garden calendar

Apple Festival - Harvest festival is held over seven weekends, Sept. 17-Oct. 30. Enjoy a variety of apples, fresh pressed cider and other produce, live music, craft booths, corn and straw mazes and animals. Saturday - Sunday. Greenbluff.

WSU Master Gardeners - This series of weekly classes will discuss selecting, planting, pruning and maintaining trees and shrubs, starting Saturday - Oct. 22. 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 222 N. Havana St., Spokane. $35 for series, or $10 per class. 477-2048.

Inland Empire Bonsai Society Meeting - The group has changed the day of their monthly meeting to Sunday. 12-3 p.m., Manito Park Garden Center, Spokane. 455-9576.

The New Emerald Expo - The Nursery and Landscape Industry Trade Show will include seminars, the latest innovations and a job fair. Oct. 19 - 20. Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Tacoma. $80 for all sessions both days. (360) 681-7953.

28th Annual Home & Yard Show - Presented by Jim Custer Enterprises, this year’s event will feature displays and demonstrations with home and yard related products, services and improvements. Includes special attractions of flowers, trees and waterfalls. Feb. 23, noon-9 p.m., Feb. 24. noon-9 p.m., Feb. 25. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., and Feb. 26. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana, Spokane. $6 for adults, kids 12 and under, free. 924-0588.