Home and garden calendar
Published 12:01 am Thursday, November 5, 2009
This week
Tours and events
Arboretum audio tours: Rent headphones and an MP3 player loaded with information and tour the grounds, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; $6 plus $50 damage deposit; 206-543-8616; www.uwbotanicgardens.org.
Open House & Arts Alive: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 6, 7 and 8, plus reception in gift and antique store, 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 6, Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; free; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com.
Classes
Adopt-A-Stream Foundation: Northwest Stream Center, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-316-8592; www.streamkeeper.org.
n Plant pressing 101, 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 10, for first-grade students through adults, $5 AASF members, $7 nonmembers; make reservations at 425-316-8592.
Arlington Garden Club: Regular meetings 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. second Mondays, Boys & Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; free; 360-435-3892, e-mail info@arlingtongardenclub.org. Nov. 9, how to plant a pot of bulbs to force into bloom before spring.
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com.
n Photographing Skagit Valley (fall color), 11 a.m. to noon Nov. 7; free, but make reservations at 360-466-3821.
n Living holiday wreaths demonstration, 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 7; free, but make reservations at 360-466-3821.
Distinctive Interior Designs: Events at various locations; 425-238-3678; www.distinctiveinteriordesigns.net. Register and attend classes at Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center, 12309 22nd St. NE, 425-335-1500; www.lkstevens.wednet.edu; or Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St., 360-363-8400; www.marysvillewa.gov, as noted.
n Color! Color! Color!, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, Room A, Lake Stevens site; $20.
n Beat holiday stress through organization, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12, Marysville site; $20.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555; www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
n Living with houseplants, 11 a.m. Nov. 7; repeated at 1 p.m. Nov. 11.
n Feng shui and houseplants, noon Nov. 8.
Snohomish Garden Club: Meets 7 p.m. second Mondays, September through May, Snohomish High School cafeteria, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish; free for members, $5 nonmembers; 425-374-8622. Nov. 9, mason bees.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery.net.
n Pruning simplified, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 7; free, but register at 425-334-2002.
Wight’s Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com. All classes are free.
n Conifers for winter color, 7 to 8 p.m. Nov. 5, large meeting room, Lynnwood Library, 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500; www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
n Horticulture professional training, 8:30 to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 7 through March 18, plus Feb. 20; $500 for series, application due by 5 p.m. Nov. 30 to 600 128th St. SW, Everett, WA 98208; details at 425-338-2400, ext. 5500.
Plant sales
Northwest Orchid Society fall sale and display: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 and 8, Swansons Nursery, 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543; www.swansonsnursery.com.
Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510; www.arboretum foundation.org. Pat Calvert Greenhouse sells arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.
Coming up
Tours and events
Arlington Garden Club: “Turn Your Thumb Green” holiday wreath-making session, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 14, Boys and Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; $4 nonmembers; info@arlingtongardenclub.org.
Central Whidbey Island Bed & Breakfast Tour: Noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 15, eight sites within Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve; $5; tickets at 360-678-1204; www.coupevillelodging.com.
Classes
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com.
n Thanksgiving centerpieces, 11 a.m. Nov. 14; $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 Living with houseplants, 1 p.m. Nov. 11.
n Get the garden winter ready, 11 a.m. Nov. 14, repeated at noon Nov. 15 and 1 p.m. Nov. 18.
n Holiday wreath and swag making, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Nov. 14 through Dec. 19 and noon Sundays, Nov. 15 through Dec. 20; no registration necessary; payment due at time of class.
Distinctive Interior Designs: Events at various locations; 425-238-3678; www.distinctiveinteriordesigns.net. Register and attend classes at Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center, 12309 22nd St. NE, 425-335-1500; www.lkstevens.wednet.edu; or Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St., 360-363-8400; www.marysvillewa.gov, as noted.
n Design and organize your kitchen, 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 17, Room A, Lake Stevens site; $20.
Northwest Horticultural Society: 6:45 p.m. receptions, 7:15 p.m. lectures, NHS Hall, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; $10, $5 members; 206-527-1794; www.northwesthort.org. Nov. 11 topic, ferns for all seasons.
