Home & Garden Calendar
Published 11:58 am Wednesday, March 18, 2009
This week
Tours and events
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com. Events are free unless otherwise noted.
n Early spring walk at La Conner Flats, 1 p.m. March 21; tea event to follow; $12, make reservations at 360-466-3190.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Events are free unless otherwise noted.
n Birders weekend, 10 a.m. Saturday, noon Sunday, March 21 and 22; classes and guest speakers.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002, www.sunnysidenursery.net.
n Spring Faire, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 21, guest speakers on growing vegetables, herbs, fruits and berries and see an Earth Box planting system; free.
UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens: 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; register at 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.
n Audio tours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Arboretum or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the Center for Urban Horticulture, rent headphones and an MP3 player loaded with audio tour information for $6 plus a $50 damage deposit.
Classes
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
n Everything’s coming up veggies, 10 a.m. to noon March 21; $5, reservations required to 360-466-3821.
Snohomish Antiques Study Club: Snohomish Library, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish; 360-568-8095.
n What’s hot in the antiques and collectibles market, 6:30 p.m. March 25; free.
Snohomish Community Growing Groceries Volunteer Mentors meetings: WSU Snohomish County Extension program, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 360-333-0745, www.snohomish.wsu.edu. All classes are free.
n Vegetable gardening 101, 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 19, Granite Falls Library, 815 E. Galena St., Granite Falls; 425-316-8592.
n Raised beds, 10 a.m. March 21, Morris Garden, corner of Village Way and Sky River Parkway, Monroe; 360-793-8757.
n The vegetable garden in March, 1 to 3 p.m. March 21, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1305 Pine Ave., Snohomish; 360-333-0745.
n Starting seeds, small space and container gardening, 1 to 3 p.m. March 21, Wild Song Nursery, 21313 36th Ave. NW, Stanwood; RSVP at 360-652-5708.
Swansons Nursery: 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted, but registration is suggested.
n Ikebana with Megumi Schacher, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; $25 per session, registration required before first class, 425-744-9751.
UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens: 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; register at 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.
n Botanical Drawing II, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 19 through April 16, Isaacson classroom, Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle; $160 for series, register at 360-297-8858, e-mail kmckeehen@centurytel.net.
n Ornamental vines, 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 25, Douglas Classroom, Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle; $15, register at 360-297-8858.
n Plant identification, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through April 14, 246 Hitchcock Hall, UW campus, Seattle; $160 for series, register at 206-685-8033.
Wight’s Home &Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636. All classes are free.
n Japanese maples — a tree for all seasons, 11 a.m. March 21 and 22.
n Tips on back yard birding, 1 p.m. March 21.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
n Small trees for home landscapes, 9 a.m. to noon March 23, WSU Extension campus, McCollum Park; $45, registration required at 425-338-2400.
n Great Plant Picks, 1 to 4 p.m. March 23, WSU Extension campus, McCollum Park; $45, registration required at 425-338-2400.
Plant sales
American Rhododendron Society, Komo Kulshan chapter: Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington; 360-856-2410.
n 7:30 to 9 p.m. March 19; features rare, garden-ready plants.
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, year-round.
Coming up
Tours and events
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: April 1 through 30, though blooms depend on weather; fields are in Mount Vernon; events in Burlington, Bow, Sedro-Woolley, LaConner, Mount Vernon and Conway; display gardens open 9 a.m. daily; free; 360-428-5959, www.tulipfestival.org.
Wight’s Home &Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636.
n Meet Ciscoe Morris, 2 to 4 p.m. March 28.
Classes
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com. Events free unless otherwise noted.
n Growing dahlias made easy, 11 a.m. March 28; $5, make reservations at 360-466-3821.
n Digital photography for the garden, 2 p.m. March 28; $5, make reservations at 360-466-3821.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
n Mason bees and other beneficial insects, 10 a.m. March 28.
n Digital photography for the garden, noon March 29.
Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd. and Marine View Drive, Everett; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
n Identifying and dividing ferns, 10 a.m. March 28, meet at entrance.
Faded Elegance Home Decor: 1116 First St., Snohomish; 360-568-5333, www.FadedEleganceStyle.blogspot.com.
n Accessories and color add harmony and tranquility to your life, 6 to 9 p.m. March 26; $10, limited seating, RSVP at 360-568-5333.
Floretum Garden Club: 10 a.m. Saturdays, Coldwell, Banker meeting room, 108 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds; $2 donation; 425-697-3552.
n March 28 workshop: Preparing for spring, container planting, pruning.
Historic Seattle: 1117 Minor Ave., Seattle; 206-622-6952, www.historicseattle.org.
n How to work with an architect, 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 28, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle; $15, $10 Historic Seattle members, $5 students.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002, www.sunnysidenursery.net.
n Planning your vegetable garden, 10:30 a.m. March 28; free, but register at 425-334-2002.
UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens: 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; register at 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.
n Practical and creative landscape design, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, March 30 through April 22, Douglas Classroom, Center for Urban Horticulture; $200 for series, register at 206-543-8616.
Wight’s Home &Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636. All classes are free.
n Lawn maintenance and renovation, 11 a.m. March 28 and 29.
n Tips on back yard birding, 1 p.m. March 29.
