Classes

King County Master Gardener Foundation Talks: 10:30 a.m. Oct. 18, “Easy Bonsai for the House.” Cost: Free. Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, 15500 S.E. 16th St., Bellevue.

Squak Mountain Greenhouses and Nursery: 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, including: Oct. 18, “To Bed for Winter.” Squak Mountain Greenhouses and Nursery, 7600 Renton-Issaquah Road S.E., Issaquah. 425-392-1025 or www.squakmtnursery.com.

Volunteers

Bellevue Botanical Gardens: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 9 and Dec. 14, volunteers can help dig, pot and take home a perennial from the NPA Perennial Border. Also: Nov. 10-Jan. 18, volunteers needed to help with various aspects of the annual Garden d’Lights display. Helpers needed for: Nov. 10-21, installation; Nov. 29-Jan. 3, greeting; Jan. 4-18, break-down. 12001 Main St., Bellevue. 425-451-3755 or bbgsoffice@bellevuebotanical.org.

Garden Clubs

Eastside Fuchsia Society: 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Evergreen Court Retirement Center, 900 124th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. 425-885-2107.

Looking for a Garden Club: Garden clubs in the East Lake Washington District welcome new members. For nearby clubs, call the membership chairman: 425-822-7275 and leave a message.

Northwest Horticultural Society: 7 p.m. Nov. 12. Reception at 6:30 p.m. Speaker: Fran Sharp on “Classic Northwest Garden Gems: Japanese Maples and their Conifer Counterparts.” Cost: $5 for members; $10 for non-members. Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle. 206-527-1794 or www.northwesthort.org.

Puget Sound Bonsai Association: 7 p.m. Oct. 27. Visitors welcome. University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle. www.psba.us.

Terra Tillers Garden Club: 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month through June. Group meets in members’ homes. Call for details, location. 425-885-4889.

Totem Lake Garden Club: 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Visitors welcome. Fire Station No. 26, 9930 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland. 425-822-7275.