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SUMMARY:Gardens of Texas: Visions of Resilience with Pam Penick
DESCRIPTION: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 are not only visually captivating\, but designed to thrive in extreme conditions: intense heat\, drought\, floods and freezes. Although Texas is half a continent away from the temperate PNW\, the book presents a bounty of relevant lessons to all gardeners navigating a rapidly changing climate. \nPam captures the motivations\, challenges\, joys and rewards of 27 intrepid garden-makers who\, through true-grit determination and innovation\, have adapted to Texas’ extreme climates and challenging growing conditions. By implementing hardy plant choices\, rainwater harvesting\, native lawns and other responsive design strategies\, they’ve created dynamic\, thriving gardens that work in harmony with the state’s natural beauty. Penick presents these spaces as case studies\, offering practical takeaways and savvy plant recommendations.  \nSpeaker’s bio: \nAustin-based Pam is an accessible and influential garden writer\, speaker and advocate for climate-resilient design\, known for inspiring waterwise\, wildlife-friendly landscapes for nearly two decades. For 10 years she ran a landscape design business helping Texas homeowners replace thirsty lawns with waterwise gardens of native and well-adapted plants.   \nPam is the voice and photographer behind “Digging\,” her website about “cool gardens in a hot climate”. In addition to her latest book\, Pam authored “Lawn Gone!” and “The Water-Saving Garden.” Her writing has appeared in major magazines\, like Better Homes & Gardens\, Fine Gardening\, American Gardener. She’s also the founder of Garden Spark\, an Austin-based speaker series on design and ecology\, where she brings fresh ideas and bold voices to the local gardening community.
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SUMMARY:An Evening With Stephen Orr at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival
DESCRIPTION:Gardens That Have Inspired Me with Stephen Orr\nWe 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. \nPlease join us for drinks and conversation with Stephen and other garden enthusiasts before his presentation.\nThis event replaces the previously announced presentation from Frances Tophill\, who will not be able to travel to Seattle due to unforeseen circumstances.\n\nSeattle  Convention Center\, Room 307/308\nReception at 5:30 PM\nLecture at 6:00 PM to be followed by a Q&A  session\n\nWhile working as an editor at major home and garden magazines and writing three books\, Stephen Orr traveled the world visiting many of its most significant and beautiful gardens. In this highly visual presentation\, he will illuminate how these landscapes can inspire home gardeners — and share behind-the-scenes stories along the way. \nStephen served as an editor at Better Homes & Gardens\, Martha Stewart Living\, House & Garden\, and Domino\, and has been a frequent gardening expert on CBS’s The Early Show and NBC’s Today Show. He is the author of three books and lectures widely on horticultural topics across the country. Stephen lives and gardens on Cape Cod\, where he writes about plants\, places and the evolving role of gardens through his Substack and for his local newspaper\, The Provincetown Independent. His most recent book\, The Gardener’s Mindset: Connecting with Nature through Plants (Clarkson Potter)\, debuts in May\, and is a collection of essays and photos that explore how gardening influences the way we think\, feel and engage with the natural world. \n \nThis is a live event and will not be recorded. \nThis is an NHS fundraising event and your contributions will support our educational programs\, community outreach grants and scholarships.\n\nGet discounted tickets to the festival!\nUse the code NHS26 to receive savings on the general admission price for any day of the event. Please note that Lecture Room 307/308\, where the event will take place\, is in the Convention Center but does not require a show ticket for entry.
URL:https://northwesthort.org/event/an-evening-with-stephen-orr-at-the-northwest-flower-garden-festival/
LOCATION:Seattle Convention Center\, 705 Pike St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Spirited Garden: Imagery\, Stories and Inspiration with Doreen Wynja
DESCRIPTION: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 in the Pacific Northwest\, from the Willamette Valley to the Salish Sea. This visually powerful presentation will fill you with inspiration\, offer tips for brushing up your own image-taking skills and encourage you to get out into your garden and create your own magic.  \nSpeaker’s bio: \n\nOregon-based Doreen has been photographing plants and gardens for over twenty years. She has been an outside contractor for Monrovia Nursery since 2004\, and has a host of other commercial clients\, including artists and garden designers. Her work has appeared in Garden Design\, Fine Gardening\, Landscape Architecture\, American Gardener and Marin Magazine. Her images have been published in numerous books\, including Succulents (TI Inc. Books\, 2017)\, The Tapestry Garden (Timber Press\, 2018) and The Healthy Garden (Abrams Books\, 2021).
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