Showing posts with label sky nursery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sky nursery. Show all posts

Sky Nursery seminar: Foliage First!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013


Saturday, May 25th    11 am – 12:30 pm

Foliage First!              Karen Chapman

Foliage First! - Learn three easy steps that will help you turn your gardens from frumpy to fabulous! Join garden designer and author Karen Chapman for a PowerPoint presentation and mini 'show and tell'. Her hot-off-the-press book FINE FOLIAGE will be available for purchase/signing after the talk. 

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851


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Sky Nursery workshops: dahlias and clematis

Wednesday, May 1, 2013



Saturday, May 4th             11 am – 12:30 pm

Plant Your Dahlias Now!
The Puget Sound Dahlia Association

Join the experts from the Puget Sound Dahlia Association to learn when, how, and why to plant your dahlias! They’ll give a presentation on planting your tubers and caring for them to maximize your brilliant bloom and your overwintering success.  This will be followed by a question and answer period. 

Sunday, May 5th 1 pm – 2:30 pm

Clematis Care and Pruning 

Laura Watson of Plant Amnesty
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Add dimension and color to your garden by growing beautiful blooming clematis. Plant Amnesty's Laura Watson, who was a speaker at the 2013 Northwest Flower / Garden Show, has been gleefully growing clematis everywhere for over 20 years—on trees and shrubs, scrambling over perennials, and on fences, trellises, and arbors. She currently has 140 clematis and counting. Laura will enlighten you about the joys of clematis, how to choose one, and how to care for them through her PowerPoint Presentation. She will also be available at the clematis sales area after the talk to answer questions.


Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N. Shoreline, WA 98133 206-546-4851 


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Sky Nursery this Saturday - all about container gardening

Friday, April 26, 2013


Saturday, April 27th                     11 am – 12:30 pm

Gorgeous Containers:  the Principles of Design  

Join Sky for an intro to the principles of container design.  It all starts with choosing a great container… then balancing heights, foliage textures, and shapes; matching and contrasting colors; choosing plants that are right for your sun exposure… in short, designing a miniature garden!  We’ll also go over how to design your own great hanging basket.


Saturday, April 27th                      1 pm – 2:30 pm

Growing Fruit, Vegetables, and Herbs in Containers         Emily Wilkins

Emily returns to focus specifically on the challenges of growing food in containers.  The size and shape of your containers will determine what you can grow, and Sky carries everything from easy-on-the back raised vegetable bins and Earth Boxes, to watering troughs and whiskey barrels, to decorative pots and hanging baskets just the right size for a single tomato or herb plant.  Emily will help you determine how to maximize production in the containers you’re planning to use, and go over the special needs for water, fertilizer, etc. for edibles growing in the restricted space of a container. 

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851


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Sky Nursery - Design consult, garden design, organic plant care

Sunday, March 24, 2013




Landscape Design Consultation 
Pam Roy, Planscapes
Saturday, March 30, 10 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Sign up for a free 25 minute design consultation! 9 slots available starting at 10 A.M., 10:30, 11, 11:30, 12:30 P.M., 1, 1:30, 2 and 2:30 P.M.. Meet an award winning designer for suggestions on planning year-round color, creating garden rooms, water features, and containers, incorporating edibles, and using sustainable gardening practices. (Bring pictures of your existing garden and be ready to answer whether you have sun or shade, whether your soil is sandy, clay, rocky, or good rich loam, and what kind of drainage you have.) Register by phone or e-mail. Call Sky Nursery at 206-546-4851 or e-mail.

Garden Design with Native Plants
Deborah Horn of Artemis Gardens
Saturday, March 30, 11 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

Garden designer Deborah Horn will give a multimedia presentation leading you through the process of applying garden design principles to using our native plants. She’ll start with a sample questionnaire for determining your preferences and goals and evaluating your site (do you like best to watch birds through your window, or to sip your Sunday-morning latte in that one spot that catches the morning sun?) and take you through the basics of designing a garden plan. Then she’ll show you slides and samples of native plants well-adapted for garden use. Finally, she’ll apply garden design principles to using native plants and show examples of design motifs and concepts (and mature gardens) that exploit their potential.

