Educational Programs
Pacific Horticulture sponsors and supports a variety of educational activities up and down the West Coast. These range from talks within other venues such as the major garden shows, co-sponsorship of professional seminars such as those with The Garden Conservancy, and leadership of major symposia with botanic gardens and horticultural groups.
October 11th, 2008
Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies VI: California!
Pacific Horticulture is pleased to present the sixth in the series of symposia exploring the opportunities and constraints of garden-making in California’s version of a mediterranean climate. This one-day symposium will include presentations on the landscape and flora of California, the history of gardens in the state, issues challenging garden makers today, and garden jewels from the state’s flora. Complementing these programs will be an afternoon tour of local gardens demonstrating a clear response to the region’s climate.
Pacific Horticulture brings this popular symposium to the historic town of Monterey, in association with the Annual General Meeting of the Mediterranean Gardening Society, to be held on October 9-12. Join gardeners from around the world for this engaging program. Registrations will be limited.
As details become available, the website will be expanded with more information about the speakers, the program, and registration.
Recent Programs
March 29th, 2008
The Ornamental Plant: From Third Century Athens to Your Garden
This Northwest Horticulture Society symposium, co-sponsored by the Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable Foundation, the Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden, and Pacific Horticulture, will follow the plants we find in our gardens from history to modern day collecting in the wild through propagation and finally to the retail nursery where the gardener purchases the plant.
April 3rd, 2008
Gardens That Re-Make Themselves: A Discourse on Regeneration, Sustainability, and Preservation
This is the sixth design seminar and study tour sponsored by The Garden Conservancy and co-sponsored by Pacific Horticulture. It focuses on attributes of a long-lived garden.