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5:00-9:00 pm

Opening Night at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show returns in early February, 2011, and once again the Arboretum Foundation will kick off the show with its annual Opening Night Preview Gala. On Tuesday, February 7, guests can enjoy a fabulous evening of delicious food, fine wines, live music, and silent auctions, and the opportunity to view the beautiful display gardens at the Flower Show the day before it opens to the public.

Partnership with Audubon: This year, the Foundation is collaborating with the Seattle Audubon Society on its Flower Show display garden, "Birdsong," which will celebrate the diverse bird habitat found in the Washington Park Arboretum. We are also partnering with Seattle Audubon for Opening Night, and offering our special member pricing to Audubon members.

Early "Bird" Ticket Prices: General admission tickets for Foundation and Audubon members cost $65 when purchased before January 20, 2012; Member tickets will be $75 thereafter. General admission for Non-Members is $100. Dinner is not included as part of the general admission benefits. Members and Non-Members are encouraged to dine before they come to the event-but also to save room for some delectable desserts and wines!

Patron and Benefactor-level guests will enjoy a buffet dinner and an exclusive preview of the display gardens before the main exhibit hall is opened to all guests. Patron tickets cost $250; Benefactor tickets are $500.

For reservations, please call 206-325-4510 or visit www.arboretumfoundation.org.

The Arboretum Foundation
Graham Visitors Center, Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Drive E
Seattle, WA 98112
206-325-4510

Fee $100.00; call 206-325-4510 or visit www.arboretumfoundation.org

Northwest Flower and Garden Show - A Floral Symphony

Six acres of show display gardens will surely generate plenty of ideas for any style garden or lifestyle. Once you have gathered your thoughts, you can stock up on plants or products in the Marketplace with over 300 exhibitors to satisfy your green thumb. Perhaps you would like to share your thoughts on gardening? Come to the Resource Center where someone will connect you to a fellow gardener who shares your interests. Maybe you would rather soak up the information and visual wonders listening to well known speakers on every horticultural topic imaginable.  Whatever your taste, there will be something for everyone at the show.  

Pacific Horticulture is proud to be sponsoring the seminars on Wednesday, the first day of the show. Whatever day you are at the show, come by and say hello to our Pacific Horticulture volunteers (and to our new editor, Lorene Edwards Forkner) at our booth # 2411 next to the Northwest Horticultural Society booth.  

Northwest Flower & Garden Show
Washington State Convention Center
Seventh Avenue and Pike Street
Seattle, WA
800-343-6973

Northwest Flower and Garden Show - A Floral Symphony

Six acres of show display gardens will surely generate plenty of ideas for any style garden or lifestyle. Once you have gathered your thoughts, you can stock up on plants or products in the Marketplace with over 300 exhibitors to satisfy your green thumb. Perhaps you would like to share your thoughts on gardening? Come to the Resource Center where someone will connect you to a fellow gardener who shares your interests. Maybe you would rather soak up the information and visual wonders listening to well known speakers on every horticultural topic imaginable.  Whatever your taste, there will be something for everyone at the show.  

Pacific Horticulture is proud to be sponsoring the seminars on Wednesday, the first day of the show. Whatever day you are at the show, come by and say hello to our Pacific Horticulture volunteers (and to our new editor, Lorene Edwards Forkner) at our booth # 2411 next to the Northwest Horticultural Society booth.  

Northwest Flower & Garden Show
Washington State Convention Center
Seventh Avenue and Pike Street
Seattle, WA
800-343-6973

Northwest Flower and Garden Show - A Floral Symphony

Six acres of show display gardens will surely generate plenty of ideas for any style garden or lifestyle. Once you have gathered your thoughts, you can stock up on plants or products in the Marketplace with over 300 exhibitors to satisfy your green thumb. Perhaps you would like to share your thoughts on gardening? Come to the Resource Center where someone will connect you to a fellow gardener who shares your interests. Maybe you would rather soak up the information and visual wonders listening to well known speakers on every horticultural topic imaginable.  Whatever your taste, there will be something for everyone at the show.  

Pacific Horticulture is proud to be sponsoring the seminars on Wednesday, the first day of the show. Whatever day you are at the show, come by and say hello to our Pacific Horticulture volunteers (and to our new editor, Lorene Edwards Forkner) at our booth # 2411 next to the Northwest Horticultural Society booth.  