Natural and Organic Plant Care: In-Store Q/A
Donna Nelson of Dr. Earth
Saturday, March 30, 1 P.M. – 4 P.M.

Healthy, vigorously-growing plants are less troubled by pests and disease, and healthy plants start with fertile soil bursting with life. Proper fertilizing can stop many problems before they start, and allow less-toxic solutions for problems that do occur. Dr. Earth is the company that pioneered making probiotic organic fertilizers for homeowner use (adding beneficial microorganisms to fertilizers to increase your fertilizer’s effectiveness and your plants’ health), and they also make a line of “people and pet safe” 100% organic sprays for pest and disease control. Donna Nelson has over a dozen years’ experience in the nursery industry helping homeowners find solutions to their gardening problems. Natural lawn care, organic vegetable and fruit growing, getting your roses and flowerbeds to bloom exuberantly—bring your questions and concerns. Donna will help you find natural, effective methods to maximize the health of your soil, your plants, and you!

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851


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Mar 23 at Sky Nursery - The Culinary Herb Garden

Tuesday, March 19, 2013


Saturday, March 23rd                       11am  – 12:30 pm

The Culinary Herb Garden                Kristi Fina of White Picket Gardens

Kristi Fina has grown herbs for the wholesale and retail markets for over seventeen years.  She’ll discuss her favorite herbs to grow here in the Northwest, give tips on planting, maintaining, harvesting and using your favorite culinary herbs, and finally whet your appetite by introducing some “newer” selections that you might not have tried yet!

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851


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Sky Nursery - pruning, edible gardens, and roses

Tuesday, March 12, 2013



Saturday, March 16      11 am – 12:30 pm
General Pruning            Charlie Shull  

Early spring is a good time to prune many ornamental and edible trees and shrubs, and Charlie will go over the basics; when to prune; tool selection and care; proper pruning of various kinds of trees, shrubs, and vines.  He’ll demonstrate tools and techniques from Sky’s stock. Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851 www.skynursery.com


Saturday, March 16,   1 pm – 2:30 pm
Edible Garden Design 
Brad Halm & Colin McCrate of Seattle Urban Farm Co.

Want to grow food in your yard this season? Join the owners of the Seattle Urban Farm Company as they guide you through designing your own "backyard farm". They'll discuss how to find the best spot on your property for a vegetable garden, how to lay out the space for maximum production and ease of use, and how to get your soil into condition to grow top quality organic vegetables. They'll also teach you how to incorporate fruit trees and berry bushes into your existing landscape. For those of you with more urban yards, they'll cover growing edibles in container gardens.



Sunday, March 17             1 pm – 2:30 pm
Roses:  How to Select, Grow, and Care For             Deborah Boyer

Join Deborah Boyer, Sky Nursery’s rose buyer, for an afternoon of “Roses 101.”  She will be covering this year’s new introductions, her personal favorites (and why they are), and how to plant, prune, fertilize, and water your roses for a full summer of beauty!

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851 



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Sky Nursery seminars this weekend - bonsai, chickens, and seed starting

Tuesday, March 5, 2013



Saturday, March 9th     11am  – 12:30 pm
Bonsai Basics               Robert Cho of Asia Pacific Gardening

Let Robert Cho introduce you to the wonderful art of bonsai.  These living sculptures are surprisingly easy to create or maintain once you master a few basic techniques and learn how to work with your tree’s natural growth habits.  Robert will cover what you need to know to create and care for your bonsai.

Saturday, March  9th       1 pm – 2:30 pm
Indoor Seed Starting       Emily Wilkins  

By growing your own plant starts, you can save money, choose from more varieties, and have your plants ready exactly when you need them. Emily will cover when, how, and why to start your own transplants.  A full line of seed starting supplies, from peat pots to heating mats to mini greenhouses, will be available for purchase. Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851 www.skynursery.com

Sunday, March 10th          1 pm – 2:30 pm
City Chickens 101             Diana Ambauen-Meade of Scratch and Peck

The founder of Scratch and Peck, makers of locally produced non-GMO chicken feed, tells you everything you need to know about raising chickens in your own back yard.  What you’ll need to get started, how to pick a breed suitable for your situation (is a people-friendly disposition or high egg production your biggest concern?), what to expect of your birds, what to feed them in different life stages….  Bring your questions!

