Faubourg St. John Porch Crawl, foraging for edible plants workshop, behind the scenes at City Park and more: Upcoming …

Six porches inFaubourg St. John will be open for visitors this Saturday, June 14, 4-7 p.m., with hor d'oeuvres and drinks by local restaurants and music by the James Andrews Trio. The Porch Crawl is sponsored by the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, and proceeds will go toward buying swings for Desmare playground. The crawl kicks off at Kennedy Park, 3100 block of Ursulines St. Tickets: $40 at Terranova's Superette, 3308 Esplanade Ave., and Swirl Wines, 3143 Ponce de Leon St., fsjna.org.

Also this week:

Edible Plants of the Gulf South -- Friday, June 13, 6-8 p.m., Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Lane -- Charles Allen, senior botanist with Colorado State University, leads a presentation on edible and useful plants with tasting samples. Cost: $8 ($3 for Eat Local Challenge participants and Longue Vue members.) 504.296.9960.

'City Peek' Tour -- Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m., New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park -- The Friends of City Park hosts a behind-the-scenes, members-only tour of the botanical garden. To become a member: 504.483.9376.

Madisonville Art Market -- Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tchefuncte Riverfront, Madisonville -- Features painting, mixed media, photography, jewelry, wood carving, sculpture and stained glass by local artists. Madisonvilleartmarket.com, 985.643.5340.

Piety Street Market -- Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St. -- Features arts, crafts, vintage goods, refreshments and music by Dave Rebeck and John Rankin. 504.782.2569

Vertical Gardens -- Saturday, June 14, 9 a.m.-noon, Parkway Partners, 1137 Baronne St. -- Learn to build vertical gardens with Wil Crary of VertiFarms, Patrick Ellis of CRISP Farms and Marguerite Green of NOCCA. On sale in the Parkway Partners greenhouse will be vines and plants suitable for vertical and container gardening, fruit trees, vegetable and herb starts, flowering shrubs and bedding plants.

Weeding and gardening demo -- Tuesday, June 17, 9 a.m.-noon, Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, City Park -- The Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans and the New Orleans Louisiana Iris Society demonstrate weeding techniques and answer gardening questions. 504.658.4153 or 504.866.2381

Orchid society meeting -- Tuesday, June 17, 7 p.m., Garden Study Center, New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park (Enter through the rear gate) -- Larry Hennessey will give a slide presentation on the society's recent show. The Orchid Basics program begins at 7 p.m., followed by the general meeting at 7:30 p.m. Free. Neworleansorchidsociety.

Looking ahead Researching your New Orleans Property -- June 21, 10 a.m., Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. -- Architect Robert J. Cangelosi Jr., an adjunct lecturer at the Tulane University School of Architecture, will present an in-depth program on historic home research hosted by The Friends of the Cabildo. Cangelosi will outline how to research the history of your property, using primary sources. A concise architectural history will be included to help identify the style of your property. Admission: $30 ($20 for Friends of the Cabildo members). Space is limited. Reservations: 504.523.3939. ***** Have an item? To have your home or garden event listed, send a fact sheet at least two weeks before the event to insideout@nola.com or add it to the comments below.

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