FLORABUNDANCE: More than 45 plant vendors will offer plants for sale at the Arboretum Foundation's annual spring plant sale this weekend. Plants will cover more than half an acre of indoor space at the former Sand Point Naval Air Station, 7400 Sand Point Way. In addition to the sale, gardeners can get advice from arboretum volunteers. And Stephanie Feeney, author of Gardeners on the Go: Seattle, will sign her book on Saturday. Hours for the sale are 10 a.m.­5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.­3 p.m. Sunday.

OCEAN KNOWLEDGE: A team from Garfield High School will represent Washington State April 25-27 in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl in Washington, D.C. The team earned the all-expenses-paid opportunity by claiming the top honors in a state-wide bowl sponsored last month by the UW's College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences. A total of nine teams from around Washington answered rapid-fire questions on biology, chemistry, geology, physics, history and economics of the ocean, and on ocean-related current events, according to Karen Schmitt of the college. The state contest gave the UW the opportunity to work with students and teachers across the state and perhaps interest the youths in becoming the next generation of oceanographers, marine scientists and leaders who understand society's dependency on the ocean and need for ocean-related knowledge.

KUDOS: Jerry V. Finrow, dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, has been elected vice president/president elect of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). ACSA is the professional association of schools of architecture of North America and includes over 120 accredited professional programs at both public and private institutions in the USA and Canada. ¶