This week
Classes
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
w Wreath-making classes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Step-by-step instructions using a selection of fresh greens, branches and berries. Sizes and prices vary. Gloves and pruners provided. Dress warmly. Allow at least an hour to an hour and a half to complete a wreath. Reserve for groups. Free hot tea.
McDaniel’s Do It Center: 510 Second St., Snohomish; 360-568-1544.
w McDaniel’s Do It Center offers free classes in decorative wall finish techniques at 10 a.m. every Saturday. January classes feature shimmerstone, a decorative architetural coating.
The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, gardngalusa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com.
w Charms, charms, charms, 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 12, $32.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Seminars are free and do not require registration unless otherwise noted.
w Orchid basics, 11 a.m. and backyard birds, 2 p.m., both Jan. 12.
Snohomish Garden Club: Meets second Mondays, September through May, P.O. Box 1204, Snohomish; 360-568-5960, e-mail verbena8115@verizon.net.
w 7 p.m. Jan. 14, Snohomish High School, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish; $5 nonmembers, open to public; guest speaker Sharon Muth, topic is bonsai.
Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.
w Indoor plant basics, 11 a.m. Jan. 13.
w Ikebana with Megumi Schacher, 9:15 a.m. Fridays, ongoing, registration required before first class, 425-744-9751; $25 per session.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St., Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
w Keeping it local: organic greenhouse vegetable production, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 15 through Feb. 19, also Feb. 7, PUD auditorium, 120 E. Fremont, Monroe; $40 per session, $120 for series, $20 each additional person from same farm; $30 per session for master gardeners; includes overview of Northwest greenhouse issues, associated costs and other considerations, and specific plants to be produced, such as tomatoes and peppers; registration and advance payment required; 425-357-6024, snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/registrationform.pdf.
Plant sales
Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org.
w Pat Calvert Greenhouse is selling Arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through April.
Coming up
Tours and events
Skagit Valley Gardens: 18923 Johnson Road, Mount Vernon; 360-424-6760, www.skagitvalleygardens.com.
w Seventh annual quilt and textile faire, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19 and 20, free. Quilters, quilt clubs and organizations, knitters, spinners, weavers and businesses related to these works will show their creations and provide spinning and weaving demonstrations.
Classes
American Rhododendron Society, Komo Kulshan chapter: Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf St., Burlington; 360-757-6957, www.flounder.ca/KomoKulshan/index.asp.
w Jan. 17, Garth Wedemire of Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden will discuss workshops available at the Federal Way gardens.
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
w Ani Gurnee of Morning Light Design talks about pruning fruit trees at 1 p.m. Jan. 19. $5; reservations required.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
w Fruit tree pruning, 11 a.m. Jan. 19 and noon Jan. 20.
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