Events
All about daylilies: Puget Sound Daylily Club, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 7, Bellevue Botanical Garden Educational Center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue. Featuring Pam Erikson, daylily hybridizer, photographer and instructor. Free. RSVP to Carolinez.garden@yahoo.com or call 206-715-6475.
Everett Home &Garden Show: Vendors, displays, raffles and seminars, March 6, 7 and 8, Xfinity Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Tickets are $6.75 adults; $6.25 seniors. Free for 16 and under. Hours are noon to 7 p.m. March 6; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 7; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 8. For more, go to www.everett homegardenshow.com.
Whidbey Gardening Workshop: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 7, Oak Harbor High School, 950 NW 2nd Ave., Oak Harbor. Workshop classes in garden care, maintenance and design with a focus on sustainability. Classes on growing herbs, vegetables, fruits and ornamental landscape plants and flowering perennials. Sessions on the challenges of gardening in the Maritime Northwest and on simplifying the garden landscape for easier care and suitability to our climate. New this year: vegetable gardening with children, keeping up in the garden, small space gardening, keeping bluffs and hillsides in place, new to island gardening, greenhouse use, drought tolerant landscaping, sustainable landscapes, container planting, outdoor rooms, managing weeds and wildlife, and designing low-maintenance gardens. “Changing Climate and the Gardener … What should we expect?” talk by Nick Bond, state climatologist. Marketplace with vendors, nurseries and artisans offering the latest plants, garden art, furniture, gardening accessories and books. Cost: $45. For more, go to www.whidbey gardeningworkshop.org or call 360-240-5527.
A Visual Tour of Ciscoe’s Garden: Talk by Ciscoe Morris, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 6, Social Hall of the Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4515 84th St. SW, Mukilteo. Part of Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation Annual Winter Lecture Series for 2015. Learn new information and talk shop with like-minded gardeners. Admission is $20. For more, go to www.gardenlectures.com.
Port Susan Home and Garden Show: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 21, Camano Center 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Speakers, demonstrations, exhibitors, raffles and Ciscoe of “Gardening with Ciscoe”. Free. For more information, go to portsusanhomeand garden.com.
Going Native/Identifying and Using Native Plants in the Landscape: 10 a.m. to noon, March 14 Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank, off Resort Road. Learn to identify and how to use native plants in the landscape. Plant samples and photos of landscapes using native and domestic plants will be shown. Cost: $10. Go to www.meerkerk gardens.org or call 360-678-1912 or 360-222-0121 to learn more.
Edible plant sale: Fresh salads and crisp peas from your garden, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 14, Pacific Market Center Parking Garage, 6100 4th Ave., Seattle. Choose from a delectable array of organically and locally grown cool season veggie, herb, flower and fruit plants and get your dream garden growing. Early Bird tickets get first pick of the plants or volunteer and get in for free. May Edible Plant Sale is May 2 and 3, with tomato varieties and other warm season crops like peppers, squash and corn. For more, go to www.seattletilth.org.
Plea for plants: The Carmelite Institute in Stanwood is having their first Plant Sale on May 2 to benefit the Meditation Gardens. To donate garden plants or garden art, contact Pam Barden 360-941-4303 or email swbarden@netzero.com. The club will supply pots and will pick up donations.
“Humane Solutions for Wildlife in Our Gardens”: With Cindy Kirkendall of PAWS, 7 p.m. March 12, Snohomish County Fruit Society, Boys &Girls Club, at 402 2nd Street, Snohomish. Deer, raccoons, rabbits, rats, voles are among those furry creatures that can become a pest in your orchard. For more information, call 425-398-5544 or email snohomishcfs@gmail.com.
“The Cordyceps Phenomenon, Parasite or Panacea”: Talk by Daniel Miller at Snohomish County Mycological Society, 7:30 p.m. March 11, Baker Community Center, 1401 Poplar St., Everett. Miller is the author of field guides to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest and California and runs www.mushroaming.com. Free. For more information, email lisarobinpierce@gmail.com or call 360-435-1674.
Classes
Evergreen Arboretum &Gardens 2015 monthly classes: Noon to 1 p.m., 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. Generally limited to 25 participants. RSVP at www.evergreenarboretum.com; call 425-257-8597; or email: contactus@evergreenarboretum.com.Prune Almost Everything, March 21: Emile Van den Akker, Owner, Van den Akker Landscaping A hands-on pruning class. Learn how to prune almost anything.
Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation Annual Winter Lecture Series for 2015: Northwest garden experts and personalities in eight sessions on alternate Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. through April 10, Social Hall of the Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4515 84th St. SW, Mukilteo. Learn new information and talk shop with like-minded gardeners. Speakers will have books for sale and signing. March 20, Lisa Taylor: Trellis and Vertical Gardening. March 27, Riz Reyes: Designing Spaces with Extraordinary Plants. April 10, Dan Hinkley: Grasses and Grass-Like Plants for the PNW. Tickets are $20. For more, go to www.gardenlectures.com.
Learn to Grow Your Own Groceries:10-class series continuing through March, WSU Snohomish County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium and Evergreen Room, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, inside McCollum Park. Cost: $25 per class; five classes for $100. These classes meet 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. March 14: Weeding and Watering. March 21: Small Space &Vertical Gardening. March 28: Growing Heat Lovers in the Chilly Northwest. Register online at GrowingGroceries.BrownPaperTickets.com. For more, go to snohomish.wsu.edu/growing-groceries.
Nursery classes
These local nurseries feature gardening classes, guest speakers and special events throughout the year, often for no charge. Check their websites or call for details.
Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com.
Falling Water Gardens: Free classes in creating and caring for a pond, 17516 Highway 203, Monroe; 360-863-1400, www.fallingwatergardens.com.
McAuliffe’s Valley Nursery: 11910 Springhetti Road, Snohomish; 360-862-1323; www.mcauliffesvalleynursery.com.
Molbak’s Garden &Home: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000; www.molbaks.com.
Li’l Sprout Nursery: 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; 425-482-5276; www.lilsproutnursery.com.
Pine Creek Nursery: 23225 Sofie Road, Monroe; 360-863-8866; www.pinecreeknursery.com.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851; www.skynursery.com.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery.net. Classes are free.
Wight’s Home &Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com.
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