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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, July 10, 2008 Home & Garden calendar This week Tours and events Arts Council of Snohomish County: Monte Cristo Hotel, 1507 Wall St., Everett; 425-257-8380, www.artscouncilofsnoco.org. Art of the Garden, more than 50 artists will exhibit works of ceramic, sculpted, glass, painted and other garden art; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, July 10 through Aug. 21, reception 5 to 8 p.m. July 10, free to view. Edmonds Parks & Recreation: 700 Main St., Edmonds; 425-771-0230, www.reczone.org. Kruckeberg Botanic Garden tours, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 12, registration required; $10, $5 ages 12 to 17; features rare plants, exotic groundcovers. Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com. Docent-led tours: 2 p.m. Saturdays, rain or shine; now through Sept. 6, other days by appointment; 425-257-8597, www.evergreenarboretum.com. Historic Seattle: 1117 Minor Ave., Seattle; 206-622-6952, www.historicseattle.org. Federal Avenue E. open house tour, 1 to 5 p.m. July 12, $30, tickets required for entry. Advance tickets available at 206-667-9184 and www.seattlearchitecture.org/tours; day-of-event tickets available at Trinity Lutheran Church lawn, 1200 10th Ave. E., Seattle. Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden visitors' center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-647-6004, www.n-p-a.org. "Dig for Treasure," 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 13. Volunteers needed to remove plants from the NPA Perennial Border for renovation. Those who help dig, divide and pot plants will take home a treasured perennial. Also, lunch will be provided and registration is not required. This is a free event. Snohomish County Master Gardener tours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 9, tour 13 gardens; $25 tour brochures serve as tickets and can be obtained from McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, or by mailing to that address, or calling 425-338-2400. Snohomish Garden Club's garden tour: Noon to 5 p.m. July 27; $12 if bought by July 20, $15 after July 20; advance tickets from Sunnyside Nursery, Molbak's, Emery's, Machias Nursery, Kusler's Pharmacy, Joyworks, Sun Song and McDaniel's Do-It Center; 360-568-2526. UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens: 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; register at 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org. Images from Soest Garden to Shoveller's Pond -- Larry Howard's photography, on display 5 to 7 p.m. July 11 for opening reception, exhibit 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, through early September in the center's Miller Library, (also 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays in September only). Classes Emery's Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Water-wise gardening weekend, 11 a.m. July 12, noon July 13, free. Molbak's: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Weed management with Linelle Russ, 11 a.m. to noon July 12, free. Fresh flower arranging workshop, 10:30 a.m. to noon July 16; $30, reservations required, call 425-398-5151. The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351, www.theplantfarm.com. Unless otherwise noted, classes are free, but registration is requested; call to leave the name of the class and number of seats desired. Classes are 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays. Lovely lavender, July 12. Swansons Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com. 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. Learning to identify bugs and blights series, Wednesdays, through December; choose from 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 3 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. sessions; $20 single workshop, $65 for four workshops; $10, $35 for master gardeners; registration required; 425-338-2400, www.snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops. Coming up Tours and events Nature Conservancy walking tours: Port Susan Bay Preserve, near Stanwood: Choose from 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. sessions, third Saturdays, by appointment; now through Sept. 20; free; details at 206-343-4345, ext. 345 or e-mail washington@tnc.org, subject ["]Port Susan Bay Tours." UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens: 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; register at 206-543-8616, www.uwbotanicgardens.org. Nothofagus collection tour, 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 19, meet at Washington Park Arboretum's Graham Visitor Center, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; suggested donation $10, no registration required; 206-685-8033. Classes Emery's Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Drought-tolerant perennials and shrubs, 11 a.m. July 18, free. perennials for cutting gardens, noon July 19, free. Molbak's: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000, www.molbaks.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. Tasty party ideas tasting demo with Richmond Tracy, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 19, at the garden store nursery ramp; use Tom Douglas brand spices to make chicken, fish and barbecue brisket. Summer grilling with chef Russell Lowell, 2 to 3:30 p.m. July 20 and Aug. 2, attend one or both days, $40; sign-up encouraged, as space is limited; 425-398-5151. Layered orchid arrangement demo, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 23. Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden visitors' center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-647-6004, www.northwestperennialalliance.org. Fall perennial care, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. second and fourth Sundays, ongoing, all experience levels welcome; free. Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002, www.sunnysidenursery.com. Living garden art: Plant sedums on an old bench or encrust a frame with Mary Stole. Free, 10:30 a.m. July 19. The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351, www.theplantfarm.com. Most classes are free, but registration is requested; call to leave the name of the class and number of seats desired. Classes are 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays. Cut flowers, July 19. Landscape design, July 20.

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