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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, July 31, 2008 Home & Garden calendar This week Tours and events Arts Council of Snohomish County: Monte Cristo Hotel, 1507 Wall St., Everett; 425-257-8380, www.artscouncilofsnoco.org. Art of the Garden, more than 50 artists will exhibit garden art in all media; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, now through Aug. 21, free. Bellevue Botanical Garden: 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-452-2750, www.bellevuebotanical.org. Pops in the Park, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 2; free; live music by the Bonnie Birch Band; pack a picnic, enjoy face painting and balloon fun. Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com. Docent-led tours, 2 p.m. Saturdays, rain or shine; now through Sept. 6, other days by appointment. Lavender and wind art festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 2 and 3, Lavender Wind Farm, 2530 Darst Road, Coupeville; free; tour various lavender gardens, bring picnic lunches, take photographs, watch artists at work, enjoy live music; 360-678-0919, www.lavenderwind.com. Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002, www.sunnysidenursery.net. Free lunch sessions, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Saturdays. Guests' gardening questions will be answered and each date has a specific topic. Aug. 2, shrubs and perennials. UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens: 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; register at 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org. Larry Howard's photography on display 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays through early September, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays in September only in the center's Miller Library. Classes Bellevue Botanical Garden: 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-452-2750, www.bellevuebotanical.org. 7 p.m. Aug. 5, Belle­vue Botanical Garden Society annual meeting with garden writer Marty Wingate. Free for members, $25 for nonmembers. Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com. "Children in the Garden" summer craft series, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays, Aug. 6 through 27, $5 per child for whole series; registration required at 360-466-3821. Aug. 6 topic: "Weird-looking plants in my garden," solar print-making project. Emery's Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Great container combinations, 11 a.m. Aug. 1, noon Aug. 2, 1 p.m. Aug. 6. Molbak's: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Summer grilling with chef Russell Lowell, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 2; $40; sign-up encouraged as space is limited; 425-398-5151. 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 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays. Hanging baskets, Aug. 2. Question-and-answer session about ponds, Aug. 3. 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. WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, 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. or 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; $20 single workshop or $65 for four workshops; $10 or $35 for master gardeners; registration required; 425-338-2400 Coming up Tours and events Bellevue Botanical Garden: 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-452-2750, www.bellevuebotanical.org. Potting-up party, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 10. Dig up and take home a perennial; free; 425-647-6004, www.n-p-a.org. Nature Conservancy walking tours: Port Susan Bay Preserve, near Stanwood: 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. sessions, third Saturdays now through Sept. 20; by appointment; free; details at 206-343-4345, ext. 345, or e-mail washington@tnc.org, subject ["]Port Susan Bay Tours." Snohomish County Master Gardener tours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 9, tour 13 gardens; tour brochures serve as tickets and can be obtained at McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, WA 98204, or by mailing to that address, or by calling 425-338-2400; $2 to $5 donation requested. Sno-King Fuchsia Society show: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9 and 10, Country Village, 23718 Seventh Ave. SE, Bothell; free; 425-483-2250, www.countryvillagebothell.com. Classes Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com. "Children in the Garden" summer craft series, 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesdays through Aug. 27, $5 per child for whole series; registration required at 360-466-3821. Aug. 13 topic: "What lives in a pond?" and origami craft. Emery's Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Japanese maples, noon Aug. 10. 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; Classes are 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays. Top five garden mistakes, Aug. 9. Moonlight gardening, 1 p.m. Aug. 10. 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. Rustic birdhouses, 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 9; $32. Must register at 425-330-5425 or e-mail gardngal@usa.net; bring a hammer and gloves.

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