Garden calendar

Garden clubs

The Arlington Heights Garden Club meets for its "Stump the Master Gardner" competition at 7 p.m. Monday at the Arlington Heights Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights. Visitors welcome. (847) 962-9909.

The Tri-Village Garden Club's fourth annual benefit garden walk is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Locations in Bartlett, Hanover Park, Streamwood and West Chicago are highlighted. Tickets run $10-$12. Call (630) 372-6342 or visit trivillagegardenclub.org for more information.

Garden lectures

Spring Buff Nursery hosts Chicagoland Gardening Magazine publisher Bill Aldrich to discuss his latest book, "Container Gardens for the Midwest," at 10 a.m. Saturday at 41 W 130 Norris Road, Sugar Grove. No charge. Spring Bluff Nursery also offers a guided tour of Millennium Park's Lurie Garden in Chicago on Friday. No charge, but Metra tickets and reservations are required. Call (630) 466-4278 for more information.

Knupper Nursery hosts Ken Haller, president of the Illinois Bee Keeping Association, for a demonstration on how to raise honey bees at 9 a.m. Saturday at 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Call (847) 359-1080 or visit knuppernursery.com.

Chicago Botanic Garden

The Dwarf Conifer Garden has been newly renovated and officially opens 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

Buck Howdy performs at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The Silver Beams perform 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

"Nature Night" in the English Walled Garden includes a light meal and lets visitors work cooperatively to prune their plants at 5 p.m. Friday. Cost is $45.