Northwest Flower & Garden Show
Washington State Convention Center
Seventh Avenue and Pike Street
Seattle, WA
800-343-6973

Northwest Flower and Garden Show - A Floral Symphony

Six acres of show display gardens will surely generate plenty of ideas for any style garden or lifestyle. Once you have gathered your thoughts, you can stock up on plants or products in the Marketplace with over 300 exhibitors to satisfy your green thumb. Perhaps you would like to share your thoughts on gardening? Come to the Resource Center where someone will connect you to a fellow gardener who shares your interests. Maybe you would rather soak up the information and visual wonders listening to well known speakers on every horticultural topic imaginable.  Whatever your taste, there will be something for everyone at the show.  

Pacific Horticulture is proud to be sponsoring the seminars on Wednesday, the first day of the show. Whatever day you are at the show, come by and say hello to our Pacific Horticulture volunteers (and to our new editor, Lorene Edwards Forkner) at our booth # 2411 next to the Northwest Horticultural Society booth.  

Northwest Flower & Garden Show
Washington State Convention Center
Seventh Avenue and Pike Street
Seattle, WA
800-343-6973

1:00 pm

Herbaceous Cooking

Internationally published author and outdoor living specialist Kris Wetherbee imparts her passion and knowledge on using herbs from garden to table. Learn tips on herb growing, storage and preparation, then taste the difference fresh herbs can make as Wetherbee prepares and shares a recipe or two. Class begins at 1 p.m. in the Education Center.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00; (503) 874-8100

Northwest Flower and Garden Show - A Floral Symphony

Six acres of show display gardens will surely generate plenty of ideas for any style garden or lifestyle. Once you have gathered your thoughts, you can stock up on plants or products in the Marketplace with over 300 exhibitors to satisfy your green thumb. Perhaps you would like to share your thoughts on gardening? Come to the Resource Center where someone will connect you to a fellow gardener who shares your interests. Maybe you would rather soak up the information and visual wonders listening to well known speakers on every horticultural topic imaginable.  Whatever your taste, there will be something for everyone at the show.  

Pacific Horticulture is proud to be sponsoring the seminars on Wednesday, the first day of the show. Whatever day you are at the show, come by and say hello to our Pacific Horticulture volunteers (and to our new editor, Lorene Edwards Forkner) at our booth # 2411 next to the Northwest Horticultural Society booth.  

Northwest Flower & Garden Show
Washington State Convention Center
Seventh Avenue and Pike Street
Seattle, WA
800-343-6973

10:00 am-12:00 pm

Propagation Workshop with Kathy Norsworthy

Kathy Norsworthy, owner of Taking Root Nursery, will focus on hands-on propatagion from basal plate cuttings, plant division, and root cuttings. In addition she will discuss soil, fertilizer, watering, heat and timing. You will learn how to use all three methods in the workshop and takie home plants that you have made.
Location: Norsworthy Garden/Kenmore

Northwest Horticultural Society
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NW 41st Street
Seattle, WA
206-780-8172

Fee $35.00

10:00 am-12:00 pm

Pruning Small Trees and Shrubs with Christina Pfeiffer

Christina is a ISA Certified Arborist who teaches at Edmonds Community College, is a consulting associate with Urban Forestry Services, Inc., and holds degrees in horticulture from Michigan State and the University of Washington. She will give a slide lecture before moving outside for a hands-on demonstration that will include espaliered apple trees and roses.
Location: Rountree Garden/Bellevue

Northwest Horticultural Society
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NW 41st Street
Seattle, WA
206-780-8172

Fee $35.00

East of the Far West

37th Annual Western Winter Study Weekend, a three-day weekend of lectures (Phyllis Gustafson, Jack Nisbet, Ted Alway, Paul Slichter, Joseph Arnett, Paige Embry, Truls Jensen), garden tours, plant and book sales, silent auction, demonstrations and more

North American Rock Garden Society, Northwest Chapter
Everett Holiday Inn
Everett, WA
425-681-9341
mail4ilseBgmail.com

9:00 am-2:00 pm

Northwest Perennial Alliance March Mania Plant Sale

Northwest Perennial Alliance March Mania Plant Sale

One of the first big plant sales of the year will feature spring ephemerals (plants unique to early spring) from specialty nurseries, the famous NPA Border at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, and NPA members' gardens. Available experts can help you choose the earliest bloomers to brighten your garden.

