Garden Tours & Plant Sales in May 2024

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April 28, 2024
April 29, 2024
April 30, 2024
May 1, 2024
May 2, 2024(1 event)

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

11:30 am 1:00 pm
May 2, 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/,  cmn23@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Meet at the Graham Visitors Center.

Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Dr E
Seattle, WA 98112
May 3, 2024
May 4, 2024
May 5, 2024
May 6, 2024
May 7, 2024
May 8, 2024(1 event)

6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Learning To Be Home with Shannon Nichol

6:30 pm 8:00 pm
May 8, 2024

Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. This is an exciting time in our region for creativity, innovation &  experimentation centered on rediscovering our own native plants. Shannon’s lecture will share an open conversation & ongoing process of learning about how to design with & steward these plants in garden settings. Shannon Nichol is co-founder of GGN & she spurred the firm’s commitment to specifying locally native plant palettes in their work regionally & around the world. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172.

Live Webinar
May 9, 2024
May 10, 2024
May 11, 2024(1 event)

10:00 am: Garden Walk in Port Angeles

10:00 am 11:30 am
May 11, 2024

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-may-11th2024/www.facebook.com/clallammastergardenerslaurel.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
328 E 5th St
Port Angeles, WA 98362
May 12, 2024
May 13, 2024
May 14, 2024
May 15, 2024(1 event)

6:30 pm: NHS Presents: The Beauty in Biodiversity: Gardening with Pacific NW Native Plants with Kristin Currin & Andrew Merritt

6:30 pm 8:00 pm
May 15, 2024

Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online. Kristin & Andrew will speak about the importance of incorporating Pacific Northwest native plants into your garden & landscape to help the birds, bees & local ecosystem as a whole. Learn why it is important to plant native plants & the benefits of native plant gardening, along with what to consider when selecting plants. Kristin Currin & Andrew Merritt, authors of The Pacific Northwest Native Plant Primer, are the co-founders of Humble Roots Nursery, a native plant nursery in the Columbia River Gorge recognized for its efforts in sustainability & promoting native plants. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172.

Live Webinar
May 16, 2024
May 17, 2024
May 18, 2024(1 event)

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

10:00 am 11:30 am
May 18, 2024

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%3D169114887, urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Starts at the Graham Visitors Center. 

Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Dr E
Seattle, WA 98112
May 19, 2024
May 20, 2024
May 21, 2024
May 22, 2024
May 23, 2024
May 24, 2024
May 25, 2024(1 event)

1:00 pm: 21 Acres Specialty Farm Tour: Pollinators

1:00 pm 2:00 pm
May 25, 2024

Register online. There will be a tour of the PPNW pollinator garden. Learn about the relationships between pollinators, farming & natural environmental systems. Deepen your knowledge about the crucial role that pollinators play in our ecosystem. More information: 21acres.org/event/specialty-farm-tour-pollinators/, www.facebook.com/21Acres/events, eneralinfo@21acres.org or 425-481-1500. Held at 21 Acres Center.

21 Acres
13701 NE 171st St
Woodinville, WA 98072
May 26, 2024
May 27, 2024
May 28, 2024
May 29, 2024(1 event)

6:30 pm: NHS Presents: Common Garden Dilemmas with Bess Bronstein

6:30 pm 8:00 pm
May 29, 2024

Cost: $12/members, /$20 non-members. Register online for this live Webinar lecture. Join Bess Bronstein to learn how to identify common problems that inevitably may arise in your garden & find out what you can do to address them. In addition to sharing some of the most Common Garden Dilemmas, Bess also wants to know what’s ailing in your green space. Shortly after you register for the webinar, you will receive a link to a Google Form where you can submit the problems you’re running into. Bess will get to as many of your questions as she can during the webinar. Bess Bronstein is an certified arborist, horticulture instructor & consultant. More information: www.northwesthort.org, info@northwesthort.org or 206-780-8172.

 

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