U.
of Washington Botanic Gardens
Contact:
Tel: 206.543.8616 or email uwbg@u.washington.edu
Arboretum
Foundation
Contact the Washington Park Arboretum Foundation: (206) 206-325-4510
Ongoing Plant Sales at the Arboretum:
Pat Calvert Greenhouse
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Year 'round
The Pat Calvert
Greenhouse sells young trees (including conifers), shrubs, perennials,
and bonsai starts grown from seeds or cuttings taken primarily from
the Arboretum collection plants. Volunteers are present on Tuesday
and Thursday mornings to help with plant selection; however, visitors
are welcome to browse the greenhouse selection any day of the week
and purchase plants at the Arboretum Shop, open daily from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., except in winter (call 206-325-4510 for seasonal hours).
(Location: Just south of the big greenhouse adjacent the Graham Visitors
Center parking lot.)
Plant Donations Nursery
Wednesdays, April-October, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
2nd Saturdays, April-October, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Foundation volunteers sell donated plants from area gardens. Excellent selection
and great values on popular and unusual plants. (Location: Near the
Graham Visitors Center parking lot, just south of the greenhouses).
Donating to the nursery: The best time for gardeners to drop off
plants at the nursery is during public hours listed above. That’s
because the gate to the nursery on Arboretum Drive is open, and
the volunteers are on hand to help unload, and the plants can be
potted up promptly. (Driving past the main gate on Arboretum Drive
during the nursery’s public hours is permissible for unloading
purposes.)
Gardeners can bring plants to the Donations Nursery on other days as
well. You may use one of the nursery’s wheelbarrows to transport plants
from the parking lot to the nursery site. Please leave the plants in
or near the potting area along with a note specifying the name(s) of
the plants, the color of the flowers, and other pertinent information.
Do not leave plants in the parking lot, at the Pat Calvert Greenhouse,
or outside the nursery gate.
We don’t encourage gardeners to bring large plants (trees or shrubs
over 5 feet tall), because they are difficult to lift. Thanks for your
donation!
Early Bloomers Plant Sale
Saturday, April 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Graham Visitors Center, Washington Park Arboretum
Free parking and admission
Don’t miss their first plant sale of the year! Hosted by the dedicated
volunteers in our Plant Donations Nursery and Pat Calvert Greenhouse,
the sale takes place within the beautiful environs of Washington
Park Arboretum, so you can come shop for your plants near the Graham
Visitors Center and then enjoying a relaxing stroll through Seattle’s
premier public garden.
FlorAbundance Spring Plant Sale;
April 2012
Dates & Venue TBA
This magnificent sale, the largest in the Puget Sound region, features dozens of top specialty nurseries and vendors selling a wide selection of choice, locally-grown plants. You’ll find trees, shrubs, beautiful conifers, native plants, vegetable starts, species and hybrid rhododendrons, favorite and rare perennials, unusual annuals, glorious groundcovers, grasses, vines, and more.
Savvy Gardener Class Series
By the Saving Water Partnership
Look for the next Savvy Gardener classes in March 2012
To receive an automatic email about the new classes, subscribe to
the Savvy Gardener E-newsletter. This free newsletter comes out every spring, summer and fall.
All classes are free and will be held at the nurseries
listed below. Pre-registration is not required, but arrive early to
ensure a seat as classes are popular and may fill quickly. Read the
class descriptions at the Saving
Water Partnership.
Please check back for the 2012 schedule
Seattle
Japanese Garden
Contact the Japanese Garden: (206) 684-4725
University of Washington Botanic Gardens
Contact: Telelephone (206)543-8616 or email uwbg@u.washington.edu
Visit their event calendar for current class listings for 2012
Seattle
Parks and Recreation - Carkeek Park
Environmental Learning Center Closure: (206) 684-0877
Though the Environmental Learning Center at Carkeek Park is available for rentals, we regret that because of budget reductions, it is no longer open for visitors or regular scheduled classes. For school programming opportunities or building rentals, please phone (206) 684-0877.
The
Green Seattle Partnership is a unique public/private partnership
between the City of Seattle and the Cascade Land Conservancy.
