One more day: The final date of the Snohomish County Master Gardeners 2008 Garden Tour is Saturday. The last date of the tour will feature one garden. A calendar item in Home &Garden incorrectly listed the number of gardens available to tour on this date.
This garden, just off U.S. 2 in Sultan, features a variety of plants with a cottage garden feel. The homeowner calls it a “calico garden.”
Visiting hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tour brochures, which serve as tickets, are available for a small donation and can be picked up from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday at McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Call 425-338-2400 for more details.
The organizers of the master gardener tours planned this event to coincide with the Fronderosa Frolic in Gold Bar on Saturday. See pages 6 to 8 for more on the fern event.
Keep the lid on: Instead of using a big old coffee can, collect your compostables in attractive crocks or pails available at www.cleanairgardening.com. We liked the newest offering, a bamboo container that holds 3.25 quarts and has two charcoal filters. The best feature is the plastic liner, which you can take out, easily dump and clean.
There also is a white ceramic crock, shaped like an old-fashioned tin garbage pail. The gallon-sized crock adds a cool vibe to the kitchen while the carbon filter in its lid keeps out odors, And because it’s generously sized, you only have to venture out to the compost pile about once a week. Then right into the dishwasher it goes. They have a black version also, which for some reason holds only 3 quarts. All sell for $39.99 at www.cleanairgardening.com.
Dig this: A Plant Exchange InGround Planter System is a “sleeve” which you bury to make a permanent location for your plants. You pot your plant in the controlled-watering planter and drop it into the sleeve. When the season changes, simply slip the planter out of the sleeve, swap the plant, and put it back in. You never need to dig a new hole, and can easily move plants indoors in the event of an early (or late) frost. Sounds like a great idea for those who have a hard time bending and for planting in spots that are difficult to access. Each kit includes three permanent in-ground sleeves and three reusable 10-inch controlled watering planters. $21.99 at www.ingroundplanter.com.
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