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SUMMARY:Dishing Dirt with Richie and Bess: Fall Gardening Made Easy
DESCRIPTION:Join horticultural experts Bess and Richie as they dig into the joys of autumn gardening. This lively webinar will highlight practical tips to keep your garden thriving through the season\, and also explore perennials and grasses that shine in the fall garden\, from vibrant foliage to late-season blooms. Review the essential chores that prepare your beds for winter while setting the stage for a flourishing spring\, and learn how to successfully overwinter some of your favorite tender plants. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just like getting your hands dirty\, you’ll come away inspired and ready to make the most of your fall garden. \nSpeakers’ Bios: \nBess Bronstein is an ISA certified arborist\, educator and horticultural consultant based on the Kitsap Peninsula in Kingston\, Washington. She has 35 years of experience in arboriculture\, landscape management and garden design. Bess was an instructor at the Edmonds College horticulture program for 28 years\, with a focus on courses in pruning and tree care\, plant identification\, plant pests and diagnosis\, and soils. \nRichie Steffen\, former president and board member of NHS\, is enthusiastic about (or more accurately\, obsessed with) plants. He is the executive director for the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden where he oversees the Garden\, its rare plant collections and its primary educational program\, Great Plant Picks. 
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/dishing-dirt-with-richie-and-bess-fall-gardening-made-easy/
LOCATION:Live Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar Lecture
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SUMMARY:Spooky Season-al Color at the Arboretum with Cynthia Welte
DESCRIPTION:“Spooky Season” encompasses all that we love as the chill of autumn approaches: the imagery and customs associated with Halloween and fall\, like ghost stories\, cozy sweaters\, crackling leaves underfoot and gathering mist. In this tour of the Washington Park Arboretum\, UWBG Tour Guide and NHS Board Member Cynthia Welte will highlight striking autumnal color interwoven with stories about creepy and sinister plants in the Arboretum collection. (Poisons\, witches\, fairies and a botanical touch of the dreadful!) You’ll be guided through the vibrant Japanese Maple collection\, Sorbus collection and more. Learn the folklore behind some well-known plants\, meet new favorites\, and be amazed at the mysteries of leaves and fall color. Be not afraid – this tour takes place during daylight hours. \nGuide’s Bio: \nCynthia has been working in Seattle horticulture for over 25 years as a gardener\, educator and in botanical garden administration. In all her roles\, she inspires others toward deeper understanding and appreciation of plants and the natural world. She teaches horticulture at Edmonds College\, leads tours at the Arboretum\, serves on the board of the Northwest Horticulture Society and gardens at home in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/spooky-season-al-color-at-the-arboretum-with-cynthia-welte/
LOCATION:Graham Visitors Center\, 2300 Arboretum Dr E\, Seattle\, WA\, 98112
CATEGORIES:In-person Day Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T183000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Winter Garden with Warren Leach
DESCRIPTION:Drawing from decades of experience in zone 7a\, landscape horticulturist Warren Leach celebrates the rewards of cold-weather gardening in “Plants for the Winter Garden: Perennials\, Grasses\, Shrubs\, and Trees to Add Interest in the Cold and Snow” (Timber Press\, 2024). The title is an American Horticulture Society Book Award Winner and is lauded for its relevance to a range of regions in winter. In this presentation\, Warren will remind us that the winter garden can be a low-maintenance affair and a time to enjoy — no weeding\, watering or dead-heading! The winter landscape may be quiescent but it need not be bleak\, thanks to plants with brightly colored berries\, twigs\, stems\, foliage and winter-blooming flowers. Warren will showcase gardens he has designed that dazzle in the winter season and share inspiring planting design ideas for the coldest months. \nSpeaker’s bio: \nWarren Leach is an award-winning landscape designer and a passionate plant collector\, nurseryman\, horticulturist\, speaker\, writer and educator. He is co-owner of Tranquil Lake Nursery in southwestern Massachusetts\, a prominent grower of daylilies\, iris\, distinctive perennials and woody plants. Warren has taught horticulture and landscape design at numerous horticultural institutions and is an in-demand speaker at garden clubs\, botanical gardens and professional organizations. His writing has appeared in Fine Gardening\, Horticulture\, Green Scene\, American Nurseryman and Boston magazines. \nAdditional resource: \nhttps://awaytogarden.com/enhancing-the-winter-garden-with-warren-leach/
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/celebrating-the-winter-garden-with-warren-leach/
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CATEGORIES:Live Webinar
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SUMMARY:Fall Color and Practices at the Miller Garden with Maggie Rutherford (SOLD OUT)
