Fall into Focus: October’s Seattle Home Show is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 20 and 10 a.m. to 5 pm. Oct. 21 at the CenturyLink Field Event Center, 1000 Occidental Ave. South. The 20th anniversary of the biannual housing expo features displays of home and garden products. (There is another show each February.) There are daily seminars, cooking demonstrations, landscape displays, arts and crafts, and home decorating ideas. Admission is $13 for adults, $9 for those 60 and older and members of the military, and $3 for children 7 to 15 years old. More at www.seattlehomeshow.com.
Bulb Fest: Help plant hundreds of spring flowering bulbs in the Everett Arboretum and Gardens and, in return, take a bag of bulbs home to plant in your own garden. Tools, bulbs and snacks will be provided. All ages welcome. Volunteers are needed from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. Meet at the arboretum entrance. The event is free to members and $10 non-members. You can join online or the day of class. Join at www.evergreenarboretum.com or by calling 425-257-8597. An RSVP is required.
Get mushy: Snohomish County Mycological Society’s annual wild mushroom show is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 28 at Floral Hall in Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. The show features mushroom displays, kits, books and videos. Learn to distinguish more than 100 different species of wild mushrooms. Bring your own mushroom samples for identification. A class on mushroom identification is set for 1 p.m. The event is free, with donations accepted. More at www.scmsfungi.org.
Beyond A Bare Naked Garden: Trevor Cameron, president of the Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens in Everett, will tell how to create winter interest in your garden when all the leaves have fallen and the branches are bare. The event is from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 17. Free to members and $10 for non-members. Join online or the day of class. RSVP is required. Meet in the arboretum portable. The Evergreen Arboretum is in Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. More at www.evergreenarboretum.com.
Master Gardener Hotline & Diagnostic Clinic: Call 425-357-6010 to talk to a master gardener or visit Snohomish County’s walk-in clinic at the WSU Extension office in McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday thru Thursday, October through March. More at extension. wsu.edu/snohomish/garden/master-gardener-program.
Become a master: Master gardener training classes start in January. Research, educate, mentor and answer horticulture questions for the public in a collaborative environment. All training is open book and no memorization is expected. Training involves about 80 hours of classroom and workshop instruction held once a week on Thursdays through March. Tuition is $275, plus a volunteer commitment of 40 hours each year for two years on a variety of horticultural and environmental educational projects. Without the volunteer commitment, tuition is $775. More at tinyurl.com/y8srkp2y or 425-338-2400.
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