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SUMMARY:‘DENDRO FUTURA’ – The Trees of Tomorrow with Henrik Sjöman - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE WAITING LIST \nCLICK THE REGISTER BUTTON \n  \nThe Northwest Horticultural Society and the University of Washington Botanic Gardens jointly present an in-person lecture by Henrik Sjöman at the Center for Urban Horticulture\, NHS Hall.  \n  \nJoin international author and tree researcher Henrik Sjöman in an engaging exploration of his newly published book\, The Essential Tree Selection Guide: For Climate Resilience\, Carbon Storage\, Species Diversity\, and Other Ecosystem Benefits\, co-authored with Arit Anderson. Backed by the latest research\, you will learn about the multiple hidden benefits of mature trees in our urban environment\, why certain trees excel in specific functions and how to select trees for particular conditions. As our climate changes\, the importance of choosing trees for their resilience and other criteria becomes essential. This lecture is suitable for professionals\, home gardeners\, and tree enthusiasts alike! \n \nTrees are among our best allies in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. Although we often think of them in forests\, most of our interactions with trees take place in urban environments and in private gardens\, where they provide us with shade\, heat control\, flood avoidance\, noise and pollution reduction\, beauty\, and much more. However\, to maintain and increase those manifold benefits we urgently need to rethink tree selection for our parks and gardens to include those species and provenances most suitable for the environmental conditions and stresses posed by a rapidly changing and unpredictable climate\, spreading pests\, and emerging plant diseases. To create resilience to present and future challenges\, where the exact consequences of future scenarios cannot be predicted in advance\, a commonly proposed solution is to cultivate a large diversity of trees\, i.e.\, increase tree diversity at many taxonomic levels. Achieving an increased diversity of trees to improve the resilience for future conditions is likely to involve greater use of non-traditional species and unique genetic types of trees. In this presentation\, an insight into a unique research profile is presented with focus on how to find and evaluate the trees of tomorrow\, based on travels all over the world. We’ll see a study on the similarities of natural and urban environments and further evaluation of trees for urban challenges in order to create firsthand guidance in finding the right tree for the right place and\, just as important\, the right function. \n  \nDOORS OPEN at 6:30PM – LECTURE: 7:00PMBook signing following the lecture\n  \nThe Essential Tree Selection Guide is available for purchase with your ticket at 20% off MSRP ($60). When checking out\, choose whether you would like to purchase a copy and it will be available at check-in. Books will not be for sale at the lecture.  \n  \nSpeaker Bio: Henrik Sjöman is Scientific Curator at Gothenburg Botanical Garden\, a Senior Researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and an Honorary Research Associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens\, Kew. He specializes in how trees deliver ecosystem services in urban landscapes and the practical applications of this in terms of diversifying the urban treescape. Henrik communicates his research through numerous publications and by lecturing to urban planners\, landscape architects\, garden designers and tree nurseries throughout the world \n\n[Photos by Sarah Cuttle] \nYour contributions will support our educational programs\, as well as our community outreach grants and scholarships. \nThis event is generously co-sponsored by the University of Washington Botanic Gardens\, the Arboretum Foundation\, and Bartlett Tree Experts         \n 
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/dendro-futura-the-trees-of-tomorrow-with-henrik-sjoman/
LOCATION:Center for Urban Horticulture\, NHS Hall\, 3501 NE 41st St\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Live Event
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SUMMARY:A Gardener's Guide to Botany with Scott Zona
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nA Gardener’s Guide to Botany\, based on Scott’s latest book by the same name\, is an exciting dive into the Plant Kingdom. Your beautiful\, tranquil garden is a battlefield in which plants wage war against predators and struggle to out-compete one another for light\, water\, and nutrients. Using familiar examples\, Scott looks at how plants fulfill the five functions necessary for life: growth\, feeding\, defense\, reproduction\, and dispersal. This is a fascinating look at how plants grow—not how to grow plants. After hearing Scott speak\, you’ll see plants in a new light and with new respect! \n \nTrained in horticulture and botany\, Scott Zona has explored plants in Mexico\, Central America\, the Caribbean\, Madagascar\, Malaysia\, New Guinea\, the islands of the Pacific\, and the continental United States. Scott has published over 175 scientific and popular articles and three books. His latest\, A Gardener’s Guide to Botany\, won an American Horticultural Society Book Award in 2022. Today Scott is co-editor of the International Palm Society’s quarterly journal\, PALMS\, and a Research Collaborator with the Herbarium of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/a-gardeners-guide-to-botany-with-scott-zona/
LOCATION:Live Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Jo Thompson: Fifteen Years of Making Gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show!
