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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, October 29, 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. SW, 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 http://tinyurl.com/ycqawr4, or send self-addressed envelope with 78 cents postage to WSU Extension Master Gardener, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, WA 98208. 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. 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 Open House & Arts Alive: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 6, 7 and 8, plus reception in gift and antiques store, 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 6, Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; free; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Plant sales Northwest Orchid Society fall sale and display: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 and 8, Swansons Nursery, 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543; www.swansonsnursery.com. Classes Adopt-A-Stream Foundation: Northwest Stream Center, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-316-8592; www.streamkeeper.org. n Plant pressing 101, 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 10, for first-grade students through adults, $5 AASF members, $7 nonmembers; make reservations at 425-316-8592. Arlington Garden Club: Regular meetings 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. second Mondays, Boys and Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; free; 360-435-3892, e-mail info@arlingtongardenclub.org. Nov. 9, how to plant a pot of bulbs to force into bloom before spring. Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. n Photographing Skagit Valley, 11 a.m. to noon Nov. 7; free, but make reservations at 360-466-3821. n Living holiday wreaths demonstration, 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 7; free, but 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 Color! Color! Color!, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, Room A, Lake Stevens site; $20. Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555; www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. n Living with houseplants, 11 a.m. Nov. 7; repeated at 1 p.m. Nov. 11. n Feng shui and houseplants, noon Nov. 8. Snohomish Garden Club: Meets 7 p.m. second Mondays, September through May, Snohomish High School cafeteria, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish; free for members, $5 nonmembers; 425-374-8622. Nov. 9, mason bees. Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery.net. n Pruning Simplified, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 7; free, but register at 425-334-2002. Wight’s Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com. All classes are free. n Conifers for winter color, 7 to 8 p.m. Nov. 5, large meeting room, Lynnwood Library, 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood. 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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