GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

Garden enthusiasts can attend one of the best garden events on the

West Coast at the 12th annual Southern California Spring Garden Show,

happening Friday through Sunday at South Coast Plaza. At the show guests

can shop at nearly 100 specialty exhibitors and attend seminars and book

signings from national garden experts. The speakers will offer seminars

that cover topics such as roses, herbs, home orchids, living wreaths,

shade gardens, fruit trees and floral arrangements. Kids will love the

miniature children’s gardens created by more than 1,000 Orange and Los

Angeles County elementary school children; creating special craft

projects with University of California’s Master Gardeners and Fine Art

Express; and participating in a variety of special events such as live

animal and bug shows hosted by the Santa Ana Zoo and Wild Wonders. This

year’s theme is called, “A Garden of Fairytales and Legends,” and all of

the designers, horticulture students and landscape architects will

compete with their interpretation of the theme. The garden shows hours

are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday,

and from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Parking and admission is free. It

will be held in the Crate & Barrel/Macy’s Home Wing at South Coast Plaza

at 333 Bear St. Information: (714) 435-2160 or visito7

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For parents who are planning out their children’s summer schedule,

there’s an upcoming art camp offered at Sher’s Art Gallery in Newport

Beach. The art camp includes instruction on drawing and painting, using

mediums such as charcoal, pastel, acrylics, watercolor and collage. There

are clay classes using hand building, wheel throwing and figure

sculpting. Sculpture is also taught involving various materials. Sher

Swaim’s Art Camp has three sessions. The first two sessions are geared

for kids ages 4 to 8, and the third session is for ages 9 to 18. The

first session will be held on June 25, 27, 29 and July 2. The second

session is July 11, 13, 18 and 20. The classes are from 9 to 11 a.m. The

third session is Aug. 6 through Aug. 17. The classes are Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will be no refunds or

makeups for absences. Sher’s Art Gallery is at 2828 Newport Blvd., in

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 675-5385.

Brides-to-be can get the best in service and selection at Tiffany &

Co. Their bridal registry service gives exceptional time and attention to

every couple’s wish list, which is available at every Tiffany & Co.

store. Tiffany & Co. also offers a convenient online service. Couples who

are registered at Tiffany’s can access their registry by logging onto o7

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Guests can also easily find and purchase gifts from a couple’s registry.

Tiffany has also introduced a new engagement ring called Lucia. It’s a

square mixed-cut shape, with wide corners, a high step-cut crown and a

brilliant-cut pavilion. Along with the Lucia engagement ring, there’s a

wedding band designed with a full circle of channel set stones in

platinum or 18-karat gold. There are also new choices in tabletop designs

for new couples. The latest design is called the Tiffany Federal Limoges

porcelain that has a pearl bead border and swag with a hand-painted edge.

The new stemware is called Tiffany Pearl with hand-frosted pearls

alternating with smaller un-frosted pearls, and Provence sterling

flatware accompanies that porcelain and stemware perfectly. Tiffany & Co.

is at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.

Radio Shack carries all kinds of high-tech gadgets. The latest

selection includes a recording photo album that records nine seconds of

voices and holds 40 4x6 pictures for $29.99. There’s also a sleep machine

at $39.99 that emits six sleep-inducing sounds, a digital tire gauge at

$11.99, a wireless door chime with built-in intercom at $49.99, a pocket

soldering iron for $19.99, an RC Spy mobile that races at up to 1,000

feet per minute with a seven-function remote at $39.99, a stainless steel

talking watch at $24.99, a 2.2 inch RCA color TV at $99.99 and a

projection clock at $39.99. Radio Shack is located in Costa Mesa at 2750

Harbor Blvd. and at 2075 Newport Blvd. In Newport Beach it’s located at

2700 W. Coast Highway.

* BEST BUYS appears Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to Greer

Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, or via fax at (949)

646-4170.