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the Center for Urban Horticulture for a reception and a special lecture with celebrated garden designer and plantswoman from the UK and the 2024 NWFGF International judge\, Jo Thompson. Jo will share her experiences creating award-winning show gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show\, which earned her numerous accolades including four Gold and five Silver Gilt medals. She will also be doing a book signing of her latest publication\, The Gardener’s Palette\, acclaimed as one of the top ten gardening books of 2022 by The Sunday Times. \n\nRECEPTION: 6:00PM – LECTURE: 7:00PM\nEnjoy hearty hors d’oeuvres\, a glass of wine and mingle with other NHS members\, friends and fellow garden enthusiasts before the lecture.  \nSpeaker Bio: Jo Thompson is renowned worldwide as a creative\, trusted\, and sensitive garden designer for both private and commercial clients. Operating from her studios in London and East Sussex\, Jo and her team work with clients locally in London\, Sussex\, Surrey\, and Kent\, and internationally\, from a Venice lagoon wine estate to a New York rooftop terrace. Her projects encompass a wide range\, including tiny rooftop terraces\, family gardens of various sizes\, country estates\, heritage landscapes like London’s Highgate Cemetery\, public gardens such as RHS Rosemoor in Devon\, restaurant gardens\, landscapes\, and award-winning show gardens. Jo is a Fellow of both Landscape Institute and the Society of Garden Designers. She is a member of the RHS Gardens Committee and Garden Advisor for RHS Rosemoor\, an RHS judge\, as well as being a member of the RHS Show Gardens Selection Panel. Jo lectures both nationally and internationally and is a visiting tutor at the London College of Garden Design. Jo authors the popular weekly Substack publication ‘The Gardening Mind’\, which was highlighted as one of Substack’s featured publications of 2023. https://www.jothompson-garden-design.co.uk \n\nThe Gardener’s Palette is available for purchase with your ticket at 20% off ($36). When checking out\, choose whether you would like to purchase a copy and it will be waiting for you at the lecture. \n \nThis is an NHS Fundraising Event. Your contributions will support our educational programs\, as well as our community outreach grants and scholarships. \n 
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/an-evening-with-jo-thompson-fifteen-years-of-making-gardens-at-the-rhs-chelsea-flower-show/
LOCATION:Center for Urban Horticulture\, NHS Hall\, 3501 NE 41st St\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Live Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240207T183000
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SUMMARY:Under Western Skies: Visionary Gardens from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast with Caitlin Atkinson\, Photographer
DESCRIPTION:From windswept deserts to misty seaside hills and verdant valleys\, the natural landscapes of the American West offer an astounding variety of climates for gardens. Under Western Skies features gardens from across the West that embrace and celebrate the very soul of the land on which they grow. We will take a photographic tour through these diverse gardens and look at the ecological and aesthetic choices garden creators are making\, examining the connections between people\, plants and place. \n  \n      \n      \nCaitlin Atkinson is a photographer of places\, spaces\, and all things botanical. She most recently conceived of and photographed the book Under Western Skies: Visionary Gardens from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast( Timber\, 2021). She was the photographer for the books Dry Gardens: High Style for Low Water Gardens and Designing with Palms\, among others. Her work has appeared in magazines: Gardens Illustrated\, Dwell\, Architectural Digest\, Elle Decor\, and Sunset. When not photographing gardens\, you can find her digging in her own patch of dirt. \nAll Photos by Caitlin Atkinson [http://caitlinatkinson.com/]
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/under-western-skies-visionary-gardens-from-the-rocky-mountains-to-the-pacific-coast-with-caitlin-atkinson-photographer/
LOCATION:Live Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:Woodland Garden Plants at Hunting Brook Gardens with Jimi Blake
DESCRIPTION:Jimi will introduce you to his extensive woodland plant collection.  He will focus on choice woodlanders\, their growing conditions\, plant combinations\, propagation and succession planning in woodland gardens. \n   \nJimi started gardening as a young boy alongside his mother\, Kathleen\, a keen gardener. After leaving school\, he trained in the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland\, based in Glasnevin\, Dublin and then worked in several gardens and nurseries before landing his dream job. Hired to transform Airfield\, a 38-acre estate farm\, into a visitor destination\, Jimi was appointed head gardener at the age of twenty-one and given the freedom to hone his skills and find his individual planting style. After eleven happy years at Airfield\, he secured 20 acres of the family estate to create his own dream garden at Hunting Brook Gardens\, Co. Wicklow. Here Jimi grows and expands his plant collection and shares his passion for plants with other enthusiasts through courses\, workshops\, lectures\, and tours. When not at Hunting Brook\, Jimi travels the world to find plants\, meet people and be inspired by fresh ideas. \nThis recording will be sent within 48 hours and will be available for viewing by the registrant for four weeks.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/woodland-garden-plants-at-hunting-brook-gardens-with-jimi-blake/
LOCATION:Live Webinar
CATEGORIES:Members Free Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240124T183000
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SUMMARY:The Must-Read Gardening Books of the 1600s. The 1700s. The 1800s. with Brian Thompson
