A garden of inventions

Visitors of all ages are welcomed to Port Discovery to see the new exhibit — a garden of small inventions. There will also be many activities and gadgets (小器械）for the environmental protection. The exhibit will be on Saturday, July 8. It is $10.75 for each person and it's free for kids under the age of two. Call 410-727-8120 if you want to know more information.

The rain-barrel (雨水桶) meeting

The Parks and People Foundation will- hold a meeting on building rain-barrels for houses between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the foundation's Stieff Silver Building. It will cost each person $50 and it includes the barrel and all materials. Call 410-448-5663 to learn more information.

Priming (修剪) plants

Visitors can attend a meeting on pruning plants between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Ladew Topiary Gardens. They should meet at the Visitors Center at Ladew, Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton. The price of the ticket is $10 which includes the money of visiting the gardens and Ladew members are free to go. Call 410-557-9570 or visit the website www.ladewgardens.com to get more information.

Exhibition

Photographs, paintings and drawings will be shown on July 9 at the University of Maryland. The show will be from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Call 301-985-7937 to know more information.