This week
Tours and events
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
Father Christmas arrives, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 29, professional photographer’s photos are $15 for one 5×7 or two 4×6, or $20 for a photo CD; guests also may bring own camera to take pictures.
Christmas tea, 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 29, free, but donations welcome; proceeds go to La Conner Boys &Girls Club; event includes holiday-Âdecorated schoolhouse tour, live music and traditional afternoon tea refreshments.
Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com.
Holiday decorating ideas, displays of holiday lights and greenery. Store hours extend to 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, through the holidays.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002, www.sunnysidenursery.net.
Traditional wreath-making workshops, by appointment daily through Dec. 14; $40, supplies and instruction provided, registration required at 425-334-2002.
Swansons Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.
Photos and visits with Santa, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29 and 30; visitors bring cameras.
Reindeer feeding, 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily through Dec. 24.
Holiday train viewing, daily through Dec. 24.
UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens: 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; register at 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.
Audio tours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the arboretum, or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the Center for Urban Horticulture; rent headphones and an MP3 player loaded with audio tour information for $6 plus a $50 damage deposit.
Wight’s Home &Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636. Events are free unless otherwise noted.
Meet a local artist and view Santa paintings, noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 28.
Dickens carolers perform, 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 29.
Readings of children’s story “Elf on the Shelf,” 1 p.m. Sundays, now through Dec. 21.
Vote for holiday theme tree now through Dec. 21.
Classes
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
Holiday wreath making, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 29, $5; participants can bring own greens or use Christianson’s.
Independent wreath-making sessions Nov. 29 through Dec. 24; participants can bring own greens or use Christianson’s; reservations recommended.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com.
Holiday wreath sessions, 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. daily, through Dec. 23; free class, costs for supplies; reservations appreciated for groups, not required for individuals; bring pruners and gloves if possible and dress warmly, as wreath workshop can be cold; 425-743-4555.
Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com.
Fresh pine centerpiece workshop, 11 a.m. to noon Dec. 3; $40, reservations required to 425-398-5151.
Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden visitors’ center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-647-6004, www.n-p-a.org.
Scholarships available for horticulture, landscape design, landscape architecture, botany, environmental science students; Jan. 15 application deadline; 425-647-6004, www.n-p-a.org, e-mail scholarships@northwestperennialalliance.org.
The Salvage Studio: Classes 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, unless otherwise noted. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com.
Make a perpetual or Advent calendar, Nov. 29, $32.
Swansons Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
Wreath-making sessions daily, by appointment for groups, or individual walk-ins, 1 to 4 p.m. daily, Nov. 28 through Dec. 14.
Ikebana with Megumi Schacher, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, registration required before first class, 425-744-9751; $25 per session.
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 noon Tuesdays, year-round.
Coming up
Tours and events
Camano holiday Home Tour: 1:30 to 5 p.m. Dec. 6, tour five homes decorated for the holidays on north Camano Island; tour is followed by a party at Oddfellows Hall, with food, auctions and live music; tour tickets $10 at Snow Goose Bookstore and Scandia Cofeehouse in Stanwood, Camano Coffee Roasters and Seagrass Gallery at Terry’s Corner; maps provided upon purchase; party admission is free; 360-387-5123.
Kusler’s Pharmacy: 700 Ave. D, Snohomish; 360-568-7787, www.kuslers.com. Classes take place from noon to 4 p.m. Fridays, and are free; available for drop-in, no reservations required.
Dec. 5, bows and wreath-making.
The Salvage Studio: Classes 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, unless otherwise noted. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com.
Holiday open house, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 6, find a variety of party and gift ideas.
South Whidbey’s Bed and Breakfast Tour &Taste: Noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 7, tour various inns in Langley; event and ticket details at 360-221-6765.
