Home & Garden calendar
Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, October 26, 2005
This week
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com.
* Fall color walking tour, 10 a.m. Oct. 29.
* Japanese maple fall color, noon Oct. 30.
Flower show: Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association show, 1 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 28, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 30, Furneys Nursery, 21215 International Blvd., Des Moines; 206-631-6321, 206-878-1500.
Master pruner seminar series: Cass Turnbull’s hands-on workshop series, sponsored by PlantAmnesty, various locations; 206-783-9093. Garden Renovation Workshop, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 29, $75, $65 members.
Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com.
* Planting bulbs in containers for spring blooms, 10 a.m. Oct. 29.
* Master Recycler Composters Q&A, 10 a.m. Oct. 29.
* Holiday entertaining with the Salvage Sisters, 1 p.m. Oct. 29.
* Pruning and landscape renovations, Oct. 30.
Sky Nursery: Free classes offered. 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851.
* Forcing bulbs for indoor beauty, 11 a.m. Oct. 29.
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. Oct. 28, $25.
* Fall festival, Oct. 29 and 30.
* Harvest decor, 1 p.m. Oct. 29.
Van Valey House: 2130 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-257-8300, signmeup.everettwa.org. Everett Parks and Recreation offers gardening classes at the Van Valey House from 7 to 8 p.m.; $10, unless otherwise noted. Registration required.
* Japanese maples for every garden, Jean Van Hollebeke, Nov. 1.
Anza Muenchow: An organic CSA farmer on Whidbey Island, discusses culinary herbs and their uses at the Lake Forest Park Garden Club’s monthly meeting, 9:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 8. Lake Forest Park Towne Center, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park; 206-362-5475.
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. Meetings: cool tools and other great gardening products, Nov. 12.
Open house: Horticulturist Katie Bach will answer gardening questions, giveaways, refreshments, tours at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 12, Cedar Grove Composting, 3640 34th Ave. NE, Everett; 425-258-1662.
Master pruner seminar series: Cass Turnbull’s hands-on workshop series, sponsored by PlantAmnesty, various locations; 206-783-9093. “How to Prune and Renovate the Overgrown Garden,” Nov. 13.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com.
* Tool care, cleaning and sharpening with Dan Dan the Garden Man, 10 a.m. Nov. 5.
* Camellia celebration, noon Nov. 6.
* Holiday color from forced bulbs with Lynda Condon, 10 a.m. Nov. 12.
* Fall garden cleanup and winter preparedness, noon Nov. 13 and 1 p.m. Nov. 16.
* The great indoors: Houseplant selection and care, 10 a.m. Nov. 19.
* Colorful conifers, noon Nov. 20.
Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com.
* Sedum wreath workshop, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 5, $50.
* Forcing bulbs indoors, 1 to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5.
* Winter rose care, 11:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 6.
* Evergreen shrubs for winter containers, 1 to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 6.
* Growing bulbs indoors, 2 to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 6.
* Gardening with Ciscoe radio broadcast, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 12.
* Flowering plants for the holidays, 1 to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12.
* All about poinsettias, 2:30 to 3 p.m. Nov. 12, noon to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 13.
* Festival of poinsettias, Nov. 12 through Dec. 24.
* Festive flowering plants for the holidays, 1 to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 13.
* Evergreen wreath accents, 1;30 to 2 p.m. Nov. 13.
* Winter in the perennial garden, 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 13.
* Indoor plants for low-light spaces, 1 to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19.
* Winter camellias, 1 to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19.
* Plant a paperwhite bulb, just for kids, 11 to 4 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20.
* Indoor plants for low-light spaces, 2 to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 20.
Sky Nursery: Free classes offered. 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851.
* Holiday open house, 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 5.
Sunnyside Nursery: Free classes offered. Registration suggested. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002.
* Putting the garden to bed, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 5, $5.
Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.
* Holiday open house, Nov. 5 and 6.
* Fall leaf prints, kids class, 10 a.m. Nov. 5, $3.
* Jerry Traunfeld, demonstration, 2 p.m. Nov. 5.
* Story time for kids, 11 a.m. Nov. 6.
* Living sedum wreaths and more, 1 p.m. Nov. 6.
* Santa’s reindeer visit Swanson’s, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Nov. 19 through Dec. 24.
* Make your own wreath, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 25 through 27, fee based on individual wreaths.
* Visit with Santa Claus, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Dec. 3 through 18.
* Decorate the holidays in origami, 11 a.m. Dec. 3, $10.
* Decorate your own Christmas tree, kids class, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 10, fee is cost of material.
Van Valey House: 2130 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-257-8300, signmeup.everettwa.org. Everett Parks and Recreation offers gardening classes at the Van Valey House from 7 to 8 p.m.; $10, unless otherwise noted. Registration required.
* Putting your garden to bed for the winter, Pam Sinclair, Nov. 9.
* Privacy screening in the garden, Jean Van Hollebeke, Nov. 15.
* Lawn alternatives, Pam Sinclair, Nov. 23.
