Ideal candidate for landscaping and bonsai

LOROPETALUM chinense is commonly known as fringe flower or Chinese witch-hazel. It belongs to the family Hamamelidaceae. Though found mainly in southern China’s Hunan province, at the border with Thailand and Vietnam, it is also found in Japan and Southeast Asia.

Donzell’s presents winter gardening seminars

SOUTH AKRON — Donzell’s Flower and Garden Center will present free garden seminars on Saturdays at 11 a.m. To register, call 330-724-0550, ext. 110.

Registration is now for gardening seminar

Prepare for spring by “going green” at the St. Tammany Master Gardeners seminar, featuring lectures on “out of the ordinary” vegetables, “super” flowers, and keeping your garden green in spite of heat, drought and deluge.

Garden Calendar

Today: "Cutting Gardens for Flower Arranging": 10:30 a.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. Featuring Tonya Ashworth, UT extension agent, Fayette County. Sponsored by Tenn. Federation of Garden Clubs, District I Education Series. Registration and refreshments at 10 a.m. National Garden Clubs members free, $5 for visitors. (901) 353-5427.