Classes &Workshops
Plant myths: Hear Cass Turnbull speak at 7 p.m. May 5, Edmonds Public Safety Complex, 250 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds. Free. Turnbull, an arborist, teacher and author, talks about “The Seven Myths of Site, Selection and Care of Trees.” Turnball founded PlantAmnesty to educate the commercial and public sectors on responsible pruning and landscape management practices.
Say flower!: A workshop on photographing spring gardens is 1 to 5 p.m. May 7, Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank, Whidbey Island. Learn the secrets of photographing blossoms from Whidbey Island photographer Don Wodjenski. Registration is limited to 15 people. Cost is $50 per person or pair up with a spouse or friend for $85. Call 360-678-1912 for reservations. More at www.meerkerkgardens.org.
Garden power: Talk by Robin Haglund, a garden coach, designer and founder of Garden Mentors, 7 p.m. May 9, Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth St. Hosted by Snohomish Garden Club. Garden Mentors work to empower people in their own garden spaces. More at www.snohomishgardenclub.com.
Let it rain: Rain barrel workshop, May 19 in Everett. The fee is $40 and includes a 55-gallon barrel and all the necessary parts. Space is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis. Call 425-257-8992 or go to www.everettwa.gov/LetitRain.
Spring in spring: Noon to 1 p.m. May 21, Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens with Master Gardeners of Snohomish County. Learn how to amend your soil, what seeds are best for our area and how to successfully germinate them. Get ideas for creative ways to blend ornamentals and edibles in your landscape. Class at Jennings Park, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville. Meet at the front entrance of the master gardeners’ demonstration garden.
Garden Variety
Mother’s Day at the Garden: noon to 4 p.m. May 8, Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank, Whidbey Island. $10; free for younger than 16. Harp concert on the lawn. Stroll the 10 acres of rhododendrons. Slices of Whidbey Island Pies will be for sale; www.meerkerkgardens.org.
“Viva Color!” Add a little joy to downtown Everett containers and beds. Join parks staff in planting hundreds of colorful flowers from 8:30-10 a.m. May 13 and collect this year’s commemorative button. Gloves and trowels are provided. Meet at the corner of Hewitt and Colby avenues.
Urban forest: Volunteer to help restore Everett’s urban forest. No experience is necessary and all tools are provided. All ages welcome. To RSVP, contact green everett@forterra.org or call 425-238-0065. Dates and times are:
9 a.m.-noon May 7, Forest Park
9 a.m.-noon May 14, Rotary Park
9 a.m.-noon May 21, Thornton A. Sullivan Park
noon-3 p.m. May 28, Howarth Park.
Green thumbs: Garden of Hope, a new community garden behind Snohomish Church of the Nazarene, 1017 13th St., is slated to open May 9. Learn healthy dietary habits and how to grow fresh produce. Growers are asked to give 10 percent of all produce to the local food bank. Garden beds will rent for $35 for the season, plus a $15 refundable clean-up deposit. Reserve a raised bed by emailing garden@snonaz.org.
Plant Sales
Kruckeberg Botanic Garden: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 6, 7 and 8, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org. Rare and unusual plants as well as favorites from local nurseries. Free tours of the garden at 1 p.m. May 7 and 8. Off-site parking and shuttle service May 6 and 7 at Richmond Beach Congregational Church, 1512 NW 195th, Shoreline, and on May 8 at Syre Elementary School, 19545 12th NW, Shoreline. Proceeds benefit the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Foundation.
Camano Animal Shelter Association: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 7, Camano Multi-Purpose Center, 141 East Camano Drive, ; 360-387-1902. Plant and bake sale. Wide selection of indoor and outdoor plants. Money supports the animal shelter. More at www.camano animalshelter.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; edmondsfloretumgardenclub.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. 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; 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. Proceeds from the sale 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.
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, 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 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. Selection of specialty nurseries will be offering unusual, interesting and hard-to-find plant varieties; 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. Sale ends earlier if plants sell out. Club members on hand to provide information. Sale benefits scholarships and community beautification projects; 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. Perennials and annuals. Proceeds from the plant sale go toward a scholarship awarded to a high school senior studying horticulture; www.arlingtongardenclub.org.
Scholarships &Awards
Floretum Garden Club has a $1,500 scholarship for a high school graduate, community college student or an individual planning a career in a horticultural field. The recipient may attend any college, technical school or university in Washington. For application form and more information, contact Chairperson Joyce Johnson at JoyceJohnson310@comcast.net. Deadline is May 9.
Mukilteo Way Garden Club is offering a $1,000 Scholarship for horticulture studies at Edmonds Community College. Current EdCC students, high school students and adult learners are eligible. Application and details are available at www.mwgc.org or by request at PO Box 1361, Mukilteo, WA 98275. Application deadline is May 31.
Evergreen Awards: Mountlake Terrace is accepting nominations for its annual Evergreen Awards, which recognize property owners who take great care of their properties. Nomination forms are at www.cityofmlt.com and at city facilities. Accepted through May 28.
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