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 October–November 2022
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October 1, 2022 (1 event)
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October 1, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 2, 2022 (1 event)
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October 2, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 3, 2022 (1 event)
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October 3, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 4, 2022 (1 event)
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October 4, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 5, 2022 (1 event)
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October 5, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 6, 2022 (1 event)
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October 6, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 7, 2022 (1 event)
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October 7, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 8, 2022 (3 events)
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October 8, 2022Celebration of the cranberry. Cranberry bog tours, watch a harvest in action, vendors, music & more. More information: www.westportgrayland-chamber.org/calendar.php, info@westportgrayland-chamber.org or 800-345-6223. Held at Grayland Community Hall.
2071 Cranberry Rd, Grayland, WA 98547–
October 8, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 8, 2022Harvest Sampling Events fee for non-members. Free for WWFRF members. Sample apples & pears. There will be classes where experts demonstrate how to successfully grow fruit in the home garden. More information: www.nwfruit.org or info@wwfrf.org. Held at WSU, NW Washington Research & Extension Center Fruit Garden.
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October 9, 2022 (3 events)
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October 9, 2022Celebration of the cranberry. Cranberry bog tours, watch a harvest in action, vendors, music & more. More information: www.westportgrayland-chamber.org/calendar.php, info@westportgrayland-chamber.org or 800-345-6223. Held at Grayland Community Hall.
2071 Cranberry Rd, Grayland, WA 98547–
October 9, 2022Celebration of the cranberry. Cranberry bog tours, watch a harvest in action, vendors, music & more. More information: www.westportgrayland-chamber.org/calendar.php, info@westportgrayland-chamber.org or 800-345-6223. Held at Grayland Community Hall.
2071 Cranberry Rd, Grayland, WA 98547–
October 9, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 10, 2022 (1 event)
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October 10, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 11, 2022 (1 event)
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October 11, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 12, 2022 (2 events)
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October 12, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 12, 2022Cost: $free/members, /$15 non-members. Register online. Join Bess Bronstein & Richie Steffen for for a one-hour Q&A session talking the autumn garden. Hear about their favorite plants for the season as well as learn about maintenance tasks that are a must for fall. 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. A recording of this lecture will be sent to all registrants within 48 hours. The recording will be available for viewing by the registrant for 3 weeks. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172.
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October 13, 2022 (1 event)
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October 13, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 14, 2022 (1 event)
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October 14, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 15, 2022 (1 event)
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October 15, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 16, 2022 (1 event)
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October 16, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 17, 2022 (1 event)
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October 17, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 18, 2022 (1 event)
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October 18, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 19, 2022 (1 event)
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October 19, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 20, 2022 (1 event)
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October 20, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 21, 2022 (1 event)
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October 21, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 22, 2022 (1 event)
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October 22, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 23, 2022 (5 events)
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October 23, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 23, 2022Admission: $10/adults, $5/students with IDs, free/12 & under. Over 200 varieties of wild mushrooms will be displayed, identified & classified. Visitors can bring in mushrooms for experts to identify. (Collect the entire mushroom, including underground parts.) Exhibits & more. More information: www.psms.org or 206-522-6031. Held at Shoreline Community College.
Shoreline Community College–
October 23, 2022Free, donations accepted. Featuring a display of wild mushrooms collected by SCMS members, mushroom kits, a free class on mushroom identification at 11 & 1, books, videos, & raffle. Bring your own mushroom samples for identification. More information: www.scmsfungi.org. Held at Floral Hall in Forest Park.
802 E Mukilteo Blvd, Everett, WA–
October 23, 2022Free, donations accepted. Featuring a display of wild mushrooms collected by SCMS members, mushroom kits, a free class on mushroom identification at 11 & 1, books, videos, & raffle. Bring your own mushroom samples for identification. More information: www.scmsfungi.org or www.facebook.com/groups/306264652848673/. Held at Floral Hall in Forest Park.
802 E Mukilteo Blvd, Everett, WA–
October 23, 2022Admission: $3/person, available on Eventbrite or cash at the door. Displays of identified mushrooms & other fungi, with their edible, poisonous or dubious status. Speakers, displays, slide shows, books, experts on cultivation, preservation, gourmet cooking, medicinal use, hunting, ecology & cultural use. Bring your own specimens for identification. More information: www.vanmyco.comevent/2022-vms-mushroom-show/ or info@vanmyco.com. Held at VanDusen Gardens' Floral Hall.
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October 24, 2022 (1 event)
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October 24, 2022Free. The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list Sept. 28 through Oct. 25. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 25, 2022 (1 event)
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October 25, 2022The featured speaker is Rebecca McMackin. She's presenting New Techniques in Ecological Horticulture: Beauty and Butterflies at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Rebecca is an acclaimed garden designer & horticulturist who worked for a decade as Director of Horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park. This talk will detail many of the strategies employed to design an ecological park, as well as the management techniques used to cultivate a biodiverse parkland. A Webinar recording of the lecture will be sent to everyone on the Miller Garden Friends mailing list. Ends today. More information: www.millergarden.org/miller-lecture/, info@millergarden.org or 206-362-8612.
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October 26, 2022 (1 event)
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October 26, 2022Cost: $10/members, /$15 non-members. Register online.Both recently planted & established woody plants that have appeared healthy for years can suddenly exhibit signs of decline or even death yet show no injury or damage above ground. Why? Often it is due to errors made at the time of planting. Learn the most current best practices for planting trees & shrubs, as well as how to avoid common mistakes that can lead to plant failure. Bess Bronstein is an certified arborist, horticulture instructor & lecturer. A recording of this lecture will be sent to all registrants within 48 hours. The recording will be available for viewing by the registrant for 3 weeks. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172.
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October 29, 2022 (1 event)
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October 29, 2022Free, but donations appreciated. Sample 100's of varieties of apples, pears & other fruits. Get your mystery apples identified—bring 4-6 samples of each kind, don’t wash them, leave the stems on, tell us about the tree. Stock up on supplies, plants, learn about growing fruit. More information: www.facebook.com/events/752453402521863, peninsulafruitclub@gmail.com or 360-674-2368. Held at the West Side Improvement Club.
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October 30, 2022 (1 event)
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October 30, 2022Admission: $5/adults, $3/seniors & students, 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/2022-fall-mushroom-show/ or info@wildmushrooms.org. Held at the World Forestry Center – Miller Hall.
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November 6, 2022 (2 events)
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November 6, 2022Admission by donation. View & learn to identify edible & poisonous fungi. Local experts on site. Bring your own mushrooms for identification. More information: www.svims.club. Held at St. Luke Cedar Hill.
St. Luke Cedar Hill–
November 6, 2022Free 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, kids activities, books, field guides & more. More information: www.kitsapmushrooms.org or president@kitsapmushrooms.org. Held at Bremer Student Center of Olympic College.
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November 16, 2022 (1 event)
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November 16, 2022Cost: $10/members, /$15 non-members. Register online. Join Kelly Dodson & Sue Milliken for plant hunting in the Pacific Northwest. Being constantly immersed in plants at Far Reaches Farm & Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy, Kelly & Sue occasionally need a brain reset with something totally different. What works for them is immersing themselves in fantastic native plants while hiking in the Olympics & elsewhere in the Northwest. Hear about many of their favorite natives. A recording of this lecture will be sent to all registrants within 48 hours & will be available for viewing by the registrant for 3 weeks. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172.
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