Summer activities span gardens and orchards in Tomball, Magnolia

Matt said he anticipates the blackberries to be pickable for another two or three weeks. However, fig season has just begun, he said.

"We're having a good season with the figs," Matt said. "We have six different varieties. We only started picking them last week. They haven't reached their peak yet."

The orchard also sells honey made from its 80 beehives.

"The honey is pure, with nothing added," Matt said.

The Calendar Garden

The Calendar Garden in Magnolia is having a butterfly day July 11 where attendees can learn how to attract butterflies to their yards. The event offers a crafting station where children make a caterpillar out of stones. Children also receive a caterpillar to take home to watch morph into a butterfly. The cost is $6 per child. To reserve a spot, call 281-259-8555.

The Calendar Garden offers weekly gardening classes for children in first through sixth grades every Tuesday at 10 a.m. To reserve a spot in the class, call 281-259-8555. Classes are $5 each.

Matt Family Orchard, 21110 Bauer Hockley Road, Tomball, 281-351-7676, www.mattfamilyorchard.com

The Calendar Garden, 30730 Old Hockley Road, Magnolia, 281-259-8555, www.calendargarden.com