Discover the medicine of nature through a guided forest bathing experience in the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden led by Cascadia Forest Therapy’s founder Michael Stein-Ross. Forest bathing (or shinrin-yoku) encourages participants... Read More
Walt Bubelis will provide rich commentary as he guides us along the main paths of the Soos Creek Botanical Garden and Heritage Center, which features a pleasing range of native... Read More
For the past decade, Chris Fehlhaber has engaged in public and private garden projects in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, including eight yeas as a horticulturalist at Chanticleer. He believes that dynamic... Read More
Manhattan’s High Line gardens are celebrated for their mesmerizing naturalistic beauty throughout every season, despite unprecedented urban constraints: human-made beds installed 30 feet above street level along 1.5 miles of a decommissioned elevated rail line. Richard Hayden, the site’s senior director of horticulture since 2022, will present the plants, techniques and planning – including recent... Read More
June is prime time at the Center for Urban Horticulture (CUH) and there is no better guide than Ray Larson, curator of living collections and associate director of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens. With over thirty years' experience at CUH, he will highlight some of his favorite plants, from the time-tested to the more... Read More
We are very pleased to continue our tradition of hosting a Members' Day at a local botanic garden – this year we are doing so at the unparalleled Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden (RSBG). All members will have free access to the 22-acre garden on this special Members’ Day. This benefit allows members to connect with... Read More
Expand your plant palette to include shade-loving plants on this tour led by Heronswood Garden’s Director Dr. Ross Bayton. He will reveal a wealth of richly hued and elaborately textured plants that flourish in various shade conditions: fuchsias to foamflowers, hydrangeas to heucheras, tassel ferns to toad lilies. And there’s a bonus: the garden’s show-stopping giant... Read More
The Greater Philadelphia region is heralded as America’s Garden Capital for good reason: within 30 miles of the City of Brotherly Love, there are 30-plus public gardens, arboreta and historic landscapes. In order to celebrate the area’s lesser known private gardens, writer Nicole Juday and photographer Rob Cardillo published “Private Gardens of Philadelphia” in 2024.... Read More
Join us for a walking tour of Seattle’s newest and boldest urban park, led by Richard Hartlage of Land Morphology, which provided planting design services for this expansive project. The park skims along Elliott Bay, spanning 20 acres and 26 blocks, and features 500 plant varieties and nearly 800 trees. Each planting zone tells a... Read More
Learn how to make your own flower press from the endlessly creative Sue Goetz. She will share many invaluable tips and techniques for pressing flowers and leaves – and the best plants to use in this storied botanical art form. She will demonstrate how the pressings can enhance a range of décor projects, including the... Read More
Bess and Richie are back with their best tips and suggestions to help your garden look its best! They will tackle the list of summer chores and let you know what needs to be done now and what can wait. They'll discuss some of their favorite annuals to use for a boost of color as... Read More
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. She will graciously share tips and techniques to help you maximize the productivity of this cherished, fragrant plant in your own garden and expand your appreciation for its intoxicating profusion of... Read More
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