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 August–September 2024
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AugustAugust 1, 2024(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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August 5, 2024(1 event)
12:00 pm: Infuse Organics Farm Walk – Free. Pre-register online at www.farmwalks.org/farm-walk-registration/. Adding value with flowers & medicinal herbs. Infuse Organics is a medicinal herb farm. More information: www.farmwalks.org or farmwalkspodcast@gmail.com. Held at Infuse Organics, 13688 Chumstick Hwy, Leavenworth, WA 98826. |
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August 9, 2024
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August 10, 2024(3 events)
10:00 am: Garden Walk in Port Angeles – Free educational walk led by Master Gardeners. Walk through the Port Angeles 5th St. Community Garden to examine what is happening (or should be happening) in local vegetable gardens. Beneficial to persons new to vegetable gardening, as well as more seasoned vegetable gardeners. Held rain or shine. More information: extension.wsu.edu/clallam/event/2nd-saturday-garden-walk-at-5th-street-august-10th-2024/, www.facebook.com/clallammastergardeners, laurel.moulton@wsu.edu or 360-565-2679. Held at the 5th Street Community Garden, just off Peabody, right across from City Hall. 5th Street Community Garden
10:00 am: Garden Walk in Port Angeles – Free educational walk led by Master Gardeners. Walk through the Port Angeles 5th St. Community Garden to examine what is happening (or should be happening) in local vegetable gardens. Beneficial to persons new to vegetable gardening, as well as more seasoned vegetable gardeners. Held rain or shine. More information: extension.wsu.edu/clallam/event/2nd-saturday-garden-walk-at-5th-street-september-14th-2024/, www.facebook.com/clallammastergardeners, laurel.moulton@wsu.edu or 360-565-2679. Held at the 5th Street Community Garden, just off Peabody, right across from City Hall. 5th Street Community Garden
10:00 am: Heronswood Hydrangea Festival & Sale – The garden is open 9-3, but the event is from 10-2. Tickets required for garden entry (free for garden & tribal members), but no additional fee for Hydrangea event. Enjoy our phenomenal hydrangea collection at its peak. Guided tours of the extensive collection, free lectures on hydrangea history, plus hydrangea plants for sale, together with refreshments, fun & games. More information: www.heronswoodgarden.org/events-classes/hydrangea-festival-207/register, info@heronswoodgarden.org or 360-297-9620. Heronswood Garden
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August 11, 2024
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August 13, 2024
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August 14, 2024(1 event)
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Using Native Plants in the Garden with Linda Cochran – Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. Linda will talk about how to use various native plant communities to create native plant gardens suitable for different scenarios. She will describe where these plants can be purchased, how to grow them from seed, and how to utilize self-seeding natives. She'll also discuss maintenance techniques. Linda Cochran is a long-time PNW gardener who has focused extensively on native plants over the last 10-15 years. 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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August 15, 2024
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August 21, 2024(1 event)
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Gravel Gardens: Gardens for our Changing Climate with Jeff Epping – Cost: free/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. Jeff will show you how to replace all or some of your lawn with an easy-to-maintain eco-friendly gravel garden. Gravel gardens require little water, no fertilizer or other chemicals, no organic mulches & require less time & money to maintain. This garden system utilizes drought tolerant perennials, most of which are natives that support native fauna. Jeff Epping holds a bachelor’s & master’s degree in Ornamental Horticulture. He started Epping Design & Consulting in 2009 & recently retired after 28 years serving as Director of Horticulture at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin. 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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August 22, 2024
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August 24, 2024(1 event)
10:00 am: 21 Acres Dry Farming Fair & Farm Walk – Free. Register online. Learn how farmers grow produce varieties that need zero irrigation & taste absolutely delicious.Join the 21 Acres Farm Team on the front patio for a chance to taste & compare dry-farmed & irrigated produce grown on our own farm. Meet other water resilience advocates. At 1 pm will be a farm tour focused on the dry farming trials at 21 Acres. More information: 21acres.org/event/dry-farming-fair-and-farm-walk/, www.facebook.com/21Acres/, generalinfo@21acres.org or 425-481-1500. 21 Acres
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September 5, 2024(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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September 6, 2024
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September 8, 2024(1 event)
9:00 am: King County Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale & Talks – Registration & fee required for talks: $37/in advance, $40/day of event depending on seating availability. Three different lectures at 10, 11:30 & 1 on the theme of "Sustainable Gardening for Life". Several local specialty plant vendors will be selling plants. Also an “Ask a Master Gardener” clinic will be on site. More information & to registeer : kingcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/7847/www.mgfkc.org/events/fall-sale-speakers. Held at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA. 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA 98005
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September 9, 2024(1 event)
