Garden calendar

Dates and times are subject to change. Call ahead to confirm.

Aug. 11-13

Events

Garden tour and lunch

THU Tour a nationally recognized private Redmond garden with three spring-fed ponds and waterfalls followed by a gourmet buffet lunch. Benefits Washington Park Arboretum Unit 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Redmond; $30 (information, address and tickets: 425-455-9390).

Fuchsia show and sale

SAT-SUN Sno-King Fuchsia Society hosts juried show with more than 25 exhibitors, noon-6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Country Village, center parking lot, 23718 Seventh Ave. S.E., Seattle; free (425-483-2250 or www.countryvillagebothell.com).

Garden gallery

SAT, AUG. 26 Little and Lewis garden gallery is open to the public to view the combinations of concrete sculptures, water features and plantings, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 26, Little and Lewis, 1940 Wing Point Way N.E., Bainbridge; free (206-842-8327 or www.littleandlewis.com).

Fronderosa Frolic

SAT-SUN Fancy Fronds Nursery festival of ferns features unusual plants, art, lectures, several specialty nursery representatives and artists from Oregon and Washington; lectures from 10:15 a.m.-1:45 p.m. and event, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Fancy Fronds Nursery, off Highway 2, 40830 172nd St. S.E., Gold Bar; free (360-793-1472 or www.fancyfronds.com).

Pot recycling

SAT-SUN Magnolia Garden Center accepts one-gallon or larger pots for recycling, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Magnolia Garden Center, 3213 W. Smith St., Seattle (206-284-1161).

High-summer celebration

SAT Usual master-gardener talk gives way to summer celebration featuring a children's fair and activities for children and adults, 10:30 a.m., Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, 15500 S.E. 16th St., Bellevue; free (425-485-5942).

Plan Ahead

"A Rare Affair" auction

SEPT. 7 Annual fundraising auction for Bellevue Botanical Gardens features rare plants, exotic trips and more, 5:30 p.m., The Westin Bellevue, 600 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue; from $60 (information and tickets: 425-451- 3755 or www.bellevuebotanical.org).

Lecture tickets

SEPT. 14 Tickets available Monday for the annual Elisabeth Carey Miller memorial lecture, featuring Australian botanist-gardener-author Peter Valder discussing "The Romance of Chinese Plants: Their Role in Art, Literature, Symbolism and Everyday Life," 7:30 p.m., Meany Hall, University of Washington campus, Seattle; free (206-362-8612).

Private-garden tour

AUG. 26 Tour the private garden Windcliff, owned by Heronswood founders Dan Hinkley and Robert Jones. The event, featuring hors d'oeuvres, desserts, wines and music, is open to 50 and benefits the educational campus development of Stillwaters Environmental Center in Kingston, Kitsap County, 4-7 p.m., Windcliff, Indianola, Kitsap County; $500 (reservations: 360-297-2876 or www.stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.org).

Harvest Fair volunteers

SEPT. 9 Seattle Tilth call for Harvest Fair volunteers, Sept. 9, Seattle Tilth, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle (206-633-5045, ext. 1, or www.seattletilth.org).

Master-gardener applications

ONGOING Applications due Oct. 15 for the 2007 Washington State University Master Gardener Program are now available for the session scheduled 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. every Thursday from Jan. 4-March 8, including two Saturday training sessions. The program trains volunteers in horticulture, gardening and pest management and how to identify and troubleshoot common garden challenges. Applications available at the WSU Extension Office in McCollum Park, 600 128th St. S.E., Everett or www.snohomish.wsu.edu.

Classes

Lawn care

SAT Master Gardener Gil Sandoval discusses basic lawn care, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Federal Way Farmers Market, The Commons Mall, South 320th Street, Federal Way; free (253-838-4713).

Lavender

SAT Susan Harrington of Labyrinth Hill discusses growing and using lavender, 10 a.m., Clear Creek Nursery, 11688 Clear Creek Road, Silverdale, Kitsap County; $10 (preregister: 360-308-8210 or www.clearcreeknursery.net).

Bamboo

SUN Learn to thin and prune bamboo, 10 a.m., Bamboo Gardens of Washington, 5035 196th Ave. N.E., Redmond; free (preregister: 425-868-5166 or www.bamboogardenswa.com).

Tours

Arboretum

ONGOING Guided walks of the Washington Park Arboretum led by trained volunteers, 1 p.m. first and third Sundays, Washington Park Arboretum, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; free (206-543-8800 or www.wparboretum.org ).

Seattle Chinese Garden

ONGOING 90-minute tour includes a slide-show presentation and discussion of gardens in Chinese culture, then a tour of the arboretum and Song Mei Pavilion, 10 a.m. second Saturdays, South Seattle Community College Horticulture Building, 6000 16th Ave. S.W., Seattle; free (206-282-8040, ext. 101, or www.seattle-chinese-garden.org).

Garden calendar items can be faxed, 206-464-2239; mailed to Garden Calendar, Seattle Times, P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111; or e-mailed to gardencalendar@seattletimes.com. Deadline is three weeks before publication.