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Garden Tours & Plant Sales in July–August 2024
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July 7, 2024(1 event)
10:00 am: Point Defiance Zoo Garden Tour: Backyard Pollinators – Free with zoo admission or membership. Join our horticulturist Bryon Jones & be awed by the power of plants at Point Defiance Zoo. Find out how to attract butterflies, bees & hummingbirds at our Pollinator Garden. More information: www.pdza.org/event/garden-tour-backyard-pollinators/, comments@pdza.org or 253-404-3800. Held at the Point Defiance Zoo, 5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA 98407. Meet at the Pacific Rim Plaza, just inside the front gate. |
July 8, 2024
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July 10, 2024(1 event)
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Dishing Dirt with Bess & Richie: Less Work & More Fun – Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. Join Bess Bronstein & Richie Steffen as they share tips & ideas for streamlining summer garden care. Learn what you have to do & when to do it & still have time for a nap in the hammock. Bess & Richie know the plants that make a garden beautiful & not a headache. 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. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172. Live Webinar
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July 11, 2024(1 event)
11:30 am: UW Botanic Gardens: Thursday Walking Tour – Our free educational tour includes a casual walk exploring our Pacific Connections Garden which features native plants from countries around the Pacific Rim in both display gardens & natural forests. More information: botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/activities/free-public-tours/, cmn23@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Meet at the south end of the Japanese Garden Parking Lot, 1075 Lake Washington Blvd East. Washington Park Arboretum
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July 12, 2024
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July 13, 2024(1 event)
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-june-13th-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
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July 14, 2024
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July 17, 2024(1 event)
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Behind the Scenes at the Missouri Botanical Garden with Daria McKelvey – Cost: free/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. This webinar will provide an in-depth look at the Center for Home Gardening at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The center is one of the largest non-profit gardening resource hubs in the nation, providing gardening advice to thousands of visitors & callers across the US & world. It has 23 outdoor demonstration gardens. Daria McKelvey is the Supervisor, Home Gardening Information & Outreach for the Center for Home Gardening. She also gives gardening talks to local and regional organizations. 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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July 18, 2024
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July 20, 2024(3 events)
9:00 am: Closed Loop Park Sedum Garden Stroll – Take a stroll through the Sedum Garden. Talk with WSU Thurston County Master Gardener about sedums & their uses in the garden. Learn about the changes to the garden over 20 years. Hear about the most recent renovation. More information: www.mgftc.org/2024/05/15/hands-on-workshops/, www.facebook.com/events/468231889302215, info@mgftc.org or 360-867-2163. Meet at the Sedum Garden at Closed Loop Park Demonstration Garden. 2418 Hogum Bay Rd NE, Lacey, WA 98516 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%3D169114909, urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Starts at the Graham Visitors Center. Washington Park Arboretum
2:00 pm: 21 Acres Summer Celebration 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-summer-celebration-farm-walk/, www.facebook.com/21Acres/, generalinfo@21acres.org or 425-481-1500. 21 Acres
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July 21, 2024
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July 22, 2024(1 event)
12:00 pm: Matsuda Farm Farm Walk – Free. Pre-register online at www.farmwalks.org/farm-walk-registration/. Preserving history & farmland: climate mitigation & habitat restoration. Matsuda Farm is one of the last remaining historic Japanese American farms on Vashon Island. More information: www.farmwalks.org or farmwalkspodcast@gmail.com. Held at Matsuda Farm, 19201 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA 98070. |
July 23, 2024
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July 24, 2024(1 event)
6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Garden Allies: Introduction to Life in the Landscape with Frédérique Lavoipierre – Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. Explore how to maintain an ecological balance while creating beautiful landscapes with this food web approach to gardening. The presentation begins with a brief introduction to conservation biological control in gardens & discusses why this approach is ideally suited to landscape settings. Frédérique Lavoipierre teaches, writes & works as a consultant. She holds a masters degree in biology with an emphasis on ecological principles of sustainable landscapes & serves on the board of Pacific Horticulture. 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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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 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 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 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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