In brief

Everett neighborhood tours: Historic Everett continues its series of self-guided neighborhood tours.

Tour the Lowell neighborhood on Aug. 6 (tickets at Lowell Church, 5218 S. Second Ave.); and Port Gardner/Rucker Hill on Sept. 10 (tickets at Providence Hospital, Pacific campus, 916 Pacific Ave.).

Tickets are $12, $10 for Historic Everett members, and are available from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the day of the events. Tour hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For information, call Patti Lohse at 425-303-0733.

Scholarships: The Northwest Fuchsia Society announces it is offering scholarships to students studying horticulture.

For an application and guidelines, call 206-365-6887, or write to Sally Williams, 11822 31st Place NE, Seattle, WA 98125.

Horticulture classes: Edmonds Community College horticulture instructors teach one- to four-day gardening seminars. The one-credit courses are $69.35 plus registration fees. No prerequisites are required. For information or to register, call 425-640-1739.

* Tropical plants in the garden, 6 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 1 through 15.

Spartina be gone: People for Puget Sound announces an upcoming volunteer event.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 6, volunteers can help remove spartina from Island County as part of the third annual Island County Dig Day.

For information, call Britta Eschete at 360-336-1931.

Unpleasant under glass: Rare flora and select garden items will be up for bids including a seedling from the infamous smelly corpse flower, nicknamed Waldo, at Volunteer Park Conservatory’s third annual “Evening Under the Stars” silent and live auction on Aug. 4.

Tickets on sale now are $35 for nonmembers and are limited. Admission includes wine, hors d’oeuvres and live music. The silent auction begins at 6:30 p.m. and the live auction at 8 p.m.

The conservatory is in Volunteer Park, 1400 E. Galer St., Seattle. For information or tickets, call 206-322-4112 or visit www.volunteerparkconservatory.org.

Master gardening training: The Washington State University Extension is accepting applications for training in its master gardener program.

The program is taught by faculty, staff and volunteers and is more than 60 hours. Classes begin Jan. 5 and meet Thursdays and two Saturday through March 11.

For information, send a legal-sized, self-addressed stamped envelope with 60 cents postage to WSU Extension Master Gardener, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, WA 98209.

Applications must be received by Oct. 14.

Dream jobs open: Volunteers are needed for the 18th annual Seattle Street of Dreams held through Aug. 14 at Nolan Woods in Woodinville.

Individual and group volunteers are welcome. Volunteers hosts are responsible for greeting visitors, managing traffic flow in homes and answering questions. Ten to 20 volunteers are needed for three, four-hour shifts each day. Each host receives one complimentary pass to the 2005 Seattle Street of Dreams, valued at $17.50.

For information and to volunteers, call Allison DeLong at 206-695-3274.

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