Published: Thursday, September 2, 2010
Home & Garden Calendar
This week
Tours and events
Botanic garden mini tours: 1 to 2 p.m. Sept. 4, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; free; 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org.
classes
American Rhododendron Society, Pilchuck Chapter: Meets first Thursdays, First Baptist Church fellowship hall, 4011 81st Place NE, Marysville; 360-652-8908.
Rhododendron 101, 7 p.m. Sept. 2; free.
Lynnwood Library: 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-778-2148; www.sno-isle.org.
Fall garden projects, 7 to 8 p.m. Sept. 2, in the large meeting room; free; topics include fall spraying, weed control, preparing for winter.
Plant sales
Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510; www.arboretumfoundation.org;http://www.arboretumÃ⅛Æ'‚Ã&frac18. Pat Calvert Greenhouse sells arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays. Plant donations nursery offers plants from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and second Saturdays through October.
Master gardener clinics
Snohomish County Master Gardener community clinics: Various times, dates and sites; free; www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 4, Arlington Hardware, 215 N. Olympic Ave.
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 25, log cabin on Fifth Avenue N., Edmonds.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 26, Everett Farmers Market, Marine View Drive.
Coming up
tours and events
Camano Island Home Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11, self-guided tour of five homes on the island; $10; tickets at Snow Goose Bookstore, Marcy's Boutique, Camano Island Coffee Roasters, Copy This-Mail That, Camano Lutheran Church Tea House; 360-387-3964.
Full botanic garden tour: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 11, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; $10 per person, per tour; register at 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org.
Historic Everett Home Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11, self-guided tour of eight north Everett homes, plus Restoration Fair at Trinity Lutheran College 2802 Wetmore Ave., Everett; tour costs $15 Historic Everett members, $20 nonmembers; donation to attend Restoration Fair only (not the tour) is $5; tickets at J. Matheson Gifts, Kitchen and Gourmet, 2615 Colby Ave., Everett, or during tour hours at the Van Valey House, 2130 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-870-6699; www.historiceverett.org.
Whidbey Island Farm Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11 and 12; see map of sites at whidbeyfarmtour.com; 360-678-4708, 888-678-4922.
CLASSES
Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Classes are $5 and registration is required, unless otherwise noted.
Heath and heather: color for all seasons, 11 a.m. Sept. 11.
Growing Groceries/Good Cheer Garden: Unless otherwise noted, classes are 9 a.m. to noon second Saturdays, February through November, Bayview High School, 5611 Bayview Road, Langley; $15 per class or $120 for series; 360-341-1884; www.growinggroceries.wordpress.com. Sept. 11 schedule is 9 to 10:30 a.m. "Top Tips for Fall Planting," 1 to 2 p.m. "Composting Basics," 2 to 3 p.m. "How to build and maintain a worm bin."
Monroe Garden Club: 342 S. Lewis St., Monroe; 360-793-1829.
Growing a community garden, 1 p.m. Sept. 13; free.
Snohomish Garden Club: Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth St., Snohomish; www.snohomish gardenclub.com.
New plants and fall color, 7 p.m. Sept. 13; free.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; registration required at 425-334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery.net.
Vegetables in fall: use, storage and new plantings, 10 a.m. Sept. 11.
Swansons Nursery: 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543; www.swansonsnursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Registration is suggested.
Bulbs: allium all-stars for the garden, 11 a.m. Sept. 12.
Wight's Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com. All classes are free.
Autumn centerpieces, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 11.
Styling with bulbs, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 12.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500; www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
2011 master gardener training, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 6 to March 31, 2011; $600 per person for series, plus $50 to $75 online training fee; applications due by 5 p.m. Oct. 31; get details at snohomish.wsu.edu/mg/garmg.htm, or by mailing a self-addressed, stamped, legal-size envelope to WSU Snohomish County Extension, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, WA 98208, or by visiting the office in person.
Tours and events
Botanic garden mini tours: 1 to 2 p.m. Sept. 4, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; free; 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org.
classes
American Rhododendron Society, Pilchuck Chapter: Meets first Thursdays, First Baptist Church fellowship hall, 4011 81st Place NE, Marysville; 360-652-8908.
Rhododendron 101, 7 p.m. Sept. 2; free.
Lynnwood Library: 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-778-2148; www.sno-isle.org.
Fall garden projects, 7 to 8 p.m. Sept. 2, in the large meeting room; free; topics include fall spraying, weed control, preparing for winter.
Plant sales
Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510; www.arboretumfoundation.org;http://www.arboretumÃ⅛Æ'‚Ã&frac18. Pat Calvert Greenhouse sells arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays. Plant donations nursery offers plants from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and second Saturdays through October.
Master gardener clinics
Snohomish County Master Gardener community clinics: Various times, dates and sites; free; www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 4, Arlington Hardware, 215 N. Olympic Ave.
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 25, log cabin on Fifth Avenue N., Edmonds.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 26, Everett Farmers Market, Marine View Drive.
Coming up
tours and events
Camano Island Home Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11, self-guided tour of five homes on the island; $10; tickets at Snow Goose Bookstore, Marcy's Boutique, Camano Island Coffee Roasters, Copy This-Mail That, Camano Lutheran Church Tea House; 360-387-3964.
Full botanic garden tour: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 11, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; $10 per person, per tour; register at 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org.
Historic Everett Home Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11, self-guided tour of eight north Everett homes, plus Restoration Fair at Trinity Lutheran College 2802 Wetmore Ave., Everett; tour costs $15 Historic Everett members, $20 nonmembers; donation to attend Restoration Fair only (not the tour) is $5; tickets at J. Matheson Gifts, Kitchen and Gourmet, 2615 Colby Ave., Everett, or during tour hours at the Van Valey House, 2130 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-870-6699; www.historiceverett.org.
Whidbey Island Farm Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11 and 12; see map of sites at whidbeyfarmtour.com; 360-678-4708, 888-678-4922.
CLASSES
Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Classes are $5 and registration is required, unless otherwise noted.
Heath and heather: color for all seasons, 11 a.m. Sept. 11.
Growing Groceries/Good Cheer Garden: Unless otherwise noted, classes are 9 a.m. to noon second Saturdays, February through November, Bayview High School, 5611 Bayview Road, Langley; $15 per class or $120 for series; 360-341-1884; www.growinggroceries.wordpress.com. Sept. 11 schedule is 9 to 10:30 a.m. "Top Tips for Fall Planting," 1 to 2 p.m. "Composting Basics," 2 to 3 p.m. "How to build and maintain a worm bin."
Monroe Garden Club: 342 S. Lewis St., Monroe; 360-793-1829.
Growing a community garden, 1 p.m. Sept. 13; free.
Snohomish Garden Club: Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth St., Snohomish; www.snohomish gardenclub.com.
New plants and fall color, 7 p.m. Sept. 13; free.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; registration required at 425-334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery.net.
Vegetables in fall: use, storage and new plantings, 10 a.m. Sept. 11.
Swansons Nursery: 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543; www.swansonsnursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Registration is suggested.
Bulbs: allium all-stars for the garden, 11 a.m. Sept. 12.
Wight's Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com. All classes are free.
Autumn centerpieces, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 11.
Styling with bulbs, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 12.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500; www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
2011 master gardener training, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 6 to March 31, 2011; $600 per person for series, plus $50 to $75 online training fee; applications due by 5 p.m. Oct. 31; get details at snohomish.wsu.edu/mg/garmg.htm, or by mailing a self-addressed, stamped, legal-size envelope to WSU Snohomish County Extension, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, WA 98208, or by visiting the office in person.
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