1. Iris flower power
Patrick and Margaret Spence are opening their 5-acre iris wonderland of the long-stemmed flowers with showy petals to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 17. The mail-order nursery, Cascadia Iris Gardens, 3011 134th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens, is otherwise open by appointment only.
“I give tours and try to educate people,” Patrick Spence said. “I have about 750 different named irises and about 70 different species of irises.”
Stay for a picnic. Tables are provided, but you have to bring your own food.
Can’t make it? The garden will be open again July 1, 8 and 9. More at www.cascadiairisgardens.com.
2. 100 bottles of syrups on the wall
Have a hankering for one of those syrup flavors you can only seem to get at coffee stands?
Cash & Carry, a restaurant supply and wholesale food store, has one side of an entire aisle devoted to bottles of syrups used in coffee, tea, blender drinks and ice cream.
Don’t be scared by the name Cash & Carry: You don’t have to stuff your pockets with dollar bills. The store takes plastic.
And workers will help carry your bulk purchases to the car.
The stores, in Washington and five other states, are warehouses, but no membership cards are required. Two nearby stores are at 2917 Cedar St., Everett, and 6412 204th St. SW, Lynnwood. More at www.smartfoodservice.com.
2. Art on Broadway
Check out the stained glass on display at Covenant Art Glass, 3232 Broadway, in Everett.
Stained glass, fused glass, lamps, mosaics and more will be on display through June 28 at the store-studio-gallery. Some are for sale. More at www.covenantartglass.com.
— Andrea Brown, Herald Writer
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