'Our Favorite Unusual Plants' show at Knupper Nursery

Seminars, events

•"Our Favorite Unusual Plants," 10 a.m. today, July 26, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Learn about underused or hard-to-find plants. Free. (847) 359-1080.

•"Tots and Trucks," 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Big landscape trucks, forklift, bobcat, plus local police and fire department vehicles on display for children. Free. (847) 359-1080.

•Garden Tips and Tastes, noon, first and third Wednesdays, Cantigny Idea Garden, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. Bring a bag lunch. Free; register by calling (630) 260-8162. www.cantigny.org.

Chicago Botanic Garden

•Cactus & Succulent Society of Greater Chicago show and sale, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today, July 26. Burnstein Hall, Regenstein Center, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. (847) 835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org.

•Bromeliad Society of Greater Chicago show and sale, Saturday, Aug. 1, and Sunday, Aug. 2. Features plants such as pineapples and Spanish moss. For society information, call (847) 835-8284. Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. (847) 835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org.

Tours

•Guided walks of Millennium Park's Lurie Garden in Chicago are from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 20. These walks are free and led by a master gardener from the University of Illinois. Preregistration is not required. Visit millenniumpark.org.

•Mayslake Peabody Estate open house and art fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, July 26. See newly restored living room, performances by First Folio Theatre, Windy City Harmonica Plyers, flutissimo, Bill Dinchak, Acappellago and more. Art by Hinsdale Center for the Arts, plus art vendors. Parking and admission free. 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook. (630) 933-7200 or dupageforest.com.

Garden walks

•Aquascape, a St. Charles-based company, shows 67 ponds throughout the Chicago area from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, July 26. Tickets benefit Aquascape Foundation, which helps people in developing areas harvest and use rainwater. Visit aquascapedesigns.com.

Garden clubs

• South Barrington Garden Club: Tour Country Garden Cuisine Cooking's herb and vegetable gardens in St. Charles, Aug. 6; DVD of Audrey Hepburn's "Gardens of the World Tour," Sept. 3; slide presentation "Garden Rooms Without Walls," by Shirley Remes, Better Homes and Gardens field editor, Oct. 1. Meetings first Thursday morning of month. Membership $25 for residents; $35 for nonresidents. Call Anita at (847) 277-7151.

• Hoffman Estates Garden Club: "Shrubs and Bushes," 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. The speaker will be John Heaton, a landscape and gardening expert and owner of Knupper Nursery and Landscape in Palatine.

•Algonquin Garden Club: Fall Festival Luncheon, Saturday, Sept. 12, Boulder Ridge Country Club, Lake in the Hills. Celebrating their 80th year. Proceeds finance the scholarship fund. Tickets are $28-$30. Call Jane Bishoff at (847) 658-8727 or Joyce Marsiglia at (847) 854-9630.

Flea markets, antique shows

• Open air market features antiques, furniture, garden statuary, jewelry as well as food vendors, flowers, produce and perennials. Free. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 20 and Oct. 18. The Arboretum of South Barrington, at Route 59 and Higgins Road. Visit shopthearboretumsb.com.

•Kane County Flea Market, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2. Continues first weekend of the month through Dec. 6. $5 daily admission; free parking. On Randall Road between routes 64 and 38 in St. Charles. Call (630) 377-2252 or visit kanecountyfleamarket.com.

•Antique Market, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at Grayslake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Admission $6; early buyers, $25 for shopping 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 8. zurkopromotions.com.

•Wolff's Flea Market is open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 1, at Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Admission is $1, 50 cents for seniors and children ages 6 to 12. Call (847) 524-9590 or visit wolffs.com" target="new">wolffs.com.