How to Trick Mountainous Plants into Growing at Sea Level with Del Brummet

If you prefer scree slopes, bright sun and high winds you may in fact be an Alpine Plant. Or are you more of a high mountain denizen of the seeps who relaxes with frogs amidst a gentle trickle of snow melt. Join us for a deep dive into the wonderful world of Alpine plants (and mountainous plants in general) as we take a walk through the Elisabeth Miller Botanical Garden. Elisabeth Miller grew a variety of mountainous plants from the PNW and beyond and employed special techniques to site plants in the right conditions to thrive. We will explore the Miller Garden’s container trough collection and also build one together which will become a part of the garden.

Del Brummet works as the head gardener at Elisabeth Miller Botanical Garden and serves as a board member with Northwest Horticultural Society. He started his career in horticulture working in a seed research lab studying Washington’s Garry Oak Prairie ecosystems while completing a BS in Biology at University of Washington. Along with working with the garden’s alpine collection throughout his time at the Miller Garden Del has also explored the mountains of Washington quite a bit through hiking and squatting to look at small things.

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.