This week
Bouquet Banque Nursery: Fall plant sale, a benefit for the women of Camaroon, featuring 2 acres of display gardens, specialty perennials and weaving demonstrations, 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18 and 19. 8220 State Ave., Marysville. Call 360-659-4938 for more information.
Emerys Garden: 2829 164th St. SW., Lynnwood. Call 425-743-4555 for more information.
* Fall lawn care, 10 a.m. Sept. 18.
* Pruning basics and beyond, noon Sept. 19.
* Container planting for the season, senior class, 1 p.m. Sept. 22.
Molbaks: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000.
* Tuck your roses in for winter, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sept. 18.
* Orchid care and selection, 1 to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 18.
* Indoor plant diagnosis clinic, noon to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 19.
* Putting your perennials to bed for winter, w to 3 p.m. Sept. 19.
* Orchid basics, 11 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 21.
Plant sale and fall festival: PlantAmnesty hosts its annual sale and festival featuring a visit from Father Weedo Sarducci, a silent auction, bizarre yard photo contest, plant experts, collectors corner and pruning demonstration, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 19 at Sand Point Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way, Seattle; 206-783-9813.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851, www.skynursery.com.
* Success with houseplants, 10 a.m. Sept. 18.
Snohomish Historical Society home tour: A tour of private and public structures, noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 19. Various locations, Snohomish; 360-568-5235.
Swans Trail Gardens: Second Saturday sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18. 7021 61st Ave. SE, Snohomish; 425-316-3906, www.swanstrailgardens.com.
Northwest Orchid Society: The group meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of every month from September through July at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle. Call 425-257-0583.
Coming up
Emerys Garden: 2829 164th St. SW. Call 425-743-4555 for more information.
* Fall bulbs equal spring color, 10 a.m. Sept. 25.
* Tool cleaning and sharpening, noon Sept. 26.
* Attracting birds this fall and winter, senior class, 1 p.m. Sept. 29.
* Seasonal centerpiece, noon Sept. 14.Molbaks: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000.
* Japanese maples, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sept. 25.
* Composting Q&A, 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 25.
* Garden Survival: Coping with the Soil, Climate and Pest Conditions of our Northwest Backyards with garden writer Debra Prinzing, 2 to 3 p.m. Sept. 26.
* Fall Festival, educational seminars, childrens theatrical performances, guest appearances, workshops, Oct. 8 through 24.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851, www.skynursery.com.
* Container gardening 101, 10 a.m. Sept. 25.
* Bulbs for spring beauty, 11 a.m. Oct. 2.
* Autumn pond care, 11 a.m. Oct. 9.
* Orchid basics, 11 a.m. Oct. 16.
* Forcing bulbs, 2 p.m. Oct. 23.
* Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association flower show, Oct. 22 through 24.
Fall plant sale, Seattle Audubon, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 25. 8050 35th Ave. NE, Seattle; 206-523-4483.
KCIS Beardless Iris sale: King County Iris Society sale, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 25 at Crossroads Shopping Center, 15600 NE Eighth St., Bellevue; 206-232-7745, www.kcis.org.
Festival of Family Farms: Skagit County farms open their gate to the public for hayrides, food and children’s activities, in celebration of the harvest, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 2, noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 3. Visitors will learn how farmers produce food and fiber products. Activities include farm tours, animal barns, children’s activities, hayrides, food stands, oystershucking demonstrations, educational videos and displays, pumpkin picking, composting demonstrations, free handouts and samples and large farm equipment displays. For information, call 360-336-5266 or visit www.skagitcounty.net/familyfarms.
Fall bulb and plant sale: Washington Park Arboretums foundation hosts its annual fall bulb and plant sale featuring rare and unusual bulbs and a dozen leading Northwest vendors and nurseries with a selection of companion plants, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 3 at Graham Visitors Center, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org.
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