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SUMMARY:The New Beautiful with Stephanie Mahon\, Editor of Gardens Illustrated
DESCRIPTION:The New Beautiful (Rizzoli\, 2025) showcases 52 groundbreaking landscapes–from small urban plots to iconic estates to public spaces–that meld ecological and sustainability considerations with aesthetic innovation. Andrea Cochran\, Dan Pearson\, Sarah Price\, Andy Salter\, Tom Stuart-Smith\, Urquhart & Hunt\, and Keith Wiley are among the many leading designers whose work is featured. Stephanie will share exquisite imagery\, behind-the-scenes stories about the book’s creation\, and insights from some of its most noteworthy gardens and their makers. \nSpeaker’s bio: Stephanie joined Gardens Illustrated as editor in 2021 and has since won the very prestigious British Society of Magazine Editors’ Editor of the Year award for Homes\, Gardens & Country two years in a row. She is also the creator\, producer and host of the magazine’s Talking Gardens podcast. Prior to joining GI\, Stephanie was the editor of The English Garden magazine and the Garden Design Journal\, the magazine of the Society of Garden and Landscape Designers. She is a multi-award winning garden writer and has authored four books. \n \nThis is a live event and will not be recorded. \n \n 
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/the-new-beautiful-with-stephanie-mahon-editor-of-gardens-illustrated/
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:Snip and Stroll at the Kubota Garden with Don Brooks
DESCRIPTION:Join Don Brooks\, former head gardener at Kubota Garden\, on a tour of this stunning 20-acre Japanese-American garden and historic landmark. He will tell the story of Fujitaro Kubota\, the Japanese immigrant whose vision and hard work transformed undesirable logged-off swampland into a tranquil urban oasis with multiple pools\, waterfalls\, stone features and an extensive variety of plants. Along the way\, Don will demonstrate aesthetic pruning techniques on several conifers and Japanese maples. \nSpeaker’s bio: \nDon grew up in the mountains of northeastern Washington among trees and sawmills. After moving to Seattle\, he began his horticultural life in the Edmonds College program. A summer as a seasonal worker in the Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden at the Ballard Locks convinced him that public gardening was the way to go. A few years later\, he began a 32-year career with the Seattle Parks Department\, with the last 30 of those at Kubota Garden. Don continues to be a passionate gardener\, when he isn’t in the mountains skiing\, hiking and climbing.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/snip-and-stroll-at-the-kubota-garden-with-don-brooks/
LOCATION:Kubota Garden\, 9817 55th Ave S\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98178
CATEGORIES:In-person Class
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SUMMARY:Gravetye Manor: Gardening in William Robinson’s Historic Garden with Tom Coward
DESCRIPTION:Gravetye’s Head Gardener Tom Coward will share his experiences overseeing the restoration and development of one of England’s most renowned and influential gardens. Gravetye was originally created by William Robinson\, author of the landmark book\, The Wild Garden\, and one of the most significant gardeners of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tom will discuss Robinson’s life and profound legacy\, as well as the plants and methods involved in managing this historic garden in the modern world. \nSpeaker’s bio: \nTom Coward started his career as a teenager at a fruit tree nursery where he fell in love with growing plants. He then worked and studied at RHS Wisely\, Pershore College and Kew Gardens\, after which he worked in the nursery industry in Oregon and growing vegetables for a hotel in New Zealand. Prior to joining Gravetye in 2010\, he was assistant gardener to Fergus Garret at Great Dixter\, an experience which had a profound influence on his gardening.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/gravetye-manor-gardening-in-william-robinsons-historic-garden-with-tom-coward/
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SUMMARY:From Seed to Sale: Puget Sound Plants Nursery Tour with Zack Zobrist and Michelle Rau
DESCRIPTION: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 tour of Puget Sound Plants\, a wholesale nursery in Snohomish. We’ll gain an understanding of the skill and commitment that goes into supplying our community with high quality plants cultivated from seeds\, cuttings and tissue culture. Discover the never-ending tasks required to make sure pests are managed sustainably\, fertilizers are used properly\, water is balanced and the elements are controlled as much as possible–all in service of creating healthy\, desirable plants and happy customers. \nPuget Sound Plants is a family-owned wholesale nursery that sells to landscape professionals throughout Washington State. It focuses primarily on growing trees\, shrubs and perennials. Over the last decade the company has expanded to include five locations. They have three production sites around the state\, totaling over 400 acres that provide everything from container plants to in-ground grown material. \nAttendees will have the opportunity to purchase plants from a selection of shrubs and perennials\, pre-selected for our group. Credit card preferred\, cash accepted\, no checks. \nInstructors’ Bios: \nZack Zobrist is a senior manager and production manager at Puget Sound Plants. With 12 years of professional industry experience in nursery production\, he has introduced many sustainable practices to increase plant health success and reduce the use of chemicals and fertilizers in the nursery. Zack holds a bachelor of science degree in integrated plant sciences with a focus on landscape nursery and greenhouse management from Washington State University. He was a proud member of the Future Farmers of America in high school and placed at nationals in floriculture in Indianapolis. \nMichelle Rau is a NHS Board Member\, horticultural educator\, plant nerd and all-around hoot. She has 12 years of experience in horticulture and is a Certified Professional Horticulturist\, ISA Certified Arborist and faculty member at Edmonds College. \n\n \n 
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/from-seed-to-sale-puget-sound-plants-nursery-tour-with-zack-zobrist-and-michelle-rau/
LOCATION:Puget Sound Plants\, 9615 192nd St SE\, Snohomish\, WA\, 98296
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SUMMARY:Right Fern\, Right Place with Richie Steffen
DESCRIPTION:NHS is very pleased to co-sponsor this event with the Hardy Fern Foundation. We thank Richie Steffen for generously sharing his fern cultivation expertise with us.\nDo 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 member and executive director of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden\, will discuss the best ferns for these and other special conditions–in other words\, how to find the right fern for the right spot. He will also present the ideal ferns for groundcovers\, species with colorful foliage and those that are especially striking in containers. \nSpeaker’s bio: \nFew people have a passion for plants or an excitement about gardening greater than Richie Steffen. He is the executive director for the Miller Garden\, overseeing the development of the garden\, its programs and rare plant collections. His expertise comes from over thirty-five years of experience in the horticultural field\, with the last 24 years spent at the Miller Garden. Ferns have become a specialty for him\, and he maintains extensive collections at the Miller Garden and his home garden. Richie has traveled to Europe\, Japan\, Chile\, New Zealand\, Costa Rica and numerous U.S. locations to study ferns and other plants. He is active in the gardening community and is a past president of the Hardy Fern Foundation and the Northwest Horticultural Society. A noted lecturer\, writer and photographer\, Richie is the co-author of the Plant Lover’s Guide to Ferns with his friend and fern mentor Sue Olsen. \n \nTo learn more about ferns and their many uses in ornamental horticulture\, please visit the Hardy Fern Foundation\, which began as a NHS study group in the 1970s.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/right-place-with-richie-steffen/
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