost is $62. Call (847) 835-8261 to register.
• The Cactus and Succulent Society of Great Chicago Show and Sale is 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and July 27.
Admission to the garden at 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe, is free, but parking is $15 per car. Call (847) 835-5440 or visit chicagobotanic.org for more information.