Register now for a gardening symposium (Sun Newspapers)

A one-day gardening symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at the East Port Environmental Campus at 25550 Harborview Road in Port Charlotte. This program is sponsored by the Charlotte County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers.

Gardening class Oct. 25 on Hawaiian plants (Honolulu Advertiser)

Waimea Valley Park will host a gardening class on Hawaiian plants from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 25 at its Educational Center, 59-864 Kamehameha Hwy., across from Waimea Bay.

MARY JO MODICA: October the time for fall gardening (The Tuscaloosa News)

October is the month to begin fall gardening in earnest. Crisp mornings and cool evenings are the inspiration needed to shake off the summer doldrums, step outside and spruce up the landscape. It is time to plant pansies to brighten winter days and to prepare the groundwork for an early spring garden.

Updated 10/7: Elmhurst club takes gardening to a spiritual level (The Doings Elmhurst)

Some of the most beautiful gardens in the world are in Japan, and Monday afternoon, Elmhurst Garden Club members learned how they can bring those same qualities into their own gardens.

Plant Exchange: Container Gardening, South Dakota Style (Yankton Press & Dakotan)

Q: You have been creating container gardens since before they had that name. (You started very young.) What have you learned?