This week
Tours and events
Arlington Garden Club vine seminar and dessert: 12:30 p.m. May 19, Stillaguamish Pioneer Hall, 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington; Plant Amnesty founder Cass Turnbull presents “Taming the wily wisteria and her sister vines,” $10, tickets must be purchased before May 19; 360-435-3892.
Nature Conservancy walks: 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. third Saturdays, Port Susan Bay Preserve near Stanwood; free, but call to sign up and get directions; 206-343-4345, ext. 345.
Plant Amnesty’s Belltown Garden Tour: Noon to 3 p.m. May 20, $10 members, $15 nonmembers. Print signup sheet from www.plantamnesty.org, send it to PlantAmnesty, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115 or call 206-932-9040 to enroll. Once enrolled, participants will receive a list of locations on the tour.
Classes
Burke Museum: UW campus, NE 45th Street and 17th Avenue NE, Seattle; 206-543-5590, www.burkemuseum.org. w “Celebrating Linnaeus – 300 years,” 6 p.m. May 23, free.
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon, 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com. Nursery hours through the end of May are extended on Fridays, 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. w Composting, 7 to 8 p.m. May 18 in the schoolhouse, $5, reservations required; 360-466-3821.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. w Growing great roses, 11 a.m. May 19. w Gardening clinic, 1 p.m. May 20.
McDaniel’s Do It Center: 510 Second St., Snohomish; 360-568-1544. w McDaniel’s Do It Center is offering free classes in decorative wall finish techniques every Saturday at 10 a.m. Call 360-568-1544 for details.
Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. w Backyard transformations, 1 to 2 p.m. May 19, free. w Summer container gardening, 1 to 2:30 p.m. May 20, free.
Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden visitors’ center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-452-2750, www.bellevuebotanical.com. w The naming of plants, 1 p.m. May 20, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; free for members, $5 nonmembers.
The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-774-5296, gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com. w Hand-molded soap, 10 a.m. to noon May 19, $28.
Sunnyside Nursery: Free classes offered. Registration suggested. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002. w Some like it hot, container plants that last until fall, 10:30 a.m. May 19, $25.
Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org. w Botanical drawing 1: Introduction to drawing botanical forms, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays, through May 21; $160; register at 206-325-4510.
Wight’s Home &Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636. w Planters with punch demonstrations: 10 a.m. Saturdays through May, free.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St., Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu. w Growing your own fresh foods, Kitchen Garden series: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sept. 11, $35 a class, $175 for series. Maximizing your harvest, May 22.
Plant sales
Cascade Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society show and sale: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20, Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-333-6178.
Lake Stevens High School: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, through May 19, Lake Stevens High School greenhouses, 2908 113th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens; hanging baskets, perennials, vegetables and bedding plants; 425-335-1528. Snohomish High School: 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, through June 2, closed May 26; Snohomish High School, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish; annuals, perennials, hanging baskets and salsa baskets; 360-563-4195.
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 2 p.m. Wednesdays and second Saturdays through October; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org.
Tours and events
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon, 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com. Nursery hours through the end of May are extended on Fridays, 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. w Rhododendron walks, 1 p.m. May 26, at La Conner Flats, 15920 Best Road, Mount Vernon; free, but reservations required; 360-466-3821.
w Tea in the granary, 2 p.m. May 26, $11, reservations required; 360-466-3821.
Everett Gardens of Merit tour and plant sale: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 23, self-guided tours, $10 per person. Plant sale takes place before and during tours, Everett Arboretum and Gardens at Legion Memorial Park on Alverson Boulevard and W. Marine View Drive; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com.
Snohomish County Master Gardeners Garden Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 9 and 30, July 21 and 28; $25 covers all four dates. Get tickets from McCollum Park Extension Office, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, or send a check with 2 stamps per tour booklet to Snohomish County Master Gardeners 2007 tours, 5207 69th Drive NE, Marysville, WA 98270; 425-357-6010.
Snohomish Great Places Home Tour: Noon to 5 p.m. Jine3. Ten custom homes showcasing a range of architectural styles. Cost: $15, and $10 for 65 and older. All proceeds to benefit the Snohomish Food Bank. 425-231-0178
Plant sales
Hardy Fern Foundation festival and sale: 1 to 6:30 p.m. June 1 followed by a lecture at 7:30 p.m, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 2, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; 425-747-2998, www.hardyferns.org.
Classes
Clothing and Textile Advisors of Snohomish County: 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400. w Camp Stitch-A-Lot: Register by June 1 for The Clothing and Textile Advisors of Snohomish County’s June 25 to 29 or July 9 to 13 camps; beginning to advanced classes for ages 8 to 17; $30 a week. E-mail cta.snoco@yahoo.com for information and a registration form.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. w The edible container garden, 1 p.m. May 23; 11 a.m. May 26. w Great containers, 1 p.m. May 27 and 30.
Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. w Pond basics, 11 a.m. to noon May 26.
The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-774-5296, gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com. w Iris paper folding, 10 a.m. to noon May 26, $28. w Vintage fabric flower pins, 10 a.m. to noon June 2, $28.
Sunnyside Nursery: Free classes offered. Registration suggested. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002. w Sedum surprise, 10:30 a.m. June 2, fee $10.00. Create containers in old shoes, toys and pots using hens and chickens and other plants. Fee includes plants, pot, soil and fertilizer. w Amazing grasses, noon June 9, free.
Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com. w Container design, 11 a.m. May 26, registration required; 206-782-2543. w Annual vines, 11 a.m. June 2. w Gardening with herbs, 1 p.m. June 2. w Tropical look-alike plants, 11 a.m. June 3.
Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org. w Plant insect problems in the urban environment, 9 a.m. to noon May 30, Graham Visitors Center, Washington Park Arboretum; $40 per class, $70 for series, registration required; 206-325-4510. w Plant disease in the urban environment, 1 to 4 p.m. May 30, Graham Visitors Center, Washington Park Arboretum; $40 per class, $70 for series, registration required; 206-325-4510.
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