Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com.
* Bareroot planting, 10 a.m. Feb. 11, noon Feb. 12, 1 p.m. Feb. 15.
How to Turn Your Thumb Green: Workshop series sponsored by the Arlington Garden Club, 10 to 11:30 a.m. second Saturdays, September through May, $2 donation requested. Boys and Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-403-7769. Xeriscaping – Drought tolerant gardening with Marsha Hicks, Feb. 11.
Lake Forest Park Garden Club: Tory Galloway presents a program about obtaining rare and unusual plants at the garden club’s next meeting, 9:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 14, Lake Forest Park Commons, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park; 206-362-5475.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851.
* Junior gardener activity (ages 3 through 12): Plant a strawberry container, 11 a.m. Feb. 11, 2 p.m. Feb. 12, $7, registration required.
Snohomish Garden Club: British gardener and author Karen Platt, the “queen of color,” will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at the club meeting at the Snohomish High School cafeteria, 1316 Fifth St. Snohomish. $5 fee for nonmembers. Call Paula Fikes at 360-568-5960 or verbena8115@yahoo.com.
Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.
* Introduction to Ikebana, 10 a.m. Fridays, through March 31, $25, registration required.
Bug Basics: Beginning 101 class, chewing/sucking insects and insect groups, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 18, 9 a.m. to noon or 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 22. Intermediate 102 class, insect lifestyles and common families, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 18, 9 a.m. to noon or 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. March 22. $25, $10 per continuing education credit. Washington State University, Snohomish County Extension, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400.
Rose pruning demonstration: Hosted by the Seattle Rose Society, 2 p.m. Feb. 25, $4 parking, Woodland Park Rose Garden, Woodland Park Zoo, N. 50th Street and Fremont Avenue N., Seattle; 206-938-4350.
Conservation Plant Sale: 21st annual event hosted by the Snohomish Conservation District, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 3 and 4, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe; 425-335-5634, ext. 4, www.snohomishcd.org.
Adventures in “Gardening with Ciscoe”: Northwest Horticultural Society presents Ciscoe Morris, 6:45 p.m. reception, 7:15 p.m. lecture, March 8, $10, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; 206-527-1794, www.northwesthort.org.
Whidbey Gardening Workshop 2006: “Botany, Fate and the Lewis and Clark Plant Collection” is the theme of the Island County WSU Master Gardener Association’s annual event featuring speakers, classes and vendors, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. March 11, $25 advance, $30 at the door, Coupeville Middle School, 501 S. Main St., Coupeville; 360-240-5527, www.island.wsu.edu.
How to Turn Your Thumb Green: Workshop series sponsored by the Arlington Garden Club, 10 to 11:30 a.m. second Saturdays, September through May, $2 donation requested. Boys and Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-403-7769. Dividing perennials with Priscilla Johnson, March 11; Do-it-yourself garden design with Michelle Clark, April 8.
Spring symposium: Northwest Horticultural Society hosted event, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 25, $55, Bastyr University Auditorium, 14500 Juanita Drive NE, Kenmore; 206-527-1794, www.northwesthort.org.
Early Bloomers plant sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 8, Washington Park Arboretum, Graham Visitors Center, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com.
* Garden design 101 with Charlie Cessna and Pam Sinclair, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 18 through March 11, $100, registration required.
* Emery’s rose picks for 2006, noon Feb. 19.
* Getting started – tips for new gardeners, noon Feb. 22.
* Favorite fruits for the Pacific Northwest, 10 a.m. Feb. 25.
* Fruit tree pruning, noon Feb. 26, 1 p.m. March 8.
* Favorite fruits for the Pacific Northwest, 1 p.m. March 1.
* Sweet pea weekend, 10 a.m. March 4, noon March 5.
* Grow your own veggies, 10 a.m. March 11.
* Designing the mixed border, noon March 12, 1 p.m. March 15.
* Small trees for small gardens, 10 a.m. March 18, 1 p.m. March 22.
* Privacy screening, noon March 19.
* Worms, 10 a.m. March 25.
* Rockery plants and other early season perennials, noon March 26, 1 p.m. March 29.
Snohomish Master Gardeners series: Free 20-minutes discussions at noon. Sunnyside Nursery, 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002.
* Meet these early blooming perennials, Feb. 18.
* Meet these early blooming shrubs and trees, Feb. 19.
* Learn to grow small fruits and berries, March 5.
* Prune your roses like a pro, March 11 and 12.
* Perfect trees for today’s small lots, March 25.
* Growing deer resistant plants, March 26.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851.
* Orchid basics, 11 a.m. Feb. 18.
* Seed starting, 2 p.m. Feb. 18.
* Bulbs for summer beauty, 11 a.m. Feb. 25.
* How to prune and renovate the overgrown garden, noon March 5.
* Rose care, 11 a.m. March 11.
* Northwest Orchid Society display and sale, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 19.
* Northwest Orchid Society orchid clinic, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 19, $1 per pot inch.
* Build a bonsai, 11 a.m. March 25, $35, registration required.
Sunnyside Nursery: Classes offered. Registration suggested. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002.
* Pruning simplified, 10:30 a.m. Feb. 25, and 1 p.m. Feb. 26, $5.
* Growing fruit trees, 10:30 a.m. March 4, $5.
* Planning your vegetable garden, 10:30 a.m. March 18, 1 p.m. March 19, $5.
Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.
* 2006 roses with Terri Hiatt, 1 p.m. Feb. 18.
* Quick tips for a beautiful, healthy garden, 11 a.m. Feb. 25.
* The art of bonsai, 1 p.m. Feb. 25.
* Japanese maple pruning, 1 p.m. Feb. 26, registration required.
* Attracting birds to your yard, 11 a.m. March 4.
* Bats and other gothic delights, 1 p.m. March 4.
* Bulbs for summer and autumn color, 11 a.m. March 5.
* Tips for new gardeners, 1 p.m. March 5.
* Botanical illustration in spring, three part series, $75, 10 a.m. March 7, registration required, 206-784-7222.
* Pacific Northwest tropical gardening, 1 p.m. March 11.
* Mason bees keep gardens buzzing, 11 a.m. March 12, registration required.
* The best perennials for the NW, 1 p.m. March 12.
* Garden design with Don Marshall, 1 p.m. March 18.
* Stained glass workshop, 12:30 to 4 p.m. March 19, $55, registration required.
* Gardening in windy situations, 11 a.m. March 25.
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