The Grounded Gardener: Count 'em -- 78 plant sales are coming your way

Spring plant sales benefit sponsoring organizations and your garden. Bring your own boxes, and lots of money.

March

Rose Gardens Benefit -- March 22, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Point Defiance Park, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma. 253-591-5328, goto.seattlepi.com/r1305.

Puget Sound Dahlia Association -- March 28, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., March 29, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Northlake Lutheran Church, 6620 N.E. 185th St., Kenmore. 425-836-4487, pugetsounddahlias.org. More than 12,000 tubers.

Evergreen Chrysanthemum Society -- March 29, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Furney's Nursery, 21215 International Blvd., Des Moines. 206-243-2907, mumsandboxers@comcast.net. Seminar at 1 p.m. on mum culture; door prizes.

Chase Garden -- March 29-30, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 16015 264th St. E., Orting. 206-242-4040, chasegarden.org. Native wildflowers, early-blooming perennials and free admission to the garden.

April

Kitsap Dahlia Society -- April 4-5, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Crystal Grange, 2160 Paulson Road, Poulsbo. 360-698-0123, kitsapdahlias.org. Tubers from the demo garden at Silverdale Post Office.

Puget Sound Dahlia Association -- April 4, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; April 5, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Faith Lutheran Church, 8208 18th Ave. N.E., Seattle. 425-836-4487, pugetsounddahlias.org. Thousands of tubers.

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden -- April 5, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; April 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 2525 S. 336th St., Federal Way. 253-838-4646, rhodygarden.org. Uncommon and fabulous species rhodies.

Farmers Market Faire -- April 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Red Barn, Stanwood Camano Fairgrounds, Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. 360-652-5708, gardenfaire.com. Specialty nurseries and fair fun.

Puget Sound Dahlia Association -- April 11, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; April 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 411 156th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. 425-836-4487, pugetsounddahlias.org. Loads of tubers.

Kitsap Dahlia Society -- April 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Kitsap Saddle Club, 1470 Saddle Club Road, Port Orchard. 360-698-0123, kitsapdahlias.org. Tubers from the demo garden at Silverdale Post Office.

Northwest Fuchsia Society -- April 12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle. nwfuchsiasociety.com. Hardy and basket fuchsias.

Meerkerk Gardens -- April 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank, Whidbey Island. 360-678-1912, www.meerkerkgardens.org. Early rhodies in bloom and for sale.

Arboretum Foundation -- April 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Graham Visitors Center, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle. 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org. Spotlight on early-blooming plants, plus other uncommon choices.

Friends of Cottage Lake -- April 12, 1-3 p.m. 17214 185th Ave. N.E., Woodinville. friendsofcottagelake.org. Native trees, shrubs, ferns and perennials.

Snohomish Garden Club -- April 19, 9 a.m.-noon. The Farm, 7301 Rivershore Road, Snohomish. 425-334-3881, snohomishgardenclub.com. Small trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals.

Tahoma Fuchsia Society -- April 19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Disabled American Veterans Hall, 1110 N. Stevens St., Tacoma. nwfuchsiasociety.com. Hardy and basket fuchsias.

Northwest Orchid Society -- April 19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; April 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Olympic Room, Seattle Center. 206-781-5805, nwos.org. Orchids for sale, experts on hand. $5 donation.

Puget Sound Dahlia Association -- April 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Kent Memorial Park, 850 N. Central Ave. N., Kent. 425-836-4487, pugetsounddahlias.org. Lots and lots of tubers.

Sno-King Fuchsia Society -- April 19, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; April 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Country Village Shopping Center, 23718 Seventh Ave. S.E., Bothell. nwfuchsiasociety.com. Hardy and basket fuchsias.

Northwest Perennial Alliance -- April 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. North Seattle Community College, 9600 College Way N., Seattle. 425-647-6004, northwestperennialalliance.org. Specialty plant vendors and plants from the NPA Borders.

Lake Washington Technical College -- April 25-26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 11605 132nd Ave. N.E., Kirkland. 425-739-8279, horticulture@lwtc.edu. Planted pots, plants for pots, shrubs and perennials.

Central Valley Garden Club -- April 25-26, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Community Hall, 10200 Central Valley Road, Bremerton. 360-697-1059, mdconley@wavecable.com.

Lake Forest Park Garden Club -- April 26, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Lake Forest Park Elementary School, 18500 37th Ave. N.E., Lake Forest Park. 206-364-6075, gary_n_candy@msn.com, secretgardensoflakeforestpark.com.

Lakeshore Garden Club -- April 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 5724 N.E. 190th St., Kenmore (private residence). 425-486-5568. Member donations, tomatoes, annuals and a raffle.

