Michelle Davies captured this image of a Blue Clipper butterfly Tuesday at the Botanical Conservatory in Fort Wayne.May 30, Iris Show, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., noon to 4 p.m.; a glorious range of colors, some fragrance and a variety of forms in individual cut flowers and floral arrangements; 427-6440 for information.
June 3, Planning a Fall Vegetable Garden, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., 6 to 7:30 p.m.; Ephraim Smiley will share the basics of interplanting and succession planting; discover which plants love the cool weather and develop a timeline for your fall gardening; $12 for members, $14 for non-members; 427-6446 to register by Friday.
June 3, Huntington County Purdue Master Gardeners program, Heirs Park Girls Building, 547 S. Briant St.; 7 p.m.; “Cooking with Herbs and Edible Flowers” presented by Liz Sanders; 358-4826 to register.
June 5, June Plant Swap, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., 10 to 11 a.m.; bring in leftover plants and seedlings and take home someone else’s extras; 427-6440 for reservations.
June 19, Butterfly Gardening Workshop, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., 9:30 to 11 a.m.; enter the world of butterflies with Jody Heaston, owner of Naturally Speaking & Wildlifescaping, who will show you how to start your own butterfly garden; each participant will make a butterfly feeder; $13 for members, $16 for non-members; 427-6446 to register by June 11.
Through June 27; Butterflies and Fairies Exhibit, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St.; the butterflies are confined to the chrysalis hatching lab and the display tent, but the fairies travel beyond the limits of the imagination; 427-6400 for information.
