Home and Garden calendar for Snohomish County and beyond

Published 1:30 am Thursday, February 9, 2017

Water power: Tour the treatment plant, 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 11, Brightwater Center, 22505 Hwy. 9 SE, Woodinville. Find out how your wastewater gets cleaned, learn about our water system and what you can do every day to protect our water. Participants must be at least 9 years old. Pre-register at www.kingcounty.gov/services/environment/brightwater-center/events.aspx. Call 206-263-9412 for more.

The buzz: “Introduction to Beekeeping and Garden Pollinators,” 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 11, Coldwell Bank Bain, 108 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. Hosted by Edmonds Floretum Garden Club. Paul Bryant, a former science teacher, master gardener and backyard beekeeper will give a presentation, including an overview of the state of honey bees and tips for improving the health and yield of your garden. More at www.edmondsfloretumgardenclub.org.

Succulents in Seattle: Hosted by Snohomish Garden Club, 7 p.m. Feb. 13, Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth St. Karen Chapman, owner of the Le Jardinet, will speak about succulents. More at www.snohomishgardenclub.com.

Garden zombies: Hosted by Monroe Garden Club, noon Feb. 13, Monroe United Methodist Church, 342 S. Lewis St. The program, “Garden Zombies: Myths that Never Die,” will be presented by Linda Chalker-Scott, associate professor and extension urban horticulturist at Washington State University-Puyallup. The public is welcome to attend. Call 360-863-6160 for more information.

Landscape design: 7 p.m. Feb. 15, Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 NE Camano Drive, Camano Island. Everett Chu, owner of Azusa Farm and Gardens, will speak about working with nature to create a landscape that is functional, inviting and sustainable. Find out how to incorporate design elements to give structure and visual interest to your garden, use native plants to provide for birds and pollinators, and make your landscape easier to care for. Chu will bring sample plants to demonstrate the design of a sustainable wildlife garden, offer those plants as door prizes and for sale (checks and cash only), and donate all proceeds to the Camano Wildlife Habitat Project. The Camano Wildlife Habitat Project, sponsored by Friends of Camano Island Parks, hosts public presentations the third Wednesday of the month. For more, call 360-387-2236, visit www.camanowildlifehabitat.org or email camanowildlifehabitat@gmail.com.

GARDEN VARIETY

Garden grants: The Everett Garden Club offers horticulture grants of $250 to $500 to go toward school programs. Schools with a physical Everett address in the Everett or Mukilteo school districts are invited to apply. Schools must have an existing garden club or program, or have a detailed plan for starting one. Application forms can be found at www.everettgardenclub.weebly.com. The deadline to apply is Feb. 14.

Seattle Home Show: Feb. 18 to 26, CenturyLink Field Event Center, 1000 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle. Hundreds of displays, daily seminars, wine tasting, arts, crafts and home decorating. Tiny house giveaway. More at www.seattlehomeshow.com.

Northwest Flower & Garden Show: Feb. 22 to 26, Washington State Convention Center, 705 Pike St., Seattle. Marketplace with more than 300 exhibitors, dozens of seminars, spectacular display gardens. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. More at www.gardenshow.com.

Plant trees: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 18 and March 18, Kenmore Waterfront Activities Center, 7353 175th St., Kenmore. Volunteers needed to plant 400 trees and shrubs that will be used to restore natural streamside vegetation benefiting salmon. Go across Swamp Creek by canoe. Team up with the Adopt A Stream Foundation, the Sno-King Watershed Council and the City of Kenmore. Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board funds were used to purchase the trees and shrubs and to prepare the Swamp Creek streamside area for planting. More at www.streamkeeper.org.

Goosey: Speakers, seminars, tours and more at Port Susan Snow Goose and Birding Festival, Feb. 25 and 26. Learn about migratory birds during the festival based at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. More at www.snowgoosefest.org.

Everett Home & Garden Show: March 10, 11 and 12, Xfinity Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Hours are noon to 7 p.m. March 10; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 11; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 12. More at www.everetthomegardenshow.com.

Good seeds: “The Triumph of Seeds” by Thor Hanson, Ph.D., is 1 p.m. March 26, Aaron Education Center at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue. Hosted by Northwest Perennial Alliance. Hanson’s presentation weaves science and culture to show how these common wonders shape our world and touch our lives every day. Doors open at noon for Far Reaches Farm plant sale and book signing by Hanson. NPA members $5, nonmembers $20. More at www.northwestperennialalliance.org.

PLANT SALES

Snohomish Conservation District Plant Sale: More than 60,000 trees, shrubs, groundcovers and flowering natives and a variety of educational booths. Sale will be 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, in the Commercial Building 400. In addition to native plants, specialty items for sale this year include rain barrel kits, tree protectors and pollinator seed packets. Volunteers are also needed the entire week of the sale to help package and label plants. Sign up to volunteer at www.theplantsale.org/volunteer. More at www.theplantsale.org or contact cmoscoso@snohomishcd.org.

March Mania Plant Sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 11, Aaron Education Center at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue. Sale features many specialty nurseries/growers who are generally not open to the public.

PLANT TALKS

Bright ideas: Learn how you can plan a beautiful, healthy yard at Brightwater Center workshops, 22505 Hwy. 9 SE, Woodinville. King County is partnering with the Snohomish Conservation District to offer classes to help people create a healthy, sustainable landscape. Classes are 10 a.m. to noon. Feb. 25: “Natural Yard Care Class Watering Wisely.” Tips on managing water to reduce water use and runoff. Pre-register at www.kingcounty.gov/services/environment/brightwater-center/events.aspx. Call 206-263-9412 for more.

Winter Speaker Series: The Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation annual series features Northwest garden personalities in eight sessions Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Lectures are held in the Social Hall of the Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4515 84th St. SW, Mukilteo. Sessions are $20 at the door. Go to www. garden lectures.com for a complete listing of dates, speakers, topics and how to register. Up next: Feb. 17: “The Charismatic Landscape.” March 10: “Cool Season Gardening.” March 17: “How to Successfully Prune Any Shrub.”

Growing Groceries Education Series: Classes designed to help you learn how to grow your own food. Classes are Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at WSU Snohomish County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Cost is $20 per class. Register online at growinggroceries.eventbrite.com. For more, go to snohomish.wsu.edu/growing-groceries, call 425-357-6024 or email kate.ryan@wsu.edu. Up next: Feb. 15: “Growing Heirloom Vegetables.” Flavor and adaptation make heirlooms a good choice. March 1: “Growing Tree Fruit.” Variety selection, care and management best practices.

Evergreen Arboretum Classes: Evergreen Arboretum monthly classes start Feb. 18. Most classes are free. The arboretum is in American Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. More at www.evergreenarboretum.com or by calling 425-257-8597. Feb. 18: “A Symphony of Spring Ephemerals,” noon to 1 p.m. Susie Egan, landscape designer, master gardener, owner of Cottage Lake Gardens. Enjoy these sweet little woodland gems that are the first wildflowers to bloom in spring. Meets in the horticultural portable at the arboretum.