Join propagation experts, Diane O’Neill and NHS Board Member Michelle Rau, in the Edmonds College Horticulture Greenhouse, for this hands-on workshop that will set you up for success with growing plants from seed. Learn about key factors in selecting seeds, starting them and growing them on.  You will leave understanding stratification, scarification and storage, what to germinate with heat and without, and how best to care for seedlings. You will take home what you’ve started in class along with confidence that you can grow your own plants from seed.

Instructor Bios

Diane O’Neill is a retired CPA, CMA an CISA who wove a passion for gardening in with her professional career.   A former Master Gardener, Diane worked at Molbaks when it was a small store in Pike Place Market and started a Master Gardener Clinic while working at Swanson’s Nursery. She has taught at the NW Flower & Garden Show, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden and The Square Foot Gardening Foundation.  She continues to learn and has a special interest in propagation.

Michelle Rau, NHS Board Member, is a horticultural educator, plant nerd, and all-around hoot. With 10 years of experience in horticulture, she offers a unique perspective on plants, and how to identify and care for them. She is a Certified Professional Horticulturist, ISA Certified Arborist, and Department Head and Faculty Member at Edmonds College.

LIMIT:  20 (MAXIMUM 2 PER REGISTRATION) – FEE IS PER PERSON