Shutterbugs are not garden pests

Published 2:08 pm Friday, January 15, 2016

Go back to school … at the garden store.

Many nurseries offer classes year-round for free or for cheap. There are even classes for people who don’t like to get their hands dirty.

Want to use your camera as a digital paintbrush? Christianson’s Nursery in Mount Vernon is having an impressionist photography class at 11 a.m. on Jan. 30. Cost is $8.

Photographers John and Kathy Willson will show how to “paint with your camera” to reveal flows of motion and form not otherwise noticed or recordable with automatic camera settings. There will be a hands-on demonstration after the presentation.

More at 360-466-3821 www.christiansonsnursery.com.

­— Andrea Brown