Yes, it's already time to start thinking about fall lawn care

Seminars, workshops

•"Fall Lawn Care," 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Knupper's owner, John Heaton, shows how to get your lawn into tip top shape. (847) 359-1080 or knuppernursery.com.

Chicago Botanic Garden

The following activities are scheduled at Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. (847) 835-5440 or chicagobotanic.org.

•Plant giveaways, Wednesdays through Sundays, through Oct. 3 in Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden. Volunteers share information about the monthly featured plant, and encourage visitors to plant a seed or seedling to take home to their own gardens. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends. chicagobotanic.org/familyprograms/dropin.

•Roadside Flower Sale Workshops, 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Aug. 31-Sept. 3, Learn how to make dried plant arrangements; arrangements created are the property of the Chicago Botanic Garden and will be sold at the Roadside Flower Sale. Register by calling (847) 835-8392.

•Illinois Mycological Association show and sale, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 5. Celebrate the richness of fall mushrooms in Illinois with an exhibit of up to 100 varieties from area forests.

•Northeastern Illinois Rose Society show and sale, noon-4:30 p.m. Sept. 5.

Frank Lloyd Wright volunteers needed

The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust is seeking volunteers to assist at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park. A two-week fall volunteer training course will begin in September. If interested, contact the trust before Sept. 7. For more information on the trust, visit gowright.org or e-mail volunteer@gowright.org or call (708) 725-3818.

Garden clubs

•Tri Village Garden Club: Sept. 15: Joannie Rocchi of The Growing Place will speak on autumn bulbs. Monthly meetings on third Wednesday at Poplar Creek Public Library, 1405 S. Park Ave., Streamwood. Call (630) 830-0118 or visit trivillagegardenclub.org.

•South Barrington Garden Club: Sept. 2: "Extend the Summer Bounty of Herbs," lecture by Kathy Vitalo. Meetings are at South Barrington Park District, 3 Tennis Club Lane, at 9 a.m. on the first Thursday of the month. Call Anita at (847) 277-7151.

Flea markets, antique shows

•Wolff's Indoor Flea Market, 1775 N. Rand Road, Palatine (old Menard's store), 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $1, 50 cents for seniors and children ages 6 to 12. Call (847) 524-9590 or visit wolffs.com.

•Chicago O'Hare Summer Antique Show and Sale, Aug. 29, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Nearly 100 dealers from across the U.S. and Canada. High-quality antiques and fine arts including English, Continental, Victorian and early American furniture, silver, bronzes, Asian arts, porcelain, antique and estate jewelry, textiles, folk and tribal art, antiquarian books, architectural and garden ornamentation with values between $10 and more than $100,000. Weekend admission $10, good for all three days; children under 12 free; parking free. (708) 366-2710 or visit chicagoohareantiques.com.