11:30 am: UW Botanic Gardens: First Thursday Walking Tour
11:30 am – 1:00 pm January 4, 2024
Our free educational tour includes a casual walk through various areas of the Washington Park Arboretum, featuring seasonal viewing of collections plants, explorations of botany & the history of the organization. More information: botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/activities/free-public-tours/, urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Meet at the Graham Visitors Center.
Admission: $8/adults, $7/seniors & military, free/under 17. First 100 attendees get in free. $1 discount coupon online. Hundreds of new & favorite past exhibitors. Plant & flower sales & more. Bill Peregrine talks & plant give-away at noon & at 3pm. Free parking. More information: www.puyalluphomeshow.net. Held in the Showplex at Washington State Fairgrounds.
7January 7, 2024●(1 event)
10:00 am: Puyallup Home & Garden Show
10:00 am – 5:00 pm January 7, 2024
Admission: $8/adults, $7/seniors & military, free/under 17. First 100 attendees get in free. $1 discount coupon online. Hundreds of new & favorite past exhibitors. Plant & flower sales & more. Ciscoe Morris at 1 pm - bring all your plant questions. Free parking. More information: www.puyalluphomeshow.net. Held in the Showplex at Washington State Fairgrounds.
8January 8, 2024
9January 9, 2024
10January 10, 2024●(1 event)
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Dishing Dirt with Bess & Richie: Planning & Planting for the Future
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm January 10, 2024
Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. Join Bess Bronstein & Richie Steffen for a critical look at what we can do today for tomorrow’s garden. Learn about plants that can be started now that will hold up to a changing climate & tolerate weather extremes. They will also share helpful tips & ideas for designing & maintaining your garden with an eye toward climate change. Bess Bronstein is an certified arborist, horticulture instructor & lecturer. Richie Steffen is president of NHS & the executive director of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden. This recording will be sent within 48 hours & will be available for viewing by the registrant for 4 weeks. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172.
10:00 am: Forest Bathing Walk at The Washington Park Arboretum
10:00 am – 11:30 am January 20, 2024
Cost: $25, register online or by phone. Forest bathing has been popular in Japan for decades & is gaining momentum in the US. The practice encourages you to walk in the forest at a slower pace & take in the atmosphere around you. These walks are slow-paced & generally cover less than a mile of trail. During this time the guide will offer a series of invitations crafted to help participants slow down & open their senses. More information: botanicgardens.uw.edu/about/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D169114811, urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Starts at the Graham Visitors Center.
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: The Must-Read Gardening Books of the 1600's, 1700's & 1800's with Brian Thompson
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm January 24, 2024
Cost: $12 members/$25 non-members. Register online. What were the most popular English gardening books in the 1600s? The 1700s? The 1800s? Brian Thompson will introduce you to these early books from the collection of the Elisabeth C. Miller Library. Like the best garden books of today, these provide basic techniques plus tips for growing the most robust flowers & vegetables, while introducing the latest, trendy plants with gorgeous pictures. Brian is the Miller Library Manager & Curator. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172.
10:00 am: NHS Presents: Woodland Garden Plants at Hunting Brook Gardens with Jimi Blake
10:00 am – 11:30 am January 27, 2024
Cost: free members/$20 non-members. Register online. Jimi will introduce you to his extensive woodland plant collection. He will focus on choice woodlanders, their growing conditions, plant combinations, propagation & succession planning in woodland gardens. Jimi established Hunting Brook Gardens in Wicklow, Ireland. Here he grows & expands his plant collection & shares his passion for plants with other enthusiasts through courses, workshops, lectures & tours. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172.
11:30 am: UW Botanic Gardens: First Thursday Walking Tour
11:30 am – 1:00 pm February 1, 2024
Our free educational tour includes a casual walk through various areas of the Washington Park Arboretum, featuring seasonal viewing of collections plants, explorations of botany & the history of the organization. More information: botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/activities/free-public-tours/, urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Meet at the Graham Visitors Center.
11:30 am: UW Botanic Gardens: First Thursday Walking Tour
11:30 am – 1:00 pm February 1, 2024
Our free educational tour includes a casual walk through various areas of the Washington Park Arboretum, featuring seasonal viewing of collections plants, explorations of botany & the history of the organization. More information: botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/activities/free-public-tours/, urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Meet at the Graham Visitors Center.