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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 Home & Garden Calendar This week Classes 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. Swansons Nursery: 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235; www.swansonsnursery.com. Registration is suggested. 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. Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunny­side Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery.net. 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. n "Preserve the Harvest" workshops, 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. sessions (choose one each day), $25 per session, $80 for four sessions; register at 425-257-6039, e-mail klchristen@cahnrs.wsu.edu. Basic canning, July 18, focus on food safety information and basic canning skills. Canning specialty items, Aug. 1, focus on jams and salsa. Pickling, Aug. 15, focus on canning green beans or cucumber dill pickles. Pressure canning, Aug. 29, focus on techniques for preserving low-acid foods like seafoods and meats. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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