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winter 2016 leisure guide 17 G a r d e n E v e n t s … W i n t e r / S p r i n g 2 0 1 6 Garden Spot Nursery 900 Alabama Street Bellingham, WA 360-676-5480 Indoor Gardening 9am: Saturday, Jan 16 Create your own healthy indoor garden with our own designer, Debra Olberg. Houseplants bring beauty into your home and they are also a natural air purier that also increases indoor humidity. Debra will teach you the basics of houseplant care and show you the easiest plants to grow. She will also recommend the best plants for low light. This class is free. Make It and Take It Macramé Plant Hanger. 9am: Saturday, Jan 30 Learn to craft your own plant hanger with Dorothy. The Knot crafting of the '60's is back & even hotter today! $39.00 includes instructions and all supplies. Make It and Take It Valentine Terrarium Workshop For All Ages 9am: Saturday, Feb 6 Plant a beautiful indoor garden in a glass globe "lled with love". $39.00 covers all supplies. Grow Your Own Produce With Kim 9am: Saturday, Feb 13 Learn about lighting, soil, temperature, containers, and seed germination times. This class is free with special discounts on all Territorial, Renee's and Botanical Interest seeds. Worm Composting 101 9am: Saturday, Feb 27 Make use of your food scraps in this introductory course. As a graduate of Western with a Bachelor of Science and owner of Wild Worms, Paige takes interest in the wiggling organisms within our soil. She'll teach you the basics of starting your own "worm farm" and the benets of creating compost. Class is free. Patio and Deck Gardening 9am: Saturday, Mar 5 Best Plants: Best Ideas: Best Garden Ever! Maintain a deck garden that is neighbor friendly, above, below and next door. Introducing our new line of German Lehuza self watering containers, made by Playmobile. Class is free. Bring photos of your deck or patio with you. We will be open Easter Sunday March 27 lled with Spring owers. An Introduction To Carnivorous Plants With Antoni Stevens 9 am: Saturday, Mar. 12th Yes, you can grow carnivorous plants. Many are hardy in the Northwest and live in a variety of conditions from natural bogs in your backyard to your window sill. Learn how to feed them, the fun of owning them, along with their general care and maintenance. Class is free, call to register. yMake Smoothies With Fruits & Berries You Grow Yourself 9am: Saturday, Mar 19 Learn to grow strawberries, blueberries, apples, rhubarb and raspberries in your own backyard with Farmer Helen Solem of Sumas River Farm. 9 am. Class is free. More Amazing Conifers To Love 9am: Saturday, Mar 26 Come and meet horticulturists Jock Demme and John Andresen from Iseli Nursery, our premier Specialty conifer grower of Oregon. Jock and John will showcase the new 2016 introductions of new and unusual specimen plants. There will be special discounts oered. Class is free. Bus Trip To The Northwest Flower And Garden Show 5:45am: Thursday Feb 18 Travel rst class to the show with Marcy and your friends from The Garden Spot. We'll get you in early so you avoid the crowds and after the show, we take care of the driving so you can relax, enjoy a glass of wine and nibbles on your way home. The fee of $89.00 includes your early entry ticket to the show, transportation, drinks and snacks and a shoulder bag full of goodies. Call today for more details: 360-676-5480 Hypertufa 'Make It and Take It' 9am: Saturday, Feb 20 Known as "lighter-than-concrete" sinks, hypertufa containers have been used in Old-English gardens for centuries. Create your own with Kim, as she shows you how to mix and mold your own planter in this 'Make It and Take It' workshop. Bring rubber gloves you can dirty up! Class fee is $39. Sharping Your Tools for Spring . 9am: Saturday, Jan 23 Start o sharp this New Year with Greg Clifton of Terrebonne tools as he teaches you easy tool care. Bring your dull pruners and garden tools for hands-on-learning. Class fee is $15.00 and includes a personal sharpening tool. ! Schedule your own private garden party with us. You invite your guests and provide beverages and refreshments. We supply design assistance, inspiration,and clean up the mess! Special discounts will apply to your party. Our calendar lls up quickly. Call now to reserve your date and time: An event fee will apply. Call 360.676.5480 for reservations. Spring Is Coming ... Our greenhouse is full of beautiful primroses! The Garden Spot will be lled with living gardens to give to your valentine on this special day. Valentine's Day - Feb 14th Call 360-676-5480 to register or register on line at www.garden-spot.com

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