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Home Depot how-to clinics: Home Depot’s weekly how-to clinics for homeowners. Clinics are free and last 30 to 45 minutes. Kids’ workshops: Build a gift for Dad, 9 a.m. June 5. Safety event: Free safety demonstrations, 9 a.m. to noon June 5. June schedule: Power Tools 101: Use a jigsaw to build a folding patio chair, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; install a ceiling fan, 7 p.m. Thursdays; build a pond, 7 p.m. Fridays; lay ceramic tile, 10 a.m. Saturdays; install vinyl replacement windows, 2 p.m. Saturdays; use a pressure washer and paint sprayer, 2 p.m. Sundays. Locations: Everett, 11915 Highway 99, 425-267-0337; Marysville/Tulalip, 9310 Quil Ceda Blvd., 360-657-5762; Bothell, 18333 120th Ave. NE, 425-806-9300.
Garden
Day in the Park 2004: Earth Share of Washington hosts a day of gardening and restoration and is seeking volunteers to help, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 12, 9:30 a.m. registration. Golden Gardens Park, 8498 Seaview Place NW, Seattle.
Emery’s Garden: Free classes at the Lynnwood nursery, 2829 164th St SW. Call 425-743-4555 for more information.
* Beautiful, useful, easy herbs, 10 a.m. June 5.
* Great plant picks: perennials and shrubs, noon June 6.
* Gardening in the shade: shrubs and annuals, 10 a.m. June 12.
* Drought tolerant shrubs that shine, noon June 13.
Gardens of Merit tour: The Evergreen Arboretum &Garden’s annual self-guided tour of award-winning local gardens, June 26, $10. Begins at the arboretum in Legion Park, Everett; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum. com.
Lavender Hills Farms: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Friday through Sunday, through Aug. 29. Many varieties of lavender for sale. 7508 108th St. NE, Marysville; 360-651-2086, www.lavenderhillsfarm.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.
Parade of Ponds: A fifth annual tour of home gardens featuring water features throughout the region, July 24 to 25, $15 at Russell Watergardens. 800-844-9314, www.russel watergardens.com.
Sky Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Many are free and do not require registration. 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851, www.skynursery.com.
* Customer appreciation day, June 26.
* Adding a water feature with George Bowman, 1 p.m. June 26.
Snohomish High School: Annual spring plant sale for horticulture classes, 2 to 5 p.m. every Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, through June 5. 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish; 360-563-4123.
Sunnyside Nursery: Free classes offered. Registration suggested. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002.
* Leaf sculpture with garden artist Dena Votaw, 10:30 a.m. June 12, $40.
Whidbey Island Garden Tour: An annual tour of private gardens, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 26, $20. 360-321-4191, www.wigt.org.
Wight’s: Free seminars offered. 5026 196th SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636.
* June 5 – 10:30 a.m. What is a Perennial? Why Do I Need Them in My Garden.
* June 12 – 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Annual rose show.
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