Garden variety
Green Everett work party: 9 a.m. to noon July 16. Volunteer work party at Thornton A. Sullivan Park at Silver Lake. 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. Other dates: Forest Park, Aug. 6; Thornton A. Sullivan, Aug. 20; Forest Park. Sept. 3; Thornton A Sullivan, Sept. 17; and Howarth Park, Oct. 15.
Camano Garden Club: July 21 field trip to Trevor Cameron’s home garden in Everett with a tour of Marysville’s Sunnyside Nursery. Contact Phyllis Andrew at pahio90@wavecable.com.
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 how to place properly and safely. Reservations required at 425-357-6020.
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
Seeing purple: Sequim’s annual Lavender Weekend with farm tours, products, music, art, food and everything lavender, is July 15-17; www.lavenderfestival.com.
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.
Tours
Edmonds in Bloom: Garden tour, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 17 at a variety of private gardens; tickets will be sold at businesses and online; www.edmondsinbloom.com.
Snohomish Garden Club: Garden tour, noon to 5 p.m. July 31 at gardens in the Snohomish area; $12; tickets available at several locations; 425-377-2084; www.snohomishgardenclub.com.
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