The Partnership was formed in 2004 by a memorandum of agreement between
the City of Seattle and the Cascade Land Conservancy. Seattle Parks
and Recreation, Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment,
and Seattle Public Utilities are the three key City departments serving
in the Green Seattle Partnership.
In 2010 Swansons partnered with the Green Seattle Partnership to to
expand our successful "Trees for Salmon" program to other area Seattle
parks and to assist in the effort to restore 2500 acres of forested
parkland by 2025.
The Seattle Chinese Garden
Phone: 206-934-5219
Email: info@seattlechinesegarden.org
The Seattle Chinese Garden inspires global understanding by immersing visitors in the richness and beauty of Chinese culture. Our mission is to create a traditional Sichuan-style Chinese garden, the only one of its kind outside China, as a means of celebrating Seattle's rich Chinese heritage and supporting Seattle's future business and cultural relationship with China.
Learn
more here about events.The Seattle Chinese Garden offers free, guided tours every Saturday at 1:00 PM at the Discovery Center in the Chan Education Center at South Seattle Community College. The tour will explore Knowing the Spring Courtyard (Zhi Chun Yuan) and Pine and Plum Pavilion (Song Mei Ting). Our garden is adjacent to the South Seattle Community College Arboretum.
These public tours last approximately 45 minutes and no reservations are necessary. Groups can arrange a private tour with two weeks advance notice. For additional information, contact us.
PARKING: Look for Chinese Garden signs directing you to the Discovery Center in the Chan Education Center. You will be parking in the North parking lot on the Campus and will meet with our docent at the Chan Education Center. View directions to
the Garden.
For membership, special event and more guided tour information, call
(206) 934-5219 or visit www.seattlechinesegarden.org or
email: info@seattlechinesegarden.org
Edmonds Community College
Phone: 425-640-1739
Website: http://hort.edcc.edu/
SEATTLE
TILTH - LEARN. GROW. EAT.
General email: tilth@seattletilth.org
Phone Numbers (206)
633-0451
Founded
in 1978, Seattle Tilth is a nationally recognized non-profit
educational organization dedicated to cultivating a sustainable
community, one garden at a time. Seattle Tilth inspires
and educates people to garden organically, conserve natural
resources and support local food systems in order to
cultivate a healthy urban environment and community.
Save the Date: 2012 Events:
Seattle Tilth invites the public to participate in ther
community events and help build a more sustainable (and
interesting!) region. http://seattletilth.org/special_events
Celebrate Community Kitchens NW - Sat., Jan. 28
March Edible Plant Sale - Sat., March 17
May Edible Plant Sale - Sat. & Sun., May 5 & 6
Eastside Edible Plant Sale - Sat., May 12
Chicken Coop & Urban Farm Tour - Sat., July 14
Harvest Fair - Sat., Sept. 8
Click
here for classes and workshop information
Wallingford
Farmer's Market
Closed
for the season - watch for new 2012 site information
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, starts May, 2012)
10th Ave E and E Thomas, behind the Broadway B of A on Capitol Hill
• Columbia
City (Wednesdays, 3pm-7pm, Starts April, 2012)
4801 Rainier Ave S, at S Edmonds
• Lake
City (Thursdays, 3pm - 7pm, Starts June, 2012)
NE 125th and 28th NE, next to the Library off Lake City Way
• Magnolia
(Saturdays, 10am - 2pm, closed for the season)
Next to the Magnolia Community Center at 2550 34th Ave W
• Phinney (Fridays, 3pm - 7pm, Starts June, 2012
• 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
Dunn Gardens
Please email info@dunngardens.org or call 206-362-0933 for further information.
The E.B. Dunn Woodland Gardens is a historic treasure located in
North Seattle. Designed by the renowned Olmstead Brothers in
1916 for the Arthur Dunn family. Most recently it was the private
home and garden for enthusiastic gardener and prolific garden
writer, Edward Dunn who was respected as an authority on Pacific
Northwest native plants.
Regular
tour schedule runs from April 1 through July, and from September
1 through October. The gardens will be closed in August. Tours are
held on the following days:
* Thursdays at 1 p.m.
* Fridays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
* Saturdays at 10 a.m.
There is a limit of 12 people per tour. Admission is $10 per person, $7 for senior citizens and students, payable by check or cash at the door (Groups of 6 or more must pay for the tour in advance). Children under 12 and pets are not admitted. Parking is very limited and carpooling is recommended. Theye cannot accommodate any vehicles larger than a passenger van.
