Events
Summer Celebration and Children’s Fair: 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 9. Event features garden activities for the whole family. Cost: Free. King County Master Gardener Foundation Demonstration Garden, 15500 S.E. 16th St., Bellevue. 425-485-5942.
Celebration of Flora Garden Party Fundraiser: 4-7 p.m. Aug. 10. Features wine and hors d’oeuvres, garden celebrities, and strolling in the garden. Proceeds benefit the Bellevue Botanical Garden’s new Ravine Garden. Cost: $50 donation; registration required. 3340 Evergreen Point Road, Medina. 425-451-3755 or www.bellevuebotanical.org.
King County Iris Society Bearded Iris Sale: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 16. Features unusual and hard-to-find irises. Proceeds benefit the King County Iris Society. Crossroads Bellevue Shopping Center, 15600 N.E. Eighth St., Bellevue. www.kcis.org.
Eastside Fuchsia Society Show and Sale: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 16; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 17. Features selection of plants from Eastside gardeners. Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue. 425-885 2107.
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: 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
King County Master Gardener Foundation talks: All talks at 10:30 a.m. Topics: Aug. 2, “All About Compost and Soil”; Aug. 16, “Summer Pruning Fruit Trees”; Aug. 23, “Growing Orchids at Home.” Cost: Free. 15500 S.E. 16th St., Bellevue. 425-452-7225.
Summer Grilling with Chef Russell Lowell: 2-3:30 p.m. Aug. 2. Learn how to fillet, season and grill fresh fish. Cost: $40; registration required. Molbak’s, 13625 N.E. 175th St., Woodinville. 425-398-5151.
“Tea for Me and the Bees”: 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 13. Open to children ages 2-5 and parents. Cost: Free; registration required. Pickering Barn Garden, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah. 206-633-5045, ext. 2, or www.seattletilth.org.
Fresh Flower Centerpiece workshop: 10:30 am.-noon Aug. 13. Cost: $30. Molbak’s, 13625 N.E. 175th St., Woodinville. 425-398-5151.
“The Pleasure of Orchids”: 10 a.m. Aug. 16. Cost: Free. Smith and Hawken, 12200 Northup Way, Bellevue. 425-881-6775.
“Fall Salad Gardening”: 7-9 p.m. Aug. 19. Learn how to grow your own salad garden in 4 square feet of land. Cost: Free; registration required. Pickering Barn Garden, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah. 206-633-5045, ext. 2, or www.seattletilth.org.
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.
Volunteers
Bellevue Botanical Garden: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 9 and Sept. 14; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 13 and 27. 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.
Lake Wilderness Arboretum Volunteer Days: 9 a.m.-noon Wednesdays-Thursdays and the first Saturday of the month. Volunteers welcome to come learn new gardening skills and meet friends while helping to maintain the arboretum’s collections. 22520 S.E. 248th St., Maple Valley. 425-413-2572 or www.LakeWildernessArboretum.org.
Garden Clubs
Auburn Garden Club: 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. Cost: $1 donation. Auburn Senior Activity Center, 808 Ninth St. S.E. 253-874-5841 or 253-839-6023.
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society: 7 p.m. Aug. 5. Annual meeting. Speaker Marty Wingate to discuss “Fabulous Plants—From Our Garden to Yours.” Cost: $25 for nonmembers; free for members. 12700 S.E. 32nd St., Bellevue. 425-451-3755 or bbgsoffice@bellevuebotanical.org.
Chinook District of Garden Clubs: 10 a.m. Aug. 6. Board meeting. Group represents 12 South King County garden clubs. Call for details about a club in your area. Grace Lutheran Church, 22975 24th Ave. S., Des Moines. 206-242-9074.
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.
Evergreen Chrysanthemum Association: 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month. Seattle Police Athletic Association Office, 11030 E. Marginal Way S., Tukwila. 253-852-8796.
Greater Federal Way Orchid Society: 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month, except July, August and December. Anyone interested in learning about growing orchids is welcome. Bring an orchid to show or come with a question. Annual dues: $10. Kloshe Illahee Lodge, 2500 S. 370th St., Federal Way. 253-946-2300.
Green Thumb Garden Club: 7 p.m. the first Friday of the month. St. John the Baptist Church, 25810 156th Ave. S.E., Covington. 253-630-7674.
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.
O’Brien Garden Club: 11 a.m. the third Friday of the month. Club is a member of the National Council of State Garden Clubs. Fairwood Library, 17009 140th Ave. S.E., Renton. 425-255-6236.
Puyallup Rose Society: 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. Learn to prune, plant and grow roses. Dues: $10 per year. Washington State University extension, Allmendinger Hall, 7612 Pioneer Way E., Puyallup. puyalluprose@comcast.net.
Rock Garden Club: Meets at the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington Botanic Gardens, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle. 425-391-5335.
Sunset View Garden Club: 10 a.m. the third Thursday of the month. Group is a member of the Washington State Garden Clubs. Golden Pines Retirement Home, 2901 10th Ave. N.E., Renton. 425-255-0859 or 425-255-8195.
Totem Lake Garden Club: 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Visitors welcome. Fire Station No. 26, 9930 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland. 425-822-7275.