Saturday, March 10,  9- 2 pm

Bellevue Botanical Garden

12001 Main Street, Bellevue, WA

For more information: www.n-p-a.org 
infonorthwestperennialalliance.org

Presented by Northwest Perennial Alliance, one of the largest nonprofit gardening organizations in Washington State. It offers plant sales and lectures open to the public, and publishes an open gardens directory for its members with garden self-tours from spring through fall. NPA also maintains the famous NPA Border at Bellevue Botanical Garden.

Northwest Perennial Alliance
Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main Street
Bellevue, WA

12:00 pm

Art Auction and Garden Lecture: Using Pacific NW Native Perennia

Steve Lorton to help the NPA auction a 1983 Auricula watercolor by Kevin Nicolay, plantsman, teacher, celebrated botanical artist and founding member of NPA. Nicolay's exquisite drawings and paintings hang in museums around the world. Painting on view at Miller Horticultural Library, March 1-17. The annual Nicolay Lecture will be given by native plant expert Greg Rabourn on Using Pacific NW Native Perennial Plants in Your Garden. He can be seen on KCTV's Yard Talk and heard on KUOW's Greendays Gardening.

Northwest Perennial Alliance
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st St
Seattle, WA

Fee $10.00

8:30 am-4:00 pm

2012 Spring Gardening Symposium

Woodland Gardening: Building Beauty from Shade-Loving Plants

There is a primal, if not spiritual, attraction to walking in a woodland, whether in the deciduous hardwoods of the eastern U.S. or in our magnificent western coniferous forests. An abundance of our best native plants are found in woodlands, and some of the most beautiful bulbs and ephemerals put on their breathtaking show early in the season under the woodland canopy using available light before the trees leaf out. This speaks to many gardeners' desire to recreate a small portion of woodland in their own garden. Which trees work in a small urban garden and what plant combinations can be planted to provide year-round beauty?

Our symposium speakers will explore how to use shade-loving plants to create a beautiful and serene space in a woodland environment. We are fortunate to have Rick Lewandowski, director of the Mt. Cuba Center for the study of Piedmont flora, bring us insights into a large array of native woodland plants and their habitats.

In less than ten years, Jimi Blake has built one of the most celebrated new gardens in Ireland out of an area that was just a field. The plantsmanship to accomplish this and how his plant collection has changed over time, as he is constantly editing and adding new acquisitions, will provide a stimulus for re-evaluating our own plantings.

Most of us do not have large gardens. This is also the case with Richie Steffen who, although he works in the Miller Botanical Garden, has a small plot at home on which he gardens. He will share thoughts into building a woodland garden on a small lot: what trees to plant to generate shade and how to combine shade-loving plants to great effect.

Finally, Cole Burrell, plantsman, author, educator, and designer has devoted a lifetime to studying native plants in the wild and in gardens. His interests focus on the origins of vernacular design traditions and avenues for ecological innovation within urban and suburban neighborhoods.

Northwest Horticultural Society
Bastyr University Auditorium,
14500 Juanita Drive NE, Kenmore
Seattle, WA
206-780-8172

Fee $65.00; Email nwhortaol.com or phone (206)780-8172

3:00 pm

Grow Your Own Herbal Spa

 Learn to plant an herbal theme garden and to create healing and aromatic spa products. Herb expert Sue Goetz shares easy tips and ideas for peppermint foot scrub, sugar scrubs, powders, fragrant mists and more. Class begins at 3 p.m., location TBD.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

10:30 am

Herbal Lotions and Potions

 Herb expert Sue Goetz shares tips and recipes for making lotions, bath salts, herbal waters and other household products from fresh garden herbs. The class will also discuss herb varieties and tips on harvesting and preservation. Class begins at 10:30 a.m., location TBD.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

1:00 pm

Deciduous Divas

Roger Gossler of Gossler Farms Nursery shares his passion for woody plants, shrubs and trees and how they can be stars of the garden. Gossler has cultivated plants now used industry wide and continues to be a source for the rare and unusual. Class begins at 1 p.m. in the Education Center.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

