Garden calendar
Garden Walk
• The University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Pharmacy hosts free tours of its garden from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday at 833 S. Wood St., Chicago. Featured are more than 100 species of medicinal plants such as black cohosh and echinacea and more. Visit www.uic.edu/pharmacy/garden/ for more information.
Demonstration
• The 19th Annual Heirloom Garden Show is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Garfield Farm Museum, located off Route 83 on Garfield Road. Learn about breeding varieties of plants under different conditions and more. Admission $6; $2 for kids. Call (630) 584-8485.
Tree offer
• The Arbor Day Foundation is offering 10 free Colorado Blue Spruce Trees to anyone who joins the organization in August. Visit arborday.org for more information.
• The Mid-America Bonsai Show and Sale is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Visit midwestbonsai.org.
• The Malott Japanese Garden Summer Festival is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.
• The Carillon Concert Series continues 7 p.m. Mondays through Aug. 25.
• Big City Swing with Lesley Byers and The Jazz Cats perform 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 21.
• The Garden Club of Illinois State Show is noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 24. Visit gardenglories.org for more information.
• The "All About Peppers Weekend" is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 24 and features demonstrations, tours and other family activities.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is at 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. Free, but parking is $15. (847) 835-5440 or www.chicagobotanic. org.
- Scott C. Morgan