This week
Tours and events
Garden fair: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 9, Sky Nursery, 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Free event with new products on display, landscapers available for consultation, garden club members on hand for information.
Historic Seattle tour: 1117 Minor Ave., Seattle; registration required; 206-622-6952, www.historicseattle.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 10, visit Capitol Hill English revival house; $20 for members and their guests.
Classes
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
Up from the Earth — starting plants from seed with Bob Hart, 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 9, $5, reservations required.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
Best fruits and berries for the Pacific Northwest, 11 a.m. Feb. 9, noon Feb. 10, 1 p.m. Feb. 13.
McDaniel’s Do It Center: 510 Second St., Snohomish; 360-568-1544.
McDaniel’s Do It Center offers free classes in decorative wall finish techniques at 10 a.m. every Saturday. February classes feature texturing.
The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com.
Game board book, 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 9, $32.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Seminars are free and do not require registration unless otherwise noted.
General pruning with Charlie Shull, 11 a.m. Feb. 9 and 10. Covers fruit and ornamental trees, roses, shrubs and vines; need not attend both days.
Landscape design panel answers questions, 2 p.m. Feb. 9.
Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.
Winter gardens with Peggy Campbell, 10 a.m. Feb. 9.
Fruit tree selection with Kathy Boullin, 10 a.m. Feb. 10.
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. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
Keeping it local — organic greenhouse vegetable production, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, through Feb. 19, also Feb. 7, PUD auditorium, 120 E. Fremont St., 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 specific plants to be produced; 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.
Pat Calvert Greenhouse is selling Arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through April.
Coming up
Tours and events
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
Buses to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20 through 22, $46, reservations required.
Northwest Flower &Garden Show: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20 through 24, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, 800 Convention Place, Seattle; $19, $8 ages 25 and under with ID, $3 ages 6 to 17, free ages 5 and under, $28 for 2-day pass, $65 for 5-day pass, other discounts available. Features display gardens, how-to and garden trend seminars, guest speakers and more; 206-789-5333, www.gardenshow.com.
The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com.
“Think Green Creations” recycled art show, Feb. 15 to March 8, materials available at store; finished creations due back by March 15, display to run through March 29.
Seattle Home Show: 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, Feb. 16 through 24, Qwest Field Event Center, 1000 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $10, $6 ages 60 and older, $3 ages 7 to 15, free under age 7; free second-day passes available with ID; 425-467-0960, www.seattlehomeshow.com.
Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Dr. E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.uwbotanicgardens.org. “Nature of Love” tour: Noon to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16, meet at Graham Visitors Center, walking tour. Hot cider and tea will be provided. Registration required, $12; 206-685-8033.
Classes
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
A fascination for hellebores, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 15 through 17, free. Hellebores for Northwest gardens lecture with Dan Hinkley 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 16, $25, reservations required.
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