1:00 pm

Growing Warm Season Crops in Cooler Climates

Award-winning writer and radio commentator Willi Galloway shares how to overcome the challenges of adapting warm-weather crops to more mild climates. She is renowned for her extensive experience in kitchen gardening, seasonal cooking and vegetables. Class begins at 1 p.m. in the Education Center.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

Hardy Plant Society of Washington Spring Plant Sale

Over 100 varieties and species of perennials will be offered for sale. All are carefully potted and grown in the Pacific Northwest. Some are old favorites; many are special and not frequently offered in local retail nurseries.The sale will be Saturday April 14th 10-2 at Center for Urban Horticulture in the Douglas Classroom and in the adjoining ‘head house' between the offices and the greenhouses, which connects to the classroom. The address is 3501 NE 41st Street in Seattle.

Hardy Plant Society of Washington
3501 NE 41st Street
Seattle, WA 98177

Spring Plant Sale and Flower Show

Spring Plant Sale and Flower Show at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden

The sale will take place on the Weyerhaeuser Corporate Campus, West Upper Level parking lot across from the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, 2525 S. 336th Street, Federal Way.

Shop on Friday, April 20th from 3 to 6 pm (Members enter at 2 pm) and Saturday, April 21st from 9 am to 3 pm. 

More information: RhodyGarden.org or call 253-661-9377.

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Weyerhauser Corporate Headquarters
Federal Way, WA
253-661-9377
rsfrhodygarden.org

Spring Plant Sale and Flower Show

Spring Plant Sale and Flower Show at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden

The sale will take place on the Weyerhaeuser Corporate Campus, West Upper Level parking lot across from the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, 2525 S. 336th Street, Federal Way.

Shop on Friday, April 20th from 3 to 6 pm (Members enter at 2 pm) and Saturday, April 21st from 9 am to 3 pm. 

More information: RhodyGarden.org or call 253-661-9377.

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Weyerhauser Corporate Headquarters
Federal Way, WA
253-661-9377
rsfrhodygarden.org

10:00 am-4:00 pm

Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens Lilac Days

Tour the beautiful gardens and the historic 1880's Victorian Farm Home of lilac hybridizer Hulda Klager. During Lilac Days 2012, the Farm Home will feature a display of vintage hats and accessories.  April 21, through Mothers' Day May 13; 10am to 4pm daily; $2. Children under 12 free. Lilac plants will be available for purchase. Gift shop with many exquisite lilac inspired items. Grounds are wheelchair friendly; Historic Home does not have wheelchair access. Video tour of Hulda's Home in wheelchair-friendly Historic Potting Shed. No pets permitted in Gardens. 115 South Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA, I-5 Exit 21.  Free Parking.  For more information, contact Catherine 360-606-7359. woodlandlilacgardens@gmail.com Check website for "What is Blooming".  www.lilacgardens.com

Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens
115 South Pekin Road
Woodland, WA
(360) 225-8996

Fee $2.00; contact Catherine 360-606-7359

Buds & Blooms Spring Garden Tour

Buds & Blooms Spring Garden Tour, Mother's Day Weekend, May 12th & 13th.  Tour three public gardens and two private gardens with one $20 admission.  Free shuttle from the Federal Way Farmer's Market.  Contact InfoRhodyGarden for more information.

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Weyerhauser Corporate Headquarters
Federal Way, WA
253-661-9377
rsfrhodygarden.org

10:00 am-4:00 pm

"A Growing Affair" & Spring Plant Sale

"A GROWING AFFAIR"

              &

SPRING PLANT SALE

Saturday, May 12, 2012

10:00 - 4:00

UBC Botanical Garden

6805 SW Marine Drive @16th Avenue

Vancouver BC

604-822-4529

www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/events

UBC Botanical Garden
6804 SW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC Canada
604-822-3928

1:00 pm

Garden Gems with Dan Heims

 A globetrotter and media personality in search of the newest perennials, Dan Heims of Terra Nova Gardens uses horticultural humor to share his exciting finds and extensive knowledge. Class begins at 1 p.m. in the Education Center.     

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

Buds & Blooms Spring Garden Tour

Buds & Blooms Spring Garden Tour, Mother's Day Weekend, May 12th & 13th.  Tour three public gardens and two private gardens with one $20 admission.  Free shuttle from the Federal Way Farmer's Market.  Contact InfoRhodyGarden for more information.

Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Weyerhauser Corporate Headquarters
Federal Way, WA
253-661-9377
rsfrhodygarden.org

1:00 pm

Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces

From succulent-covered walls to vegetable towers, garden designer and columnist Rebecca Sweet highlights a range of innovative vertical gardening ideas. Class begins at 1 p.m. in the Education Center.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

Hardy Plant Study Weekend

The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group will present a conference for gardeners and plant lovers entitled "Into the Woods / Out of the Woods" on June 7-10, 2012, at the Valley River Inn in Eugene, Oregon. This conference takes places in the Willamette Valley/Eugene, once every four years. It is an opportunity to be among plant lovers from our local community as well as to meet gardeners from north and south of Oregon and as far away as the east coast.  All activities occur between Thursday evening (speakers dinner) and Sunday.

The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group
Valley River Inn
Eugene, OR
infothehardyplantgroup.org

Hardy Plant Study Weekend

The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group will present a conference for gardeners and plant lovers entitled "Into the Woods / Out of the Woods" on June 7-10, 2012, at the Valley River Inn in Eugene, Oregon. This conference takes places in the Willamette Valley/Eugene, once every four years. It is an opportunity to be among plant lovers from our local community as well as to meet gardeners from north and south of Oregon and as far away as the east coast.  All activities occur between Thursday evening (speakers dinner) and Sunday.

The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group
Valley River Inn
Eugene, OR
infothehardyplantgroup.org

Hardy Plant Study Weekend

The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group will present a conference for gardeners and plant lovers entitled "Into the Woods / Out of the Woods" on June 7-10, 2012, at the Valley River Inn in Eugene, Oregon. This conference takes places in the Willamette Valley/Eugene, once every four years. It is an opportunity to be among plant lovers from our local community as well as to meet gardeners from north and south of Oregon and as far away as the east coast.  All activities occur between Thursday evening (speakers dinner) and Sunday.

The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group
Valley River Inn
Eugene, OR
infothehardyplantgroup.org

1:00 pm

Dirt Cheap Gardening

Using a lighthearted approach, gardening author and columnist Marianne Binetti teaches creative ways to spend less on garden maintenance while enhancing landscape curb appeal. Class begins at 1 p.m. in the Education Center. Book signing to follow.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

Hardy Plant Study Weekend

The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group will present a conference for gardeners and plant lovers entitled "Into the Woods / Out of the Woods" on June 7-10, 2012, at the Valley River Inn in Eugene, Oregon. This conference takes places in the Willamette Valley/Eugene, once every four years. It is an opportunity to be among plant lovers from our local community as well as to meet gardeners from north and south of Oregon and as far away as the east coast.  All activities occur between Thursday evening (speakers dinner) and Sunday.

The Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group
Valley River Inn
Eugene, OR
infothehardyplantgroup.org

11:00 am

Wicked Plants: The Deliciously Dark Side of the Plant World

Bestselling author of Wicked Plants, Amy Stewart offers an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate and otherwise offend. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, Stewart presents tales of bloodcurdling botany that will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers. Class begins at 11 a.m. in the Education Center.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

1:00 pm

Wicked Bugs: Fearsome and Ferocious Creatures in your Backyard a

Bestselling author Amy Stewart takes a darkly comical look at creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. It's a mixture of history, science, murder, and intrigue that begins-but doesn't end-in your own backyard. Class begins at 1 p.m. in the Education Center.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

10:00 am-5:00 pm

Gig Harbor Garden Tour

Gig Harbor, Washington on the Beautiful Puget Sound!

June 30th and July 1st, 2012, 10am-5pm. Ticket price($25.00)admits the bearer to 7 wonderful private gardens as well as several other events including lectures with professional garden writers. Tickets: www.gigharborgardentour.org. or call 253-460-2399

Gig Harbor Garden Tour
infogigharborgardentour.org

Fee $25.00; Tickets: www.gigharborgardentour.org. or call 253-460-2399

10:00 am-5:00 pm

Gig Harbor Garden Tour

Gig Harbor, Washington on the Beautiful Puget Sound!

