This week
Tours and events
Historic Seattle: 1117 Minor Ave., Seattle; 206-622-6952, www.historicseattle.org.
n Sunset Club event, 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 26, includes wine, appetizers, lecture and tours, 1021 University St., Seattle; $50, $45 Historic Seattle members; register at 206-622-6952.
n Nucor Steel Plant tour, 1 to 3 p.m. March 2, 2424 SW Andover St., Seattle; $15, $10 Historic Seattle members, $5 students; register at 206-622-6952.
My Garden Nursery: 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; 425-402-1842, www.terranovanurseries.com.
n Make a primrose wreath, 11 a.m. Feb. 28; $25; RSVP required to 425-402-1842.
UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens: 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; register at 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.
n Audio tours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the arboretum or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the Center for Urban Horticulture, rent headphones and an MP3 player loaded with audio tour information for $6 plus a $50 damage deposit.
Classes
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
n Hellebores and their companions, 1 p.m. Feb. 28; free, but call 360-466-3821 for reservations.
Edmonds Community College: 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-640-1739, www.edcc.edu/hort.
n Various classes through March 20; immediate sign-up urged. Topics include “Pacific Northwest Land and Water Issues,” “Restoration Ecology,” “Sustainable Development.” Register and get cost details at 425-640-1549.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
n Emery’s roses — new introductions for 2009, 10 a.m. Feb. 28. Includes planting and other tips.
n Summer bulbs in containers, noon March 1.
Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd. and Marine View Drive, Everett; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com.
n The science of garden attire — dressing for success in the Northwest garden, 10 a.m. Feb. 28; free.
Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
n Plant a pizza kitchen garden, sessions at 9:30 and 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. Feb. 28, for ages 6 and older, with parents; $10 per child; limited seating; registration required at www.molbaks.com/events.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Seminars are free and do not require registration unless otherwise noted.
n Spring vegetable seminar, 1 to 2 p.m. March 1; discuss various types of lettuce, using seeds or starts, soil preparation, fertilizing, planting and harvesting times.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002, www.sunnysidenursery.net.
n Small fruits and berries, 10:30 a.m. Feb. 28; free, but registration required to 425-334-2002.
Swansons Nursery: 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted, but registration is suggested.
n Get your garden ready for the new season, 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 28.
n Ikebana with Megumi Schacher, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; $25 a session, registration required before first class, 425-744-9751.
Plant sales
Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org. Pat Calvert Greenhouse is selling arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, year-round.
Coming up
Plant sales
Snohomish Conservation District: 528 91st Ave. NE, Suite A, Lake Stevens; 425-335-5634, www.snohomishcd.org.
n 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 6 and 7, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe; features plants for wildlife habitat, reforestation, native plant garden, wind and sight-screen and erosion-control purposes; Christmas trees; 425-335-5634, ext. 108 or 425-335-5637, ext. 4, www.snohomishcd.org.
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