Home and garden calendar

This week

Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com.

* Barefoot lawn care, 10 a.m. April 9.

* Great trees walking tour, noon April 10.

* The perfect planted container, 1 p.m. April 13.

Sunnyside Nursery: Free classes offered. Registration suggested. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002.

* Easy mosaic stepping stones, 10:30 a.m. April 9, $25.

Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.

* Garden writer Marty Wingate discusses perennials, 11 a.m. April 9.

* Solving design dilemmas, 1 p.m. April 10.

* “Bring Your Garden to Life Organically With Seattle Tilth,” Part 1, 11 a.m. April 10; Part 2, 11 a.m. April 17.

Netherland’s Flower Festival travel slide show: With Don McCort, 2:30 p.m. April 8, Merrill Gardens, 7212 265th St. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-3445.

Skagit Valley Gardens: Free seminars and events, registration required. 18923 Johnson Road, Mount Vernon; 360-424-6760, www.skagitvalleygardens.com.

* Spring container planting 101, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 8.

Ivy out: Remove ivy at Picnic Point County Park, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 9. 13001 Picnic Point Road, Edmonds; 425-388-6604.

Spring plant sale: Seattle Audubon, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 9, Seattle Audubon Center, 8050 35th Ave. NE, Seattle; 206-523-4483.

“How to turn your thumb green”: Arlington Garden Club’s workshop series, “How to grow beautiful dahlias,” 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 9, $2 suggested donation. Boys and Girls Club, Community Room, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-403-7769.

Northwest Orchid Society: The group meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of every month from September through July at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle. Call 425-257-0583. Next meeting: April 11.

Lowe’s in-store clinics: Lowe’s free weekly how-to clinics for homeowners. Locations: Everett, 2505 Pacific Ave., 425-259-2017; Mill Creek, 2002 132nd St. SE, 425-385-8770; Lynnwood, 3100 196th SW, 425-744-8411; Smokey Point, 3300 169th Place NE, Arlington, 360-653-7405.

* Build a butterfly house, 10 a.m. April. 9.

Snohomish Garden Club speaker: Marilyn Holt of Holt Geraniums will give a talk at 7 p.m. April 11 at the garden club meeting at the Snohomish High School Performing Arts Center, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish. The event is free and open to all. Call Rebecca Lovelless, 360-563-2774, or e-mail rebeccaloveless@hotmail.com.

Coming up

Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW., Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com.

* The amazing new product, Messenger, 10 a.m. April 16.

* Groundcover walking tour, noon April 17.

* Dwarf conifers, 10 a.m. April 23.

* Japanese maple spring color, noon April 24.

* The circle of life, 10 a.m. April 24.

Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.

* Perennial pursuits, 10:30 a.m. April 16.

* Vines for containers, 1 p.m. April 16.

* Rhododendron sale and exhibit, April 16 and 17.

* Survivor perennials, 11 a.m. April 23.

* Circle of life, 1 p.m. April 24.

* Ciscoe Morris live broadcast, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 30.

Spring Garden Fair: Seminars and demonstrations, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 16, Woodmoor Elementary School, 12225 NE 160th St., Bothell; 425-487-4102, 425-398-4400, ext. 113.

Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens: Annual Lilac Days, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 16 through May 8, $2. 115 S. Pekin Road, Woodland; 360-225-8996, www.lilacgardens.com.

Plant sale: Northwest Perennial Alliance spring sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 17, auction at noon, Sand Point Magnuson Park, Building 67, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; www.n-p-a.org.

Floretum Garden Club: 11:30 a.m. lunch, meeting and program, Edmonds City Hall, third floor, Brackett room, 121 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds; 425-697-3552, 425-771-6616.

* “Hummingbirds and Butterflies” with Bob Barca, April 18.

* Annual plant sale, 9 a.m. April 30 at Frontier Bank parking lot, 123 Third Ave., Edmonds.

Woodland gardens: A slide and lecture by John Sales, 7:30 p.m. April 18, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; 425-483-8272.

Gardening With the Experts: Lecture series, $12 each or $30 for series. Seattle Pacific University, Demaray Hall 150, 3307 Third Ave. W., Seattle; 206-281-2138.

* “To Dig or not to Dig? To Clip or not to Clip? How to Make Your Own Garden Calendar,” with Mary Robson, 7:15 p.m. April 21.

* “Classic Garden Ideas Inspired by Tuscany,” with Marianne Binetti, 7:15 p.m. May 19.

Garden show: Noon to 3 p.m. April 23, Chateau Pacific Retirement and Assisted Living Community, 3333 148th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-787-9693.

Meerkerk Magic: A festival of flowers, noon to 4 p.m. April 23, Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank; 360-678-1912, www.meerkerkgardens.org.

Plant sale: Sno-King Fuchsia Society, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 23, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 24. Country Village, 23720 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell.

Skagit Valley Gardens: Free seminars and events, registration required. 18923 Johnson Road, Mount Vernon; 360-424-6760, www.skagitvalleygardens.com.

* 11th annual garden party and dahlia tuber sale, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 23 and 24.

Plant sale: Lake Forest Park Garden Club annual sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30, Lake Forest Park Elementary School, 18500 37th NE, Lake Forest Park; 425-398-8633.

Kruckeberg Botanic Garden tour: 10 a.m. to noon April 30, $20, $10 ages 12 to 17, registration required; 425-771-0230.

Plant auction: Equine Rescue Association May Day Plant Auction, 1 to 4 p.m. May 1. 2506 B 128th St. NE, Tulalip; 360-658-1108.

Ikebana, Japanese flower arrangement class: 10 a.m. to noon to 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, May 5 through 26, $50, $30 supplies, registration required; 425-771-4030.

Plant sale: Woodinville Garden Club sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 7, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, 14111 NE 145th St., Woodinville; 425-788-0354.

Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection: Annual Sunday lecture series, 1 p.m. Sundays. Weyerhauser, 33663 Weyerhaeuser Way S., Federal Way; 253-924-5206, www.weyerhaeuser.com/bonsai.

* Formal upright style bonsai, May 8.

* Creation and use of bonsai companion plantings, May 22.

* Informal upright style bonsai, June 5.

* Stone appreciation and display, June 19.

* Slanting style bonsai, July 3.

* Pot selection and repotting techniques, July 17.

* Semi-cascade style bonsai, July 31.

* Creating a formal bonsai display, Aug. 14.

Sunnyside Nursery: Free classes offered. Registration suggested. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002.

* Bog gardening in containers, 10:30 a.m. May 21, $5.

“How to turn your thumb green”: Arlington Garden Club’s workshop series, “Fuchias” by Frankie Dennison, 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 14, $2 suggested donation. Boys and Girls Club, Community Room, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-403-7769.