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851



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Sky Nursery - Prune-a-thon Plant Amnesty benefit and Composting with Worms

Tuesday, February 26, 2013


Saturday, March 2nd  9am – 4 pm
PRUNE-A-THON A PLANT AMNESTY BENEFIT

Join Plant Amnesty and Sky Nursery for a full day of free pruning demonstrations, slideshows, seminars, and fun. Confess your gardening sins to Father Weedo Sarducci! Get a free 15-minute gardening consultation…. Come to learn and stay to buy—a portion of the Sky’s sales that day will be donated to Plant Amnesty to support their educational programs. Midwinter is the best time to prune many ornamental and edible trees and shrubs, and Charlie will go over the basics; when to prune; tool selection and care; proper pruning of various kinds of trees, shrubs, and vines. He’ll demonstrate tools and techniques from Sky’s stock.


Sunday, March 3rd            1pm – 2:30 pm
Vermiculture: Composting with Worms    Emily Wilkins

Remember your mom telling you to clean your plate and not waste food?  Well, you shouldn’t waste your food scraps either!  If you have banana peels and coffee grounds, you can set up a worm bin to turn food waste into rich worm castings, a.k.a. vermicompost.  Known as one of the richest types of compost, worm castings help plants grow bigger, healthier, and sweeter.   Treat your plants while reducing your waste stream!  Emily Wilkins will tell you everything you need to know to get started.

Check the events calendar as the event approaches for a detailed schedule for the day.
Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851


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Sky Nursery - Beekeeper and Rose expert

Monday, February 18, 2013



Saturday, February 23rd          11:00 am  – 12:30 pm

Orchard Mason Bees: the Northwest’s Natural Pollinators         
Ray Strelecki of Michael’s Mason Bees

Frustrated by poor fruit production on your trees or berries?  Pumpkin blossoms fall, but no pumpkins appear?  Mason bees to the rescue!  These native bees pollinate in cooler and wetter weather than honeybees—and they’re non-aggressive to boot.  Bee “keeper” Ray from Michael’s Mason Bees tells you how to attract and increase these useful pollinators. 
Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851



Sunday, February 24th                 1 pm – 2:30 pm

Roses:  How to Select, Grow, and Care For           Deborah Boyer

Join Deborah Boyer, Sky Nursery’s rose buyer, for an afternoon of “Roses 101.”  She will be covering this year’s new introductions, her personal favorites (and why they are), and how to plant, prune, fertilize, and water your roses for a full summer of beauty!

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851


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Sky Nursery - prune a weeping maple, hellebores

Monday, February 11, 2013


Saturday, February 16th    11 am – 12:30 pm
How to Prune a Weeping Japanese Maple     Cass Turnbull of Plant Amnesty

Japanese maples are the star attraction in people’s yards, but they can cause great fear when it comes to pruning them.  Cass will show you how to bring the most out of this elegant plant in every season!
Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851

Saturday, February 16th    1:30 pm  – 2:30 pm
Hooked on Hellebores!    Katie Miller of Skagit Gardens

Flowers aren't just for summer! Get hooked on hellebores with Skagit Garden's Katie Miller.  Come learn about the multitude of new hellebore varieties and how you can use them to keep your outdoor living spaces fresh and colorful November through April. In pots or in your flowerbeds, in sun or in shade, there is a hellebore perfect for you.
Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851



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Sky Nursery - Indoor seed starting and hoop houses

Sunday, February 3, 2013


Saturday, February 9          11 am – 12:30 pm
Indoor Seed Starting        Emily Wilkins

By growing your own plant starts, you can save money, choose from more varieties, and have your plants ready exactly when you need them. Emily will cover when, how, and why to start your own transplants.  A full line of seed starting supplies, from peat pots to heating mats to mini greenhouses, will be available for purchase.
Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851


