Northwest Horticultural Society Events
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Dishing Dirt with Richie and Bess: Finding Joy in the Winter Garden
Members: $12. Non-members: $20. Recording will be available to registrants for four weeks after the event.
January 28 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Winter’s cold and dark days can be tough for gardeners, but the new year is the perfect time to reflect on last season and plan for the coming months. Join horticultural experts Bess and Richie as they review their gardening winners and losers and look forward to the year ahead. This webinar will focus on designing beautiful winter gardens using conifers, broadleaf evergreens, and plants that offer winter flowers and fragrance. Relax with plant catalogs and a warm drink and bring your questions for two of NHS’s experienced experts.
Speakers’ Bios:
Bess Bronstein is an ISA certified arborist, educator and horticultural consultant based on the Kitsap Peninsula in Kingston, Washington. She has 35 years of experience in arboriculture, landscape management and garden design. Bess was an instructor at the Edmonds College horticulture program for 28 years, with a focus on courses in pruning and tree care, plant identification, plant pests and diagnosis, and soils.
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 its primary educational program, Great Plant Picks.