Garden variety
Down the drain: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 30, lower parking lot of Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. Remind others to keep pollution out of Puget Sound by placing medallions that read “No Dumping. Drains to Sound” on storm drains in public areas of Mukilteo. Storm drain marking kits provided and a WSU Beach Watcher will instruct on how to place properly and safely. Reservations required at 425-357-6020.
Green Everett work party: Volunteer work party. Meet new people, get some exercise and commune with nature, all while helping Green Everett Partnership protect the urban forest. No experience necessary and tools are provided. For more information or to RSVP, contact greeneverett@forterra.org or call 425-238-0065. Dates are: Forest Park, Aug. 6. Thornton A. Sullivan, Aug. 20; Forest Park. Sept. 3; Thornton A Sullivan, Sept. 17; and Howarth Park, Oct. 15.
Tri-Valley Rose Society: Rose garden tour at the Stanwood home of Leonard and Marilyn Heller, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 30. More than 1,400 rose bushes and shrubs in the garden including rare roses. Consulting Rosarians from the American Rose Society will be on hand to answer questions. Call 360-629-4692 or email lerosier3@yahoo.com for more information.
Plant protection: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 30, Stillwater Wildlife Area, Carnation. Join Sound Salmon Solutions to help put plant protectors around the 2,200 native trees and shrubs planted this spring to shade salmon bearing Harris Creek that flows into the Snoqualmie River. RSVP to kyla@soundsalmonsolutions.org or call 425-252-6686.
Shows and exhibits
Fuchsia Show and Sale: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 13, hosted by Sno-King and Pilchuck Fuchsia Societies, Country Village, 23718 Bothell Everett Highway, Bothell.
Everett Dahlia Show: 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 20, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Floral Hall at Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett; free; www.scdahlias.org.
Winged beauties: Woodland Park Zoo’s Molbak’s Butterfly Garden, Woodland Park Zoo; 5500 Phinney Ave. N. Seattle; www.zoo.org. Take a walk through the gardens and engage with butterflies. The zoo’s newest exhibit emphasizes both the fragility and resilience of nature through the display of butterflies and flowers. A tent structure encloses a landscape of 3,000 square feet with 500 free-flying butterflies representing at least 15 species native to North America.
Tour
Snohomish Garden Club: noon to 5 p.m. July 31 , self-guided tour of eight urban and rural gardens in the Snohomish area; $12; 425-377-2084; www.snohomishgardenclub.com.
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