Home & garden calendar

Published 7:36 pm Tuesday, June 1, 2010

This week

Tours and events

Botanic garden mini-tours: 1 to 2 p.m. June 5, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; free; 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org.

Cats ’N Gardens Tour: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 6, six Everett-area gardens; cats available for adoption at each; get $10 tour tickets at Purrfect Pals Animal Shelter, 230 McRae Road NE, Arlington; 360-618-0417; www.purrfectpals.org.

Classes

Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Most classes are free.

Invincible vines, 11 a.m. June 5; free, but make reservations at 360-466-3821.

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

Beautiful container gardens, 7 p.m. June 3, large meeting room, Lynnwood Library, 19200 44th Ave. W.

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

Edible landscaping, 10 a.m. June 5.

New perennials for 2010, 11 a.m. June 6.

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

Beautiful container gardens, 7 p.m. June 3, large meeting room, Lynnwood Library, 19200 44th Ave. W.

Plant sales

Furry Faces Foundation plant sale: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 5 and 6, 2809 46th Ave. SW, Seattle; 206-321-4729; www.furryfaces.org.

Hardy Fern Foundation’s Fern Festival and sale: 1 to 6:30 p.m. June 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 5, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; 206-323-2161; www.hardyferns.org.

Purrfect Pals plant sale: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 5 and 6, Purrfect Pals Animal Shelter, 230 McRae Road NE, Arlington; 360-618-0417; www.purrfectpals.org.

Snohomish FFA: 2 to 5 p.m. June 3, 12:30 to 5 p.m. June 4, Snohomish High School, 1316 Fifth St.; 360-563-4195.

Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510; www.arboretumfoundation.org;http://www.arboretumÃ⅛ƒÆ’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.

3 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, June 3 through Aug. 26, Snohomish Farmers Market, First Street and Cedar Avenue.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through June 26, Lowe’s, 3100 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, Emery’s Garden, 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, Fred Meyer, 4615 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, University Book Store, 15311 Main St., Mill Creek.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, Haggen Food, 26603 72nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, Smokey Point Plant Farm, 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, Lowe’s, 19393 Tjerno Place SE, Monroe.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through July 10, Lowe’s, 2505 Pacific Ave., Everett.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays through July 11, Lowe’s, 2002 132nd St., Mill Creek.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through July 17, My Garden Nursery, 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through July 17, Stanwood Orchard Nursery, 10521 Highway 532.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. first and third Saturdays through Aug. 7, plus Sept. 4, Arlington Hardware, 215 N. Olympic Ave.

10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 25, but not Aug. 7, log cabin on Fifth Avenue N., Edmonds.

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

Coming up

Tours and events

Full botanic garden tours: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 12, July 10, Aug. 14 and Sept. 11, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; $10 per person, per tour; register at 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org.

Sorticulture: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 11-13, Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; garden art displays, demonstrations, guest speakers, children’s activities, plant sale; free admission; 425-257-7107; www.enjoyeverett.org.

Snohomish County Master Gardeners Tours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 12 and 26, July 17, Aug. 17; tickets from McCollum Park Extension Office, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; or request by mail by sending a check and three postage stamps per ticket desired to SCMGF 2010 Tours, 21506 12th Ave. W., Lynnwood, WA 98036. Find details on the 15 locations and other information at www.snomgf.org and 425-338-2400.

CLASSES

Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Most classes are free.

Water gardens, 11 a.m. June 12; free, but make reservations at 360-466-3821.

Children in the Garden class — terrariums, 1 p.m. June 12; $10 per child; make reservations at 360-466-3821.

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

Color! Color! Color!, 6 p.m. June 10, large meeting room, Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St.; $20; register at 360-363-8400.

Decor tips for walls and windows, 6 p.m. June 15, Budget Blinds, 13206 Bothell-Everett Highway, Suite 401, Mill Creek; $25; register at 425-745-1891.

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

Summer vegetable weekend, 11 a.m. June 12 and noon June 13.

Growing Groceries/Good Cheer Garden: Unless otherwise noted, classes are 9 a.m. to noon, second Saturdays, February through November, Bayview School, 5611 Bayview Road, Langley; $15 per class or $120 for series; 360-341-1884; www.growinggroceries.wordpress.com. June 12, summer planting.

Kruckeberg Botanic Garden: 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; class prices vary; register at 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org.

Cutting propagation, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 10; $45.

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

Growing lavender, 10 a.m. June 12.

Discover lavender — fragrance, beauty and flavor, 11 a.m. June 12.

Healthy soils create a healthy garden, 11 a.m. June 13.