Rain barrel: The city of Everett’s “Make it, Take it” workshop, 10 a.m. June 3, 3101 Cedar St., to make your own 55-gallon barrel for $40. RSVP for the workshop at 425-257-8992. More at www.everettwa.gov/LetitRain.
Gardeners’ garage sale: Snohomish County Master Gardeners Foundation, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 3 at WSU Snohomish County Extension, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Used garden-related items, from plants to tools to garden art. Clean out your sheds and donated unneeded usable items. Call 425-357-6010 or go to www.snomgf.org.
Garden work day: Help build Eagle Ridge Community Garden at Eagle Ridge Park, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 3, 2420 Soper Hill Road, Lake Stevens. Bring gloves and boots. Drinks, snacks, lunch and tools are provided. Work stations for building the fence, raised beds, working with compost and sheet mulching. For more, email terry@lakestevenschamber.com or call 425-334-0433 or 425-350-2658.
Rent a bed: Reserve a spot at Garden of Hope, a community garden at Snohomish Church of the Nazarene, 1017 13th St., Snohomish. Full-sized raised bed is $35, plus a $15 refundable clean-up deposit. A half-sized plot is $17.50 plus a $7.50 refundable cleanup deposit. More at https://snonaz.org/garden.
Sorticulture: Everett’s Garden Arts Festival is 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 9, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 10 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11, Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. Garden art, nurseries, gardening experts, food, music and a wine garden. Free. For more, go to www.everettwa.org/823.
Plant sales
Purple Passion Plant Sale: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 3 and 4, Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank, Whidbey Island. Anyone who wears purple will receive a free plant. Call 360-678-1912 or go to www.meerkerkgardens.org.
Evergreen Arboretum’s Plant Sale &Raffle: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 17 at American Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. Trees, shrubs, perennials, ground covers, roses and annuals. Sale benefits arboretum projects. Raffle will be held at 4 p.m. You don’t have to be present to win. Call 425-257-8597 or go to www.evergreenarboretum.com for more.
Garden Tours
Whidbey Island Garden Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 17. Tour five private gardens on the island. Funds go toward improving Whidbey’s shared habitat. Tickets, which typically sell out, cost $10 to $25. More at www.wigt.org or by calling 360-321-4191.
Mill Creek Garden Tour: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 24 at six gardens in Mill Creek. Benefits Mill Creek Garden Club’s “Giving through Gardening” program. Tickets are $15, on sale at Li’l Sprout Nursery, 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek. More at www.millcreekgardenclub.com.
Camano Island Backyard Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour: Features landscaping for wildlife, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 24, at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 NE Camano Drive. Free. More at www.camanowildlifehabitat.org.
Mukilteo Quilt &Garden Tour: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 15 and 16. Self-guided tour of seven residential gardens and the indoor quilt display at Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. Advance tickets are $15, $20 day of event. More at www.mukilteogardenandquilttour.org.
Edmonds in Bloom: Garden tour, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 16 at a variety of private gardens. More at www.edmondsinbloom.com.
Scholarship
Mukilteo Way Garden Club is offering a $1,000 scholarship for classes in the horticulture department of Edmonds Community College for the 2017-18 academic year. Applicants are not required to be seeking a degree in horticulture. Graduating high school seniors are eligible to apply as well as adult learners and current horticulture students at EdCC. More at www.mwgc.org; info@mwgc.org; or by written request to Mukilteo Way Garden Club, P.O. Box 1361, Mukilteo, WA 98275. Must be postmarked by May 31.
To submit calendar items, contact Andrea Brown at 425-339-3443 or abrown@heraldnet.com.
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