DESCRIPTION:Elisabeth Miller regularly designed and selected plants for her garden with autumn interest in mind. From the first whispers of fall in September to the fading last days of the season in November\, the Garden is full of color and drama. Thanks to flaming foliage and fall-blooming bulbs\, as well as plants with interesting berries\, bark and blooms late in the season\, there is no shortage of beauty as autumn reigns. Join gardener Maggie Rutherford as she discusses key fall garden practices and highlights some of the best plants of the season\, all at the height of autumn color in the Miller Garden. \nInstructor’s Bio: \nMaggie Rutherford is a gardener at the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden and an instructor at Edmonds College. A Bothell native\, she graduated from the University of Washington with a BFA in Painting + Drawing in 2009.  A life-long love of nature and a growing interest in plants led her to obtain her ATA in horticulture from Edmonds College in 2024. She maintains a wild garden full of flowers at her home and enjoys cultivating the connections between art and gardening. \n$25 of each registrant’s fee will be remitted to Great Plant Picks.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/fall-color-and-practices-at-the-miller-garden-with-maggie-rutherford/
LOCATION:Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden (Address will be made available to registrants two days prior to event.)\, Seattle\, WA
CATEGORIES:In-person Class
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SUMMARY:Gardens as Stories: Landscapes of Connection and Purpose with Charlotte Harris
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to welcome British landscape and garden designer Charlotte Harris to Seattle. She will speak to the centrality of storytelling in the projects undertaken by Harris Bugg Studio\, the award-winning landscape design practice she co-founded in 2017 with Hugo Bugg. \nThe studio prioritizes a profound understanding of place across its residential\, public\, historic and commercial projects in the UK and Europe. Today\, it has a team of 12\, with studios in London\, Scotland and Devon\, and is revered for its ability to equally value and incorporate aesthetic impact\, site suitability\, four-season interest\, biodiversity\, sustainability and accessibility. \nCharlotte will share how she weaves stories through the landscapes she designs – from vast projects like RHS Garden Bridgewater to the transformation of the Barbican Conservatory to a private garden on the Isle of Man inspired by the fusion of Norse and Manx culture. \nSpeaker’s bio: \nProclaimed a “pioneering design talent” by the RHS\, Charlotte has won three Gold Medals and a Best in Show at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. She is a sought-after guest lecturer and writer\, an RHS Show Judge\, and a contributing editor at Gardens Illustrated. Her progressive commitment to ethical sourcing and advocacy for enhanced representation and diversity in the industry is also much admired. \nCharlotte earned her undergraduate degree in history and then studied landscape design and construction at Merrist Wood College and Capel Manor\, after which she trained with luminary Tom Stuart-Smith for four years. \n \nPlease note: This is a live event and will not be recorded.\n\n \n Photo credits: Marianne Majerus and Rachel Warne \n 
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/gardens-as-stories-landscapes-of-connection-and-purpose-with-charlotte-harris/
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:Garden to the Max: Joyful\, Visionary\, Maximalist Design with Teresa Woodard
DESCRIPTION:Maximalist garden style is a bold\, vibrant approach to design that celebrates abundance\, creativity and personal flair\, proclaims award-winning garden writer Teresa Woodard. Her newest book\, “Garden to the Max: Joyful\, Visionary\, Maximalist Design” (Timber Press\, 2025)\, profiles 20 masters of the maximalist style. The pages celebrate an astonishing range of horticultural passions: a desert sanctuary in Tucson\, a moss-focused landscape in Wisconsin\, a tropical “jungle extraordinaire” in Florida. And the Pacific Northwest is represented by a Portland hillside property boasting 12 “riotously colored garden rooms\,” including a pint-sized prairie\, a xeriscaped slope\, an alpine garden and an orchard meadow. Teresa will share some of the most fascinating stories and personalities behind these landscapes\, along with some go-to plants and insider tips. Even if you take a more moderate approach to design\, the knowledge and passion on display will ignite your garden dreams. Registrants will receive a downloadable handout with 12 key tips for incorporating the maximalist approach into the landscape. \nSpeaker’s bio: \nTeresa Woodard is an award-winning author and magazine writer and editor based near Columbus\, Ohio. She is co-author of American Roots: Lessons and Inspiration from Designers Reimagining Our Home Gardens (Timber Press\, 2022). She has written and produced garden content for regional and national publications\, including Better Homes & Gardens and Country Gardens\, and currently serves as contributing garden editor at Midwest Living magazine. She has won Gold and Silver Media Awards from GardenComm. When not working\, she gardens at home\, volunteers at an urban garden teaching youth about growing food\, and advises America in Bloom communities across the country.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/garden-to-the-max-joyful-visionary-maximalist-design-with-teresa-woodard/
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