Are you a follower of the NHS Plant of the Week? Richie has been writing the NHS Plant of the Week since its inception. This weekly email highlights some of the best, some of the beautiful and a few odd and unusual choices we can grow in our gardens. Join Richie for a stroll... Read More
Explore how to maintain an ecological balance while creating beautiful landscapes with this food web approach to gardening. The emphasis is on the interdependence of all life in the garden and how the lives of insects, birds, other animals, and soil organisms are inextricably interwoven. The presentation begins with a brief introduction to conservation... Read More
This year’s tour features five private gardens and two community gardens along the eastern shore of Lake Washington, from Bothell to Bellevue. Members are welcome to bring a non-member guest.... Read More
Summer is for enjoying the garden. Join Bess Bronstein and Richie Steffen as they share tips and ideas for streamlining summer garden care. Learn what you have to do and when to do it and still have time for a nap in the hammock. Bess and Richie have years of experience in garden... Read More
It’s hydrangea time in the Pacific Northwest... Join NHS and your NHS hosts, Gillian Mathews and Renee Montgelas for a full day touring gardens, with a focus on Hydrangeas, in the Kingston/Indianola area of the Kitsap Peninsula. The tour will start at Richie Steffen and Rick Peterson’s evolving garden on their ten-acre property which they... Read More
(Only 1 Space left!) Join us as we expand upon the influence that public gardens have on the communities around them. This walk will start at the Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens in Everett, where we will focus on identifying a wide range of conifers, herbaceous perennials and deciduous trees. We will discuss the history... Read More
Join NHS in welcoming renowned gardener Linda Cochran to our webinar stage and discover how she creates her signature dazzling combinations using mostly native plants, which she believes are beautiful but underutilized in Pacific Northwest gardens. Learn how to design native plant communities for a naturalistic meadow as well as for a variety of other... Read More
Join us for NHS Members Day at Heronswood to celebrate this local treasure! The garden is open and FREE to NHS members all day and we have a number of events planned. This is a day to meet and mingle with fellow NHS members in one of our region’s world-class gardens. You are welcome to... Read More
In these challenging times of climate change and global warming, environmentally conscious gardeners are looking for better ways to garden to help our planet. One such alternative is earth-friendly gravel gardens that require little water, no fertilizer or other chemicals, no organic mulches and require less time and money to maintain. This garden system... Read More
Join NHS for a walking tour of the Seattle Waterfront, a living landscape and charismatic green space designed for people, plants, and wildlife. The tour is led by Richard Hartlage and Page Crutcher of Land Morphology, the Seattle-based landscape design firm that created the planting plan for the project. Seattle’s newest urban park spans 26... Read More
Join NHS for a tour of Farmhouse Flower Farm in Stanwood, Washington, and hear the story of the family farm from farmer Marryn Mathis. When Marryn discovered flower farming, she fell in love with the idea of showing her children the joy of digging in the dirt, being outside, and growing beauty. She and her... Read More
When Amy Stewart discovered a community of tree collectors, she expected to meet horticultural fanatics driven to plant every species of oak or maple. But she also discovered that the urge to collect trees springs from something deeper and more profound: a longing for community, a vision for the future, or a path to healing... Read More
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