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Garden Tours & Plant Sales in November–December 2024
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November 1, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 2, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 3, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 4, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 5, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 6, 2024 (2 events)
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.
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November 6, 2024Cost: $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.
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November 7, 2024 (2 events)
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.
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November 7, 2024Our 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.
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November 8, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 9, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 10, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 11, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 12, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 13, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 14, 2024 (1 event)
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.
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November 16, 2024 (1 event)
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November 16, 2024Cost: $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.
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November 20, 2024 (1 event)
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November 20, 2024Cost: $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.
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December 8, 2024 (1 event)
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December 8, 2024Free. 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)
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December 14, 2024Cost: $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