Sunday, February 10                                         1:00 pm –2:30 pm
Hoopla:  Gardening with Hoop Houses       Alex Ekins of Scratch and Peck

Hoopla!  A greenhouse, shade house, bird deterrent, insect barrier, as you need through the seasons…. The Hoopla’s design makes it easy to install and use on either raised bed systems or in-ground gardens.  Plant and harvest earlier, harvest longer, grow greens into the winter, using Hoopla as a greenhouse; protect succulent veggies from insects and birds, using it as a pest barrier; shade tender lettuce and new starts if we get hot weather.  Find out why and how to use this system to improve your harvest.
Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851


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Sky Nursery - general pruning and growing orchids at home

Monday, January 28, 2013




Saturday, February 2nd    11 am – 12:30 pm
General Pruning               Charlie Shull

Midwinter is the best time to prune many ornamental and edible trees and shrubs, and Charlie will go over the basics; when to prune; tool selection and care; proper pruning of various kinds of trees, shrubs, and vines. He’ll demonstrate tools and techniques from Sky’s stock. 
Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851 


Sunday, February 3rd                    1 pm – 2:30 pm
Growing Orchids at Home             Alan Mathews of Seattle Orchid

What is more romantic as Valentine’s Day approaches than a fragile, exotic orchid in full bloom?  Yet despite their apparent delicacy, orchids are easy to grow if you choose varieties that fit your conditions and meet their few basic needs. Orchid grower Alan Mathews will tell you all about choosing and caring for these beauties! 
Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851



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Sky Nursery workshops: midwinter pruning, houseplants

Monday, January 14, 2013


Saturday, January 19th 11 am – 12:30 pm
General Pruning Charlie Shull

Midwinter is the best time to prune many ornamental and edible trees and shrubs, and Charlie will go over the basics; when to prune; tool selection and care; proper pruning of various kinds of trees, shrubs, and vines. He’ll demonstrate tools and techniques from Sky’s stock. Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851 www.skynursery.com

Sunday, January 20th 1 pm – 2:30 pm
Houseplants 101 Cheryl Gere

Indoors as outdoors, “right plant, right place” is the maxim to follow! Cheryl will start by teaching you how to evaluate your own home as a houseplant haven, so you will understand what type of light, humidity, etc. you’re naturally providing. She’ll show you how to choose the best plants for the conditions and care you’re able to provide, how to water and fertilize them, how to tell when to water and fertilize different plants, and generally how to care for your plants to keep them in tiptop condition. Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851 

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Tillarium terrarium and decorated birdhouses at Sky Jan 12-13

Sunday, December 30, 2012


Sky Nursery Events/Seminars Winter 2013 

Saturday, January 12th   11 am – 12:30 pm
Tillariums!                   Krysta Carlisle

Terrariums can be as small as a salt shaker or as large as you’re willing to maintain—and a tillandsia terrarium needs almost no maintenance.  The only limit is your imagination!  Let Krysta show you what you can do with air plants and glass!  Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851 


Sunday, January 13th 2 pm
Junior Gardener Club Activity - Decorate a Birdhouse

Decorate a birdhouse for the birds you’ve been feeding this winter!  Juniors Gardeners will take a short tour to find materials to decorate their birdhouse, and you’ll go home with a new house for your feathered friends.  Class size limited to 15 students; cost is $10, cash or check only.  Please pre-register. Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline 206-546-4851

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Harvest Fest at Sky Nursery Saturday

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

2011 Harvest Fest
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Saturday October 20, 2012 from 11am – 4pm, Sky Nursery will hold its Third Annual Harvest Fest.

Fabulous Fall Décor for the Home, Garden, and Containers


CRAFTER'S FAIR

Local craft vendors and artisans
Orange Box Jewelry
Moss Rock Garden Designs
Earthly Delights (soaps and candles)
Anna Perrone Designs (jewelry)
Siochain Lavender
PupCakes (dog treats)
And more….


100 year old Cider press—

help press and sample fresh cider


Especially for the Junior Gardeners

Face painting
Pumpkin decorating
Thread the maze
Zucchini Derby-Make, decorate & race your own zucchini racecar!
Live animals (chickens, goats, & miniature horses)


Bring Your Camera!

