Get your bloom on.
Upcoming weekends are filled with plant sales by local clubs and organizations.
The sales are more than just a place to find new plants for your garden. They are also a fun way to meet and mingle with fellow gardeners.
At many sales, experts are on hand to offer tips and lend a hand in hauling all your purchases to the car.
Bringing along a wagon also helps.
— Andrea Brown, Herald Writer
April
Mabana Flames Auxiliary: 9 a.m. to noon April 23, Mabana Fire Station, 3651 South Camano Drive, Camano Island, 5 miles south of Elger Bay Store; 360-387-0105. Perennials, tomato plants, annuals, fuchsia hanging baskets and bake sale.
Seattle Dahlia Society and Sno-King Fuchsia Society: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 23 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 24 (dahlias only), Country Village, 23718 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell. Spring plants, tomatoes, bedding plants and many fuchsias. Hundreds of locally grown dahlia tubers. Dahlias in many sizes, forms and colors. Members will help with selections and growing information. More at www.seattledahliasociety.org.
Alderwood Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 30, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; 206-948-0070. Perennials, shrubs and veggie starts. Lots of knowledgeable gardeners available to answer your gardening questions. Proceeds support horticulture scholarships. More at alderwoodgardenclub.org.
Greenwood Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 30, Warm Beach Community Park, 19016 94th Drive N., Stanwood; 360-652-4138. Perennials, annuals, ground covers, succulents, vegetable starts and herbs, and yard art and yard sale items.
Edible Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 30 and May 1, Meridian Park, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Seattle. Early bird sale is 5 to 7 p.m. April 29; tickets are $25 as a fundraiser to benefit Seattle Tilth’s educational programs. More at www.seattletilth.org.
Lake Forest Park Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30; Lake Forest Park Elementary School, 18500 37th Ave. NE. Sun-to-shade plants, ground covers, trees and shrubs.
Whidbey Island Eagles: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 1, The Eagles, a mile south of Freeland on Highway 525, Whidbey Island. Tomatoes, geraniums, hanging baskets, trees, bedding plants, veggies, herbs, rhodies, grasses, shrubs and more. Enter raffle to win a week on Maui or other items including garden art, gift certificates and more.
Coupeville Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 30, Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 NW Alexander St., Coupeville. Several thousand plants raised from seed or cuttings from members’ gardens. More at www. coupevillegardenclub.org.
Snohomish Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 30, The Farm at Swan’s Trail, 7301 Rivershore Road. Perennials, annuals, herbs, veggie starts, shrubs, ground covers, native plants, small trees and shrubs, as well as used garden-related items and equipment. Proceeds support community projects as well as offering scholarships in the field of horticulture. More at www.snohomishgardenclub.com.
South Whidbey Garden Club: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 30, Highway 525 north of Sebo’s Hardware. Dahlias, plants, vegetable starts, garden items, yard art, books and raffle items. Garden club members will answer questions. Proceeds help South Whidbey beautification and educational programs and scholarships.
Monroe Congregational UCC: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. April 30, in the fellowship hall, 301 S. Lewis, Monroe. Lots of beautiful plants, inexpensive starts and some unusual ones for the early birds. Rummage sale. Spaghetti luncheon with homemade pie from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. More at www.monroeUCC.org.
May
Stanwood High School greenhouse production and horticultural science classes: Bloom’n Plant Sale will be held Thursday through Saturday, April 28 through May 7, Highway 532 and Lindstrom Road. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Annuals, perennials, vegetable starts, herbs and baskets.
Northwest Fuchsia Society: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 1, Graham Visitor Center, Washington Park Arboretum, 2300 Arboretum Drive East, Seattle.
Northwest Perennial Alliance : 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 1, 9600 College Way N, Seattle. Shop indoors for choice plants from specialty nurseries and the NPA. New and rare perennials, native favorites and more. Free parking. More at www.northwest perennialalliance.org.
Arlington High School FFA: 3 to 6 p.m. May 6, Arlington school greenhouse, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd., Arlington. Baskets, geraniums, fuchsias, impatiens, begonias, Martha Washingtons, herbs, veggie starts and tomatoes. More at jnemnich@asd.wednet.edu or 360-618-6300.
Edmonds Community College Horticulture Department: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 6 and 7, EdCC Horticulture Greenhouse, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood: north side of baseball field, enter adjacent parking lot from 68th Avenue W. and 200th Street SW. Fuchsia baskets, annuals, tomato and veggie starts, landscape shrubs and trees, including dwarf conifers and perennials, container gardens. Call 425-640-1739 or go to www.edcc.edu/programs/hort/default.html.
