the planner

Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Tours and events

Bearded iris sale: King County Iris Society’s annual sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 19, Crossroads Bellevue shoping center, Bellevue; www.kcis.org.

Lavender &Wind Art show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 19 and 20, Lavender Wine Farm, 2530 Darst Road, Coupeville; 360-678-0919, www.lavender wind.com.

Washington State University Know &Grow Tuesday workshops at the WSU Discovery Garden, 16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon; gardening.wsu.edu/; 360-428-4270, ext. 227. w Bringing Nature Home: Planning and Planting for Backyard Wildlife, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 22.

Classes

Bamboo Gardens of Washington: Free classes and lectures, registration required. 5035 196th Ave. NE, Redmond; 425-868-5166. w How to build a bamboo trellis, 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 19, $18.

The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-774-5296, gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com. w Collage candle holders, Aug. 19, $25. Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com. w Container design, 1 p.m. Aug. 20.

Plant sales

Northwest Horticultural Society: Annual sale, noon to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 23. Warren G. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; 206-527-1794, www.northwesthort.org.

Plant Amnesty plant sale and fall festival: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 17, Warren G. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way, Seattle; www.plantamnestry.org.

Classes

How to Turn Your Thumb Green: Workshop series sponsored by the Arlington Garden Club, 10 to 11:30 a.m. second Saturdays, September through May, $2 donation requested. Boys and Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-403-7769. w The Garden in Autumn and Winter, talk and slide show with master gardener Bob Barca, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 9. w Tricks of the trade for propagating plants, a hands-on workshop with Kevin Jones of Jordan Nursery, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 14. $3 for supplies. w Putting Your Garden to Bed for the Winter with horticulturist Michelle Clark, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 11.

Plant Amnesty: Cass Turnbull’s master pruner seminar series, 10 a.m. to noon, $10 each, $5 for PlantAmnesty members. Warren G. Magnuson Park, the Brig (Building 406), 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; 206-783-9813, 206-783-9093. w How to renovate and prune an overgrown garden, Sept. 10. w Pruning horrors, Oct. 8. w Japanese garden pruning, Nov. 12.

The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-774-5296, gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com. w Rustic birdhouses, Aug. 26, $32. w Free organizing demonstration at 2 p.m. and sale 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Sept. 9.

Swanson’s Nursery: Free unless otherwise noted. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com. w Tips for less strenuous gardening, 11 a.m. Aug. 26. w Heathers with Brenda McIntosh, 11 a.m. Aug. 27. w Seeing your garden through new eyes, 11 a.m. Sept. 16. w Gardening with children, 1 p.m. Sept. 16. w Container design, 1 p.m. Sept. 17. w Growing the berry best, 11 a.m. Sept. 23.

Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. w Cascade and succulent Society’s Odd Plant Show, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept, 9 and 10.