Mark Your Calendar!

Cincinnati Flower Show, April 19-27

The Cincinnati Flower Show opens April 19 and runs through April 27, 2008, at Coney Island, 6201 Kellogg Road, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Staged on the banks of Lake Como at historic Coney Island, the Cincinnati Flower Show celebrates 19 years as one of the premier flower and garden events in the world, where hundreds of landscapers, growers, designers and artists join together to create this world-acclaimed event.

The show is listed in Patricia Schultz’s newly published book “1,000 Places to See in USA and Canada Before You Die.”

The show features garden ideas, floral exhibits, markets, dining, a lecture series and children’s gardens.

For more information, visit www.cincyflowershow.com.

Learn and help plant some natives April 30

The Carriage Trail, behind the old Sunrise Museum in Charleston, is offering a rare opportunity to learn firsthand about identifying native plants and how to plant them in a natural setting. Frank Porter of Porterbrook Native Plants will be there between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesday April 30 to instruct the staff of the Carriage Trail about planting native species, soil preparation and landscape design. More 100 different species of trees, wildflowers, vines and grasses are being used to restore the Carriage Trail to a natural woodland setting. The workshop is free, but participants will be helping plant, so come prepared to work. For more information, contact Nancy Ward at naward57@verizon.net or call (304) 343-1617. Bring a trowel, gloves and water.

Bardstown, Ky., Garden Tour June 7

The fifth annual Blooming Bardstown Garden Tour will offer a selection of eight to 10 private gardens for viewing between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday June 7 in Bardstown, Kentucky. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 the day of the tour and may be purchased in advance at the Bardstown Nelson County Tourist Commission on Courthouse Square and the Nelson County Extension Office, 317 S. 3rd St. Tickets will be available the day of the tour at the Kentucky Farmer’s Market on East Flaget Street between North 3rd and North 2nd streets. For more information, call (502) 348-9204, (502) 348-4877 or (800) 638-4877.