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This week

Tours and events

“Lunch on Us”: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 1, Sunnyside Nursery’s 60th anniversary, 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002. Celebrate Sunnyside’s 60th anniversary until 1 p.m., and have your garden questions answered by certified horticulturalists until the 5 p.m. closing.

“Think Green Creations” recycled art show: Through March 8, The Salvage Studio, 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; materials available for creating a project piece at home; finished creations due by March 15, display to run through March 29; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com.

Seattle Aquarium conservation lecture series: All at 7 p.m. first Tuesdays, March through June, at the aquarium, 1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle; $20 individual talks, $75 for series; 206-386-4300, www.seattleaquarium.org. Speakers: March 4, David Dicks; April 1, KC Golden; May 6, Julia Parrish; June 3, Ken Balcomb III.

Seattle Japanese Garden opening ceremony: Noon March 2, Washington Park Arboretum, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; free; taiko drum performance and more; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org.

Classes

Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.

Vegetable gardening 101 and 102 with Bob Hart, beginners class 10 a.m. to noon, advanced class 1 to 3 p.m. March 1, $5 per class, reservations required.

Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.

Emery’s roses 2008, 11 a.m. March 1, reintroducing the old favorites and introducing new and disease-free varieties.

McDaniel’s Do It Center: 510 Second St., Snohomish; 360-568-1544.

McDaniel’s Do It Center offers free classes in decorative wall finish techniques at 10 a.m. every Saturday. February classes feature texturing.

The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 360-652-3351, 15022 Twin Lakes Ave. Marysville; exit 206 off I-5. Classes free unless otherwise noted.

Growing fruit trees in your backyard, 1 p.m. March 1.

w Flowering bulbs with Mark Hopkins of Simple Pleasures Bulb Co., 1 p.m March 2. Selecting, planting, container combinations and planting demonstrations.

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.

Microscope slide jewelry, 10 a.m. to noon March 1, $32.

Artist trading card swap, 3 p.m. March 1, free, bring approximately 25 cards; inquire at studio to find out the theme.

Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Seminars are free and do not require registration unless otherwise noted.

Veggies for all, 2 p.m. March 1.

Sunnyside Nursery: Free classes offered. Registration suggested. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002.

Create living wreaths, 10:30 a.m. March 1; $30; registration required by phone or e-mail, 425-334-2002, info@sunnysidenursery.net.

Free lunch sessions, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Saturdays, but not in May. Guests’ gardening questions will be answered and each date has a specific topic. March 1, perennials.

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.

UW Center for Urban Horticulture: 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.

Botanical drawing II series, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, through March 27, Isaacson classroom, Center for Urban Horticulture; $160 for series, registration required; 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.

Home project garden design, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 4 through 25, Douglas classroom, Center for Urban Horticulture; $160 for series, registration required; 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.

Plant identification series plus field trip, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, through April 1, Hitchcock Hall, UW Seattle campus; $160 for series, registration required, class limited to 24; April 12 field trip date.

Wight’s Home &Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636. All classes are free.

Mantels that get noticed, 11 a.m. March 1.

Pruning made easy, 10:30 a.m. March 1, 11 a.m. March 2.

Woodland Park Rose Garden: Woodland Park Zoo, N. 50th Street and Fremont Avenue N., Seattle; 206-548-2500, ext. 1656, www.zoo.org.

Seattle Rose Society pruning demonstration, noon to 3 p.m. March 1, free.

Plant sales

Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden Visitors Center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-647-6004, www.n-p-a.org.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 2, will feature species and hybrid hellebores, along many other early perennials.

Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org.

Pat Calvert Greenhouse is selling Arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through April.

Coming up

Tours and events

Garden Expo 2008: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9, Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Johnson Road, Mount Vernon; 360-424-6760, www.skagitvalleygardens.com. The rain-or-shine, free event will feature plant demonstrations and seminars, and plant society members will be on hand to answer questions; guests may also win door prizes.

Miller Library storytime, “Playing with Trees”: 10 to 10:45 a.m. March 8, Miller Library, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; free; 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.

“Twelve months of flowering rhododendrons,” a guided walk with Kristi O’Donnell: 1 to 2 p.m. March 8, Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank, Whidbey Island; sponsored by Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; walk costs $5, reservations required; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.

Plant sales

Snohomish Conservation District: 528 91st Ave. NE, Suite A, Lake Stevens; 425-335-634, www.snohomishcd.org.

Spring tree and shrub sale, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 7 and 8, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe; free admission; includes various Christmas tree starts, groundcovers, river control plants and more.

Classes

Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden visitors’ center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-647-6004, www.northwestperennialalliance.org.

Fall perennial care, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. second and fourth Sundays, ongoing, all experience levels welcome; free.

Plant Amnesty: Cass Turnbull’s master pruner seminar series, 10 a.m. to noon, except where noted. $10 each, $5 for PlantAmnesty members. Warren G. Magnuson Park, the Brig (Building 406), 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; 206-783-9813, 206-783-9093.

March 9, vines. Learn pruning and management of wisteria, common varieties of clematis, Boston ivy/Virginia creeper, trumpet vine and honeysuckle.

10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 16, fruit tree pruning and field day, registration required; workshop is required for master pruner certification. Basic techniques lecture followed by fruit tree pruning field day.

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.

Art dolls, 10 a.m. to noon March 8, $32.

Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Seminars are free and do not require registration unless otherwise noted.

Garden design 101 with Mary Jean Gilman, 11 a.m. March 8.

Sunnyside Nursery: Free classes offered. Registration suggested. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002.

“Coffee, Tea and Me” chat, 10:30 a.m., various Saturdays. Free talks, with answers to guests’ gardening questions. Each date has a specific topic. March 8, rose care.

Washington Native Plant Society: 6310 NE 74th St., Suite 215E, Seattle; 206-527-3210, 888-288-8022, www.wnps.org.

Native plant stewardship course: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, April 4 through June 6, no class May 23, also involves weekend field days; Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; applications due by March 12 to Snohomish County Public Works department, Surface Water Management Division, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., MS-607, Everett; 206-527-3210, www.wnps.org.

Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org.

ProHort series, sessions are 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Graham Visitors Center at the arboretum; $60 per session, lunch is included, registration required, class limited to 24. March 6 topic is tree pruning.