Tours and events
Fancy Fronds Nursery: 40830 172nd St. SE, Gold Bar; 360-793-1472, www.fancyfronds.com. w Fronderosa Frolic, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 11 and 12, the eighth annual festival features ferns, garden art, plant-based crafts and more; free; carpooling recommended.
Sno-King Fuchsia Society show: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 11, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 12, Country Village Shopping Center, 23718 Seventh Ave. SE, Bothell-Everett Highway; standards, bushes, shrubs, bonsai and more; free; 425-778-4913, 425-252-5772.
Street of Dreams Luxury Home and Garden tour: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Aug. 19, Quinn’s Crossing; take shuttle buses from Woodinville High School, 19819 136th Ave. NE, Woodinville; tickets $18, $15 military, seniors 65 and older and children 15 and under, available at home sites or www.seattlestreetofdreams.com; 425-462-1111.
Summersun Nursery &Landscaping: 4100 E. College Way, Mount Vernon; 360-424-1663. w Self-guided pond walks, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 11 and 12, $15 per person, free ages 12 and under, tickets in advance or day of event; proceeds go to Skagit Valley Regional Cancer Care Center.
Classes
Falling Water Designs: 17516 SR 203, Monroe; 206-909-9033,www.fallingwaterdesigns.com. w Water gardening classes, 10 a.m. Saturdays, free. Aug. 11, water gardening in containers.
McDaniel’s Do It Center: 510 Second St., Snohomish; 360-568-1544. w McDaniel’s Do It Center is offering free classes in decorative wall finish techniques every Saturday at 10 a.m. Call 360-568-1544 for details.
Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden visitors’ center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-647-6004, www.n-p-a.org. w Summer perennial care, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 12 and 26, Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; free, 425-647-6004, www.n-p-a.org.
Plant sales
Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org. Pat Calvert Greenhouse is selling Arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays and second Saturdays through October; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org.
Tours and events
Nature Conservancy walks: 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. third Saturdays, Port Susan Bay Preserve near Stanwood; free, but call to sign up and get directions; 206-343-4345, ext. 345. Classes
Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden visitors’ center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-647-6004, www.n-p-a.org. w Summer perennial care, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 26, Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; free, 425-647-6004, www.n-p-a.org.
The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com. w Sedum tool boxes, 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 18, $32.
Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com. w Swanson’s only August class will be container design with Wendy Welch, 11 a.m. Aug. 19.
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