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Published 4:00 pm Wednesday, April 23, 2008

This week

Tours and events

Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.

  • Rhododendron walk, 1 p.m. April 26, free but reservations required.

  • “Art at the Schoolhouse,” 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, April 24 through 27; display of various artists’ works in watercolor, acrylics, glass, jewlery, metalwork and more; artists available for comment.

    Depot Arts Center: 611 R Ave., Anacortes; 360-293-3663, www.depotartscenter.org.

  • Garden art fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, free, rain-or-shine event; features display gardens, art exhibits, food, wine and more.

    Kitchen and bath remodel tour: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, locations from Bothell to Redmond; free admission; 425-451-7920, 800-522-2209, list of homes at www.remodeltour.com.

    Plant Amnesty: Warren G. Magnuson Park, the Brig (Building 406), 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; 206-783-9813, 206-783-9093, www.plantamnesty.org.

  • Champagne brunch and garden tour, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 27, Phoebe Andrew’s estate, The Highlands, Seattle; $75, limited to 18 spaces, registration and formal dress required, confirmation notices and directions will be sent the week of April 21; 206-783-9813, www.plantamnesty.org.

    UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens: 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; register at 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.

  • Garden author Linda Chalker-Scott speaks: 7 p.m. April 24; free; topics will include native plants and sustainable landscaping, organic versus synthetic, weed control, compost teas and more.

    Classes

    Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.

  • Hanging gardens, 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 25, free but reservations required.

    Lynnwood Library: 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-778-2148, www.sno-isle.org.

  • Hanging basket class, 7 to 8 p.m. April 24, speaker is Snohomish County Master Gardener Carol Bello; free.

    McDaniel’s Do It Center: 510 Second St., Snohomish; 360-568-1544.

  • McDaniel’s Do It Center offers free classes in decorative wall finish techniques at 10 a.m. every Saturday. April classes feature Venetian plaster.

    Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.

  • Extreme gardening workshop, 11 a.m. to noon April 26, topics include how to grow a 500-pound pumpkin.

  • Herbal renewal and pot fancy, 2 to 3 p.m. April 26, discussion about drought-resistant herbs and more.

    The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com.

  • May baskets, April 26, $32.

    Sunnyside Nursery: Free classes offered. Reservations required. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002.

  • Hanging baskets with Sandy Milam, 2 p.m. April 26, $30.

    Swansons Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.

  • Drought-tolerant beauties for dry soil with Peggy Campbell, 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 26.

  • Ikebana with Megumi Schacher, 9:15 a.m. Fridays, ongoing, registration required before first class, 425-744-9751; $25 per session.

    Wight’s Home &Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636. All classes are free.

  • Planters with Punch demonstrations, noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays through May.

    Plant sales

    Alderwood Garden Club: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 26, Heritage Park, 19921 Poplar Way, Lynnwood; 425-299-5409.

    Arboretum Foundation’s FlorAbundance: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26 and 27, Building 30, Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org.

    Children’s Hospital garden sale: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 26 and 27, 6901 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, across from Magnuson Park; features perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs and daily raffles, and gardeners will be on hand to offer tips; www.seattlechildrens.org.

    Coupeville Garden Club: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26 and 27, Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 Alexander St., Coupeville; 360-678-0898.

    Lake Stevens High School: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, April 25 through May 17, Lake Stevens High School greenhouses, 2908 113th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens.

    Snohomish County Dahlia Society tuber sale redux: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26 and 27, Stocker Farms, 10622 Airport Way, Snohomish; 360-659-8687, www.scdahlias.org.

    Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 3, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; will include a gardening clinic to answer visitors’ questions; sale features perennials, trees, shrubs, native plants, fuchsias and more; 425-357-6010.

    Snohomish High School: 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, April 30 through June 1, Snohomish High School greenhouse, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish; closed May 14 through 17; sale features annuals, perennials, hanging baskets and vegetable starts; 360-563-4195.

    South Whidbey Garden Club: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 26, Payless Food Store parking lot, 1609 Main St., Freeland; 360-341-2472.

    Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org.

  • Pat Calvert Greenhouse is selling arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through April.

    Coming up

    Tours and events

    Camano Island Studio Tour: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 9 through 11, features 65 artists’ work in 32 galleries throughout Camano Island and Stanwood. Free, self-guided tour; brochures available at 425-231-7236; more information is at www.camanoarts.org.

    Plant sales

    Call for plants: The Monroe Garden Club seeks donations of healthy perennial plants for its May 10 sale; labeled plant donations are welcome at the Monroe post office, 122 N. Blakely St.; 360-794-5851.

    Floretum Garden Club: 9 a.m. to noon May 3, Frontier Bank parking lot, 123 Third Ave. S., Edmonds; shrubs, perennials, small trees; 425-697-3552.

    Greenwood Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3, Warm Beach Community Park, 19016 94th Drive NW, Stanwood; perennials, dahlias, sedums, grasses; 360-652-2569.

    King County Master Gardener Foundation: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3 and 4, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; free shuttle service provided; 206-543-8616. Pre-sale event, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 2, wine, music, hors d’oeuvres, herb appetizer contest for guests to judge, Ciscoe Morris appearance; $35, tickets required from 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com.

    Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 3, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; plants, vegetable starts, garden art; 425-357-6010, www.snomgf.org.

    Sultan Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3 and 4, Stockings Nursery, 2990 Fern Bluff Road, Sultan; flowering plants, vegetable starts; 360-799-1686.

    Classes

    Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.

  • Hanging baskets for sun or shade, 6:30 p.m. May 2, soil and fertilizer provided, but fees vary for the plants and containers guests select; reservations required.

  • Fuchsias revisited with Kevin Jones, 9 a.m. May 3, $5, reservations required.

    Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden visitors’ center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-647-6004, www.northwestperennialalliance.org.

  • Fall perennial care, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. second and fourth Sundays, ongoing, all experience levels welcome; free.

    The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com.

  • Found object bracelets, May 3, $32.

  • Artist trading card swap, 3 p.m. May 3, free.

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