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Published 4:57 pm Wednesday, August 27, 2008

This week

Tours and events

Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com.

  • Docent-led tours: 2 p.m. Saturdays, rain or shine; now through Sept. 6, other days by appointment.

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

  • Images from Soest Garden to Shoveller’s Pond — Larry Howard’s photography, on display 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, through early September in the center’s Miller Library, (also 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays in September).

    Classes

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

  • Spice up your containers, 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 30, free, but call 360-466-3821 for reservations.

    The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351, www.theplantfarm.com. Unless otherwise noted, classes are free, but registration is requested. Classes are 11 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays.

  • New lawns, Aug. 30.

  • Container gardening with pansies, Aug. 31.

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

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

    WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu.

  • Various classes Wednesdays through December; registration required; 425-338-2400, www.snohomish.wsu.edu. A series of four is $65 ($35 for master gardeners).

    Coming up

    Tours and events

    Historic Snohomish Homes Tour: Noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 12, features six homes and six commercial buildings; $15, $10 ages 62 and older, advance and at door; 360-568-5235, www.earlysnohomish.com/tour.

    Nature Conservancy walking tours: Port Susan Bay Preserve, near Stanwood: Choose from 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. sessions, third Saturdays, by appointment; now through Sept. 20; free; details at 206-343-4345, ext. 345, or e-mail ­washington@tnc.org, subject [“]Port Susan Bay Tours.”

    Seattle Floating Homes Association: 2329 Fairview Ave. E., Seattle; 206-325-1132, www.­seattlefloatinghomes.org.

  • 2008 Houseboat tour, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 7, view 12 houseboats on east Lake Union and Portage Bay; rain-or-shine event; $25; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com.

    Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002, www.sunnysidenursery.net.

  • Free lunch sessions, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Saturdays. Guests’ gardening questions will be answered and each date has a specific topic. Sept. 6, composts and fertilizers.

    Classes

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

  • Willow basketry with Katherine Lewis, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 6 and 7, $150, includes class and materials; registration required; 360-466-3821.

    Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.

  • Goodbye Grass, Hello Groundcovers, 11 a.m. Sept. 6 and 1 p.m. Sept. 10.

  • Fall Planting — How to Plant Trees and Shrubs, 1 p.m. Sept. 7 and 10.

    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.

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