Home/garden calendar

Diagnosing Shrub and Tree Problems – By Tim Kohlhauff, during the Gardeners of Spokane monthly meeting, Sunday, 7 p.m., Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook. Free and open to the public. Call 467-9804.

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 Center, 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 - There will be construction of training boxes for further development of roots of Bonsai trees. Meets third Sunday of each month. 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 Fair & Expo Center, Havana at Broadway. $6/general, 12 and under/free. 924-0588.

Houseplant Seminar and Sale - Sponsored by The Friends of Manito Feb. 26. Expert Marion Diehl-Gire, greenhouse manager at Spokane Community College, will speak on houseplants. Following the seminar, there will be a plant sale with more than 100 species of plants represented. Seminar is 10 a.m.-noon, plant sale for seminar guests is noon-3 p.m., public sale is 1-3 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Manito Park meeting room, east of Gaiser Conservatory. $5. 456-8038.

Old House Workshop - Sessions include “Learn how to research your house’s history,” “Try your hand at the art of plaster repair,” and go behind the scenes on a restoration tour of historic Campbell House. Presented by the Museum of Arts 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 Stitchery Expo - March 3-6. Hours are 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 Empire Theatre, Tekoa, Wash. Donation. 284-2078.