Secret
Gardens of Lake Forest Park Garden Tour 2012
Saturday
June 16,
2012
Advance ticket sales will begin in May 2012 for The 10th Annual
Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park Garden Tour features five beautiful
gardens in the city of Lake Forest Park. Artists and musicians will
work and perform at each garden. Master Gardeners will be on hand
to answer your gardening questions.
Vashon
Allied Arts Garden Tour 2012
June
23 - 24 22nd
Annual Garden Tour for more information call (206) 463-5131 or go
to: http://vashonalliedarts.org/specialevents/gardentour/gardentour.htm
Bainbridge
in Bloom Garden Tour 2012
July
13, 14, & 15, 2012 24th
Annual Garden Tour Bloom is the nonprofit Arts & Humanities
Council’s most important annual fundraiser. Proceeds from
the garden tour and from the Evening in Bloom dinner/auction
are used for an array of purposes throughout the year: For
more information: http://bainbridgeartshumanities.org/bainbridge-in-bloom-2012/
West Seattle Garden Tour 2011
Sunday,
July 15, 2012 from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.
The
West Seattle Garden Tour celebrates the "The Art of Gardening" for
its 18th year on Sunday, July 15, 2012 from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.
The self-guided tour highlights nine residential gardens, including
a former winning garden in the Pacific Northwest Gardens competition,
and includes a noontime lecture by Lorene Edwards Forkner. Ticket
books are $15 per person (children 12 and under are free) and are
available in June at SWansons Nursery. Ticket vouchers are
also available online from www.brownpapertickets.com,
starting in April. Net proceeds from the tour benefit local educational
and horticultural projects and community gardens. Visit www.westseattlegardentour.com for
additional information on the gardens, sponsors, beneficiaries, lecture
and ticket outlets.
Northwest
Horticultural Society
Contact:
Tel: 206-780-8172 or email info@northwesthort.org
2012 Plant Sales:
Friday,
March 9, 9am – 4pm NHS Hall - Center for Urban Horticulture
Northwest Horticultural Society 5th Annual Spring Ephemerals... and
More! Plant Sale
3501 NE 41st, Seattle, WA 98105
A larger venue will allow NHS to increase the number of vendors and
widen the range of plants available. Dan Hinkley will be speaking.
In addition, enjoy horticultural displays (with an emphasis on hellebores) & a
raffle for some special plants. All proceeds benefit the Miller Library.
The Miller library will be open, featuring books related to the season & ephemerals,
with reference staff on hand to answer your gardening questions.
Fall Plant Sale
Friday, September 14, 2012, noon-6:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 15, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
North Seattle Community College Cafeteria
9600 College Way N., Seattle, WA 98103
2012 Winter Classes
Wednesday, February 22, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Propagation Workshop with Kathy Norsworthy
Kathy Norsworthy, owner of Taking Root Nursery, will focus on hands-on propatagion from basal plate cuttings, plant division, and root cuttings. In addition she will discuss soil, fertilizer, watering, heat and timing. You will learn how to use all three methods in the workshop and takie home plants that you have made.
Location: Norsworthy Garden/Kenmore
Fee: Members: $25.00; Non-members: $35.00
Limit: 15
Wednesday, March 7, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pruning Small Trees and Shrubs with Christina Pfeiffer
Christina is a ISA Certified Arborist who teaches at Edmonds Community College, is a consulting associate with Urban Forestry Services, Inc., and holds degrees in horticulture from Michigan State and the University of Washington. She will give a slide lecture before moving outside for a hands-on demonstration that will include espaliered apple trees and roses.
Location: Rountree Garden/Bellevue
Fee: Members: $25.00; Non-members: $35.00
Limit: 12
The Seattle Tree Fruit Society
STFS brings together amateur growers - beginners to experts - from the Greater Seattle area who share an interest in growing fruit and nut trees, berries, kiwis, grapes, and other fruit. They offer information on adapted varieties, up-to-the-minute growing techniques, and share their own experiences growing fruit. They are also a chapter of the Western Cascade Fruit Society. Click here for a current calendar of classes and events at the Seattle Tree Fruit Society