Join internationally renowned floral designer and artist Françoise Weeks just in time for the holiday season! Françoise will showcase six different pre-made designs, describing the mechanics and providing detailed information... Read More
Photographer extraordinaire Claire Takacs will discuss her new book, VISIONARY: Gardens and Landscapes for Our Future, created with landscape architect Giacomo Guzzon. She will treat us to highlights from the... Read More
A detailed and well-executed garden plan can double or triple the productivity of a vegetable garden. We'll consider which crops to grow, how to select varieties, how to allocate space,... Read More
The presentation by TJ Maher offers a visual feast with over 100 image-rich slides, inspired by the 2024 publication Grounded in the Garden: An Artist’s Guide to Creating a Beautiful Garden in Harmony with Nature. TJ will delve into topics such as using color in the garden, designing and reimagining borders, and maximizing the potential... Read More
The Northwest Horticultural Society in partnership with the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival welcomes Neil Lucas, as the 2025 international show judge and speaker. Join Us For a Delightful Evening Featuring a special NHS lecture for members and their guests at the Seattle Convention Center with Neil Lucas, the U.K.'s leading authority on ornamental grasses,... Read More
Move away from monoculture crops and embrace the benefits—aesthetic, horticultural and gustatory—of layered edible gardens with expert Christina Chung. She will share practical, accessible strategies to increase your garden’s food production and visual interest year round. Christina advocates for the inclusion of edible plants from eight different layers (trees, sub-canopy trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous perennials, annuals, ground covers and edible roots)... Read More
Tour the Arboretum's Witt Winter Garden and learn about the many garden-worthy plants of late winter. Ray Larson, Curator of Living Collections, will discuss the many highlights of the winter garden on the cusp of spring. Blooms, berries, bark and fragrance are still in full effect and Ray will talk about some of his favorites. Instructor Bio:... Read More
Discover the future of ecological planting with the legendary Dr. Noel Kingsbury. As one of the world’s premier practitioners and promoters of ecological planting design, he will focus on bracing topics raised in his latest book, “Wild: The Naturalistic Garden” (Phaidon). As human-led development decreases the availability of healthy, functional spaces for plants and animals,... Read More
Who says botanical Latin (also known as scientific nomenclature) has to be head-scratchingly hard? We’re all Homo sapiens (“intelligent humans”), so it’s not too much of a leap for us to figure out that Rhododendron macrophyllum (literally “red-tree large-leaf”) is the Pacific rhododendron, the state flower of Washington. This class will cover the basics (who,... Read More
Local rose authority and author Nita-Jo Rountree will reveal her go-to varieties and essential best care practices for thriving roses in the Pacific Northwest. She will celebrate the versatility of roses—how they can grace mixed beds, containers, cottage-style gardens and formal designs with equal charm. All aspects of rose care in our region will be... Read More
Join propagation experts, Diane O'Neill and NHS Board Member Michelle Rau, in the Edmonds College Horticulture Greenhouse, for this hands-on workshop that will set you up for success with growing plants from seed. Learn about key factors in selecting seeds, starting them and growing them on. You will leave understanding stratification, scarification and storage, what to germinate with heat... Read More
Dan Benarcik will provide a lively, motivational deep dive into the endless versatility and functionality of containers — whether they accent a large property, are the focus of an apartment balcony or something in between. He will review the breadth of container gardening styles and share some of his favorite and most consistently successful plants... Read More
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