Edmonds Floretum Garden Club: 9 a.m. to noon May 7, PCC parking lot, 9803 Edmonds Way. Trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and garden related boutique items. More at edmondsfloretumgarden club.org.
Monroe Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 7, East County Senior Center, 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe; 360-794-5171. Vegetable starts, variety of perennials.
Skagit County Master Gardener Foundation: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 7, Skagit County Fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St., Building F, Mount Vernon. Use south gate at Taylor Street. Thousands of plants. More than 2,500 tomatoes and 50 varieties, vegetable and flower starts, native plants, perennials, herbs, trees, shrubs and Mother’s Day gifts. Educational booths, art displays, animal exhibits. More at www.skagit.wsu.edu.
Lynnwood High Retired Teachers’ Scholarship plant sale: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 7, 310 Sunset Ave. N, Edmonds. Hundreds of perennials are available including hostas, sedums, hardy geraniums, ferns, lilies, a variety of ground cover plants and more. All proceeds from the sale will go to the scholarship fund.
Bethesda Lutheran Church: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 7, 23406 56th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace. Vegetable plants, flowers, shrubs and houseplants. A raffle will be held. A dollar buys a hot dog and pop.
Everett Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 7, 52nd and Evergreen Way in Everett (on the corner in front of Party Display and Costume and in the parking lot of Universal Chiropractic). Landscape trees, shrubs and plants donated by local wholesale nurseries, vegetable and plant starts, flowering planted containers and bulbs. Yard art and garden-oriented gifts for Mother’s Day. Garden experts will be available to answer questions.
WSU Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 7, held in the three parking lots that surround the WSU Snohomish County Extension offices, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, at the south end of McCollum Park. More than 5,000 tomato starts, 4,000 herb and veggie starts and thousands of perennials, native plants, trees, shrubs, ground covers and living garden art, most of which have been raised, divided and potted by master gardeners. Selection of specialty nurseries will be offering unusual, interesting and hard-to-find plant varieties. More at 425-357-6010 or www.snomgf.org.
Woodinville Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 7, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, 14111 NE 145th St., Redmond. More than 14,000 plants including tomatoes and hundreds of perennials from members’ gardens. Sale ends earlier if plants sell out. Club members on hand to provide information. Sale benefits scholarships and community beautification projects. More at www.woodinville gardenclub.org.
Island County Master Gardener Foundation: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 14, Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank, Whidbey Island. Perennials, native plants, shrubs, veggies and plant clinic.
Pilchuck Fuchsia Society:10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 14, 3524 94th Place NE, Marysville; 360-572-0686. Lots of fuchsias for sale, varieties that aren’t always found at nurseries, perennial fuchsias, annual fuchsias and some trailing, hanging baskets, hostas, day lilies, ground covers, geraniums, tomato plants, vegetable starts and herbs.
Monroe High School FFA: 17001 Tester Road, Monroe. Annuals, perennials, baskets, vegetable starts and much more. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 14 and 28. Cash or check only. Contact Vince Caruso at carusov@monroe.wednet.edu or call 360-804-4686.
Arlington Garden Club: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 14, City Hall Plaza, 238 N. Olympic Ave. Assorted perennials and annuals. Proceeds from the plant sale go toward a scholarship awarded to a high school senior studying horticulture. Coffee and baked goods. More at www.arlingtongardenclub.org.
Forever Flowers: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 20, 21 and 22 and Sept. 9, 10 and 11, 3427 153rd Ave. SE, Snohomish; 425-335-0491. Cash or check only. Perennials, shrubs, trees, grafts. All plants and grafts originate onsite.
Of Milk and Honey: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 21, 3701 134th Place SW, Lynnwood. Vegetable and herb starts grown from organic seed, such as peas, beans, cucumbers, lettuce, kale, basil, oregano and sage. Tomatoes from certified organic seed. Tomato plants include beefsteaks, cherry tomatoes, heirlooms and canning varieties. Chile pepper plants, native bee supplies, bee houses, kits, nesting materials.
June
Purple Passion Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4 and 5, Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank, Whidbey Island. Purple is the focus: rhododendrons like “Jim’s Blueberry Jam” or “Bob’s Blue.” Wide variety of hybrid, species and heritage rhodies. Twenty percent off featured plants; anyone who wears purple will receive a free plant. More at www.meerkerkgardens.org.
Sorticulture: Everett’s Garden Arts Festival is June 10, 11 and 12, Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. Garden art, nurseries, gardening experts, food, music and a wine garden. Admission is free. Go to www.everettwa.org.
Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 18, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 425-257-8597. Months spent cultivating nursery and private donation plants culminate in a sale. Trees, shrubs, perennials, ground covers, roses, annuals. Raffle. Sales benefit the arboretum. More at www.evergreenarboretum.com.
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