Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden will be presenting its 6th annual Ice Cream Social and 10th Anniversary Party on Sunday, Aug. 19, with special guest celeb gardener Ciscoe Morris, along with free Full Tilt ice cream for the first 300 guests.

In honor of their 10th anniversary, Ciscoe’s topic this year will be “Ciscoe’s Top Ten Garden Do’s and Don’ts!”

New sponsor Full Tilt Ice Cream will be providing free locally-produced gourmet Ice Cream to the first 300 guests.

“Join us in the garden on Sunday, August 19th for our 6th annual Ice Cream Social, which this year coincides with our 10th anniversary,” reads an announcement. “This year’s Celebrity Guest will again be Ciscoe Morris, who hosts “Gardening with Ciscoe” on KIRO 97.3 FM radio and KING 5/NWCN television, and is the author of the best-selling garden tome, ‘Ask Ciscoe.’

Here’s what else is on the agenda:

2012 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• 12:00 p.m. Silent Auction Opens, Ice Cream available
• 1:30 p.m. Ciscoe’s talk
• 30 minutes after Ciscoe finishes: Silent Auction closes

Other events include:

Silent Auction!

Bid on a variety of great items, including:

• Five pots donated by Aw Pottery and personally planted by Ciscoe with plants provided by T&L Nursery.
• 10 designer pots donated by Aw Pottery and planted by local nurseries and designers, including Clinton Bamboo, Furney’s Nursery, Minter’s Earlington Greenhouse, Village Green Perennial Nursery, West Seattle Nursery, HBGF, Design of the Times, and Dogwood Design. Check out these pots from our 2010 event:

Dinner for 6 at 909 Coffee and Wine in Burien.  Grab 5 of your friends and feast on a 3 course meal served family style from the always inventive kitchen of Chef Frank Ricci; includes one appetizer, entree, and dessert per person. This is a fabulous auction item; the cuisine at 909 has been given Ciscoe’s highest rating, 4 Brussels Sprouts!  (Sorry, alcohol not included; but  an impressive inventory is available for purchase, including a first-class wine list and creative cocktails from their adjoining lounge, “913: the Place Next Door”.)

Dinner and a Movie for Two at the Tin Room and Tin Theater ($100 gift card). Treat yourself and a pal to an evening of entertainment at Ciscoe’s favorite B-town watering hole, and then catch a film at Burien’s very own Tin-sel town, the Tin Theater. Or just blow it all on 9 Classic Burgers with their irresistible Tin Fries. It’s your decision…

Copperleaf ($75 gift card). Copperleaf Restaurant & Bar is the ideal, intimate venue to relish fresh farm-to-table local and regional bounty for lunch and dinner. Here, sustainability and a tireless pursuit of superior locally grown and lovingly raised foods abound. Those who dine at Copperleaf Restaurant & Bar savor year ’round fresh farm-inspired foods prepared from Cedarbrook Lodge’s on-site garden, paired with an elegant approachable wine list. Rated among the Top 10 new restaurants in the U.S.!

Four passes to the 2013 NW Flower and Garden Show. To mark the show’s 25th Anniversary, the Northwest Flower & Garden Show is going Hollywood

Burien Pub Crawl; includes $70 worth of gift cards from Vino Bello, Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub, and Hey, Paison! Start your tour with appetizers and wine by the glass at Vino Bello, Burien’s premier wine bar. Then pop across the street for the best cheese steak west of Philly at Hey, Paison! Top off the evening by waddling down the block to Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub for a pint of Guinness and one of their famous desserts. Also works in reverse order. (Designated driver not included and highly recommended! Even if you don’t consume any libations, you’ll be too stuffed with delicious food to drive!)