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Watch the forecast — Keep an eye on the forecast. I see, of this writing, that Tuesday night's low is forecast to drop to 39. You may need to bring tropical houseplants in, as the lows for the week are otherwise forecast to be in the 40s. If you don't have room for the plants, read an option for donating them to the Sedgwick County Zoo below. If you have to leave plants outside until then, you can throw a cotton sheet over them or, if possible, move them under a roof or into the garage, the zoo says.
Zoo Plant Donation Drive — The Sedgwick County Zoo will accept donations of tropical plants that you may not have room for inside this winter on Thursday and Friday. The zoo will accept tropical plants, succulents and perennials in containers of 12 inches or larger. The zoo says it doesn't need annuals right now.
If a plant is too big for you to take to the zoo yourself, you can call Pete Logsdon at 316-266-8313 to schedule a pickup. The zoo says it may not be able to take all the ferns, selloums and ficus that people may want to donate. It will pick up plants until its greenhouses are full.
Grass-seeding deadline — This weekend is the traditional deadline for getting fescue grass seed planted. The later you go, the less likely the grass will take.
Bootanica today — The Halloween event at Botanica is today from 2 to 5 p.m. The cost is $7; costumes are optional.
Daffodil sale today _ The Wichita Daffodil Society will have its annual sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Botanica. Admission to the sale is free.
Outdoor Rudy Love concert tonight _ Rudy Love and the Love Family will put on a fall concert outdoors at Botanica at 6:30 p.m. today. Tickets will be $10.
Birding at Botanica _ Take a guided walk around Botanica looking at the birds starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Included in Botanica admission.
Owl talk _ Ken Lockwood of Eagle Valley Raptor Center will bring his owls to Botanica on Wednesday for a lunchtime lecture on "Owls: Lords of Darkness." The lecture, from 12:15 to 1 p.m., is included in Botanica admission. Truffles will have lunch for sale for $7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bluegrass-from-Portland concert — Jackstraw, a bluegrass group from Portland, Ore., will perform the first concert in Dyck Arboretum's new Prairie Pavilion in Hesston on Oct. 23. It's also the first in the arboretum's 2011-2012 Prairie Window Concert Series. The concert starts at 4:30 p.m., and soup and dessert will be served between sets. To reserve tickets, call 620-327-8127. Cost: $20 adults, $12 children. Season-ticket holders will be given the same reserved seat at each performance.
For a full schedule of the series, go to the website www.dyckarboretum.org.
