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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, May 22, 2008 Home and Garden calendar This week Tours and events Washington Native Plant Society, Whatcom County/Koma Kulshan chapter: Fairhaven Park, 107 Chuckanut Drive, Bellingham; 360-319-6988, www.wnps.org. Introductory plant walk, 6 p.m. to dusk May 28, Whatcom Falls trails; free. Classes Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com. Market basket herb series, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Fridays, through May 30, reservations required; $12 basket fee plus cost of herbs; 360-466-3821. Emery's Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Choice and care of vines, 11 a.m. May 24. The perfect tomato, noon May 25 and 1 p.m. May 28. McDaniel's Do It Center: 510 Second St., Snohomish; 360-568-1544. McDaniel's Do It Center offers free classes in decorative wall finish techniques at 10 a.m. every Saturday. May classes feature painted paper technique. Molbak's: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Sustainably grown herbs, 11 a.m. to noon May 24. The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351, www.theplantfarm.com. Unless otherwise noted, classes are free, but registration is requested; call to leave the name of the class and number of seats desired. Classes are 11 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays. Elle pots, May 24. Rain gardens, May 25. The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com. Altered books, May 24. Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; register at 425-334-2002. "Remember Me" container gardening for Memorial Day with Bev Anderson, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. May 24; $15 includes all supplies; plant a container in honor of Memorial Day; registration required. Swansons Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com. Ikebana with Megumi Schacher, 9:15 a.m. Fridays, ongoing, registration required before first class, 425-744-9751; $25 per session. Wight's Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636. All classes are free. Planters with Punch demonstrations, noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays through May. WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St., Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu. Learning to identify bugs and blights series, Wednesdays, through December; choose from 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 3 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. sessions; $20 single workshop, $65 for four workshops; $10, $35 for master gardeners; registration required; 425-338-2400, www.snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops. Next session: May 28. Plant sales Snohomish High School: 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, through June 1, Snohomish High School greenhouse, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish; features annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, vegetable starts; 360-563-4195. Coming up Tours and events Molbak's: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Evening of wine tasting, 5 to 7 p.m. May 30, $15 per person. Nature Conservancy walking tours: Port Susan Bay Preserve, near Stanwood: Choose from 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. sessions, third Saturdays, by appointment; now through Sept. 20; free; details at 206-343-4345, ext. 345 or e-mail washington@tnc.org, subject ["]Port Susan Bay Tours." Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org. Summer bamboo festival, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with auction at 11 a.m., June 1, free admission. Classes Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com. Hypertufas, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. May 31, $35, supplies provided; reservations required; 360-466-3821. Emery's Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Molbak's: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Transformational interior design, 6 to 7 p.m. May 30. Flowering shrubs throughout the year, 11 a.m. to noon May 31. Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden visitors' center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-647-6004, www.northwestperennialalliance.org. Fall perennial care, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. second and fourth Sundays, ongoing, all experience levels welcome; free. The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351, www.theplantfarm.com. Unless otherwise noted, classes are free, but registration is requested; call to leave the name of the class and number of seats desired. Classes are 11 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays. Carnivorous plants, May 31. The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com. Campy corsages, May 31. Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002; free classes offered. Registration suggested. Living wreaths, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. May 31; $30; plant a wreath ring with colorful annuals for summer-long blooms.

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