Are you a follower of the NHS Plant of the Week?

Richie has been writing the NHS Plant of the Week since its inception. This weekly email highlights some of the best, some of the beautiful and a few odd and unusual choices we can grow in our gardens. Join Richie for a stroll through the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, a source of inspiration for many of the Plant of the Week choices. He will share some of his favorite plants to grow for the late summer and early autumn garden. He will also share tips on how to grow these plants successfully in your own garden. This is a rare opportunity to visit one of the best gardens in the region and spend time with its executive director sharing his passion for the garden and its plants.

Instructor Bio:

Richie Steffen, former president and board member of NHS, is enthusiastic about, or more accurately, obsessed with, plants. He is the Executive Director for the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden where he oversees the Garden, its rare plant collections, and the Miller Garden’s primary educational program Great Plant Picks. GPP is committed to building a comprehensive palette of, and sharing information about, outstanding reliable plants for maritime Pacific Northwest gardens.

A noted author, photographer and lecturer, Richie’s work is regularly featured in the NHS newsletter, GardenNotes, as well as Fine Gardening magazine. He is also co-author with Sue Olsen of The Plant Lover’s Guide to Ferns. His photography has been featured in numerous publications including several books and national magazines. In his spare time, he gardens with his husband, Rick, on their ten-acre property in Kingston.

LIMIT: 15 (MAXIMUM 2 PER REGISTRATION) – FEE IS PER PERSON
A portion of the class fees will be donated to the Great Plant Picks program.