NURSERY classes
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com.
• A Rosy Day Out, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 18. Ciscoe Morris talks about roses and suitable companions at 2:30 p.m. Other highlights include tours of an
on-site rose garden, rose displays, a rose clinic with Tri-Valley Rose Society members and an afternoon ice cream social. Robyn Swesey and Larry Sawyer will talk about growing great roses at 1 p.m.
Molbak’s Garden & Home: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000; www.molbaks.com.
• Heavenly hydrangeas, 10 a.m. June 11. Garden designer and past president of the Northwest Horticultural Society Nita-Jo Rountree tells you how to go beyond your grandmother’s hydrangeas with a world of exciting cultivars and species.
• Attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, 1 to 2:30 p.m. June 12.
My Garden: 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; 425-402-1842; www.mygardennursery.com.
• Fairy garden class, 10 a.m. June 18. Watch and learn for free or take a kit home to make your own for $50.
• Citrus, growing lemons and limes, 11 a.m. June 19.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; www.sunnysidenursery.net. Classes are free. Call 425-334-2002 or write info@sunnysidenursery.net.
• Edible landscapes, 10 a.m. June 11. Find out how to use edibles to maximize their landscape value as well as flavor. Registration required.
• Herbs, from landscape to kitchen, 10 a.m. June 18. Discover which herbs to plant, why to plant them and how to care for and use them. Registration required.
The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351; www.theplantfarm.com.
• Kids club pizza herb pot, 11 a.m. June 11. Registration is required; $5 per child.
• Lawn planting and care, 11 a.m. June 18.
Wight’s Home Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com.
• Take care of your crop, 10:30 a.m. June 11. Fight common fruit and veggie pests.
INTERIORS
Distinctive Interior Designs / Efficient Organization: Classes are offered by two women with their own Lake Stevens businesses. Go to www.distinctiveinterior designs.net and www.efficient organizationnw.com.
• Get psyched about color, 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 9, Marysville library, 6120 Grove St.; $22. Register by calling 360-363-8400 or go to www.marysvillewa.gov.
• Furniture university, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 14; $30; $26 for Mill Creek residents. Learn placement, quality and styles. Classes are held at Budget Blinds, 13206 Bothell-Everett Highway, Suite 401. Register through Mill Creek Parks & Recreation at 425-745-1891 or www.cityofmillcreek.com.
• Paper control for busy families, 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 16, Marysville library, 6120 Grove St.; $22. Register by calling 360-363-8400 or go to www.marysvillewa.gov.
Kitchens for Cooks: Gary Hartz, 425-293-4442; www.Kitchens forCooksOnline.com. Classes are from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
• How to remodel your kitchen, June 9, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave W., Lynnwood; $39. To register, call 425-640-1243 or go to www.edcc.edu/artsnow.
COMMUNITY CLASSES
How to landscape your yard: 7 p.m. June 15, Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 East Camano Drive. Landscape designer Zsofia Pasztor helps improve problem areas as part of a third Wednesday monthly class series. Learn more about the Camano Wildlife Habitat Project at www.camanowildlife habitat.org or call 360-387-2236.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: 600 128th St. SE, Everett.
• Preserve the harvest, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 18, July 9, July 23 and Aug. 6; $30 per class. Master food preserver Susy Hymas explains how to safely preserve fruits, vegetables, jellies and jams. See class titles and download a registration form at snohomish.wsu.edu/calendar.htm or call 425-357-6024.
• New invasive pests workshop, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 10; $20 or $25 for two people sharing materials.. Growing fresh fruits and vegetables just got more difficult with the arrival of two new voracious insect pests, the spotted winged drosophila and the brown marmorated stink bug. Learn management techniques for both from WSU Extension researchers.
• Tool care and sharpening, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 14; $20 or $25 for two people sharing materials. Learn sharpening techniques, then sharpen your own tools. Bring a grinding stone, file or Dremel tool with a grinding bit, plus safety glasses, an old towel and gloves.
Lynnwood library: 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-778-2148; www.sno-isle.org.
• “Chicken Raising Fundamentals,” 7 p.m. June 9. Falaah Jones of Seattle Tilth discusses what you needed to care for chickens in a limited space.
• “The Edible Landscape,” 7 p.m. June 16. Snohomish County master gardener Pam Shoberg discusses the ins and outs of edible landscaping.
TOURS & events
Snohomish County Master Gardeners Tours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, June 18 and 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 go to www.snomgf.org for more details.
Gardens of Merit: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25, starting at the arboretum at Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. Tickets will be $10. Tour seven private gardens and attend a plant sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the arboretum, featuring shrubs, perennials, trees, grasses, groundcovers and herbs. Call 425-257-8597 or go to www.evergreenarboretum.com for more details.
Camano Island Backyard Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25, starting at Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 East Camano Drive. Free. Explore wildlife-friendly gardens on Camano Island. Call 360-387-2236 or go to www.camanowildlifehabitat.org.
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 go to www.wigt.org for more details.
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