See what the dog days of summer look like.
I will be in the studio with time to answer lots of garden questions.
Last week, I talked to Greg Butler of the Highline Botanical Garden. We talked about the upcoming Ice Cream Social ("Moo La La") which takes place Sunday, August 17th. The fun starts at 1:30 p.m. and I will be speaking at 2:30 p.m. Free ice cream cones to the first 300 attendees and lots of great prizes too (included containers planted by designers). Pictures are on their web site.
Saturday and Sunday (August 16 & 17) you can visit 12 private gardens with operating scale trains. You can find more information at the Puget Sound Garden Railway Society website. This year five new railways are featured including one that is European, recreating Bavaria in the 50s and 60s. Another operates with live steam locomotives. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Call 253-839-0152 for info or to purchase tickets. You can also buy tickets from 22 nurseries in the area (all listed on their website).
Clean your pots of soil, leaves and debris, pile them up and hold them for the recycling event which will take place at Magnolia Garden Center on the week-end of August 16 and 17. I previously said that they only take one gallon pots and larger. They just told me that they will accept smaller pots too (as small as 4 inch)!
If you know of other pot recycling events, please let me know and I will post them. My contact information is on my contact page.
Last week I attended one of the premier garden events of the season: The garden party at the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island. I didn't announce it because it was sold out but check out there website and join their mailing list if you want to attend similar events at the reserve.
I will be speaking at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe. Details are on my talks page.
Saturday, August 30th is the date for the 2nd Annual Blues for Food Fest at Warren G. Magnuson Park Amphitheatre Sandpoint, Seattle. It runs from 11 to 7 and has plenty of fun for the whole family. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for age 12 and under. Please note: The event website mentions "2007" but the dates pertain to the 2008 event.
I've been back from Alaska for a while but I still want to show off the cabbage fairies.
The event was held at the Alaska State Fairgrounds. The fair will run from August 21 to September 1st.
Some of the special discounts for the event are over but you can always get great information from the Garden Hotline at 206-633-0224 or email help@gardenhotline.org .
Get great ideas for your own garden, support a good cause and have a lot of fun. The Elisabeth C. Miller Library lists all the garden tours coming up and there are still tons of them.
Think they're over? No way. There are still plenty which you can find at the Elisabeth C. Miller Library.
Many of you have heard the ads for the Millionair Club on the radio and have asked me for their website. Find more information at the Millionair Club.
Ciscoe Morris doles out garden advice on his weekly radio show "Gardening with Ciscoe" on 710 Kiro radio. He also appears on numerous TV shows including "Gardening with Ciscoe" which he co-hosts with Meeghan Black.