Olympic Manor Garden Club -- April 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 8703 21st Ave. N.W., Seattle. 206-706-4069, marge_melenyzer@yahoo.com. Plants from members' gardens and more.

Hilltoppers Garden Club -- April 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Inglewood Village (QFC parking lot), 14130 Juanita Drive N.E., Bothell. 206-819-8882, doris@homesbydoris.com. Perennials, shrubs, herbs, ground covers and more.

Woodinville Spring Fair -- April 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Redmond City Hall, 15670 N.E. 85th St., Redmond. www.springgardenfair.com. Native plants and more.

Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center -- April 26-27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 6901 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle. waystohelp.seattlechildrens.org/events, 425-338-0123. Grown from plants in hospital gardens.

Washington Native Plant Society, Salal Chapter -- April 26, 10 a.m.-noon. Washington State University Extension & Research Center, 16650 state Route 536, Mount Vernon. 360-293-5815. Native trees, shrubs and perennials.

Broadview Garden Club -- April 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Broadview Thompson School, 13052 Greenwood Ave N., Seattle. 206-368-3864.

East Lake Washington Audubon Society -- April 26, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, 308 Fourth Ave. S., Kirkland. 425-576-8805, elwas.org. Plants that attract birds.

Arboretum Foundation -- April 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; April 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Warren G. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 30, Seattle. 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org. Enormous selection. Presale event for members April 25, 6-8 p.m., with wine and food; tickets $50.

African Violet/Gesneriad Society -- April 27, noon-4:30 p.m. Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle. 206-819-6239, thecopse@comcast.net. Find what you love at the show, talk to experts and buy.

May

Lake Washington Technical College -- May 2-3, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 11605 132nd Ave. N.E., Kirkland. 425-739-8279, horticulture@lwtc.edu. Planted pots, plants for pots, shrubs and perennials.

King County Master Gardeners -- May 3, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; May 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle. 206-849-7171, laurie2509@comcast.net. Vegetables, ornamentals, herbs. Presale event May 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m., with wine and food; tickets $35, beckyj19@gmail.com

Nathan Hale High School -- May 3-4, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 10750 30th Ave N.E., Seattle (school greenhouse is one block east of football field). 206-252-3680, jjtorvik@seattleschools.org

Kubota Garden -- May 3, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 55th Avenue South and Renton Avenue South, Seattle. kubota.org. Japanese maples and more.

Issaquah Garden Club -- May 3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Pickering Barn Farmer's Market, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah. issaquahgardenclub.org.

Eastside Fuchsia Society -- May 3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue. 425-885-2107, nwfuchsiasociety.com. Hardy and basket fuchsias.

Whatcom County Master Gardeners -- May 3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Hovander Homestead Park, 5299 Neilsen Road, Ferndale. 360-676-6654

Snohomish County Master Gardeners -- May 3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. McCollum Park, 600 128th St. S.E., Everett. 425-357-6010, 425-338-2400. More than 2,000 tomato plants of 75 varieties.

Pine Lake Garden Club -- May 3, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. 425-391-4284

Peninsula Fuchsia Society -- May 3, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cat Barn, Kitsap County Fairgrounds, 1200 N.W. Fairgrounds Road, Bremerton. 360-692-6632, nwfuchsiasociety.org

Seattle Tilth -- May 3, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; May 4, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle. 206-633-5045, ext. 2, seattletilth.org. Loads of vegetable starts, including tomatoes and peppers.

Rhododendron Society -- May 3, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Pagoda, Point Defiance Park, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma. 206-824-3884

Highline Botanical Garden Foundation -- May 3, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. North SeaTac Park Community Center, 13735 24th Ave. S., SeaTac. 206-391-4003, highlinegarden.org. Also sponsored by Puget Sound Daylily Club, King County Iris Society and Seattle Rose Society.

Furry Faces -- May 3-4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Hotwire Online Coffeehouse, 4410 California Ave. S.W., Seattle. 206-321-4729, furryfaces@hotmail.com, furryfaces.org. Pre-planted or plant-your-own baskets.

Kitsap County Master Gardener Foundation -- May 9-10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Van Zee Building, Kitsap County Fairgrounds, Bremerton; 360-337-7157, kitsap.wsu.edu. Vegetable starts; experts available.

South Sound Arboretum Foundation Unit 98 -- May 9-10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 12727 32nd St. E., Edgewood. 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org

Edmonds Community College -- May 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. 425-640-1614, linda.toccoli@edcc.edu. Trees, shrubs, perennials, propagated on site.

Bloomin Burien -- May 9-10, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Southwest 152nd Street, between Ambaum and 10th Avenue Southwest; 206-941-7199. A little bit of everything.

