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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 Nuts and bolts Get fruity: Spend a fruitful Halloween learning about container gardening, what fruits to grow in a small garden and the pros and cons of mason bees, among other things at the Seattle Tree Fruit Society’s Fall Fruit Show. Gets tips on apple identification and tool sharpening. Taste fruits, including unusual ones, juices and applesauces. Fruit experts will be available to answer your questions. It’s all free and is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St. (Mary Gates Drive), Seattle. For information e-mail jlsvashoni@earthlink.net or call 206-784-1034. Help bring back bees: The Snohomish Garden Club’s regular monthly meeting will feature mason bee expert Dave Hunter of Hunter’s Mason Bees in Woodinville at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Snohomish High School cafeteria, 1316 Fifth St. Hunter, who recently converted a 20-year hobby into a mason bee business, loans bees to garden club members for free. He also sells excess bees to orchards. The club meeting is open to all, but nonmembers will be charged $5. The Snohomish Garden Club regular meetings are on the second Monday of the month, September through May. Annual dues are $20. Go to www.snohomishgardenclub.com or call 425-374-8622. Hunter will also speak to garden clubs and other groups in Monroe, Woodinville, Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace in the coming weeks. Go to huntersmasonbees.com to learn more about his services. Herald staff READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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