Home/garden calendar

Northwest Flower and Garden Show – Continues through Feb. 11, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. $345-495/includes airfare, hotel, admission to show. 535-8434.

Growing and Cooking with Herbs - Sponsored by city of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department. Tuesday. 1-4 p.m., Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh. $20. 625-6200.

Fun and Unique Fall Finishes - Sponsored by city of Spokane Parks and Recreation Dept. Tuesday. 6-9 p.m., Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh. $19. 625-6200.

Stained Glass Panel Lamp Shade - Sponsored by city of Spokane Parks and Recreation Dept. Wednesdays, through Feb.-23, 6-9 p.m., Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh. $32. 625-6200.

Horticulture Class Series - Presented by Washington State University Extension in Spokane County, Thursdays, 6-9 p.m., through Apr. 28, 222 N. Havana St. $150. 477-2048.

Seeing Color in a Different Light - Using Black and Silver in the Garden,” by Karen Platt from Sheffield, England, an expert on black plants. Feb. 19. 2-4 p.m., Spokane Community College Lair Auditorium, 1810 N. Greene St. $5/advance, $7/door. 535-8434.

Seattle Home Show 2005 - Feb. 19-27. More than 600 displays of home and garden projects plus Idea Street featuring furnished and landscaped model homes. Hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m., and Friday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Qwest Field Event Cent, 1000 Occidental Avenue S, between Safeco Field and Qwest Field, Seattle. $9/adults, $5/seniors, $3/ages 7-15, free/age 6 and under. (206) 932-3145.

Inland Empire Bonsai Society - Meets Feb. 20, noon-3 p.m., Manito Park Garden Center. 455-9576.

Home & Yard Show - 27th annual event. Feb. 24-25, noon-9 p.m., Feb. 26, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Feb. 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Spokane Ag & Expo Center, Havana at Broadway. $6/general, 12 and under/free. 924-0588.

Old House Workshop - Four sessions including learning how to research your house’s history, trying your hand at the art of plaster repair and going behind the scenes on a restoration tour of historic Campbell House. Presented by the Museum of Art and Culture’s Historic Preservation Committee. Pre-registration is required. Feb. 26. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., MAC’s Cheney Cowles Center, Eric A. Johnston Memorial Auditorium, 2316 W. First. $35. 456-3931.

Sewing and Stichery Expo – March 3-6, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Western Washington Fairgrounds, Puyallup. $4/advance, $9/door. (253) 798-7180.

Columnist Pat Munts - Gardening correspondent for The Spokesman-Review speaks on “Gardening: Growing Food and Growing Community.” March 11, 7 p.m., Tekoa (Wash.) Empire Theatre. Donation. 284-2078.

Inland Empire Bonsai Society - Meets March 20, noon-3 p.m., Manito Park Garden Center. 455-9576.