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Free bonsai demonstrations: International bonsai artist Su-Hyung Yoo will lecture on the art of bonsai from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday through Sunday at The Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection, Weyerhaeuser’s campus, 33663 Weyerhaeuser Way S., Federal Way.
For information, call 253-924-5206 or on the Web, visit www.weyerhaeuser.com/bonsai.
Classy plant sale: The horticulture classes at Snohomish High School plan their annual plant sales starting Wednesday and continuing every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the month of May at the high school, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish.
They will have annuals, bedding plants, perennials, hanging baskets of fuchsias, geraniums, impatiens, mixed baskets and vegetable starts.
June garden tours: Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens is now accepting reservations for guided tours held throughout June.
Visitors will enjoy the company of a garden docent who will offer horticultural tidbits and fun plant stories. A guided tour generally takes an hour to an hour and a half.
For reservations, call 360-678-1912 or visit www.meerkerk gardens.org.
Garden classes: The Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington announces its spring schedule of classes and lectures April through June.
The Center for Urban Horticulture is at 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle. Registration required.
To register or for information, call 206-685-8033.
* Protecting your apple tree from persistent pests 10:30 to noon Saturday or May 21, $25.
* Growing and using culinary herbs, 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 19, $10.
* Solar electricity for homeowners, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 21, $40.
* Treasure of the Miller Library lecture with David Mabberley, 6 p.m. May 22, $10 donation.
* The flora of Seattle in 1850, 7 to 9 p.m. May 25, $25.
* Container combinations, noon to 1 p.m. June 2.
* Miller Library and Green Building tour, 7 p.m. June 6.
* Landscape construction, concrete pavers, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 18, $60.
Photo contest for strawberry lovers: Sunrise Growers announces it “Give Strawberries a Spin” photo contest inviting consumers to send favorite photos of the ways they enjoy strawberries.
Entries will be judged on the artistic use of strawberries and the quality and uniqueness of the photo.
One grand prize winner will receive a new strawberry-red 2005 Volkswagen Beetle.
Email a photo and 50 word essay on how you enjoy strawberries to sunrisecontest@ fsisolutions.com by May 15. To mail, send a photo and two proofs of purchase from Fred Meyer stores, the tear pad entry form and essay, postmarked by May 16, to Strawberry Photo Contest, P.O. Box 3269, St. Cloud, MN 56397-3269.
Historic Everett tours: Historic Everett presents a series of five summer neighborhood tours. Walking tours are lead by historian David Dilgard and feature a few homes open to the public.
Upcoming tours include an all city bus tour and lunch at the Monte Cristo on June 4. Reservations are required. Other tours are the Bayside/Northwest neighborhood on July 9; Lowell neighborhood on Aug. 6; Port Gardner/Rucker Hill on Sept. 10.
For information, call 425-303-0733.
Remodeling ideas: Homeowners can view before and after photos of award-winning remodeling projects at a remodeling trade association Web site.
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry allows homeowners to view free photos of remodeling projects that have won the group’s Contractor of the Year award.
The Web site is www.remodel today.com. Find the photos under “CotY Awards.” For more information about selecting a contractor, homeowners can request a free brochure by calling the association at 800-611-NARI.
Luvva lava? If you thought the lava lamp was groovy, then put on your bellbottoms, light the incense and get ready for the Laserpod. The 21st-century equivalent of the lava lamp, the psychedelic Laserpod uses laser and LED (light-emitting diodes) optical technology to function as a self-contained light and as a projector, sending light through a Swarovski crystal and producing a kaleidoscopic light show of blue LEDs, red lasers or a combination of both.
Laserpod sells for $99. Call 800-706-6440 or visit www.laser podusa.com to order.
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