June 30th and July 1st, 2012, 10am-5pm. Ticket price($25.00)admits the bearer to 7 wonderful private gardens as well as several other events including lectures with professional garden writers. Tickets: www.gigharborgardentour.org. or call 253-460-2399

Gig Harbor Garden Tour
infogigharborgardentour.org

Fee $25.00; Tickets: www.gigharborgardentour.org. or call 253-460-2399

Bainbridge in Bloom garden tour

This year's tour will feature five magnificent Bainbridge gardens, beautifully distinct from each other but collectively underscoring the island's standing as a national gardeners' Eden.
Saturday's and Sunday's general tour will feature live music and fine art and craft available for sale at each site. Friday's special preview events will include lunch and a tour of an island estate rarely opened to the public, and the opportunity to take a self-driven, self-paced tour. Anchoring the weekend will be Evening in Bloom, a gala benefit auction.
Tickets for Bainbridge in Bloom will go on sale online in early spring, 2012. To sign up to receive future event updates, please email bloomartshum.org.

Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council
206-842-7901
bloomartshum.org.

Bainbridge in Bloom garden tour

This year's tour will feature five magnificent Bainbridge gardens, beautifully distinct from each other but collectively underscoring the island's standing as a national gardeners' Eden.
Saturday's and Sunday's general tour will feature live music and fine art and craft available for sale at each site. Friday's special preview events will include lunch and a tour of an island estate rarely opened to the public, and the opportunity to take a self-driven, self-paced tour. Anchoring the weekend will be Evening in Bloom, a gala benefit auction.
Tickets for Bainbridge in Bloom will go on sale online in early spring, 2012. To sign up to receive future event updates, please email bloomartshum.org.

Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council
206-842-7901
bloomartshum.org.

1:00 pm

Clematis Myth Busting

Rogerson Clematis Collection curator Linda Beutler untangles the snarl of misinformation about clematis cultivation. This author and lecturer's passion for clematis led to a personal collection of 250 separate species and cultivars as well as the publication of her first book. Class begins at 1 p.m. in the Education Center.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

Bainbridge in Bloom garden tour

This year's tour will feature five magnificent Bainbridge gardens, beautifully distinct from each other but collectively underscoring the island's standing as a national gardeners' Eden.
Saturday's and Sunday's general tour will feature live music and fine art and craft available for sale at each site. Friday's special preview events will include lunch and a tour of an island estate rarely opened to the public, and the opportunity to take a self-driven, self-paced tour. Anchoring the weekend will be Evening in Bloom, a gala benefit auction.
Tickets for Bainbridge in Bloom will go on sale online in early spring, 2012. To sign up to receive future event updates, please email bloomartshum.org.

Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council
206-842-7901
bloomartshum.org.

1:00 pm

Carnivorous Plants

Author, biologist and astronomer Barry Rice speaks on studying, growing and conserving carnivorous (and otherwise bizarre) plants. Class begins at 1 p.m. in the Education Center.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

6:00 pm

“Floral Design Workshop

Learn new ways to grow, glean and gather floral design ingredients - in every season. Outdoor Living Expert Debra Prinzing will also share sustainable design techniques, resources and a recommended plant list for growing a cutting garden.

Class begins at 6 p.m. in the Education Center. This class requires a workshop fee and that students bring particular materials.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00; This class requires a workshop fee and that students bring particular materials.

2:00 pm

The Five-Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers

Learn about eco-friendly growing and bouquet design approaches from popular photographer and garden blogger David Perry and outdoor living expert Debra Prinzing. They will share their passion for local and seasonal flowers in an illustrated presentation that centers around the "Green Flower Movement."

Class begins at 2 p.m. in the Education Center.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

1:00 pm

Falling into Autumn: Plant Combinations for the Season of Decade

Garden expert Lucy Hardiman teaches this class at 1 p.m. in the Education Center.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

1:00 pm

The Buzz About Bee-keeping

Beekeeper extraordinaire Mark Thompson teaches this class at 1 p.m. in the Education Center.

The Oregon Garden
879 West Main Street
Silverton, OR 97381
503-874-8100

Fee $15.00

10:00 am-2:00 pm

Hardy Plant Society of Washington Fall Bulb Sale

Many favorites and some very special bulbs will be offered in this gardener's delight sale. All bulbs will be quality-inspected and carefully packed by hand locally in the days just prior to the sale. Some potted perennials will also be available at the same time. The date is October 7, 10-2 at the Center for Urban Horticulture in the Douglas Classroom.
The address is 3501 NE 41st Street in Seattle.

Hardy Plant Society of Washington
3501 NE 41st Street
Seattle, WA 98177