Tours and Events
Snohomish Garden Club’s 27th annual tour: Noon to 5 p.m. July 31 at Snohomish-area gardens; $12 for ages 14 and older. Buy tickets at local businesses and nurseries. On the day of the tour, buy them between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Snohomish Library, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish. Call 425-374-8622 or see www.snohomishgardenclub.com for more information.
Veggisimo! 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 6, a tour of vegetable gardens to benefit Whidbey Island Nourishes. Buy tickets, $20, at www.whidbeyislandnourishes.org and select local businesses, including Bayview Farm & Garden, 2780 Marshview Ave., Langley. Call 360-730-2218 for more details.
The Fronderosa Frolic: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 13 and 14, Fronds Nursery, 40830 172nd St. SE, Gold Bar, off U.S. 2. See www.fancyfronds.com for directions or call 360-793-1472. More than 20 specialty nurseries and artists will sell their goods at the festival.
Whidbey Island Dream Kitchen Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 27; $15. See www.aauw-whidbeyisland.org or call 360-914-0297 for more details. This is the third-annual kitchen tour presented by the Whidbey Island branch of the American Association of University Women. Proceeds support educational projects and scholarships for the young women of Whidbey Island.
Everett Fall Home & Gift Show: Noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 30, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 1 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 2, Comcast Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett; $7 or $6.50 for ages 58 and older, free for ages 16 and younger; www.westlakepromo.com.
Community Classes
WSU Snohomish County Extension: 600 128th St. SE, Everett.
•Pressure canning, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 6; $30. Master food preserver Susy Hymas explains how to safely preserve low-acid foods such as vegetables, seafood and meat in this final installment of the annual Preserving the Harvest series. To register, download a registration form at snohomish.wsu.edu/calendar.htm or call 425-357-6024.
•Things to do now in the food garden, 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 12; $20 or $25 per couple. This Growing Groceries workshop covers how to pick vegetables and fruit at their peak ripeness, and what can be planted now for a fall garden. Get gardening questions answered and pests identified by WSU Snohomish County Master Gardener and Growing Groceries volunteers. Bring samples of sick plants and bugs that need to be identified. View displays and take home handouts. To register, call 425-357-6039.
Series
Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett ; 425-257-8597. See www.evergreen arboretum.com for the 2011 class series list. Classes are held at the arboretum from noon to 1 p.m. on select Saturdays. Classes are free.
•Aug. 20, garden photography with John Lindstrom, retired Everett Community College photography instructor. Bring a digital camera and a notepad.
Plant Clinics
Got a gardening question? Consult a local master gardener at a public plant clinic. If you have a plant with a problem or disease, bring in a fresh plant sample that, if possible, includes the diseased area, a transition area and a healthy area. Photos are also helpful. You can also call the master gardener hot line from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April through September, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October through March at 425-357-6010 or visit the Home & Garden section at snohomish.wsu.edu.
Arlington Hardware: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 6 and Sept. 3, 215 N. Olympic Ave., Arlington.
Edmonds Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 24, except Aug. 6, on Fifth Avenue in front of the log cabin.
Everett Farmers Market: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sept. 25, 1600 W. Marine View Drive, Everett.
Marysville Jennings Park Demonstration Garden: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 6 and 20, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville.
Monroe Evergreen State Fair: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 25 through Sept. 5, closing at 7 p.m. on Sept. 5.
Mukilteo Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 10 and 24, 609 Front St., Mukilteo.
Snohomish Farmers Market: 3 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 25, First Street and Cedar Avenue.
Stanwood-Camano Island Fair: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 5, 6 and 7, closing at 6 p.m. Aug. 7. Go three miles west from I-5 on Highway 532 and look for signs.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays April through September, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October through March, 600 128th St. SE, Everett.
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