Mountains in Bloom

Tour some of Highlands’ most elaborate private gardens and attend lectures by interior designer Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill and landscape designer and garden restorer Chip Callaway during this garden festival. In addition to the tours, the flower show exhibits horticulture, artistic floral arrangements, and a photo contest.

Highlands Civic Center, 600 N. Forest St.; Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Spencer-Churchill and Callaway lectures, Friday & Saturday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. garden tours and floral show; $10-$225 according to event; (828) 526-4949; www.mountainsinbloom.com