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.


Green Seattle Partnership

Green Seattle Partnership

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


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