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SUMMARY:Garden Photographer Goes to Portugal with Only His iPhone
DESCRIPTION:Professional garden photographer Saxon Holt vacationed in Portugal with only his iPhone to capture images. Rather than being a limitation\, the experience led to insights that became the genesis of a series on camera phone photography for Pacific Horticulture. He will share photos of Portugal’s gorgeous gardens and landscapes\, while talking through easy-to-learn tips\, techniques and approaches to enhance your phone photography. Saxon will give you the skills and confidence to elevate your compositions\, lighting choices and more — whether you’re traveling abroad or shooting in your own garden. \nSpeaker’s bio: \nBased in Marin County\, Saxon is a photojournalist and the sole photographer of more than 30 garden books\, most recently Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates (Timber Press\, 2021.) Holt directs the Summer-Dry Project\, which provides gardeners with plant information and photos to inspire sustainable\, climate-adapted gardens in the summer-dry climates of the Pacific West Coast. He is a member of  the American Society of Media Photographers\, a Fellow of GardenComm (Garden Communicators International)\, a board member of Pacific Horticulture and owner of the PhotoBotanic Garden Library.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/professional-grade-phone-photography-with-saxon-holt/
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SUMMARY:Planting Designs from a Mediterranean Nursery Garden in Southwestern France
DESCRIPTION:In 2016\, UK horticulturalists Imogen Checketts and Kate Dumbleton broke ground on their property in southwestern France to create Le Jardin Champêtre. Since then\, it has become a highly regarded demonstration garden\, nursery and design practice infused with their love of the local scrubby garrigue landscape. Noel Kingsbury lavishly profiled Le Jardin for Gardens Illustrated and it’s featured in master garden photographer Claire Takacs’ book about some of the world’s most innovative and climate-smart gardens\, Visionary: Gardens and Landscapes for Our Future. \nChecketts and Dumbleton’s plant palette and design approach are naturalistic\, ecologically based and tailored to thrive year-round in the Mediterranean climate – once established\, plants receive little to no irrigation and low maintenance is key. The designers will share their most successful plant combinations\, both native and nonnative\, which include grasses\, perennials\, shrubs\, bulbs\, ground covers and lawn alternatives\, and how to layer them for maximum visual and ecological effect. \nThe Pacific Northwest climate is often described as Mediterranean; as summers become drier and hotter\, there are many lessons to be gleaned from the plantings and principles of Le Jardin Champêtre. Some plants will be familiar: achillea\, eriogonum\, miscanthus\, phlomis\, salvia\, stipa…but prepare to discover new ones\, some of which might very well enhance your own landscape. \nSpeakers’ Bios: \nKate Dumbleton studied horticulture at Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst College\, where she won the student of the year award. Prior to that\, she earned a Master’s degree in French\, and worked in social research and project development for cultural heritage projects\, local food initiatives and environmental programs. She also qualified in permaculture design and was an active member of Ecoworks community gardens\, St. Ann’s Community Orchard and the Friends of Brackenhurst’s Victorian Walled Garden. \nImogen Checketts has two degrees: horticulture and garden design and landscape and heritage. She was head gardener at Pensthorpe Wildlife and Gardens in Norfolk\, where she designed and built the Wave Line Garden\, the Wildlife Habitat Garden\, and worked alongside Piet Oudolf to redesign and replant his first UK public project\, the original Millennium Garden. Imogen is an accomplished linocut artist and her horticultural interests include mixed perennial and grass planting\, planting for wildlife and dry gardens\, as well as woodland habitats and edible gardening. \n \n \n 
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/planting-designs-from-a-mediterranean-nursery-garden-in-southwestern-france/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251116T130000
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SUMMARY:NHS 2025 Annual Meeting and Lecture (Members Only)
DESCRIPTION:SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nat the Center for Urban Horticulture\, NHS Hall\n1:00 PM: Doors open \n1:00 – 1:30 PM: Plant sale (Keeping It Green) & socializing \n1:30 PM: Official business \n2:00 – 3:00 PM: Lecture followed by Q&A \nMore plant sales and socializing until 3:30 PM \nLight refreshments will be provided \nSpecial note: Although usually closed on Sundays\, the Miller Library will kindly be open to members from 1:00–1:30 PM and again after the meeting until 4:00 PM. Peruse the shelves and enjoy Molly Hashimoto’s paintings and prints of Northwest trees\, flowers\, wildlife and landscapes. \n \n\n\nDirectors and Officers will be elected at this meeting. If you are unable to attend in person and would like to vote\, please download the PDF ballot from the link below and follow the instructions inside. \nThis meeting and lecture are free and open to all members\, but due to the capacity of NHS Hall at the Center for Urban Horticulture\, attendance will be limited to 180 attendees\, and registration is required. \n\nBellevue Botanical Garden: \nA Garden Created For and By the Community\nDirector of the Bellevue Botanical Garden James Gagliardi will give us an overview of the past\, present\, and future of BBG\, a vibrant\, vital and well-loved place in our region. Learn and reflect on how a community came together to create a space for a diverse group of people and plants. \nSpeaker’s Bio: \nJames studied horticulture at the University of Connecticut and earned a master’s degree from the Longwood Graduate Program in Public Horticulture at the University of Delaware. He joined the Bellevue Botanical Garden as its director in 2022. Prior to that\, he worked at Smithsonian Gardens in Washington\, D.C.\, where he was lead horticulturist for the National Museum of Natural History and held a supervisory role for the landscapes of the National Museum of Asian Art\, National Museum of African Art\, Smithsonian Castle\, Enid A. Haupt Garden\, Folger Rose Garden\, and Ripley Garden. He also served as the horticulturist for George Washington’s River Farm\, headquarters of the American Horticultural Society in Alexandria\, Virginia. \nThis is an in-person-only lecture; there will be no recording. \n2025 NHS Ballot\nBios of Proposed New Board Members
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/nhs-2025-annual-meeting-and-lecture-members-only/
LOCATION:Center for Urban Horticulture\, NHS Hall\, 3501 NE 41st St\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98105\, United States
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SUMMARY:Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop with Michelle Rau
DESCRIPTION:2 Sessions \nMorning Session 10:00 AM – 12:00PM  \nAfternoon Sessions 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM  \nYes\, it’s already time to start planning for the holiday and winter season! Board Member Michelle Rau and Linda Toccoli of the Edmonds College Horticulture Department are here to help get you in the spirit. They will teach you how to create your own 18–22″ wreath perfect for the wintry months. All supplies will be provided\, but if you can bring greens to share that would add to the fun. Feel free to bring berries\, pods\, dried flowers\, etc. from your garden to personalize your creation. Please bring your clippers. \nInstructors’ bios: \nMichelle Rau is a horticultural educator\, plant nerd and all-around hoot. With over 10 years of experience in horticulture\, she offers a unique perspective on plants\, and how to identify and care for them. She is a Certified Professional Horticulturist\, ISA Certified Arborist\, and faculty member at Edmonds College. \nLinda Toccoli has been the greenhouse manager at Edmonds College for 20+ years and has created thousands of striking wreaths in her lifetime. She is a master plantswoman\, potter and skilled at growing rare and difficult plants.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/holiday-wreath-making-workshop-with-michelle-rau/
LOCATION:Edmonds College Horticulture Department\, 20000 68th Ave W.\, Lynwood\, WA\, 98036\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-person Workshop
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