U.
of Washington Botanic Gardens
Contact:
Tel: 206.543.8616 or email uwbg@u.washington.edu
• Nov
18: Give your garden new life
Has your well-designed garden become a jungle, or have you suddenly
realized that your garden has grown without a plan and is now difficult
to maintain? Or maybe your tastes have changed. Wed Nov 18, 6:30-8:30
pm, at the Center for Urban Horticulture, Linelle Russ (CPH, Morning
Dew Gardens) will teach design principles, pruning techniques, and
soil and weed management plans that will simplify maintenance and keep
your garden attractive over the long haul. Preregistration is required
for "Caring for the Mature Garden," 206-685-2590, $30.
• Nov 30: Montlake Fill birder reads from new book at free reception
Connie Sidles visits the Montlake Fill almost daily in search of birds. She has led field
trips there for two years. Please join us as she reads from her new book, In My Nature:
A Birder's Year at the Montlake Fill, in the Miller Library Monday, Nov 30, 6:30-8:00 pm.
This free public reception includes light refreshments.
Northwest Horticultural Society
Contact:
Tel: 206-780-8172 or email info@northwesthort.org
Seattle
Japanese Garden
Contact
the Japanese Garden: (206) 684-4725
The
Seattle Chinese Garden
Phone
206-282-8040
Email: info@seattlechinesegarden.org
The
Seattle Chinese Garden at South Seattle Community College will offer
free, guided tours the second Saturday of every month, March-October.
Tours begin at 10:00 am at the Chan Education Center at South Seattle
Community College (6000 16th Avenue SW, north parking lot entrance) with
a slide presentation and discussion of the significance of gardens in
Chinese culture. The tour then moves outside to the garden site...
For membership, special event and more guided tour information, call
(206) 282-8040 or visit www.seattlechinesegarden.org
For more information or to RSVP, please contact us at info@seattlechinesegarden.org or (206) 282-8040.
We've
Moved!
The SCGS office has moved
to the Discovery Center in the Chan Education Center at the South
Seattle Community College. Our new contact information is:
6000 16th Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98106
(p) 206-764-5219
(f) 206-764-5213
Please come visit the new office and join us for the final docent tour of the 2009 season on Saturday, October 10 at 10 am. No reservations are necessary.
Edmonds
Community College
Phone 425-640-1739
Website: http://hort.edcc.edu/
General
email: tilth@seattletilth.org
Phone Numbers (206)
633-0451
• City
Chickens 101
WHEN:
Nov. 21, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Good Shepherd Center; 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., room 140 (Senior
Center), Seattle
Learn the most important considerations in caring for a small flock of hens in limited space, including chicken physiology, behavior, health, nutrition, housing and city regulations. This class also covers the wide variety of chicken breeds. Questions are encouraged and you will leave this class with the knowledge you need to know to start raising chickens in your own backyard.
COST: $30 for Tilth members, $40 non-members. Advance registration and payment is required. For more information and to register, visit: www.seattletilth.org.
For
more information and to register, visit: www.seattletilth.org.
Wallingford
Farmer's Market
Every
Wednesday now through October, 3 to 7pm
Seasonal fruits
and vegetables from both sides of the state, fresh organic produce,
fresh flowers, herbs, mushrooms, preserves, honey, fish, fresh baked
goods and more. Weekly events include master chef's demonstration
series, live music, and produce tasting's
Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance
• Ballard (Sundays, 10am - 3 pm, Year round!)
• Broadway (Sundays, 11am - 3pm, May 10 - December 20)
• Columbia City (Wednesdays, 3pm-7pm, April 29 - October 21)
• Broadway
(Sundays, 11am - 3pm, May 10 through Dec 20, 2009)
10th Ave E and E Thomas, behind the Broadway B of A on Capitol Hill
• Columbia
City (Wednesdays, 3pm - 7pm, April 29 through Oct 21, 2009)
4801 Rainier Ave S, at S Edmonds
• Lake
City (Thursdays, 3pm - 7pm, June 4 through Oct 29, 2009)
NE 125th and 28th NE, next to the Library off Lake City Way
• Magnolia
(Saturdays, 10am - 2pm, May 23 through Oct 10, 2009)
Next to the Magnolia Community Center at 2550 34th Ave W
• University
District (Saturdays, 9am - 2pm, Year-round)
Corner of 50th and University Way NE, in the University Heights lot
• West
Seattle (Sundays, 10am - 2pm, Year-round)
California Ave SW & SW Alaska, in the heart of the Junction