Home & garden calendar

Published 5:31 pm Tuesday, September 14, 2010

This week

classes

Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Classes are $5 and registration is required, unless otherwise noted.

Native plants in home gardens, 11 a.m. Sept. 18.

Distinctive Interior Designs: Events at various locations; 425-238-3678; www.distinctiveinteriordesigns.net.

Declutter and decorate, 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21, register and attend class at Budget Blinds, 13206 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; $30; 425-745-1891; www.cityofmillcreek.com.

Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555; www.emerysgarden.com. Most classes are free.

Fall bulbs for spring magic, 11 a.m. Sept. 18.

Kruckeberg Botanic Garden: 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org/.

Seed collecting and cleaning, 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 18; $40.

Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; classes are free, but registration is required at 425-334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery.net.

Landscaping simplified, 10 a.m. Sept. 18.

Swansons Nursery: 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543; www.swansonsnursery.com. Most classes are free. Registration is suggested.

Stunning bulb containers, 10 a.m. Sept. 18.

Cover crops and fall vegetable Q &A, 10 a.m. Sept. 19.

Plant sales

King County Iris Society annual Beardless Iris Sale: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18, inside Crossroads Shopping Center, 156th Avenue NE and NE Eighth Street, Bellevue; 425-868-2770; www.kcis.org.

Northwest Horticultural Society’s annual fall plant sale: Noon to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 and 18, Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way, Seattle; 206-527-1794; www.northwesthort.org.

Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510; www.arboretumfoundation.org;http://www.arboretumÃ⅛ƒÆ’Ã⅛†â€™Ã⅛ƒâ€ˆ Ã⅛ˆ¢Ã¢â€šˆ¬Ã¢â€žˆ¢Ã⅛ƒÆ’Ã⅛‚ˆ¢Ã⅛ƒÂˆ¢Ã⅛ˆ¢Ã¢â€šˆ¬Ã…ˆ¡Ã⅛‚ˆ¬Ã⅛ƒâ€ˆ¦Ã⅛‚ˆ¡Ã⅛ƒÆ’Ã⅛†â€™Ã⅛ƒÂˆ¢Ã⅛ˆ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚ˆ¬Ã⅛…ˆ¡Ã⅛ƒÆ’Ã⅛ˆ¢Ã¢â€šˆ¬Ã…ˆ¡Ã⅛ƒâ€šÃ&frac18. Pat Calvert Greenhouse sells arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays. Plant donations nursery offers plants from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and second Saturdays through October.

Master gardener clinics

Snohomish County Master Gardener community clinics: Various times, dates and sites; free; www.snohomish.wsu.edu.

10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and 25, log cabin on Fifth Avenue N., Edmonds.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 and 26, Everett Farmers Market, Marine View Drive.

Coming up

tours and events

Maple Splendor tour: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 25, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; $10; 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org.

classes

Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Classes are $5 and registration is required, unless otherwise noted.

Fabulous fall containers, 11 a.m. Sept. 25.

Distinctive Interior Designs: Events at various locations.

Declutter, organize and park in your garage again, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23, large meeting room, Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St.; $20; register at 360-363-8400.

Declutter your home on a budget, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28, Room 260, Spruce Hall, Forest Park, 802 Mukilteo Blvd., Everett; $20; register at 425-257-8300, ext. 2.

Edmonds Floretum Garden Club: 17039 76th Ave. W., Edmonds; 425-745-4651; www.edmondsfloretumgardenclub.org; 425-238-3678; www.distinctiveinteriorˆdesigns.net; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com.

Workshop — Getting started collecting and storing your own garden seeds, 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 25, Coldwell Banker Bain, 108 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds; $2 donations accepted; e-mail janicenoe@comcast.net or pattigreene@cbbain.com for details.

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

Gardening frequently asked questions and forum, 11 a.m. Sept. 25.

Welcome to the garden — consult with a professional horticulturist, 1 p.m. Sept. 26.

Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. Classes run from noon to 1 p.m. Saturdays and are free unless otherwise noted.

Fall gardening, Sept. 25.

Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville.

Understanding pruning, 10 a.m. Sept 25.

Swansons Nursery: 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543; www.swansonsnursery.com; classes are free, but registration is required at 425-334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery.net; 425-257-8597; www.evergreenarboretum.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Registration is suggested.

Creative fall container designs, 10 a.m. Sept. 25.

Japanese maple selection and care, 11 a.m. Sept. 26.

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

Fall garden projects, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 25.

Woodland Park Zoo: 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; 206-548-2424; www.zoo.org.

Backyard Habitat classes, 7 to 9 p.m. unless otherwise noted, various dates Sept. 28 through Nov. 16, may be taken individually or as series; $25 per person per class for series, or $100 for series if register before Sept. 21; $30 per drop-in class; register at 206-548-2424. Sept. 28, introduction to backyard habitat.

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

2011 master gardener training, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 6 to March 31, 2011; $600 per person for series, plus $50 to $75 online training fee; applications due by 5 p.m. Oct. 31; get details at snohomish.wsu.edu, or by mailing a self-addressed, stamped, legal-size envelope to WSU Snohomish County Extension, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, WA 98208, or by visiting the office in person.