Sustainability: Snohomish County Master Gardeners present their fourth annual sustainable garden lecture series. The classes, which begin Jan. 12, are $75 for the 12-week series.
The topics include soil care, wildlife, and pruning and renovating the overgrown garden, with local notables such as Marianne Binetti and Cass Turnbull.
Two sessions will be offered each Friday at the master gardener office at McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett.
Register now for the whole series by mailing a check made out to Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation to Sustainable Gardening Series, 22516 92nd Ave. W. Edmonds, WA 98020. Include a stamped self-addressed envelope. Indicate morning or afternoon session.
Individual class tickets, at $12 each, will be available after Jan. 1. Call 425-357-6010 for more information.
Tres chic: A decade agao, Roy Foulger, a graphic designer and entrepreneur, began selling the government-issued blue enamel house numbers that appear all over France to his friends and neighbors in England. Today the classic handmade plaques are available all over the world through The French Number Co. Web site, www.thefrenchnumber.com.
The vitreous enamel signs, made by traditional artisans, cost about $36, shipping included. Numbers 1 to 125 are in stock; higher numbers cost a bit more. And custom signs can be ordered, including in colors such as black, English green or red.
The company also sells French dog and cat signs such as “Chien Bizarre” and “Chats Lunatiques.”
Early warning buzzer: Who stole the county seat? Everett Library’s Northwest expert David Dilgard will relate this story and more at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Waltz Building, 116 Ave. B., Snohomish. The Snohomish Historical Society is inviting the public to hear Dilgard’s talk at the society’s meeting and annual election. There is no charge and refreshments will be served.
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