Manito Park lecture series begins Sunday

The Friends of Manito organization is offering its first “Sundays in the Garden” lecture at Manito Park on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the park meeting room east of Gaiser Conservatory.

Janis Saiki, plant sale manager for the Friends organization, will talk about new plants and cultivars that have emerged in the retail nursery trade, and which will be available through plant sales by Friends on June 14 and Sept. 6.

For more information on the talk, contact the Friends office at 456-8038. Cost of the lecture is $5 for the general public.