Home & Garden briefs
Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, June 2, 2004
In brief
Fern Festival returns: The Center for Urban Horticulture hosts the Fern Festival 2004 and lecture, 1 to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The 32nd annual event features a sale of rare and well-known fern varieties. Experts will be on hand to answer questions and give advice. A propagation workshop will also be held at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Glenn Withey and Charles Price will give a lecture at 7 p.m. Friday on “Ferns and Companion Plants for Woodland Settings.” Cost is $7.
The Center for Urban Horticulture is at 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle.
For information, call 206-329-2062 or visit www.hardyferns.org.
Queen Anne and Magnolia Garden tour: Seattle Pacific University’s second annual campus tour includes a historic rose garden, perennial, ornament grass and butterfly gardens, as well as a state-of-the-art greenhouse in the new science building. The event is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $15, $25 with van service.
For information or tickets, call 206-281-2138.
Vashon tour: The 14th annual self-guided Vashon Island Garden tour is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and features a tour of five private Vashon Island gardens.
Tickets are $7 to 20. Proceeds benefit Vashon Allied Arts.
During the tour, free workshops will be offered, beginning at 10 a.m. both days, at the Blue Heron Art Center.
For tickets or information, call 206-463-5131.
Myrtle Ruckert Award: This year’s recipient of the Arlington Garden Club’s Myrtle Ruckert Award was Bill Blake, an Arlington resident since 1966.
The award is given in recognition of individuals, groups or business who go above and beyond in keeping Arlington green, and protecting and enhancing the environment.
Blake received the award at the Arlington Garden Club’s seventh annual seminar and luncheon on May 15.
Horticulture course for credit: This summer, Edmonds Community College offers an evening horticulture careers class for students interested in careers in the green industry.
Courses will be 6 to 7:50 p.m. Wednesdays, July 7 through Aug. 4. It is a one-credit class.
For information or to register, call 425-640-1739 or visit the Web site, hort.edcc.edu.
Travel prizes: The Pacific Northwest Gardens Competition for home gardeners is accepting entries from gardeners in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, and Bainbridge Island.
Prizes include travel packages to London and San Francisco, $500 cash and $100 gift certificates from Swanson’s Nursery.
Deadline for entry is June 14.
For an entry form, call 206-616-7787 or visit www.arboretumfoundation.org.
Garden art deadline: The Arts Council of Snohomish County is seeking artwork for an upcoming exhibit, “Art of the Garden,” a biannual exhibit. Work in all mediums will be accepted. Work is to be delivered 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 19 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 21. Artists must submit slides or photographs with a stamped, self-addressed envelope by Wednesday to: Carie Collver, 1507 Wall St., Everett, WA 98201, or e-mail ccollver@artscouncilofsnoco.org. Works will be on display July 1 through Aug. 26. For more information, call 425-257-8380.
Merit tickets: The fourth annual Gardens of Merit Tour is scheduled for June 26 and will benefit the Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens at Legion Park.
This year’s tour features seven privately owned gardens within Everett, each reflecting the personal style of its owner. The arboretum will also have live musical entertainment, plant sales and a raffle.
Tickets will be available in late May for $10. Tickets also will be available for a guided bus tour with Steve Smith, the “Whistlin’ Gardener” and owner of Sunnyside Gardens in Marysville. Tickets for the guided tour are $30 and include a box lunch.
For information, call 425-257-8597 or visit www.evergreenarboretum.com.
Whidbey Island tour: The ninth annual Whidbey Island Garden Tour is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 26.
The tour stops at six private gardens on Whidbey Island and features everything from roses and rare and unusual plants, to stops at an organic farm and a homestead.
Tickets are $20, $10 ages 12 and younger.
To order tickets, send a check to Whidbey Island Garden Tour, P.O. Box 164, Freeland, WA 98249.
For information, call 360-321-4191 or visit www.wigt.org.
Bainbridge in Bloom: The 16th annual Bainbridge in Bloom is scheduled for July 10 and 11 and features a tour of five Bainbridge Island gardens and an art fair.
Tickets are $30 and $15 for ages 4 to 12.
For tickets, call 206-219-3182 or visit www.gardentour.info.
Parade of Ponds: The fifth annual Parade of Ponds, a tour of home gardens with water features around the Puget Sound area, is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 24 and 25.
The tour boasts more than 100 water features. View ponds, waterfall and streams. Learn about aquatic plants and fish.
Tickets go on sale in mid-June for $15 at Russell Watergardens, 24808 Redmond-Fall City Road, Redmond.
Proceeds benefit uncompensated care at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center.
For tickets or information, call 800-844-9314 or visit www.russellwatergardens.com.
Snohomish tour: Snohomish Garden Club hosts its 20th annual Garden Tour from noon to 5 p.m. July 25.
The tour features eight Snohomish area gardens and the Garden Tour Market located in the Old Snohomish Village.
This year’s tour features a stop at Karen Guzak and Warner Blake’s home. Guzak and Blake placed third in the 11th annual Pacific Northwest Competition for Home Gardeners.
Additional highlights include a chance to meet TV and radio personality Fran Sorin. Sorin will be at one of the tour gardens.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased the day of the tour at the Carnegie Building, 105 Cedar Ave., Snohomish. Advance tickets are available at various locations.
For information or tickets, call 360-568-2526 or visit www.ci.snohomish.wa.us.
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