Events

Bellevue Botanical Garden Society 2008 Gala Auction: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Enjoy dinner and auction in support of the botanical garden. Theme is “Monet’s Garden.” Cost: $100; registration required. Westin Bellevue, 600 Bellevue Way. 425-451-3755, auction@bellevuebotanical.org or www.bellevuebotanical.org.

Master Gardener Demonstration Garden Harvest Festival: 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 20. Come sample produce from the garden, and get questions answered by master gardeners. Cost: Free. 15500 S.E. 16th St., Bellevue. 425-452-7225.

NPA Plant Sale: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 4. Fundraiser sale features plants from the Bellevue Botanical Garden’s NPA Perennial Border. Proceeds go toward renovating the border. Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St. 425-452-2750 or jmock@bellevuewa.gov.

Gardens

Bellevue Botanical Gardens: Events: 1 p.m. Sept. 13, plant ID tour. Garden includes 36 acres of perennial borders, Japanese, Waterwise, ground cover and alpine rock gardens and trails through native woodland and wetland areas. Free tours, 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through October. Hours: Dawn-dusk daily. Visitors’ center hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: Free. 12001 Main St., Bellevue. 425-451-3755 or www.bellevuebotanical.org.

Classes

Bellevue Nursery Master Gardener Clinics: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through September. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer gardening questions. Bellevue Nursery, 842 104th Ave. S.E. 425-454-5531 or www.bellevuenursery.com.

Squak Mountain Master Gardener clinics: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 6-27. Master gardeners will help diagnose any insect, disease and cultural problems in your garden. Bring samples in closed plastic bags. Cost: Free. Squak Mountain Greenhouses and Nursery, 7600 Renton-Issaquah Road S.E., Issaquah. www.squakmtnursery.com.

Volunteers

Bellevue Botanical Garden: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 13 and 27; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 14. Volunteers can come dig, lift, pot and take home perennials in preparation for renovation of the NPA Perennial Border. Ongoing: Adult volunteers are needed to care for the Waterwise Garden at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Volunteer days are 1-3 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of the month. No experience necessary. For details, call Bellevue Utilities at 425-452-4127. Year-round volunteer opportunities include horticultural assistants, special event staff, boards and committees, plant photography and documentation. 12001 Main St., Bellevue. 425-451-3755 or bbgsoffice@bellevuebotanical.org.

Garden Clubs

Eastside Fuchsia Society: 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Evergreen Court Retirement Center, 900 124th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. 425-885-2107.

Looking for a Garden Club: Garden clubs in the East Lake Washington District welcome new members. For nearby clubs, call the membership chairman: 425-822-7275 and leave a message.

North American Rock Garden Society, Northwestern Chapter: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Doris Taggert to present “In Search of the Desert Lily,” a slide-show presentation of her trip to California. Cost: Free. Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington Botanic Gardens, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle. 425-391-5335.