MsK Rare Plant Nursery -- May 9-10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; May 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, 20312 15th Ave. N.W., Shoreline. 206-546-1281, msknursery.com. Uncommon trees, shrubs and perennials; many Western natives.

Lake Wilderness Arboretum -- May 9-10 a.m.-6 p.m.; May 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 22520 S.E. 248th St., Maple Valley. 206-366-2125, lakewildernessarboretum.com. Trees, shrubs, grasses, annuals and more.

Redmond Garden Club -- May 10, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 14010 180th Ave. N.E., Redmond. 425-881-5103, kathryn.munro@verizon.net

Bainbridge Island Garden Club -- May 10, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Ace Hardware parking lot, 635 N.E. High School Road, Bainbridge. 206-780-6819, dmcrossland@earthlink.net

Flotsam & Jetsam Garden Club -- May 10, 9 a.m.-noon. Hansville Community Center, 7020 Buck Lake Road, Hansville. flotsamandjetsamgardenclub.com

Tukwila Backyard Wildlife -- May 10, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. S., Tukwila. 206-768-2822, backyardwildlifefair.org. Crafts, workshops and plants.

Woodinville Garden Club -- May 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ste. Michelle Winery, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville. 425-788-0354, woodinvillegardenclub.org. Annuals, vegetable starts, geraniums and more.

Northwest Orchid Society -- May 10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; May 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle. 206-781-5805, nwos.org.

Pierce County Master Gardener Foundation -- May 10, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; May 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. WSU Research Center, 7612 Pioneer Way E., Puyallup. 253-847-7601, 253-845-9443.

Poulsbo Garden Club -- May 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Northwest Design Center, Highway 305 and Northeast Hostmark Street, Poulsbo. 360-697-1172, mikenlynette@aol.com.

Friends of Volunteer Park Conservatory -- May 10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 1400 E. Galer St., Seattle. 206-322-4112, volunteerparkconservatory.org. Bromileads, cactus, orchids and tropical plants.

Island County Master Gardeners -- May 10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank, Whidbey Island. 360-678-9210 or joanchochon@yahoo.com

Washington Native Plant Society -- May 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue. 206-527 3210, wnps.org. Lots of native plants.

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden -- May 10-11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 2525 336th St., Federal Way. 253-838-4646, rhodygarden.org. Rhodies and more.

Cottage Lake Garden Club -- May 10, 1-4 p.m. 16707 188th Place N.E., Woodinville. 425-788-1647, segan@cottagelake.com.

Greater Seattle Fuchsia Society -- May 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 12735 First Ave. N.W., Seattle. 206-362-3713, joanfuchsia@comcast.net, nwfuchsiasociety.com.

North End Flower Club -- May 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Crown Lutheran Church, 1501 N.W. 90th St., Seattle. 206-362-9085, gawsea@aol.com.

Eastbrook Garden Club -- May 17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Kent Historical Museum, 855 E. Smith St., Kent. 253-854-4330 or ctyofknt@msn.com, kenthistoricalmuseum.org.

Cascade Rhododendron Society -- May 17, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; May 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue. 425-333-6178, arscascade.org.

Thurston County Master Gardeners -- May 17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dirt Works Demo Garden, Yauger Park, 3100 Capital Mall Drive S.W., Olympia. 360-455-9236, mymtrain@comcast.net.

Furry Faces -- May 17-18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 3809 46th Ave. S.W., Seattle. 206-321-4729, furryfaces@hotmail.com, furryfaces.org. Vegetable starts, perennials, herbs.

Jefferson County Master Gardeners -- May 24, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 210 W. Patison St., Port Hadlock. 360-379-5610, ext. 211, goto.seattlepi.com/r1306.

Seymour Conservatory -- May 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Point Defiance greenhouses, 5402 N. Shirley St., Tacoma. 253-591-5330, metroparkstacoma.org.

June

Bamboo Society -- June 1, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Graham Visitor Center, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle. 206-782-3490, jeffbleonard@hotmail.com, pnwbamboo.org. Auction of rare bamboo at 11 a.m.

Hardy Fern Foundation -- June 6, 1-6:30 p.m.; June 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle. hardyferns.org. Friday lecture, 7:30 p.m.: Ferns and stumperies for cool, temperate climates.

Snoqualmie Valley Garden Club --June 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mount Si Senior Center, 411 S. Main St., North Bend. 425-453-8630, gardenclub.150m.com.

Furry Faces -- June 7-8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 3809 46th Ave. S.W., Seattle. 206-321-4729, furryfaces@hotmail.com, furryfaces.org.

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