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  • From Seed to Sale: Puget Sound Plants Nursery Tour with Zack Zobrist and Michelle Rau

    Puget Sound Plants 9615 192nd St SE, Snohomish, WA

    We all experience joy walking into our favorite nursery to just "sneak a peek"...and we often walk out with more plants than we have room for. We don’t typically think about what it took to make those plants ready for sale at a retail nursery, but this class will remedy that with a expertly guided... Read More

  • Right Fern, Right Place with Richie Steffen

    Live Webinar

    NHS is very pleased to co-sponsor this event with the Hardy Fern Foundation. We thank Richie Steffen for generously sharing his expertise with us. Do you have dark, shady places in your garden? Are you in need of a fern for dry shade or perhaps a wet, waterlogged location? Richie Steffen, Hardy Fern Foundation board... Read More

  • Perennials For All Seasons with Richard Hawke of the Chicago Botanic Garden

    Live Webinar

    Seasonal interest is not all about the flowers—sometimes the foliage provides the greater show, and in many cases the two work together to bridge seasons. Richard Hawke, director of ornamental plant research at the Chicago Botanic Garden, will share information on perennials that are proving to be beautiful, reliable, and hardy in its trials. Speaker’s... Read More

  • Cascadia Iris Gardens Tour

    Cascade Iris Garden 3011 134th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens, WA

    Join us for a guided visit to Cascadia Iris Gardens, a unique and ever-evolving specialty collection developed by Patrick and Margaret Spence since 2004. What began as a small personal collection of irises has grown into an expansive five-acre property dedicated to the cultivation, hybridization and display of an outstanding collection of Japanese irises—considered among... Read More

  • Tour Three Urban Gardens with Lorene Edwards Forkner — SOLD OUT

    Lake Washington Garden: Vangie and Daniel Pepper’s landscape on the shore of Lake Washington is filled with their favorite plants and delicious flavors. Indoor-outdoor living spaces, cobbled surfaces and a secluded fountain courtyard echo aspects of the couple’s favorite European destinations. Formal plantings of English roses and buxom hydrangeas are punctuated by columnar Italian cypress... Read More

  • NHS After Hours at Northwest Garden & Stone (Members Only)

    Northwest Garden & Stone 24200 76th Ave. West, Edmonds, WA

    Discover Northwest Garden & Stone Northwest Garden & Stone opened in late 2024 and focuses on specialty perennials, conifers, Japanese maples, and climate-adapted selections that push traditional growing boundaries. It offers a thoughtfully curated experience that goes beyond traditional landscape supply. In addition to select natural stone and garden materials, you’ll find garden accents and... Read More

  • Cultivating Delicious: 10 Secrets for Your Edible Garden with Lorene Edwards Forkner

    Live Webinar

    Seattle-based gardening expert Lorene Edwards Forkner will reveal her top ten secrets for cultivating a plentiful, year-round edible harvest. Her most recent book, Grow Great Vegetables in Washington (Timber Press, 2026), is packed with gardening basics, tips and to-do’s tailored to each month of the year, handy planting and harvesting charts, and more than 35... Read More

  • Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener with Janet Egger at Dunn Gardens

    Dunn Gardens 13533 Northshire Rd. NW, Seattle, WA

    Discover the fascinating world of plant breeding and learn how to create your own unique flowers and vegetables in your home garden. In this hands-on class, professional plant breeder Janet will guide you through the essentials of getting started: you’ll explore flower anatomy, learn how to select the best parent plants, practice cross-pollination techniques, and... Read More

  • Sketching in the Garden: Seeing Plants More Closely with Crystal Shin

    Bellevue Botanical Garden, Aaron Education Center 12001 Main St., Bellevue, WA

    Discover how sketching can deepen the way you observe and appreciate plants in this class at Bellevue Botanical Garden, designed especially for plant lovers and gardeners. No prior drawing experience is necessary. Botanical sketch journaling is not about making perfect drawings—it is about slowing down, noticing details and recording your observations in a creative way.... Read More

  • Dishing Dirt with Richie and Bess: Summertime!

    Live Webinar

    Bess and Richie are back with tips and suggestions to help your garden look its best! They will share their gardening regrets, along with those delightful garden rewards, and their favorite plants for late summer color. Do you have questions? Now is the time to ask two of NHS’s experienced experts! Whether you are a... Read More

  • Sweet Pea School at The Farmhouse Flower Farm with Marryn Mathis

    Flowerhouse Farm 29520 28th Ave. NW, Stanwood, WA

    Join Marryn Mathis, nationally hailed as the Sweet Pea Queen, for a sweet pea-focused tour of The Farmhouse Flower Farm in verdant Snohomish County. You will gain tips and techniques to help maximize the productivity of this cherished, fragrant plant in your own garden and expand your appreciation for its intoxicating profusion of colors and... Read More