NURSERY classes
Molbak’s Garden & Home: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000; www.molbaks.com.
• Willi Galloway, 10 a.m. June 25. Galloway, garden writer and creator of www.digginfood.com
, tells you how to get your best veggie harvest ever.
• Using herbs, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. June 25. Mary Preus, author and photographer of “The Northwest Herb Lover’s Handbook,” shares fresh ways to enjoy low-maintenance herbs in teas, crafts and cooking.
My Garden: 17414 Bothell-Eve
rett Highway, Mill Creek; 425-402-1842; www.mygardennursery.com.
• Sole Sister Soiree, 5:30 to 8 p.m. June 25; $15. Enjoy foot massages as you sip wine, watch a seminar on Stepables (ground covers you can walk on) and take a yoga class, all at this fundraiser for customers who are doing the Susan G. Komen 3-Day 60-mile walk.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; www.sunnysidenursery.net. Classes are free. Call 425-334-2002 or email info@sunnysidenursery.net.
• Shade gardens, 10 a.m. June 25. Make your shade garden a favorite part of your landscape. Registration required.
The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351; www.theplantfarm.com.
• Annuals for color, 11 a.m. June 25.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851; www.skynursery.com.
• Tasty tomatoes, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 25. Learn how proper fertilizing, season extenders and other tricks can hasten ripening and prevent disease and insect damage.
Wight’s Home Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com.
• Flying flowers, 10:30 a.m. June 25. Attract hummingbirds, butterflies and bees to your yard.
• Using lavender, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. June 25. Learn everyday uses of lavender and see a lavender oil distillation demonstration by experts from two local lavender farms. Seating is limited. Please RSVP.
INTERIORS
Distinctive Interior Designs / Efficient Organization: Classes are offered by two women with their own Lake Stevens businesses. See www.distinctiveinteriordesigns.net and www.efficientorganizationnw.com.
• The art of hanging art, 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 23, Marysville library, 6120 Grove St.; $22. Register by calling 360-363-8400 or see www.marysvillewa.gov.
TOURS & events
Snohomish County Master Gardeners Tours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, June 25, and July 9, 16 and 23 at 14 gardens throughout the county. Tickets for $25 are good for all tour dates. Buy them at the McCollum Park Extension Office, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, or send a check and three postage stamps per ticket to SCMGF 2010 Tours, 21506 12th Ave. W., Lynnwood, WA 98036. Call 425-357-6010 or 425-338-2400 or see www.snomgf.org for more details.
Heronswood Nursery open-garden days: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 26, July 16 and Sept. 10; 7530 NE 288th St., Kingston; $5. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., which now owns the gardens originally founded by plantsman Dan Hinkley, is opening the gardens and former nursery to the public for tours, demonstrations and lectures; 724-263-0363; www.heronswood.com or www.burpee.com.
Whidbey Island Garden Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25 at four private gardens. Tickets, which typically sell out, cost $20. Call 360-321-4191 or see www.wigt.org for more details.
COMMUNITY CLASSES
Backyard homesteading: 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood library; 425-778-2148; www.sno-isle.org.
• “Bees in the Burbs,” 7 p.m. June 23. Learn about keeping bees in your yard from Washington State University Extension analyst Dave Pehling, including honeybees and other native bee species.
• “A Greenhouse of Your Own,” 7 p.m. June 30. Master gardener Richard Weakley shares tips for constructing a small greenhouse for year-round use.
Series
Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 425-257-8597. See www.evergreenarboretum.com for the entire 2011 class series list. Classes are held at the arboretum from noon to 1 p.m. on select Saturdays. Classes are free.
• June 25, Japanese maple summer pruning demo by Crane Stavig.
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