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Garden Tours & Plant Sales Calendar

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 December 2023–January 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
November 26, 2023
November 27, 2023
November 28, 2023
November 29, 2023
November 30, 2023

December

December 1, 2023

December 2, 2023
December 3, 2023
December 4, 2023
December 5, 2023
December 6, 2023
December 7, 2023
December 8, 2023
December 9, 2023(1 event)

10:00 am: Forest Bathing Walk at The Washington Park Arboretum


December 9, 2023

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%3D169114803, urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Starts at the Graham Visitors Center.

Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Dr E
Seattle, WA 98112

December 10, 2023
December 11, 2023
December 12, 2023
December 13, 2023
December 14, 2023
December 15, 2023
December 16, 2023
December 17, 2023
December 18, 2023
December 19, 2023
December 20, 2023
December 21, 2023
December 22, 2023(2 events)

3:00 pm: Washington Park Arboretum Winter Solstice Walk


December 22, 2023

Advance registration is required. Tickets: $25/person (includes 1 drink), 21+ only. Whatever holiday traditions you follow, join us as we celebrate the Winter Solstice. Take a luminary forest walk, craft & take home your own holiday swag, & enjoy live holiday music & a festive alcoholic beverage (each ticket includes a free drink, ID required). More information: botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/activities/arboretum-event-calendar/urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Meet at the Graham Visitors Center.

Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Dr E
Seattle, WA 98112

6:00 pm: Washington Park Arboretum Winter Solstice Walk


December 22, 2023

Advance registration is required. Tickets: $25/person (includes 1 drink), 21+ only. Whatever holiday traditions you follow, join us as we celebrate the Winter Solstice. Take a luminary forest walk, craft & take home your own holiday swag, & enjoy live holiday music & a festive alcoholic beverage (each ticket includes a free drink, ID required). More information: botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/activities/arboretum-event-calendar/urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Meet at the Graham Visitors Center.

Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Dr E
Seattle, WA 98112

December 23, 2023
December 24, 2023
December 25, 2023
December 26, 2023
December 27, 2023
December 28, 2023
December 29, 2023
December 30, 2023
December 31, 2023

January

January 1, 2024

January 2, 2024
January 3, 2024
January 4, 2024(1 event)

11:30 am: UW Botanic Gardens: First Thursday Walking Tour


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.

Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Dr E
Seattle, WA 98112

January 5, 2024
January 6, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Puyallup Home & Garden Show


January 6, 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. Bill Peregrine talks & plant give-away at noon & at 3pm. Free parking. More information: www.puyalluphomeshow.net,  mike@eviproductions.com or 253-874-7411. Held in the Showplex at Washington State Fairgrounds.

110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup, WA 98371

January 7, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Puyallup Home & Garden Show


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, mike@eviproductions.com or 253-874-7411. Held in the Showplex at Washington State Fairgrounds.

110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup, WA 98371

January 8, 2024
January 9, 2024
January 10, 2024(1 event)

6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Dishing Dirt with Bess & Richie: Planning & Planting for the Future


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.

Live Webinar

January 11, 2024
January 12, 2024
January 13, 2024
January 14, 2024
January 15, 2024
January 16, 2024
January 17, 2024
January 18, 2024
January 19, 2024
January 20, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Forest Bathing Walk at The Washington Park Arboretum


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.

Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Dr E
Seattle, WA 98112

January 21, 2024
January 22, 2024
January 23, 2024
January 24, 2024(1 event)

6:30 pm: NHS Presents: The Must-Read Gardening Books of the 1600's, 1700's & 1800's with Brian Thompson


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.

Live Webinar

January 25, 2024
January 26, 2024
January 27, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: NHS Presents: Woodland Garden Plants at Hunting Brook Gardens with Jimi Blake


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.

Live Webinar

January 28, 2024
January 29, 2024
January 30, 2024
January 31, 2024

February

February 1, 2024(2 events)

11:30 am: UW Botanic Gardens: First Thursday Walking Tour


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.

Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Dr E
Seattle, WA 98112

11:30 am: UW Botanic Gardens: First Thursday Walking Tour


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.

Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Dr E
Seattle, WA 98112

February 2, 2024
February 3, 2024