Garden calendar

This week

Tours and events

Annual Handmade Tile Festival: Event 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., artist reception 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 10, Pioneer Hall, Madison Park, 1642 43rd Ave. E., Seattle; free; 360-331-1295; www.deantile.com.

Arboretum audio tours: Rent headphones and an MP3 player loaded with information and tour the grounds, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; $6 plus $50 damage deposit; 206-543-8616; www.uwbotanicgardens.org.

Fall color walkabout: 4 p.m. Oct. 10, Wight’s Home &Garden, 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; free; discuss fall color trees and shrubs, tree shapes, twig and bark color to add interest; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com.

Scarecrow-building contest: Entries due at Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon, by Oct. 16; creations must be self-supporting; 360-466-3821.

Classes

Arlington Garden Club: Arlington Boys &Girls Club Community Room, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-435-3892; e-mail info@arlingtongardenclub.org.

n 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12, make fall centerpieces from natural materials.

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

n Return of the little giants — dwarf conifers, 11 a.m. Oct. 10; $5, register at 360-466-3821.

Distinctive Interior Designs: Events at various locations; 425-238-3678; www.distinctiveinteriordesigns.net. Register and attend classes at Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center, 12309 22nd St. NE, 425-335-1500; www.lkstevens.wednet.edu; or Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St., 360-363-8400; www.marysvillewa.gov, as noted.

n Declutter and decorate, live in your space, love your space, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 8, Marysville site; $30

n Organize your family and relieve stress, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13, Room A, Lake Stevens site; $20

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

n Fall color in the garden, 11 a.m. Oct. 10.

n Halloween pumpkin planting, noon Oct. 11, repeated at 1 p.m. Oct. 14, material fees apply.

Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 425-257-8597; www.evergreenarboretum.com.

n Maple pruning, 10 to 11 a.m. Oct. 10; free.

Home Depot: Free workshops at all local branches; 800-553-3199; www.homedepot.com.

n Interior painting, 10 a.m. Saturdays.

n Tiling floors and walls, 11 a.m. Saturdays.

n Energy workshops, 1 p.m. Saturdays; Oct. 10 covers how to install a programmable thermostat.

n How to install crown molding, 1 p.m. Sundays.

n Family fire safety, 2 p.m. Sundays.

Northwest Horticultural Society: 6:45 p.m. receptions, 7:15 p.m. lectures, NHS Hall, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; $10, $5 members; 206-527-1794; www.northwesthort.org.

n Oct. 14 topic, “What is a garden?”

Snohomish Community Growing Groceries Volunteer Mentors meetings: WSU Snohomish County Extension program, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 360-333-0745; www.snohomish.wsu.edu.

n Roundtable event, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 10, Marysville Middle School, 4923 67th St. NE, Marysville; $10 advance, $15 at door, participants bring a brown bag lunch. Registration required by 2 p.m. Oct. 9 at 425-357-6039. Topics include food gardening, composting techniques, soil basics, vertical gardens, extending the season, starting a community or school garden.

Snohomish Garden Club: P.O. Box 1204, Snohomish; 425-374-8622; www.snohomishgardenclub.com. Meets 7 p.m. second Mondays, September through May, Snohomish High School cafeteria, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish.

n Oct. 12, Janet Endsley discusses winners and wannabes in the Pacific Northwest Gardens Competition.

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

n Autumn centerpieces, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 10.

Plant sales

Rock Garden Society fall plant and bulb sale: 7 to 7:30 p.m. and 9 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 8, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; 425-681-9341. Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510; www.arboretumfoundation.org;http://www.arboretumÃ&frac18. Pat Calvert Greenhouse sells arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, year-round. Arboretum’s plant donations nursery offers plants from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and second Saturdays through October.

Coming up

Tours and events

J.K. Gordon Mansion viewing, Historic Seattle event: 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 18; $20; 206-622-6952; www.historicseattle.org.

Classes

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

n Landscaping for fall color, 11 a.m. Oct. 17, $5, reserve spot at 360-466-3821.

Distinctive Interior Designs: Events at various locations; 425-238-3678; www.distinctiveinteriordesigns.net. Register and attend classes at Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center, 12309 22nd St. NE, 425-335-1500; www.lkstevens.wednet.edu; or Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St., 360-363-8400; www.marysvillewa.gov, as noted.

n The art of hanging art, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15, rooms B and C, Lake Stevens site; $20

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

n Pruning basics, 11 a.m. Oct. 17, repeated at noon Oct. 18 and at 1 p.m. Oct. 21.

Historic Seattle: 1117 Minor Ave., Seattle; 206-622-6952; www.historicseattle.org.

n Learning from historic sites and member meetings, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 19, Georgetown Ballroom, 5623 Airport Way S., Seattle; free.

Home Depot: Free workshops at all local branches; 800-553-3199; www.homedepot.com.

n Energy workshops, 1 p.m. Saturdays; Oct. 17 topic is energy-efficient doors and windows.

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

n Tree diseases (part I), bark beetles and wood borers (part 2) workshops, 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Oct. 15, $45 for one workshop, $80 for both; participants provide own sack lunch; register at www.wsnla.org; details at 425-338-2400, ext. 5500.

n Horticulture professional training, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 7 through March 18, plus Feb. 20, $500 for series, application due by 5 p.m. Oct. 30 to 600 128th St. SW, Everett, WA 98208; details at 425-338-2400, ext. 5500.