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Tours and events

Free Native Plant Appreciation Week events: Washington Native Plant Society, 6310 NE 74th St., Suite 215E, Seattle; 206-527-3210, 888-288-8022, www.wnps.org. w Garden tours and guided hikes, various Snohomish and King County locations, see www.wnps.org for details.

Classes

Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. w The weekend gardener, designing for low maintenance, 11 a.m. May 5 and 1 p.m. May 9. w Japanese maples, 1 p.m. May 6.

King County Master Gardeners: Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org. w Free classes: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 5 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 6. Tomato care, growing healthy roses, ornamental grasses, compost bins, adding color, small-space gardening and more; 253-838-4713. See schedule at www.mgfkc.org.

Lake Stevens High School: 2908 113th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens; 425-335-1500. w Kitchen design and remodeling community education class, 6:30 to 9 p.m. May 3, room 427, $25; sign up at the door or during the day at the Lake Stevens School District community education department office, 12309 22nd St. NE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258; learn how to organize a remodel, pick a contractor and other necessities; no phone registration.

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 Ciscoe Morris shares his list of seasonal favorite plants, products and tools, 2 to 3 p.m. May 5. w Hanging basket workshops, 11 a.m. to noon May 5 and 1 to 2 p.m. May 6, registration required, 425-398-5151, cost varies. w Kids’ gift baskets for Mother’s Day workshops, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5 and 6, no registration necessary, costs vary.

Northwest Horticultural Society: For regular lectures, receptions are at 6:45 p.m., lectures at 7:15 p.m., $10, $5 members. Classes at Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; 206-527-1794, www.northwesthort.org.

w May 9, botanic gardens at the crossroads with Scot Medbury, president of Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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 Found objects bracelet, 10 a.m. to noon May 5, $32. w Artist trading card swap: 3 p.m. first Saturdays; each artist should bring 10-15 cards; free.

Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretum foundation.org. w Botanical drawing 1: Introduction to drawing botanical forms, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays, through May 21; $160; registration required; 206-325-4510.

Wight’s Home &Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636. w Planters with punch demonstrations: 10 a.m. Saturdays in May, free.

WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St., Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu.

Plant sales

Floretum Garden Club: 9 a.m. to noon May 5, parking lot at Frontier Bank, 123 Third Ave. S., Edmonds; 425-697-3552.

King County Master Gardener Foundation: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 6, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org.

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.

Lynnwood High School Horticulture: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4 and 5, Lynnwood High School, 3001 184th St. SW, greenhouse building north of tennis courts; 425-431-5300.

Seattle Tilth edible plant sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 5 and 6, Meridian Park, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle; 206-633-0451, www.seattletilth.org.

Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5, WSU Snohomish County Extension, McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-357-6010.

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, salsa-fixings baskets and more; 360-563-4195.

Snohomish Parks Foundation native plant sale: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 5, Hill Park, 1610 Park Ave., Snohomish; 360-563-5033.

Sultan Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 5 and 6, Stockings Nursery, roadside stand, 29900 Fern Bluff Road, Sultan; 360-799-1686.

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.arboretum foundation.org.

Coming up

Tours and events

Camano Island Studio Tour: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 11 to 13. Free tour features 33 studios and 65 artists; Camano Island Chamber of Commerce office at Terry’s Corner has brochure with directions to all locations; 360-361-0688, www.camanoarts.org.

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 Kids can make Mother’s Day gifts, 7 to 8 p.m. May 11, $5, reservations required; dress appropriately, considering that participants may get muddy; 360-466-3821. w Rhododendron walks, 1 p.m. May 26, at La Conner Flats, 15920 Best Road, Mount Vernon; free, but reservations required; 360-466-3821.

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 sales

American Rhododendron Society plant sale and truss display: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 12, 848 Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island; 360-659-9218. Edmonds Community College: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 11, 20000 68th Ave. W., Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood; 425-640-1614, 425-640-1739.

Everett Garden Club: 10 a.m. May 12, Everett Plaza, 52nd and Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-252-6575.

Island County WSU Master Gardener Association: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 12, Greenbank Farm, 765 E. Wonn Road, Whidbey Island; annuals, perennials, vegetables, grasses.

Mountlake Terrace Garden Club hanging basket sale: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 12, parking lot at Sorelli Pizza, 22404 44th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; $29 per basket; 425-776-9147.

MsK Rare Plant Nursery Mother’s Day sale: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 11 to 13, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave. NW, Shoreline; 206-546-1281, www.msknursery.com.

Northwest Orchid Society Mother’s Day blooming orchid sale: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 12, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 13, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; 425-257-0583, www.uwbotanicgardens.org. 7 p.m. May 14 orchid auction, same location.

Pilchuck Fuchsia Society: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 11 to 13, 848 Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island; 360-652-8908.

Washington Native Plant Society: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12, Bellevue Botanical Garden Visitor Center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 206-527-3210, www.wnps.org.

Woodinville Garden Club: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 12, Ste. Michelle Winery, 14111 NE 145th St., Woodinville; 425-788-0354, www.woodinvillegardenclub.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 8-17; $30 a week.

E-mail cta.snoco@yahoo. com for information and a registration form.

Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens: 149 Alverson Blvd., Everett; www.evergreenarboretum.com. w Selecting Spring Perennials workshop, 11 a.m. May 12; free; bring a notebook.