Garden calendar
Sundays in the Garden series - The next event, titled “Tour and History of the Nishinomiya Japanese Garden,” will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Manito Park’s Manito Meeting Room, east of the Gaiser Conservatory. Upcoming events in the series are: July, “History and Tour of Rose Hill” by Lynn Schaefer; August, “History and Tour of Duncan Garden” by Steve Nokes; September, “Tour of Ferris Perennial Garden,” and October, “Autumn Joys and Jobs” by Maralee Karwoski. Free admission. (456-8038)
Gardeners meeting - The Gardeners of Spokane will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook. Members and guests will gather at 6 p.m. to tour the community center’s garden. The program on day lilies will be presented by Larry and Patricia Avey. Their lily farm in Northport has 450 varieties of lilies. For more information, call 467-9804.
Manito plant sale - The Friends of Manito will have their Spring Plant Sale on June 19 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Manito Park just east of the Conservatory. TFM members can shop from 8-10 a.m. The sale will feature flowering perennials, ornamental grasses, vines, houseplants and culinary herbs. The complete plant list is available online at www.thefriendsofmanito.org, or at TFM’s office. Net proceeds from this sale are used to improve and maintain Manito Park. Call 535-9096 for more information.
Rosalia, Thornton garden tour – The Rosalia Garden Club will host its Gardens of the Palouse Tour June 19 from noon-5 p.m. Five great gardens in Rosalia and nearby Thornton will show off an amazing array of styles, plants and use of antique farm implements from the early days of the Palouse. Tickets are $5 and available at each garden. Addresses are: 928 S. Summit Ave. and 404 E. “E” St. in Rosalia; and in Thornton, 3801 Old Thornton Highway, 102 Klaveano Road, 1902 Cashup Flats Road.
Spokane roses tour - The Spokane Rose Society will hold its Roses, Roses, Roses Garden Tour June 26 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Four gardens will be open for visits and will feature lots of different ways to show off roses and other great plants. Admission is two cans of food that will go to Spokane’s Second Harvest Food Bank. Maps can be picked up at any of the gardens. Addresses are: 1128 E. Glass Ave., 2828 W. Euclid Ave., 3508 W. Glass Ave. and 1105 N. Bowdish.
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