This resource is compiled by the Miller Library. Public, charitable sales and tours are added regularly. To have your event added please e-mail hortlib@uw.edu.
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Garden Tours & Plant Sales in November–December 2024
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October 27, 2024(3 events)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
12:00 pm: Oregon Mycological Society Fall Mushroom Show – Admission: $15/adults (available on website), free/OMS members & children under 12. See beautifully displayed specimens from around the region & talk to mushroom experts. There will be vendors, books for sale, mushroom cooking samples, speakers & more. More information: www.wildmushrooms.org/calendar/2024-fall-mushroom-show/, www.facebook.com/OregonMycologicalSociety or info@wildmushrooms.org. Held at the World Forestry Center – Miller Hall. World Forestry Center
1:00 pm: KPMS Wild Mushroom Show – Free admission, donations accepted. Over 150 species of local wild mushrooms on display. Bring your mushroom for expert ID (collect the entire mushroom, including underground parts; do not use plastic bags). Special displays, vendors with mushroom-related merchandise, lectures, mushroom tastings, ask the experts, kids activities, books, field guides & books for sale, & more. More information: www.kitsapmushrooms.org or president@kitsapmushrooms.org. Held at Bremer Student Center at Olympic College. 1600 Chester Ave, Bremerton, WA
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October 28, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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October 29, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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October 30, 2024(2 events)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Dishing Dirt with Bess & Richie: Less Work & More Fun – Cost: free/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. Join Bess Bronstein & Richie Steffen as they discuss ideas & tips for autumn transitions. They will pick apart what worked & what didn’t in the garden, so sharpen your pencils for lists of plants worth planting again. 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. Recording will be available for 4 weeks. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172. Live Webinar
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October 31, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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NovemberNovember 1, 2024(1 event) Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 2, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 3, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 4, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 5, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 6, 2024(2 events)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Designing with Grasses for Drought Tolerance & Beauty with Susan Calhoun – Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. Susan will discuss designing gardens using an abundance & variety of grasses. Grasses can be added to established gardens or incorporated into new designs. Grasses in the garden attract pollinators; add color, texture, & fragrance; and provide 4 seasons of interest. Susan Calhoun is a landscape designer with over 25 years of experience. Her gardens have been featured in many publications & she writes for Fine Gardening Magazine. Recording will be available for 3 weeks. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172. Live Webinar
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November 7, 2024(2 events)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
11:30 am: UW Botanic Gardens: First Thursday Walking Tour – 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/, cmn23@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Meet at the Graham Visitors Center. Washington Park Arboretum
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November 8, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 9, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 10, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 11, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 12, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 13, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 14, 2024(1 event)
Elisabeth C. Miller Webinar LectureC. Colston BurrellCULTIVAR WARSAre Native Cultivars Destroying Biodiversity?October 16, 2024 – November 14, 2024 Free. The featured speaker is C. Colston Burrell; he is an acclaimed international lecturer, garden designer & author of 12 gardening books. He has escorted garden & nature tours throughout the U.S. as well as to Canada, Europe & the Americas. This lecture explores the differences in the origins & naming of different cultivars, as well as the benefits & potential pitfalls of adding named selections of native plants to our gardens. Watch the lecture on us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/C2UFx8kqJOfBCTAtHREllxNg1ESdOlHjyyJcmdFBF6v1bphUKMRHCOAXeIzEckzc.grkNfunH-RlIdwcK. More information: depts.washington.edu/hortlib/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612. Online
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November 15, 2024
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November 16, 2024(1 event)
10:00 am: Forest Bathing Walk at The Washington Park Arboretum – Cost: $25, advance registration required. 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%3D176487691, urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Starts at the Graham Visitors Center. Washington Park Arboretum
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November 20, 2024(1 event)
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: American Roots with Nick McCullough – Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. Take a look at gardens that McCullough captured on his quest to celebrate the American garden in his new book AMERICAN ROOTS. Explore a selection of gardens created by 20 creative gardeners from California to Rhode Island. Gain inspiration, planting tips & an expanded notion of what an American garden is. Award-winning garden designer Nick McCullough has developed a distinctive style he calls Midwest Modern, one that relies on a balance of natural paving & innovative perennial plantings. Recording will be available for 4 weeks. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172. Live Webinar
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December 8, 2024(1 event)
12:00 pm: Evergreen Trees Tour on the University of Washington Campus – Free. No pre-registration required. This UW Campus Tree Tour is an excellent way to get to know more about some of the evergreen trees that have given Washington its nickname. Get to know some of the species that compose the distinctive forests of the Pacific Northwest. We will also be discussing some of the fossil history of the state's forests & looking at how a changing climate is shifting the composition of our forests. Dress for the weather & feel free to bring along friends & tree questions. More information: botanicgardens.uw.edu/about/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D178454864 or tdhoss@uw.edu. Meet at the front entrance of the Burke Museum, 4303 Memorial Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195. |
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December 14, 2024(1 event)
10:00 am: Forest Bathing Walk at The Washington Park Arboretum – Cost: $25, advance registration required. 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%3D176487693, urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Starts at the Graham Visitors Center. Washington Park Arboretum
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January 2, 2025(1 event)
11:30 am: UW Botanic Gardens: First Thursday Walking Tour – 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/, cmn23@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Meet at the Graham Visitors Center. Washington Park Arboretum
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