Home/Garden calendar

Green Zone Fall Festival – Free event for the whole family featuring 20-minute “mini-sessions” on a variety of home and yard topics for fall and winter. Live music and kids art projects, including building musical instruments from recycled materials. All your gardening questions answered at The Plant Clinic. Saturday. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 210 N. Havana. Free. 477-2048.

Showcase of Homes – Presented by Spokane Home Builders Association. Browse through exquisite homes featuring the latest in innovative products, architecture, interior design, furnishings and landscaping, all located within walking distance of each other. Hours are weekdays, 3-9 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Runs through Sunday. take I-90 to exit 395, follow signs at Hatch Road. $8/adults, age 12 and under admitted free.

Autumn Joys and Jobs – Sundays in the Garden with Maralee Karwoski, on Putting Your Garden to Bed for the Winter, presented by The Friends of Manito. Sunday. 2 p.m., Manito Park Meeting Room, east of Gaiser Conservatory. $5/general, free to Friends of Manito members. 456-8038.

Naturalizing Your Garden – Three-part series offered by WSU Extension. Courses are Thursday: Naturalizing Your Garden; Oct. 14: Plant Materials for Naturalized Landscapes; and Oct. 21: Wildlife Habitat and Wildfire Prevention. 222 N. Havana. $50/person, $65/family. 477-2048.

Fall Home Dome Tour – Open house of the fall home dome tour, including open houses across the United States. This 3,200-square-foot dome home is in Republic. Oct. 9. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 1 Bremner Lane, Republic, Wash. (972) 818-0895.

How to Buy, Price and Sell Antiques and Collectibles – Sponsored by Corbin Art Center. Oct. 12. 6:30-8:30 p.m., 507 W. Seventh. $12. 625-6677.

Historic House Styles in Spokane – Three-day workshop meeting Wednesdays Oct. 13-27, sponsored by City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department. Learn about house styles from the 1890s Queen Anne style to the 1930s Tudor cottage and Colonial revival styles to the 1950s ranch style. October 13. 6:30-8 p.m., Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh. $18. 625-6677.

Gardener’s Gala Luncheon – Sponsored by Inland Empire Gardeners, with speaker Sue Goetz, Creative Gardener from Gig Harbor, on “Gifts From the Garden: Inspirations and Samples of Crafting, Culinary and Fragrant Gifts.” Oct. 16. 12 p.m., Ramada Inn at the Airport. $25. 535-8434.