It's time to get your sweet peas started, and we are excited to welcome Marryn Mathis, aka The Sweet Pea Queen, to Seattle for our first in-person event of the... Read More
Winter’s cold and dark days can be tough for gardeners, but the new year is the perfect time to reflect on last season and plan for the coming months. Join... Read More
Pam Penick’s latest book, “The Gardens of Texas: Visions of Resilience from the Lone Star State” (Timber Press, 2025), celebrates the tenacity and range of gardening approaches across her home state. Whether a pocket prairie in an urban neighborhood, a crevice garden in Central Texas or a desert oasis in the west, these human-made landscapes... Read More
Gardens That Have Inspired Me with Stephen Orr We are delighted to partner with the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival in welcoming accomplished garden writer, editor and media personality Stephen Orr to the Pacific Northwest as a Show Judge and speaker. Please join us for drinks and conversation with Stephen and other garden enthusiasts before... Read More
Professional photographer Doreen Wynja will take us down her soulful path into the world of garden photography. She will share highlights from her sumptuous book, The Spirited Garden: Creative Private Retreats (Rizzoli, 2025), written with former NHS Board Member Lorene Edwards Forkner. Her images capture the richly realized and profoundly personal visions of 17 garden-makers... 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
Clare is the Garden Editor of House & Garden UK and will share fascinating details about the making of her newest book, Pastoral Gardens (Montgomery Press, 2024). A rhapsodic deep dive into gardens that blur the lines between intentional design and the wild landscape, it offers intimate glimpses of twenty gardens in the UK,... Read More
Beyond Tradition: New Visions in Plants and Planting Design Bastyr University Auditorium, Kenmore Saturday, March 14th, 2026 | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM About the Symposium This year the Northwest Horticultural Society celebrates six decades of sharing horticultural knowledge and creating a vibrant community in the process. In recognition of this milestone, the symposium will... Read More
This webinar is the first of five free events in our Members Free Lecture Series for 2026. Not a member yet? Join today and watch this event for free! _______________________________________________________... Read More
Learn how to grow and harvest flowers and foliage from your own garden, no matter how small its square footage. In this intimate, in-person class aimed at beginning growers, Sarah... Read More
Anthony is a bonsai artist and educator who will introduce the ancient art of bonsai in a practical, approachable way. This engaging demonstration-based class at Anthony's private residence will teach... Read More
Spring is here, and it’s the perfect time to dig into our gardens! Thinking about making a few changes this season? Join horticultural experts Bess and Richie as they dish... Read More
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