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Sunset, Oct, 2003

OCTOBER 4-5, SAN FRANCISCO. View brilliant flower carpets depicting famous Italian scenes at Celebrazione di Italia's second annual Infiorata, part of the ninth annual Yerba Buena Gardens Festival More then 250,000 flowers form the floral displays, which cover 3,600 square feet on Yerba Buena Gardens' upper and lower outdoor terraces, adjacent to the fountains. Eight experts from Sicily, Italy, will direct a team of local volunteers to create the murals. 10-6; free. Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission St. between Third and Fourth Streets; www.focusitalia.org or (415) 989-6426.

OCTOBER 4-5, NAPA. Napa Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society's fall plant sale. 10-4; free. Skyline Park, 2201 E. Imola Ave.; (707) 253-2665.

OCTOBER 11, SANTA CRUZ. Fall plant sale by the Santa Cruz Chapter of the California Native Plant Society, in conjunction with the Arboretum at UC Santa Cruz. 12-3; free. Arboretum's Eucalyptus Grove, on High St. at Western Dr.; www2.ucsc.edu/arboretum or (831) 427-2998.