Lowe's Saturday classes: Saturday classes for the month of July at Lowe's locations include: 10 a.m. installing fastlock laminate flooring; 11 a.m. hanging wallpaper and borders; 1 p.m. building an outdoor playhouse. Free. Information at your local store.

        Daylily show and sale: The Greater Cincinnati Daylily/Hosta Society's daylily show and plant sale will be todayat Forest Fair Mall. The plant sale begins at 10 a.m., and the show will be open to the public from 1-8 p.m. Free. Information (859) 781-6237 or 522-6950.

        Garden Conservancy tours: Nine gardens will be open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundayas part of the Garden Conservancy's National Open Day Program in 26 states. Sunday's gardens include: 6215 Cavalcade Drive, Hamilton; 1065 Gaskins Road, Amelia; 1260 Apple Hill Road, Anderson Township; 4770 Burley Hills Drive, Indian Hill; 223 Kearney St. Hartwell; 2500 Observatory Ave., Hyde Park; 6900 Given Road, Indian Hill; 5875 Mohican Lane, Indian Hill and 223 Hilltop Lane, Wyoming. $5 per garden. (888) 842-2442.

        Summer plant help: Keeping summer plants in tip-top shape will be the subjects of this week's gardening session by White Oak Garden Center at 7 p.m. Monday at the Monfort Heights Branch Library. Free. Information: 385-3313 or 369-4472.

        Student chairs: Student designs from the Industrial Design department of the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning will be on display Friday through Aug. 30 at the DAAP Galleries 3290, 314 W. Fourth St., downtown. (Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Friday.) Chair designs incorporating three of the five Japanese design elements (humor, craftsmanship, compactness, asymmetry and simplicity) will be included. The chairs had to be practical (able to be manufactured and shipped), cross-generational, easy to get in and out of, relate to an environment, weigh no more than 75 pounds, be ergonomically correct and be engineered properly. Free. Information 381-0603.

        Creating an herbal spa: Rita Heikenfeld will teach a class where guests will make bath salts, soaks and exfoliating scrubs. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. next Saturday and 6-8 p.m. July 18 at the Great Indoors, 11925 Commons Drive, Springdale. Fee: $35. Reservations 346-1506.

        Free garden tours: The second leg of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society's Summer Garden Tour of seven gardens — from West Chester Township to Mount Washington — will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. next Saturday. Guides and hosts introduce guests to the design, plant material and history of each garden. The gardens: 605 White Oak St., Oxford; 942 Balsamwood Lane, Lebanon; 1065 Gaskins Road, Amelia; 1604 Sycamore St., Mount Auburn; 4569 Huston Road, Hamilton; 6215 Cavalcade Drive, Hamilton, and 1322 Delta Ave., Hyde Park. Free. Information: www.cincyflowershow.com or 872-5194. Antiques Marketplace: Collectibles, antiques, books, clothes, toys and furniture will be part of the Second Sunday Marketplace at MainStrasse 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 14 at the Sixth Street Promenade in Covington. Information: (859) 341-3390 or (859) 491-0458.

        Glass art: Contemporary Impressionism glassworks (vibrant landscapes on a three-dimensional canvas of glass inspired by the work of 19th-century impressionists) by Shawn Messenger of Toledo will be displayed at A Show of Hands in Kenwood Towne Centre through Aug. 18 during store hours.

        Pond Expo: “Water Gardening Made Simple” will be presented by the Miami Valley Water Garden Society 8 a.m.-4 p.m. July 27 at Polen Farm Estates in Kettering, along with the fourth annual water garden tour 9 a.m.-9 p.m. July 28 of 13 sites in Dayton, Centerville, Bellbrook, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Yellow Springs and Tipp City. You will learn to design and build a water garden — landscaping, plants and fish. Workshop $70, tour $10. Registration forms are available at Your Pet and Water Garden Shop, 3693 Paxton Ave. Oakley.

        Contact Joy Kraft by phone: 768-8467; fax: 768-8330; e-mail: jkraft@enquirer.com.

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