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  • Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:00pm
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This week

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

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

* Japanese maple spring color, noon April 24.

* The Circle Of Life project, 10 a.m. April 24.

Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com.

* Barefoot lawns, 10 a.m. April 23.

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

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

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

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.

Plant sale: Snohomish Garden Club sale, 9 a.m. to noon April 23, Carnegie Building, 105 Cedar Ave., Snohomish; 360-563-2774.

Dahlia sale: Seattle Dahlia Society sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 23, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24. Country Village, 23718 Seventh Ave. SE, Bothell; 425-483-2250, www.countryvillagebothell. com.

Tuber sale: Snohomish County Dahlia Society, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 23 and 24, Snohomish Valley Produce, 8203 Marsh Road, Snohomish; 360-659-8687.

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.

Earth Day tree planting: Snohomish County Parks and Stilly-Snohomish Task Force event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 23, Portage Creek Wildlife Reserve, 5427 Cemetery Road, Arlington; 425-252-6686.

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

Coming up

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

* Make your own hanging baskets, 10 a.m. April 30.

Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com.

* Fuchsia frenzy, 11 a.m. May 1.

* Roses for Mother’s Day, 1 p.m. May 1.

* Veggies for warm seasons, 2 p.m. May 1.

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

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

Plant sale: Warm Beach Greenwood Garden Club, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 29 and 30. Lily Moloney, master garden, answers questions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days.; SE188th St. (Lakewood Road) and Marine Drive, Stanwood; 360-652-2569.

Plant sale: 9 a.m. to noon April 30, Mabana Fire Station, Dallman Street and S. Camano Drive, Camano Island; 360-387-1616.

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.

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

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.

Plant sale: Westgate Chapel’s United Generation Choir sale, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 5 through 7. Westgate Chapel, 22901 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-775-2776.

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.

Plant Faire: Skagit County Master Gardener sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 7, WSU NW Research and Extension Center, 16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon; 360-856-5380.

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.

“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.

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.

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

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.

* Water gardens in containers, 10:30 a.m. June 4, $5.

Queen Anne and Magnolia Garden tour: Seattle Pacific University’s annual tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4, $20 advance, $25 day of tour. First Free Methodist Church Fine Center, 3200 Third Ave., Seattle; 206-281-2138.

Lavender Hills Farm: Farm open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays April 28 through Aug. 28. 7508 108th St. NE, Marysville; 360-651-2086.

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