We've Created a 
Festive Harvest Backdrop.


Hopelink Food Drive Kickoff

In the season of abundance, let’s remember those less fortunate. 
Please bring non-perishable food items for Hopelink.


Come for fun with our radio friends

KCMS Spirit 105.3 FM with Corine 11 A.M. – 1 P.M.
KPLZ Star 101.5 FM with Sarah 1:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.


Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133 206-548-4851



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Sky Nursery iPhone Photography Workshop Oct 13

Friday, September 28, 2012




iPhone Photography Workshop     David Perry, Photographer
Saturday, October 13, 11am – 1pm

Learn how to use your iPhone and apps like Instagram and Camera + to create pictures that really tell a story. This intensive two-hour class is for iPhone and IPad camera lovers and photographers who long to make more poetic photos, pictures that do more than merely record things and that instead, let you almost feel, smell, and hear the captured moment…. 

Tuition $45 (cash or check). Class size limited to 16 people. To register, call 206-546-4851 or email  Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Ave N. Shoreline WA, 98133 


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Love your cactus at Sky Nursery seminar, then check out bulbs

Tuesday, September 18, 2012



Saturday September 22nd                      1:30 P.M – 3 P.M.

Care of Indoor Cacti and Succulents    Cascade Cactus and Succulent Society

Let the experts from CCSS tell you how to keep those prickly beauties thriving.  When (not) to water, when and how to fertilize, repotting safety tips for yourself and your plant…. Learn everything you need to about cactus care!



Sunday September 23rd             1 P.M – 2:30 P.M.

Bulbs for Spring Beauty          Ken Plante

Nothing is more dazzling than a great display of spring color:  a bed blazing with daffodils, tulips  edging your border, hyacinths wafting their perfume beside your front door… Explore the lesser-known bulbs too—snowdrops bravely proclaiming the certainty of spring in January, allium’s fireworks, demurely heart-shaped cyclamen in Valentine tones of pink, white, and red.  Feeling (like) blue?  Try scilla, native camassia, exotic bellevalia….  Sky will tell you everything you need to know about choosing, planting, and enjoying these beauties.

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133 206-548-4851    

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Sky seminars - extending your harvest and bonsai basics

Monday, September 10, 2012



Saturday September 15th                       11am – 12:30pm

Extending Your Harvest - Emily Wilkins and Joe Abken

With the sun starting to lose its summer strength, learn how to extend your harvest through fall and into the depths of winter.  With care, we in the Northwest can eat fresh food from our gardens twelve months out of the year!  Joe and Emily will talk about crops that can be sown or transplanted now for a winter or spring harvest, and show a number of simple season-extending devices, from Hooplas to traditional French market-garden cloches to pop-up greenhouses, which can protect your more tender crops from winter cold.


Sunday, September 16th                        1pm – 2:30pm

Bonsai Basics - Robert Cho of Asia Pacific Gardening

Let Robert Cho introduce you to the wonderful art of bonsai.  These living sculptures are surprisingly easy to create or maintain once you master a few basic techniques and learn how to work with your tree’s natural growth habits.  Robert will cover what you need to know to create and care for your bonsai. 

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133 206-548-4851 

    

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Odd Plant Show and Sale at Sky Nursery this weekend

Wednesday, September 5, 2012


The Odd Plant Show and Sale (TOPSS) will be held at Sky Nursery this week

Saturday, September 8th   9am – 6pm
Sunday, September 9th   10am – 4pm

What’s the point of cactus?  Find out with the Cascade Cactus and Succulent Society at The Odd Plant Show and Sale (TOPSS).  


Great display of unusual specimens, with many unique varieties for sale, and experts available to answer your questions about these prickly prizes. 

Sky Nursery 18528 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133, 206-548-4851     


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One tomato, two tomato, three tomato

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Saturday was the Tomato fest at Sky Nursery. Gardeners were invited to bring in samples of their notable tomatoes, whether odd, unusual, beautiful, and just for bragging rights.

Tomato display at Sky Nursery
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Steve Robinson got a nice sampling of the entries.



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