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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 Home & Garden calendar This week Tours and Events Arboretum audio tours: Rent headphones and an MP3 player loaded with information and tour the grounds, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; $6 plus $50 damage deposit; 206-543-8616; www.uwbotanicgardens.org. GAR Cemetery tour: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 24, 8602 Riverview Road, Snohomish; $5 Snohomish Historical Society members, $10 public; cash or check only; 360-568-5235; www.blackmanhouse.org. Harvest fair: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24 and 25, Wight’s Home & Garden, 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; games and coloring contest both days; 10 a.m. Saturday centerpiece demonstration for adults; 11 a.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday autumn container planting demonstration for adults; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday kids’ Halloween party with costume contest, penny hunt; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com. Hayster celebration: Noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25, My Garden, 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; vegetable ski jump, Hayster hunt, Horticultural House of Horrors and more fall family fun; free; 425-402-1842; www.mygardennursery.com. Seattle Home Show 2: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, today through Oct. 25, Qwest Field Event Center, 1000 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $3 to $9, free under age 7; residential solar power systems, rain gardens and other environmental features, plus remodeling information; 425-467-0960; www.seattlehomeshow.com. Classes Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. n Interactive mosaic workshop, 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 24; $35, make reservations at 360-466-3821. Distinctive Interior Designs: Events at various locations; 425-238-3678; www.distinctiveinteriordesigns.net. Register and attend classes at Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center, 12309 22nd St. NE, 425-335-1500; www.lkstevens.wednet.edu; or Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St., 360-363-8400; www.marysvillewa.gov, as noted. n Earth-friendly home organizing and interior design, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27, room A, Lake Stevens site; $20. Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 425-257-8597; www.evergreenarboretum.com. n Putting your garden to bed, 10 to 11 a.m. Oct. 24. Home Depot: Free workshops at all local branches; 800-553-3199; www.homedepot.com. n Energy-efficient light bulbs and other lighting upgrades, 1 p.m. Oct. 24. n Interior painting, 10 a.m. Saturdays. n Tiling floors and walls, 11 a.m. Saturdays. n How to install crown molding, 1 p.m. Sundays. n Family fire safety, 2 p.m. Sundays. Wight’s Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com. All classes are free. n Harvest centerpiece demonstration, 10 a.m. Oct. 24. n Autumn container planting demonstration, 11 a.m. Oct. 24, repeated at 3 p.m. Oct. 25. WSU Island County Extension/Beach Watchers Shore Stewards: 121 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island; 360-387-3443, ext. 258; www.beachwatchers.wsu.edu. n Making sense of solar presentation, 7 p.m. Oct. 28, Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island; free. Plant sales Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510; www.arboretumfoundation.org. Pat Calvert Greenhouse sells arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. Coming up Tours and Events Fall berry and color tour: 1 p.m. Oct. 31, Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; free; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com; an optional tea event in La Conner Flats Granary follows; $12; reservations required at 360-466-3190. “The Once and Future Arboretum”: Open house 5:30 p.m., lecture 7 p.m. Oct. 29, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; $25 per person; make reservations at 206-543-0540; www.uwalum.com, “events” link. Plant sales Meerkerk Gardens: 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank, Whidbey Island; 360-678-1912; www.meerkerkgardens.org. Autumn rhododendron sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Classes Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555; www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. n Tree and shrub pruning weekend, 11 a.m. Oct. 31, repeated at noon Nov. 1 and 1 p.m. Nov. 4; get tool care and pruning tips. Home Depot: Free workshops at all local branches; 800-553-3199; www.homedepot.com. n How to look for leaks and how to insulate your home, Oct. 31. WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500; www.snohomish.wsu.edu. n Horticulture professional training, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 7 through March 18, plus Feb. 20; $500 for series, application due by 5 p.m. Oct. 30 to 600 128th St. SE, Everett, WA 98208; details at 425-338-2400, ext. 5500. n Master gardener training, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 7 through March 25, $150 for series, application due by Oct. 31 to 600 128th St. SW, Everett; download application at tinyurl.com/ycqawr4, or send self-addressed envelope with 78 cents postage to WSU Extension Master Gardener, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, WA 98208. 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. 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