The Pontchartrain Home Show and Louisiana Outdoorsman Show tops our list of home and garden events this weekend. The 26th annual show features products, services, demonstrations and information on remodeling, construction and design for kitchens, bathrooms, siding, solar products and more. The Outdoorsman Show features fishing, hunting, ATV and archery gear. Hours: today (March 21), noon-8 p.m., Saturday, March 22, 10
a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday, March 23, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Pontchartrain Center,
Kenner. Admission: $8, with children 12 and under free. More information: jaaspro.com.

The Spring Fiesta Home tour will be Sunday, March 23, and again on Sunday, March 30, 1-4 p.m. The tour will feature private French Quarter homes and gardens and the Spring Fiesta House at 826 St. Ann St. Admission: $30. More information: springfiesta.com
Courtesy of Spring Fiesta

More events:

• Art in Bloom —  today-Sunday (March 21-23), museum hours, New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park — Complex floral arrangements inspired by works of art in the museum’s galleries will be on display through the weekend. This year’s theme is “Perfect Palette Celebrating the Flavor of New Orleans.”

• Botanical Garden Plant Sale — Saturday, March 22, 9 a.m., New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park — Roses will be the focus of the sale. For a list of plants available, call 504.483.9464 or e-mail plants@nocp.org.

• Lakeview Civic Improvement Association Study in the Garden — Saturday, March 22, 9-11 a.m.,Lakeview Presbyterian Church, 5941 Canal Blvd. — Learn about Louisiana Super Plants and how to create worm compost bins and plant herbs in raised beds. More information: community.activities@lakeviewcivic.org.

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

• Dog Day Afternoon —  Sunday, March 23, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., City Park Festival Grounds — The Louisiana SPCA event features a dog-friendly walk-a-thon around City Park’s Big Lake, live music, pet services, dog obedience demos, dog contests and prizes.

• Preserving St. Charles Avenue — Monday, March 24, 5-7 p.m., 5801 St. Charles Ave. — Presented by the Preservation Resource Center, this talk will focus on how St. Charles Avenue demolitions led the way to establishing the Historic District Landmarks Commission in 1975 and the status of the upper part of the avenue today. More information: prcno.org.

• Shotgun Soiree: Jazz in the Crescent City — Tuesday, March 25, 5:30-7 p.m., Preservation Resource Center, 923 Tchoupitoulas St. — A jazz reception kicking off the Shotgun House Tour, followed by a presentation by jazz historian Jack Stewart on “Jazz in the Crescent City: Where Early Musicians Lived and Played.” Admission: $50 (price includes a ticket to the Shotgun House Tour on March 29). More information: 504.581.7032 or email prc@prcno.org.

• Old Garden Rose Society meeting —  Wednesday, March 26, 7 p.m., John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 4201 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie — Helga Brichet, past president of the World Federation of Rose Societies, will speak. Brichet is coordinating a tour of Italian rose gardens in May, along with Leo Watermeier, coordinator of the Old Rose Garden in Louis Armstrong Park. Admission: $5 for non-members.

• Iris Walk spring tour —  March 27-29, 1-2 p.m., Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road — Guided tours of the Iris Walk with an emphasis on the contributions made by Caroline Dormon to iris cultivation and the Wild Garden. Admission: $10 for non-members. More information: 504.293.4726, hschackai@longuevue.com.

• Lead certified renovator training — Thursday, March 27, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., LaHouse Resource Center, 2858 Gourrier Ave., Baton Rouge — Participants who complete the course will be eligible to take the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule certification test administered through EnviroEd, a national EPA-accredited RRP training provider. Registration includes the course book, activities and the certification test. More information: lsuagcenter.com/LaHouse.

Looking ahead

• Bonsai Demonstration —  March 28, 7-9 p.m., Marine Corps League Hall, 2708 Delaware St., Kenner — The Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society hosts bonsai artist Adam Lavigne of Orlando, Fla., for a free demonstration and lecture on Neea Buxifolia.

• Longue Vue Kinder Garden — March 29, 1-2 P.M., Hollygrove Market, 8301 Olive St. — Children ages 18 months to three years will learn about plants through arts and crafts, story time with songs and plantings. Admission: Free. More information: 504.293.4721, jcohn@longuevue.com, longuevue.com.

• PRC Shotgun House Tour —  March 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 200 Broadway St. — A self-guided tour of shotgun homes in the Audubon neighborhood. Admission: $20 in advance, $25 at the tour. More information: prcno.org

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