CLASSES & EVENTS
Rose Pruning for Beginners
February 15th, 10am-11:30 Take the fear and mystery out of rose pruning! With over fifteen years of Nursery experience caring for roses in addition to years of independent consulting, Sky Nursery associate Aster brings a wealth of knowledge to this talk. Learn everything you need to know to prune the different types of roses including the best tools and times for the job, so you can enjoy beautiful, healthy plants year after year, without needless hassle.
FREE, Live, and up-close pruning talk
Event will be held under cover in the Sky Greenhouse. Remember to dress in layers! The greenhouse can be chilly this time of year.
Fruit Tree Pruning for Beginners
February 15th, 1 - 2pm Following our morning rose talk, Peter, the manager of Sky's tree and shrub department, will show you why pruning is essential to the long term health and production of your tree, how to prune different types of fruits and ways of growing and shaping trees to meet different space and design constraints. This will be a great chance to get a start on your own orchard, or remind yourself how to care for one you already have. Questions welcome!
FREE EVENT
Event will be held under cover in the Sky Greenhouse. Remember to dress in layers! The greenhouse can be chilly this time of year.
Harlequin Willow Weave
February 16th, 2 sessions
Morning 10am - 12:30pm OR
Afternoon 2 - 4:30pm
Create a living sculpture for your garden, weaving 30 willow rods (local, ethically harvested Salix purpurea) into a Harlequin Topiary that will start out as sticks, then root and burst forth with foliage come spring time. With sun, lots of water and a yearly haircut, your willow will grow into a shapely standard, with an amazing interwoven bark texture, in a pot or in the ground. Taught by PNW weaving/foraging expert Erin Cox of Field & Forest Crafts.
CLASS FEE $65
Limit 10 spaces per class. Ages 14+. Event will be held in the Sky Greenhouse. Remember to dress warm!
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Stepstone Mosaic Class
Saturday March 1st OR
Sunday March 2nd, 11am - 4pm
Class Fee - $130 + tax
NW Sharpening
10am - 2pm on the first Saturday & third Wednesday of the month
Upcoming Dates: Feb 1st & 19th
NW Sharpening offers garden tool and knife sharpening services at Sky, from 10 am to 2 pm.
$4 per tool, cash only please
NW Flower & Garden Festival
February 19-23
Please visit the NWFGF website to purchase tickets for the 2025 show.
Sky Nursery Paid Event Cancellation Policy
Need to cancel a prepaid class? We can process your request for a full refund up to 48 hours before the event. For events registered outside of Sky, please refer to the organizer's policy.
Stop by the Young Gardener Shed!
Come and enjoy our garden shed for Young Gardeners in the Sky Nursery greenhouse. No matter the time of year, the shed is always full of fun self-directed activities for kids, including coloring pages, scavenger hunts, cool plant artifacts, storybooks and more.
Keep an eye on this page, we host fun and free/mostly free events for the whole family!