Garden calendar
Lily Open House – Daily from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through Aug. 1, at The Fruitful Acre Daylily Farm, 3391 Highway 25 North, just seven miles south of Northport at the intersection of Highway 25 and Onion Creek Road. Stroll through the 3/4 -acre garden of 450 different varieties of daylilies, some 25,000 plants. Refreshments provided. Call (509) 732-8954 for more information or www.thefruitfulacre.com.
U-Pick Lavender Weekends – Will be held today through Sunday, and next Friday-Aug. 1, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Leisure Lavender Farm, 3529 N. Lynden in Otis Orchards. Experience the fragrant organic blossoms, pick your own fresh bundles of lavender and enjoy some lavender tea. Call 927-0405 or www.leisurelavender.com.
Iris Rhizome Sale – Town and Country Iris Society will hold the sale on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Green Thumb Nursery, 16816 E. Sprague. Many different sizes and types priced at $1 or below. Call 255-9615.
Garden Tour and Art Show – Gardeners, musicians and artists will greet you on a tour of five gardens in Liberty Lake and surrounding communities on July 31 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets are $6 for the tour or $10 for the tour and a boat ride around the lake. Tickets and maps are available at the Pavillion Park parking lot. Call 255-9233 for more information.
Town and Country Iris Society – Meets first Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Spokane Valley Library. The next meeting will be Aug. 6. For more information, call 255-9615.
Sundays in the Garden series - The next event, “History and Tour of Duncan Garden” by Steve Nokes, will be Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. in Manito Park’s Manito Meeting Room, east of Gaiser Conservatory. Upcoming event in the series is “Autumn Joys and Jobs,” Oct. 3, by Maralee Karwoski. Free admission. Call 456-8038.
Art in the Garden – Eighth annual 2004 Cherry Blossoms art show and botanical garden, Aug. 12-14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Rosin Gardens, 1015 Mingo Mountain Road, Kettle Falls. Featuring over 300 varieties of plants all labeled with common and botanical names, along with pressed floral artwork of Cherry Rosin. Admission: $3/person, $2/per person in groups of five or more, free/under age 12. Call (509) 738-2519 or cherry@rosinblossoms.com or www.rosinblossoms.com
Send information about garden-related events to Gardening News, Features Department, The Spokesman-Review, PO Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99201; or send items by e-mail to marybethd@spokesman.com. Please include a phone number where we can call for details, if needed. Deadline is the Tuesday before publication.