July 4 Rose Pruning Demo, Decor Gardenworld, Bethlehem (Tauranga), free.

July 4 Fiordland Conservation talk, 7pm, Pepper Tree restaurant, Coromandel town, koha. See tinyurl.com/nt2pvnfs

July 10 Rotorua Botanical Society Field Trip, Western Matata Dunes, easy. See tinyurl.com/h4zph2x

July 10-11 Rose Pruning Demo, 1-3pm Saturday, 11am-1pm Sunday, Wairere Garden Centre, Gordonton, Waikato, free.

July 11 Orchid & Plant Auction, noon, Masonic Hall, Oxford St, Te Puke. Ph 07 573 9710.

July 17 Rose Pruning Demo, 10.30am-2pm, Palmers Garden Centre, Frankton, Hamilton, free.

July 18 Orchid Show, 9am-3pm, Hamilton Gardens, $3 entry ($5 for two). See tinyurl.com/2x4kvzkt

July 22 Permaculture: Waikato Horticultural Society, 7.30pm, Wintec classroom, Gate 2, Hamilton Gardens, $5 non-members. Phone Carmel 07 855 3404.

July 23 Creating On Farm Fertility, 9.30am-2pm, Chaos Springs, Waikino, $60. See chaossprings.co.nz

Aug 1 Rotorua Botanical Society Field Trip, Waimangu, Hapeotoroa, medium/hard. See tinyurl.com/h4zph2x

Aug 1 Himalayas to Coromandel Photo Journey, 7pm, Pepper Tree restaurant, Coromandel town, koha. See tinyurl.com/nt2pvnfs

Aug 7 Crop Swap, 10am-11am, 14 Jocelyn St, Katikati. Veges, fruit, seeds, baking, books, eggs, etc. all welcome. Phone 07 549 4522.

Aug 7 Plant Sales, Hamilton Gardens.

Aug 8 Plant Sale, 10am-1pm, Te Puna Quarry Park, near Tauranga, cash only.

Aug 8 How will our Coasts Change with Sea Level Rise? 7pm, Pepper Tree restaurant, Coromandel town, koha. See tinyurl.com/nt2pvnfs