Home and garden calendar

This week

Tours and events

Full botanic garden tour: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 12, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; $10 per person; register at 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org.

Sorticulture: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 11 through 13, Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; garden art displays, demonstrations, guest speakers, children’s activities, plant sale; free admission; 425-257-7107; www.enjoyeverett.org.

Snohomish County Master Gardeners Tours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 12 and 26, July 17, Aug. 17; tickets from McCollum Park Extension Office, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; or request by mail by sending a check and three postage stamps per ticket desired to SCMGF 2010 Tours, 21506 12th Ave. W., Lynnwood, WA 98036. Find details on the 15 locations and other information at www.snomgf.org and 425-338-2400.

Classes

Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Most classes are free.

Water gardens, 11 a.m. June 12; free, but make reservations at 360-466-3821.

Children in the Garden class: terrariums, 1 p.m. June 12; $10 per child; make reservations at 360-466-3821.

Distinctive Interior Designs: Events at various locations; 425-238-3678; www.distinctiveinteriordesigns.net. Registration required.

Color! Color! Color!, 6 p.m. June 10, large meeting room, Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St.; $20; register at 360-363-8400.

Decor tips for walls and windows, 6 p.m. June 15, Budget Blinds, 13206 Bothell-Everett Highway, Suite 401, Mill Creek; $25; register at 425-745-1891.

Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555; www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.

Summer vegetable weekend, 11 a.m. June 12 and noon June 13.

Growing Groceries/Good Cheer Garden: Unless otherwise noted, classes are 9 a.m. to noon, second Saturdays, February through November, Bayview School, 5611 Bayview Road, Langley; $15 per class or $120 for series; 360-341-1884; www.growinggroceries.wordpress.com. June 12, summer planting.

Kruckeberg Botanic Garden: 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; class prices vary; register at 206-546-1281; www.kruckeberg.org.

Cutting propagation, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 10; $45.

Seattle Tilth:Most classes are at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle; 206-633-0451; www.seattletilth.org; advance registration and payment required; details at 206-633-0451.

Composting for apartment dwellers, noon to 1 p.m. June 10, Victor Steinbrueck Park, 2000 Western Ave., Seattle; $5.

City Chickens 101, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 12, Good Shepherd Center, Room 202; members $30, nonmembers $40.

Summer vegetable gardening in containers, 10 a.m. to noon June 13, Belltown Cottage Park, 2512 Elliott Ave., Seattle; $5.

Swansons Nursery: 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543; www.swansonsnursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Registration is suggested.

Growing lavender, 10 a.m. June 12.

Discover lavender: fragrance, beauty, flavor and taste, 11 a.m. June 12.

Healthy soils create a healthy garden, 11 a.m. June 13.

Plant sales

Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510; www.arboretumfoundation.org;http://www.arboretumÃ⅛ƒÆ’Ã⅛†â€™Ã⅛ƒÂˆ¢Ã⅛ˆ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚ˆ¬Ã⅛…ˆ¡Ã⅛ƒÆ’Ã⅛ˆ¢Ã¢â€šˆ¬Ã…ˆ¡Ã⅛ƒâ€šÃ&frac18. Pat Calvert Greenhouse sells arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays. Plant donations nursery offers plants from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and second Saturdays through October.

clinics

Snohomish County Master Gardener community clinics: Various times, dates and sites; free; www.snohomish.wsu.edu.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 19 and July 3, Lake Stevens Hardware, 1904 125th Ave. NE.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through June 26, Lowe’s, 3100 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, Emery’s Garden, 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, Fred Meyer, 4615 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, University Book Store, 15311 Main St., Mill Creek.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, Haggen Food, 26603 72nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, Smokey Point Plant Farm, 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through June 26, Lowe’s, 19393 Tjerno Place SE, Monroe.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through July 10, Lowe’s, 2505 Pacific Ave., Everett.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays through July 11, Lowe’s, 2002 132nd St., Mill Creek.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through July 17, My Garden Nursery, 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through July 17, Stanwood Orchard Nursery, 10521 Highway 532.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. first and third Saturdays through Aug. 7, plus Sept. 4, Arlington Hardware, 215 N. Olympic Ave.

3 to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 26, Snohomish Farmers Market, First Street and Cedar Avenue.

10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 25, but not Aug. 7, log cabin on Fifth Avenue N., Edmonds.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 26, Everett Farmers Market, Marine View Drive.

Coming up

Tours and events

The Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park: Event includes a garden fair and plant sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a garden tour 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., all on June 19, Third Place Commons, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Ciscoe Morris leads a planting demonstration from noon to 1 p.m.; tour costs $12 in advance or $15 at door; details at 206-366-3302; tickets at Wild Birds Unlimited, Two Trading Tigers, Towne Centre Hardware and the Farmers Market in Lake Forest Park Towne Centre; Molbak’s; Sky Nursery; Swansons Nursery; www.secretgardensoflakeforestpark.com.

Rose Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 19, Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; free admission; features rose display from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rose garden tour at 11:30 a.m. and guest speakers, including Ciscoe Morris at 2:30 p.m.; details at 360-466-3821 and www.christiansonsnursery.com.

CLASSES

Distinctive Interior Designs: Events at various locations; 425-238-3678; www.distinctiveinteriordesigns.net. Registration required.

Simple steps to declutter your home on a budget, 6:30 to 8 p.m. June 17, Lake Stevens Library, 1804 Main St.; free, but register at 425-334-1900.

Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555; www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.

Hardy fuchsias, 11 a.m. June 19.

Splashy summer containers, noon June 20.

Everett Community College: 2000 Tower St., Everett; 425-388-9451; www.everettcc.edu.

Botany 113, 8:50 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in Room 134, Shuksan Hall, plus field trips July 10 and Aug. 7; $452.50 for series, register at 425-388-9451 or e-mail fschwartz@everettcc.edu by June 15. Class covers Northwest native plants.

Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 425-257-8597; www.evergreenarboretum.com. Classes run from noon to 1 p.m. Saturdays and are free unless otherwise noted.

Insects: the good, the bad and the beautiful, June 19.

Seattle Tilth: Most classes are at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle; 206-633-0451; www.seattletilth.org.; advance registration and payment required; details at 206-633-0451.

Summer vegetable gardening in containers, noon to 1 p.m. June 17, Victor Steinbrueck Park, 2000 Western Ave.; $5.