This week
Tours and events
Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com.
Docent-led tours: 2 p.m. Saturdays, rain or shine; now through Sept. 6, other days by appointment; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com.
Seattle Floating Homes Association: 2329 Fairview E., Seattle; 206-325-1132, www.seattlefloatinghomes.org.
2008 Houseboat tour, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 7, view 12 houseboats on east Lake Union and Portage Bay; rain-or-shine event; $25; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com. Tickets can also be purchased on the day of the tour at Terry Pettus Park at the foot of Newton Street and Fairview Avenue.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002, www.sunnysidenursery.com.
Free lunch sessions, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Saturdays. Guests’ gardening questions will be answered and each date has a specific topic. Sept. 6, the final session for 2008, features composts and fertilizers.
UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens: 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; register at 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.
Images from Soest Garden to Shoveller’s Pond — Larry Howard’s photography, on display 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, through early September in the center’s Miller Library, (also 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays in September only).
Woodland Park Zoo: 601 N. 59th St., Seattle; 206-548-2500, www.zoo.org.
Annual Fall Fecal Fest entries accepted Sept. 5 through 20, pick-up dates Oct. 4 through 10. Send a standard, stamped postcard to: Zoo Doo, Woodland Park Zoo, 601 N. 59th St., Seattle, WA 98103. One entry per person, orders not taken by phone; include name, day and evening phone numbers, preference of Zoo Doo or Bedspread composted animal manure; quantity (garbage bag to full pickup load); weekday or weekend pick-up preference.
Classes
Alderwood Garden Club: Crossroads Church, 18527 60th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-743-0118.
Garden to vase: Growing beautiful dahlias made easy, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 4; free.
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
Willow basketry with Katherine Lewis, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 6 and 7; $150 includes class and materials; registration required; 360-466-3821.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
Goodbye grass, hello groundcovers, 11 a.m. Sept. 6 and 1 p.m. Sept. 10.
Fall planting — how to plant trees and shrubs, 1 p.m. Sept. 7 and 10.
Swansons Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.
Ikebana with Megumi Schacher, 9:15 a.m. Fridays, ongoing, registration required before first class, 425-744-9751; $25 per session.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
Master gardener training applications available now; sessions 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 8 through March 19, plus two Saturdays; $150 covers materials and training; applications accepted by Oct. 31; send for application by mail, WSU Snohomish County Extension office, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; or online at snohomish.wsu.edu/mg/garmg.htm; 425-338-2400.
Horticulture Professional training applications available now; sessions 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, January through mid-March, plus one Saturday; $500 covers materials and training; applications accepted by Oct. 31; send for application by mail, WSU Snohomish County Extension office, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; or online at snohomish.wsu.edu/mg/garmg.htm; 425-338-2400.
Coming up
Tours and events
Edmonds Backyard Wildlife Habitat Project: Monthly meetings, dates and times vary, Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds, unless otherwise noted; 425-672-2150, 425-771-0230, www.edmondsbackyardwildlifehabitat.org. Attendance is free, and all are welcome.
Guest speaker from PAWS Wildlife Center, 7 p.m. Sept. 11, Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds; free.
Historic Snohomish Homes Tour: Noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 12, features six homes and six commercial buildings; $15, $10 ages 62 and older, advance and at door; 360-568-5235, earlysnohomish.com/tour.
Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com.
Ciscoe Morris radio broadcast will be on KIRO radio (710 AM). 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 13; free.
Nature Conservancy walking tours: Port Susan Bay Preserve, near Stanwood: Choose from 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. sessions, third Saturdays, by appointment; now through Sept. 20; free; details at 206-343-4345, ext. 345 or e-mail washington@tnc.org, subject [“]Port Susan Bay Tours.”
Plant sales
Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd. and Marine View Drive, Everett; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com.
Fourth annual Great Garden Garage Sale and Plant Sale, a benefit for Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12 and 13, Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; features outdoors and home items, garden equipment, tools, plants, furniture and collectibles; lunch provided for $1.
Friends of the Conservatory plant sale: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 13, Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Galer St., Seattle; 206-322-4112, www.volunteerparkconservatory.org.
Northwest Horticultural Society annual plant sale: Noon to 6:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 and 13, Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; choice plants for fall; 206-527-1794, www.northwesthort.org.
Classes
Arlington Garden Club: Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-403-0820, e-mail events@arlingtongardenclub.org, www.arlingtongardenclub.org.
“Turn Your Thumb Green” workshops, 10 to 11:30 a.m. second Saturdays; free for members, $3 nonmembers, open to public. Sept. 13 topic, hypertufas with Sheryl Verral.
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; register at 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
Landscaping with ornamental grasses, 10 to 11 a.m. Sept. 13; $5, reservations required.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
Fall lawn care, naturally, 11 a.m. Sept. 13.
Choosing and planting spring bulbs, 1 p.m. Sept. 14, repeated 1 p.m. Sept. 17.
Plant Amnesty: Cass Turnbull’s Master Pruner seminar series, $10 each, $5 for Plant Amnesty members Magnuson Park, the Brig (Building 406), 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; 206-783-9813, 206-783-9093, www.plantamnesty.org.
How to prune and renovate the overgrown garden, master pruner class, 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 14; $10, $5 Plant Amnesty members; ISA and master gardener continuing education credits can be earned.
The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com.
Annual organizing sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 13; free admission.
Skagit Valley Gardens: 18923 Johnson Road, Mount Vernon; 360-424-6760, www.skagitvalleygardens.com.
Stained glass with Karen Seymour, 12:30 to 4 p.m. Sept. 13; $65, registration required; 206-525-1577.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002, www.sunnysidenursery.com.
Fall veggies, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 13; free, but registration required; 425-334-2002.
