Upcoming home and garden events: Bayou Gardens open house, costume … – The Times

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Camellia “Bayou Gardens” open house — Saturday, Feb. 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges Complex headquarters, 61389 Highway 434, Lacombe — The open house includes talks on the history of camellias and grafting demonstrations. Visitors may explore the 110-acre Bayou Lacombe Center, which has more than 400 cultivars of camellias. Admission: free. More information: 985.882.2025 or david_stoughton@fws.gov.

NOLA Designer costume bazaar, Sunday, Feb. 16 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave. — More than 20 local designers, milliners, costumers and mask makers sell their work. More information: creemccree@gmail.com or 504.269.3982

Orleans Audubon Society meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m., Community Church Unitarian Universalist, 6690 Fleur De Lis Drive –– Bryan Lenz will speak about the impact of cattle ranching on Amazon primates and Harpy eagles. More information: 504.671.6371.

Tips on fertilizing, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 9 a.m. to noon, Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, City Park — The Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans Iris Society will demonstrate how to fertilize Louisiana Super Plants and Louisiana irises. Admission: free.

New Orleans Orchid Society meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m., Garden Study Center, New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park — Jen Huber will speak on “Stanhopeas: Pixies of the Rainforest.” Admission: free. More information: neworleansorchidsociety.org.

First-time Home Renovator Training, Part 2, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Preservation Resource Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St. — The second half of this two-part course will cover financing options, including 203(k) renovation loans, rehabilitation tax credits and Neighborhood Lift down payment assistant grants. Admission: $20. More information: 504.636.3399 or sblaum@prcno.org.

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Plants Gone Wild Class, Feb. 22, 10 a.m., New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park — Susan Capley, the Botanical Garden’s education director, will teach control techniques for plants and shrubs. Admission: $10. Pre-registration required: 504.483.9473 or scapley@nocp.org.

Growing Gardeners, Feb. 22, 10 a.m., New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park — Children ages 6 to 9 learn about plants, insects and gardening. Admission: $15. More information: 504.483.9470 or nobgeducation@nocp.org.

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