DESCRIPTION:What were the most popular English gardening books in the 1600s? The 1700s? The 1800s? Brian Thompson will introduce you to these early books from the collection of the Elisabeth C. Miller Library. Like the best garden books of today\, these provide basic techniques plus tips for growing the most robust flowers and vegetables\, while introducing the latest\, trendy plants with gorgeous pictures! \n   \nBrian has been curator of the Miller Library’s print collections\, including rare books\, for 18 years. He writes regular reviews in the NHS Garden Notes\, often dipping back in time to include classic writers and titles. The origins of this presentation began as an article he wrote for the Book Club of Washington four years ago. He has a special interest in the writings that demonstrate how keen gardeners from centuries ago are not much different from those of today. \nThis recording will be sent within 48 hours and will be available for viewing by the registrant for four weeks.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/the-must-read-gardening-books-of-the-1600s-the-1700s-the-1800s-with-brian-thompson/
LOCATION:Live Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240110T183000
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SUMMARY:Dishing Dirt with Bess & Richie: Planning and Planting for the Future
DESCRIPTION:Join Bess Bronstein and Richie Steffen for a critical look at what we can do today for tomorrow’s garden. Learn about plants that can be started now that will hold up to a changing climate and tolerate weather extremes. Bess and Richie will also share helpful tips and ideas for designing and maintaining your garden with an eye toward climate change. \nThis recording will be sent within 48 hours and will be available for viewing by the registrant for four weeks.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/dishing-dirt-with-bess-richie-planning-and-planting-for-the-future/
LOCATION:Live Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar Lecture Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231115T183000
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SUMMARY:Conserving Washington’s Rare Native Plants with Wendy Gibble
DESCRIPTION:Eriogonum codium\, Umtanum Desert buckwheat \nWashington is home to a rich diversity of vascular plants\, with approximately 3\,100 species recorded in the state. While the iconic conifers of western Washington capture many visitors’ attention\, it is places like the Wenatchee Mountains\, Olympic Mountains and Columbia River Gorge that harbor the greatest diversity of plants\, including most of the 49 species of endemic plants found nowhere else in the world. In fact\, approximately 15% of the state’s native flora is considered rare and vulnerable to decline. With the continuing expansion of the state’s population\, degradation of habitat\, and changing weather patterns due to climate change\, these plants face an uncertain future. In this talk\, Wendy Gibble will present an overview of the conservation efforts to protect rare native plants by the Washington Rare Plant Care and Conservation (Rare Care) program at the UW Botanic Gardens and share current research on recovering and reintroducing the most imperiled species. \nThis recording will be sent within 48 hours and will be available for viewing by the registrant for four weeks. \n  \nWendy Gibble is the Manager of Conservation and Education at the University of Washington Botanic Gardens. In her 17 years with the program\, she has conducted research on rare plant ecology\, overseen the seed banking program\, and propagated rare plants for out plantings. She completed her master’s thesis in plant ecology at the University of Washington.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/conserving-washingtons-rare-native-plants-with-wendy-gibble/
LOCATION:Live Webinar
CATEGORIES:Members Free Lecture Series
ORGANIZER;CN="Northwest Horticultural Society":MAILTO:info@northwesthort.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231108T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231108T203000
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting and Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Annual Meeting\nAnnual meeting begins at 7:00 pm \nThis meeting and lecture are free and open to all members\, but due to the capacity of NHS Hall at the Center for Urban Horticulture the meeting will be limited to 180 attendees and registration is necessary. \nSince Directors and Officers will be elected at this meeting\, a written ballot will be provided to all members in case you are unable to attend the meeting in person. \nThe Miller Library will be open as a convenience to members until the meeting starts. \n  \nLecture with Ray Larson\nBegins immediately following meeting \n \nRhododendron Glen:  Restoring and expanding a historic landscape in the Washington Park Arboretum\nRay Larson\, Curator and Associate Director of the UW Botanic Gardens\, will talk about the years long process to restore and enhance Rhododendron Glen\, a signature landscape in the Washington Park Arboretum.  Originally developed in the 1930s as one of the first plantings in the Arboretum\, this project revitalized and expanded the original garden with new plantings and increased diversity along a restored stream.  Completed this spring\, new beds showcase hundreds of new plantings in the rhododendron family (Ericaceae) along with ecological enhancements to this part of the Arboretum’s watershed.  Ray will discuss the years of planning and development that resulted in the polishing of this treasured landscape in the region’s largest public garden. \nA recording of Ray Larson’s lecture will be sent to all members on November 9.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/annual-meeting-and-lecture/
LOCATION:Center for Urban Horticulture\, NHS Hall\, 3501 NE 41st St\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98105\, United States
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