This week
Tours and events
Adopt-A-Stream Foundation: Northwest Stream Center, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-316-8592, www.streamkeeper.org.
w Native plant identification walk with Tom Noland and Lori Powlas, 1 to 3 p.m. July 2; event and discussion suitable for first-graders to adult; $5 Adopt-A-Stream members, $7 nonmembers, registration required; 425-316-8592, www.streamkeeper.org.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com.
w Annual lavender festival, 11 a.m. start June 28, 1 p.m. start June 29; free; features music, refreshments, classes on various ways to use lavender.
Everett Gardens of Merit Tour: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 28, self-guided tour sponsored by Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens; various local gardens; $10; tickets and details at 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com.
Gardens of Note tour: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 29, seven gardens in the Skagit Valley; $25; 360-424-7591, 360-848-9336, www.skagitsymphony.com.
Highlands Garden tour: 1:30 to 5 p.m. June 29, Dunn Gardens, 13533 Northshore Road NW, Seattle; $100 E.B. Dunn Historic Garden members or donors; $150 nonmembers, registration required; 206-362-0933, www.dunngardens.org.
Classes
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
w Lavender — from garden to table, with Sarah Richards, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 28, $10, reservations required. Get information on growing lavender, with a focus on favorite varieties that thrive in the Northwest, plus tips on cooking with lavender.
McDaniel’s Do-It Center: 510 Second St., Snohomish; 360-568-1544.
w McDaniel’s Do-It Center offers free classes in decorative wall finish techniques at 10 a.m. every Saturday. June classes feature shimmerstone technique. After June, no classes until fall.
My Garden Nursery: 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; 425-402-1842, www.terranovanurseries.com.
w Heuchera lecture, 5 to 7 p.m. June 28, free, but RSVP required to 425-402-1842 or by e-mailing mygardennursery@gmail.com.
Piper Creek Nursery: 210 NW 101st St., Seattle; 206-297-1978, www.pipercreeknursery.com.
w Taming the beast in the bamboo, 1 p.m. June 28, free; covers selection, siting, care and control.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Seminars are free and do not require registration unless otherwise noted.
w Ed Hume visits, 1 to 3 p.m. June 28, and will answer gardening questions.
Swansons Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.
w Ikebana with Megumi Schacher, 9:15 a.m. Fridays, ongoing, registration required before first class, 425-744-9751; $25 per session.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
w Learning to identify bugs and blights series, Wednesdays, through December; choose from 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 3 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. sessions; $20 single workshop, $65 for four workshops; $10, $35 for master gardeners; registration required; 425-338-2400, www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
Plant sales
Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 28, Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com.
Coming up
Tours and events
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com.
w Guided tour of hydrangeas, noon July 6, 1 p.m. July 9, free.
Nature Conservancy walking tours: Port Susan Bay Preserve, near Stanwood: Choose from 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. sessions, third Saturdays, by appointment; now through Sept. 20; free; details at 206-343-4345, ext. 345, or e-mail washington@tnc.org, subject [“]Port Susan Bay Tours.”
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002, www.sunnysidenursery.net.
w Free lunch sessions, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Saturdays. Guests’ gardening questions will be answered and each date has a specific topic. July 5, shrubs and perennials.
Classes
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
w Dwellers in the aquatic garden with Scott and Kathy Ramin, 10 to 11 a.m. July 5; $5, reservations required; 360-466-3821.
w Demonstration — the art of basketry with Katherine Lewis, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 6, free.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com.
w Exploring the mixed perennial bed, 11 a.m. July 5, free.
Northwest Horticultural Society: Receptions are at 6:45 p.m., lectures at 7:15 p.m., $10, $5 members unless otherwise noted. Classes at NHS Hall, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; 206-527-1794, www.northwesthort.org.
w 6 to 9 p.m. July 9, New Zealand garden seminar with Margaret Barker, Bev McConnell and Penny Zino; reservations required, limit of 85 people; 206-527-1794, www.northwesthort.org.
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