Garden events across metro Detroit

Perennial Gardening 101

Bring color and texture to your garden year after year. Includes a list of best garden performers and tips on selection and care. 10 a.m. Sat. Free. English Gardens stores. EnglishGardens.com.

Tips and Techniques 3: Maintaining Your Vegetable Garden

Panel discussion on solutions to mid-season problems such as heat, drought or wetness, pests and weeds. 10 a.m.-noon Sat. $5. Leslie House, Leslie Science and Nature Center, 1831 Traver, Ann Arbor. Registration required. projectgrowgardens.org.

HGTV’s Jamie Durie

The landscape designer and TV personality will share tips on creating a beautiful outdoor living space. Includes a book-signing session. 1-3 p.m. Sat. Free. English Gardens, 4901 Coolidge, Royal Oak. Register in-store or online at EnglishGardens.com.

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