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This week

Tours and events

Recycling event: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 9, Livestock Auction Barn, 15714 Smokey Point Blvd., Marysville; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 10, Evergreen State Fairgrounds parking lot, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe; free. Bring hay bale bags, plastic baling twine, nursery pots to recycle; call for details on how to prepare items for collection, 800-760-8434, www.re-sources.org/wastereduction.

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 two stamps per tour booklet to Snohomish County Master Gardeners 2007 tours, 5207 69th Drive NE, Marysville, WA 98270; 425-357-6010.

Plant sales

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.

Classes

Edmonds Community College: 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-640-1739, www.edcc.edu. w Summer horticulture classes: Day, evening and online classes run June 25 to Aug. 17; register now at 425-640-1459; see class schedule at www.edcc.edu/schedule. Topics include landscaping, native plants, sustainable gardening and more.

Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. w Hebe Jeebies, 1 p.m. June 9. w Summer pruning, 1 p.m. June 10. w Garden thugs and exotic invaders, 1 p.m. June 13.

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 Exterior decorating and patio makeovers with Marianne Binetti, 11 a.m. to noon June 9, main stage, free. w Get ready for summer with Ciscoe Morris, 1 to 2 p.m. June 10, main stage, free.

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 Mosaic mirrors, 10 a.m. to noon June 9, $32.

Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Seminars are free and do not require registration unless otherwise noted.

w History of, choosing and caring for English roses with Luke Stimson, all day June 9. w Painting your garden demonstration with Annie Van Engelen, 1 p.m. June 9.

Sunnyside Nursery: Free classes offered. Registration suggested. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002. w Amazing grasses, noon June 9.

Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com. w Container water feature, 11 a.m. June 9. w Summer rose care, 1 p.m. June 9. w Year-round design for small urban spaces, 11 a.m. June 10.

Tours and events

Everett Gardens of Merit tour and plant sale: 11 a.m. June 23, self-guided tour, $10 per person. Plant sale takes place before and during tour, Everett Arboretum and Gardens at Legion Memorial Park on Alverson Boulevard and W. Marine View Drive; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com. 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.

Snohomish County Master Gardeners Garden Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 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 two stamps per tour booklet to Snohomish County Master Gardeners 2007 tours, 5207 69th Drive NE, Marysville, WA 98270; 425-357-6010.

Sorticulture: Noon to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 15 and 16, Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; garden art festival with 60 vendors, display gardens and more; 425-257-8300, www.everettwa.org/parks.

Whidbey Island Garden Tour: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 23, includes 5 or 6 gardens along South Whidbey Island, $20, $10 ages 12 and under; tickets available by mail, Whidbey Island Garden Tour, P.O. Box 164, Freeland, WA 98249; 360-321-4191, order form is also at www.wigt.org.

Whidbey Island Garden Tour trip for seniors: 8 a.m. departure from Lynnwood Senior Center, 5800 198 St. SW, Lynnwood, trip concludes at 6 p.m. June 23; $41 senior center members, $46 nonmembers; includes ferry fee and lunch stop; 425-744-6464,www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us.

Classes

Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. w The joys of shade gardening, 11 a.m. June 16 and 1 p.m. June 17.

McAuliffe’s Valley Nursery: 11910 Springhetti Road, Snohomish; 360-862-1323, www.mcauliffesvalleynursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. w Pruning class, 10 a.m. June 16.

Molbak’s: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. w Pottery throwing with Larry Bruning, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 16, free.

Plant Amnesty: Cass Turnbull’s master pruner seminar series, 10 a.m. to noon, $10 each, $5 for PlantAmnesty members. Warren G. Magnuson Park, the Brig (Building 406), 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; 206-783-9813, 206-783-9093. w Slide show of dramatic garden changes with guest speaker Phil Wood, 7 to 9 p.m. June 19, free.

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 Altered books, 10 a.m. to noon June 16, $28.

Sunnyside Nursery: Free classes offered. Registration suggested. 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002. w Leaf sculpture, 10:30 a.m. or 2 p.m. June 16, $45.

Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com. w Gardener’s question time, 11 a.m. June 16. w Weeds, feeds and what a lawn really needs, 1 p.m. June 17.

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. “Harvesting year-round,” June 19.