12:00 pm: Early Bird Farm Farm Walk – Free. Pre-register online at www.farmwalks.org/farm-walk-registration/. Building soil health through cover crops, reduced tillage & pastured poultry in a vegetable operation. More information: www.farmwalks.org or farmwalkspodcast@gmail.com. Held at Early Bird Farm, 4220 Gay Rd E, Tacoma, WA 98443. |
September 10, 2024
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September 11, 2024(1 event)
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession with Amy Stewart – Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. In this talk, Stewart introduces audiences to several of the remarkable people she met from around the world whose lives were transformed by their relationships to trees. Accompanied by her own hand-drawn illustrations of people & their trees, this talk inspires audiences to reconsider their own connections to trees–& maybe start a collection. Amy Stewart is the New York Times best-selling author of several popular nonfiction titles about the natural world. Recording will be available for 4 weeks. More information: www.northwesthort.org/events/, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172. Live Webinar
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September 18, 2024(1 event)
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Planting Trees like You Mean it: Essential Practices for the First 5 Years with Christina Pfeiffer – Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. Some of the smallest details of planting & early care can make a substantial difference in the long-term health & beauty of the trees we plant today. Drawing from current research, years of planting experience, & diagnostics of post-planting tree failures, Christina will share the most essential practices for planting, aftercare, & pruning of young trees. Christina Pfeiffer is a horticulture educator & ISA Certified Arborist who has enjoyed a long career in landscape horticulture. Recording will be available for 3 weeks. More information: www.northwesthort.org/events/, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172. Live Webinar
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September 22, 2024(1 event)
9:30 am: Ravenna Park Tree & Plant Tour – Cost: $10, register by phone or email (limited to 15 participants). Ravenna Park is primarily a wooded, moist ravine. Learn about both native & non-native trees, shrubs, ferns, wildflowers, weeds, etc. Notes about natural history & human uses such as edible berries & summer greens. Led by Arthur Lee Jacobson, a renowned local expert on trees. More information: www.arthurleej.com/tours24.html, alj@consultant.com or 206-328-8733. Meet at the south end of Ravenna Park on NE 55th St, east of Ravenna Place NE, Seattle, WA. |
September 23, 2024
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September 25, 2024(1 event)
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Trial and Error: Propagation of Seed & Spore with Del Brummet – Cost: $10/members, /$15 non-members. Register online. We will take a look at a handful of plants propagated from seed & spore at the Elisabeth Miller Botanical Garden & investigate what methods work best & why. We will also look at cuttings & you should come away with ideas of how to improve a home propagation set up as well as how to collect seed & spore. Del Brummet has a focus on seed propagation research. He works as the head gardener at Elisabeth Miller Botanical Garden still collecting seeds & growing plants from cuttings. Recording will be available for 4 weeks. More information: www.northwesthort.org/events/, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172. Live Webinar
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September 26, 2024
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September 28, 2024(2 events)
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%3D176487161, urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Starts at the Graham Visitors Center. Washington Park Arboretum
1:00 pm: 21 Acres Farm Walk – Free. Register online. Explore how agroecology, soil health & land stewardship can build resilient local food economies & support direct climate action. Walk along & visit our wetlands, organic fields, solar-powered projects & more. More information: 21acres.org/event/21-acres-farm-walk-19/, www.facebook.com/21Acres/, generalinfo@21acres.org or 425-481-1500. 21 Acres
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September 29, 2024
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October 2, 2024(1 event)
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Maximalist Gardening: Harnessing Our Changing Ecology for a Better World with Dave Demers – Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. Gardening is hip again. The pressure of being in the spotlight, finite resources, & a changing climate all contribute to making gardening more challenging than ever. In this talk, Dave Demers will share some of his experiences as a designer, gardener, & former City elected official. Demers moved to the West Coast to work at Heronswood & eventually settled in Vancouver, BC, where he runs a design/build/maintenance landscape firm, as well as a small specialty plant nursery. Recording will be available for 4 weeks. More information: www.northwesthort.org/events/, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172. Live Webinar
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October 3, 2024(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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October 4, 2024
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October 5, 2024(1 event)
10:00 am: Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms & Farm Tours – Free, donations gladly accepted. Have a hands-on-experience learning what it takes to run a farm from growing crops to feeding animals. Talk to your farmers & follow your food from the fields to the table. Activities include farm tours, educational exhibits, gardening demos, kids activities, harvest markets & more. More information: www.festivaloffamilyfarms.com, www.facebook.com/FestivalofFamilyFarms or 360-421-4729. Skagit Valley (various)
Skagit Valley, WA
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