Home and garden calendar
Published 6:36 pm Wednesday, January 16, 2008
This week
Tours and events
Skagit Valley Gardens: 18923 Johnson Road, Mount Vernon; 360-424-6760, www.skagitvalleygardens.com.
Seventh-annual quilt and textile fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19 and 20, free. Quilters, quilt clubs and organizations, knitters, spinners, weavers and businesses related to these works will show their creations and provide spinning and weaving demonstrations.
Classes
American Rhododendron Society, Komo Kulshan chapter: Meets 7:30 p.m. third Thursdays, no meetings in December, June, July or August; Burlington Community Center all-purpose meeting room, 1011 Greenleaf St., Burlington; 360-757-6957, www.flounder.ca/KomoKulshan/index.asp.
Jan. 17, Garth Wedemire of Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way will discuss workshops available to the public at the Federal Way gardens.
Christianson’s Nursery: 18506 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
Fruit tree-pruning basics with Ani Gurnee, 1 p.m. Jan. 19, $5, reservations required, 360-466-3821.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
Fruit tree pruning, 11 a.m. Jan. 19 and noon Jan. 20.
McDaniel’s Do It Center: 510 Second St., Snohomish; 360-568-1544.
McDaniel’s Do It Center offers free classes in decorative wall finish techniques at 10 a.m. every Saturday. January classes feature shimmerstone, a decorative architectural coating.
The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, www.thesalvagestudio.com.
Paper bead flower pins, 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 19, $32.
Shoreline Historical Museum: 749 N. 175th St., Shoreline; 206-542-4777, www.kruckeberg.org.
Carolyn Jones on “Shady Characters: Some of my favorite perennials for shade,” 7 p.m. Jan. 17, free.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Seminars are free and do not require registration unless otherwise noted.
“Go Green — Clean Your Air with Plants,” 11 a.m. Jan. 19.
Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.
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.
Identifying bugs, blights and more, three sessions each fourth Wednesday, starting Jan. 23; times are 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 3 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All take place at McCollum Park address in the Cougar auditorium, registration required, 425-338-2400 or snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/registrationform.pdf; $20 per session, $65 for four sessions; $10 per session, $35 for four session for master gardeners.
Keeping It Local — Organic Greenhouse Vegetable Production, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, through Feb. 19, also Feb. 7, PUD auditorium, 120 E. Fremont St., Monroe; $40 per session, $120 for series, $20 each additional person from same farm; $30 per session for master gardeners; includes overview of Northwest greenhouse issues, associated costs and other considerations, and specific plants to be produced, like tomatoes and peppers; registration and advance payment required; 425-357-6024, snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/registrationform.pdf.
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 through April.
Coming up
Tours and events
Tacoma Dome: 2727 E. D St., Tacoma; 253-272-3663, www.tacomadome.org.
Tacoma Home &Garden Show: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 30 and 31, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 1 and 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 3; $9, $7 ages 62 and older, free ages 12 and under; two-day passes $14, $10; discount coupons from KeyBank locations; www.otshows.com.
Moore Theatre: 1932 Second Ave., Seattle; 206-622-6952, www.historicseattle.org.
Historic site event: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 28, free, sponsored by Historic Seattle.
Classes
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
“The Perfect Plant — Dwarf Conifers,” 11 a.m. Jan. 26.
Creating curb appeal, 1 p.m. Jan. 27.
North Seattle Community College: 9600 College Way N., Seattle; 206-526-0187, www.homewatersproject.org.
“Dirt — The Erosion of Civilization,” 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 24, free. Author David Montgomery explores how humans must learn to sustain civilization.
Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden visitors’ center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-647-6004, www.northwestperennialalliance.org.
Fall perennial care, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. second and fourth Sundays, ongoing, all experience levels welcome; free.
The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, www.thesalvagestudio.com.
Bottle cap bracelets, 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 26, $32.
Junk bingo, 3 to 4 p.m. Jan. 26, free.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Seminars are free and do not require registration unless otherwise noted.
Winter fruit tree care, 11 a.m. Jan. 26.
Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.
Pruning ornamental trees and shrubs with David Nabinger, weather permitting, 11 a.m. Jan. 26.
