Nedra Vranish, left, and Karen Thordarson, right, browse colorful glass flowers at Fuse4U during Sorticulture on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Nedra Vranish, left, and Karen Thordarson, right, browse colorful glass flowers at Fuse4U during Sorticulture on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

A promenade through Everett’s popular Sorticulture garden festival

Check out a gallery of the festival’s first day.

EVERETT — Hundreds of people turned out for the first day of Sorticulture under blue skies Friday.

The garden festival overtakes downtown Everett for three days each summer.

Here’s a gallery of the festivities.

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