Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Most classes are free.
n Cooking with herbs -- picnic fare, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 4; $12, make reservations at 360-466-3821; marinated flank steak rolls with pesto filling; fruit and flower salad with blueberry vinaigrette; warm German potato salad; lemon verbena bars; orange mint sweet tea.
n Children in the Garden nature crafts series, 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays through July 29, for ages 5 to 10; $5 per session, register at 360-466-3821. July 8, Frog Search.
Master Gardener clinics: Various dates, times and sites; free; 425-357-6010; 425-338-2400; www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
n 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, July 4 and 11, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, July 5 and 12, Lowe's, 2002 132nd St., Mill Creek.
n 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through July 18, My Garden Nursery, 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek.
n 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, July 4 and 18, Aug. 1 and Sept. 5, Arlington Hardware, 215 N. Olympic Ave.
n Ikebana with Megumi Schacher, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; $25 per session; registration required at 425-744-9751.
Plant sales
Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510; www.arboretumfoundation.org. Pat Calvert Greenhouse sells arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, year-round. The arboretum's plant donations nursery offers plants from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and second Saturdays April through October.
Coming up
tours and events
Camano Island Home Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 11, self-guided visits to five houses; $10. Tickets at Snow Goose Bookstore, Marcy's Boutique, Camano Island Roaster, Copy This-Mail That, Camano Lutheran Church Tea House; 360-629-5128, 360-387-3964.
Lavender Hills Farm festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 11, 7508 108th St. NE, Marysville; live music, arts and crafts; admission $1 per carload of guests; 360-651-2086; www.lavenderhillsfarm.com.
Classes
Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Most classes are free.
n The exotic world of bamboo, 11 a.m. to noon July 11; $5, make reservations at 360-466-3821.
n Children in the Garden nature crafts series, 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays through July 29, for ages 5 to 10; $5 per session, register at 360-466-3821. July 15, Strange World of Plants.
Historic Seattle: 1117 Minor Ave., Seattle; 206-622-6952; www.historicseattle.org.
n Learning from historic sites meeting, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 13, Dunn Gardens, 13533 Northshire Road NW, Seattle; free; 206-622-6952.
n Summer pruning, 10:30 a.m. July 11; free, but register at 425-334-2002.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
n Soils, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., and year-round gardening, noon to 2 p.m., both July 15, attend one or both workshops, bring sack lunch if attending both; $20 for one, $35 for both; register at 425-357-6039; www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
