Fresh flower design: Petals & Things Florist in West Chester Township will have a class on fresh flower design 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondayand 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at 4891 Smith Road. $40 includes tools and materials. 942-0500.

        Wildlife garden: Tips on planning your wildlife garden will be part of a Cincinnati Park Board session 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday at California Woods in Mount Washington. $3, soup and refreshments. Reservations required, 231-8678.

        Beekeeping: Experienced beekeepers will answer questions on what it takes to get started 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday,at California Woods. The other two sessions include: equipment 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 and assembling hives and frames 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 14. Reservations required. 231-8678.

        Indoor bulbs: Carole Van Lieu will teach the how-tos of forcing indoor amaryllis and paperwhite bulbs to bloom 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Smith & Hawken, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. $2. Reservations, 731-3133.

        Native plants: The Greater Cincinnati Wild Ones will meet at 10 a.m. next Saturdayfor a program on native flora for a naturalized landscape by Brian Jorge at Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum. Reservations, 941-6497.

        Firewood sale: The Urban Forestry Division of the Cincinnati Park Board will have a firewood and mulch sale 8 a.m.-noon next Saturday, at the northwest corner of Este Avenue and Center Hill Avenue in Winton Hills. Wood will be $50 a cord and $25 a half cord, and mulch will be $10 a truckload. Mulch loading assistance will be provided, but gas-powered chain saws and wood-splitters are not permitted in the wood yard. 861-9070, Ext.19.

        Contact Joy Kraft: c/o The Cincinnati Enquirer; phone: 768-8467; fax: 768-8330; e-mail: jkraft@enquirer.com.

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