Home and garden events around Snohomish County
Published 1:30 am Saturday, April 21, 2018
Lantern festival: Adopt A Stream Foundation’s Swamp Lantern Festival is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 21 and 22, Northwest Stream Center, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. The featured attraction is a large expanse of the first spring flowers of the Pacific Northwest, skunk cabbage, nicknamed “swamp lantern.” Reservations required by calling 425-316-8592. Admission is $7 adults, seniors $6, students $5, EBT cardholders $3, children under 5 get in free. Adopt A Stream members also get in free. No dogs allowed. More at www.streamkeeper.org.
Northwest Green Home Tour: This year’s tour includes a home with an urban garden oasis in Edmonds. The event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 28 and 29. This self-guided tour features healthier and greener new single-family, multi-family, tiny homes and remodels in the greater Seattle area. Visit www.nwgreenhometour.org and register for free tickets (a $10 donation is suggested) and download the official tour map.
Rhody trip: Members of the Monroe Garden Club plan a field trip to Rhody Ridge Arboretum, 17415 Clover Road, Bothell, at noon May 14. The botanical park is an 11-acre showcase of flowering beauty and natural woodlands. Bring chairs and a sack lunch. Email gardeningsince52@gmail.com with questions. More at monroegardenclub.net.
Veggie garden: Volunteer to help the Snohomish Garden Club with its vegetable garden. The next session is 8 a.m. May 15 at the garden plot next to Bailey’s U-Pick Farm, 12711 Springhetti Road, Snohomish. Helpers of all ages are welcome. All produce is given to two local food banks. Email laurahartman@frontier.com with questions. More at snohomishgardenclub.com.
Drip irrigation: Master gardener and home irrigation expert Jeff Thompson cuts through all the confusion about low-volume drip irrigation systems in a hands-on workshop. The 2½-hour workshop will be offered at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. May 16 at the WSU Extension Office in McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Hosted by Washington State University Snohomish County Extension. Cost is $20. Register at 425-357-6039 or by emailing christensen4@wsu.edu.
Marysville’s Mother Lovin’ Market: Handmade and homegrown items, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. May 12 at the Ken Baxter Community Center, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville.
EARTH DAY
Park cleanup: Join the community effort to beautify Ballinger Park in Mountlake Terrace at an Earth Day Cleanup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 21 in honor of Earth Day. Volunteers are asked to help with pruning, trash removal and raking. The park can be very wet, so wear boots if possible. Bring work gloves, rakes and non-electric pruning tools if you have them. Some tools provided. Meet at 9 a.m. at Ballinger Clubhouse, 23000 Lakeview Drive. Coffee and lunch will be provided. Call 425-776-1811 to sign up. For more information, visit www.cityofmlt.com.
Earth Day Festival: Although Earth Day is April 22, Earth Day is observed on Whidbey Island during the entire month of April. An Earth Day Festival will take place from noon to 4 p.m. April 21 at Bayview Corner, Bayview Road and Highway 525. Features experts speakers, exhibitors, musical events and kids’ activities. More at www.whidbeyearthday.org.
Native Plant Appreciation Week: Gov. Jay Inslee declared April 22-28 Native Plant Appreciation Week in Washington. The week draws attention to the importance of the role of native plants in protecting birds, fish and water quality. The Washington Native Plant Society is hosting a variety of events, many of them family-friendly, in honor of the appreciation week. Most of them are free. See a list of events at www.wnps.org.
GARDEN TALKS
Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens Series: Thayer Cueter, “The Frog Lady” of Just Frogs Foundation, will show participants how to create a frog habitat from noon to 2 p.m April 21 at Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. In honor of Earth Day, students will plant natives in the arboretum and also take a plant home. All ages welcome. Free to members, $10 for non-members. Meet at the new Native Plant Garden. Registration required. Call 425-257-8597. More at www.evergreenarboretum.com.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Floretum Garden Club: Each year the club offers $1,500 scholarships to high school graduates, community college students, or anyone planning a career in horticulture. The scholarship recipients may attend any community college, college, technical school or university in Washington during the year following the award. Scholarship applications are available by emailing JoyceJohnson310@comcast.net. The deadline is May 7.
Mukilteo Way Garden Club: The club is offering a $1,000 scholarship to go toward classes in the 2018-19 school year at a Washington college or trade school. Applicants must be working in or interested in working in the horticulture, landscape or landscape design fields. Graduating high school seniors are welcome to apply. Deadline is May 31. More at mwgc.org.
PLANT SALES
Meerkerk Gardens: Earth Day Sale, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. April 21 and 22, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank. Lots of varieties of rhododendrons, azaleas, companion and native plants to choose from. Entrance to the garden is free on sale days. Call 360-678-1912 or see www.meerkerkgardens.org for more information.
Mabana Flames Auxiliary: 9 a.m. to noon April 28, at Mabana Fire Station, 3651 S. Camano Drive, Camano Island. Perennials, tomato plants, annuals and fuchsia hanging baskets will be available. All proceeds support volunteer firefighters at the Mabana Fire Station. Call 425-351-5202.
Snohomish Garden Club: The club’s plant sale is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 28, at The Farm at Swan’s Trail, 7301 Rivershore Road, Snohomish. Perennials, herbs, annuals, veggie starts, shrubs, trees, ground covers and native plants. There also will be used gardening supplies available. Proceeds support community projects and scholarships in the horticulture field. More at www.snohomishgardenclub.com.
Snohomish County Dahlia Society: Tuber and Plant Sale, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 28 at Stocker Farms, 10622 Airport Way, Snohomish. Hundreds of varieties of dahlias to choose from. Also bring your own bucket for fish compost. Call 425-923-7945 or go to www.scdahlias.org for more information.
Seattle Dahlia Society: Hundreds of dahlia tubers and plants in all sizes, colors, forms will be for sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 28 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 29, at Country Village, 23718 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell. Perfect for your garden, exhibition or cut flowers. More at www.seattledahliasociety.org.
Sno-King Fuchsia Society: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 28, at Country Village, 23718 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell. Annuals, perennials, bushes, tomatoes and fuchias — both hardy and hanging baskets. Members available to help with purchases. Proceeds go to a horiculture scholarship. Call 425-760-3091. More at www.snokingfuchsiasociety.yolasite.com.
Alderwood Garden Club: The club’s plant sale is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 28, at Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood. Find perennials, annuals, shrubs, veggie starts, houseplants and garden art. Gardeners are available to answer your gardening questions. Proceeds support horticulture scholarships, community projects and other garden club activities. Call 206-948-0070 or go to www.alderwoodgardenclub.org.
South Whidbey Garden Club: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28, Bayview Hall, 5642 Bayview Road, Langley. Vegetable starts, grasses, bulbs, ferns, perennials, annuals, succulents, shrubs, trees. Garden art, books and baked goods will also be available. There will also be a raffle. Email christineonwhidbey@gmail.com or go to southwhidbeygardenclub.com for more information.
Hardy Plant Society Washington: Find rarely-seen and reliable hardy perennials and seeds for sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 29, in the Northwest Horticultural Society Hall at the Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle. All plants are well-grown and the seeds carefully selected from members’ gardens. Go to www.hardyplantsocietywa.org or call 206-999-3092 for more information.
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