Garden planner | A list of local garden classes and events
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Oct. 27-Nov. 2
Events
Fall Fruit Show
TODAY View and taste different apples and pears, sponsored by the Seattle Tree Fruit Society, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Crossroads Mall, 15600 N.E. Eighth St., Bellevue; free (206-412-6751).
Evergreen Chrysanthemum Flower Show
TODAY-SUN Large exhibition of English Chrysanthemums along with Japanese floral arrangements, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Furney’s Nursery, 21215 International Blvd., Des Moines (253-631-6321).
Fall Festival
TODAY-SUN Seasonal fun for the whole family, including pumpkin decorating and scarecrow building. Donations benefit Childhaven, Swansons Nursery, 9701 15th Ave. N.W., Seattle (206-782-2543 or www.swansonsnursery.com).
Fall Art in the Garden
SUN Chat with local gardeners whose creations are featured in fall displays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., West Seattle Nursery, 5275 California Ave. S.W., Seattle (206-935-9276).
Classes
Great Seasonal Containers
TODAY-SUN Create planted containers and pick seasonal plants, 11 a.m. today and 1 p.m. Sunday, Emery’s Garden, 2829 164th St. S.W., Lynnwood; free (425-743-4555 or www.emerysgarden.com).
Master Gardener Plant Clinic
MON Master Gardeners will answer gardening questions, 4-8 p.m., Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle; free (www.king.wsu.edu/gardening/PlantClinics.html).
Tours
Kubota Garden
TODAY Guided tour of Kubota Gardens, 10 a.m., 55th Avenue South and Renton Avenue South, south entrance, Seattle; free (206-725-5060 and www.kubota.org).
Seattle Japanese Garden
TODAY-MON, WED Information on the culture, philosophy and horticulture of the garden. Tour is offered free with regular garden admission, 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Seattle Japanese Garden, 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E., Seattle; regular admission, $3-$5 (206-684-4725).
Gardens
Woodland Park Rose Garden
ONGOING Award-winning garden with more than 259 varieties of roses, including Old Garden roses and 5,000 plants, 7 a.m.-dusk daily, Woodland Park Rose Garden, Woodland Park Zoo, North 50th Street and Fremont Avenue North, Seattle; free (206-684-4800 or www.zoo.org).
Bloedel Reserve
ONGOING 150-acre estate includes 84 acres of forest, Japanese garden, waterfall, azaleas and a visitor center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday with admission by reservation only; 7571 N.E. Dolphin Drive, Bainbridge Island; $6-$10 (206-842-7631 or www.bloedelreserve.org).
Lakewold Gardens
ONGOING 10-acre estate offers self-guided walking tour of rose, woodland, rhododendron gardens, waterfall, statuary and architecture by Thomas Church; garden store; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, 12317 Gravelly Lake Drive S.W., Lakewood, Pierce County; $3-$5 (253-584-4106 or www.lakewold.org).
Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection
ONGOING 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Wednesdays, Weyerhaeuser campus, 33663 Weyerhaeuser Way S., Federal Way; free (253-924-3153 or www.weyerhaeuser.com/bonsai).
Campus Garden
ONGOING Medicinal-herb garden and reflexology path, open 24/7, Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive N.E., Kenmore; free (425-602-3272).
Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden
DAILY 3-acre cottage-style garden featuring perennials, flowering shrubs and trees, with a stream and pond; private guided tours available, open daylight hours daily, North SeaTac Community Center, 13735 24th Ave. S., SeaTac; free (206-391-4003 or www.highlinegarden.org).
Volunteer Park Conservatory
DAILY Rooms are kept between 72 and 80 degrees to suit the exotic bromeliads, palms, ferns and orchids, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, 1400 E. Galer St., Seattle; free (206-684-4743 or www.volunteerparkconservatory.org)
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