Volunteer for Trail Work, with Friends of Ridley Creek State Park; 9 a.m. to noon. Free; refreshments provided. Bring gloves and eye protection, if available; tools provided. Meet at park office, Gradyville Road between Routes 352 and 252, north of Media. Information: 610-891-0118; muddyboots@comcast.net.

Tuesday, July 8

and Wednesday, July 9

Learn to Read the Landscape in Color, discussion and demonstration of the construction of a work of art, with an emphasis on color, in any medium; 9 a.m. to noon. $30 both sessions; pre-registration required: 302-234-4244; www.mtcubacenter.org. Mount Cuba Center, 3120 Barley Mill Rd., Hockessin, Del.

Up ahead

Caring for Trees, program with Alan Jensen Seller; Penn State Master Gardeners of Delaware County sponsor, from 10 a.m. to noon July 12 at Smedley Park, Environmental Center, 20 Paper Mill Rd., Springfield. Fee: $10; pre-registration required: 610-690-2655; http://delaware.extension.psu.edu, click on "Master Gardeners."

Meander Through Our Meadow, class on native plants and tour with landscape designer Ian Caton, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 12 at Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve Visitor Center, 1635 River Rd. (Route 32), New Hope; 215-862-2924; www.bhwp.org. Fee: $15; pre-registration suggested.

Faerie Garden Workshop, for parent and child. Lorraine Kiefer, of Triple Oaks Nursery, discusses folklore and faerie tales; make faerie dish garden to take home, 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 16 at Camden Children's Garden, 3 Riverside Dr, Camden. Fee: $20; pre-registration required: 856-365-8733. Information: www.camdenchildrensgarden.org.

Meadowbrook Farm Tour, "The Legacy of Liddon Pennock" guided tour of the interiors and gardens of the Robert McGoodwin-designed estate, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. or 1 to 2:30 p.m. July 16. Fee: $23; pre-registration required: 215-988-8869; programreg@pennhort.org.

Nature Journaling, program with Jim Lockyer from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 19 at Community Arts Center, 414 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford. Fee: $85; pre-registration required by July 12: 610-566-1713; info@communityartscenter.org. Materials list available on request.

- Jerene Schroeder