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Japanese Garden Pruning
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
This class will cover pruning Japanese upright maples (fan pruning), Japanese laceleaf maples (shell pruning), pruning pines (cloud pruning) and shearing masses of lower story plants. This lecture series is designed for those who work in landscape maintenance. Each lecture provides information on tools and techniques for quality pruning with better long-term results and customer satisfaction.
$35
All About Conifers
All About Conifers: Tree Identification, Management and Landscape Use Conifers provide the structural framework for many gardens, serving as specimen trees, focal points, screens, and hedges. Unique growth habits along with contrasts of foliage color and texture can provide year round interest in any size garden. In the dark days of winter a golden cypress can light up the garden with colorful foliage, and a prostrate weeping hemlock can soften...
2023 Ecological Restoration Symposium
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
2023 Ecological Restoration Symposium: Beginning Again – Ecosystem Restoration from the Ground Up This symposium will be an in-person and virtual hybrid event, bringing together researchers and practitioners to address the complex process of restoring native plant communities from the ground up, from structure removal to soil remediation & community engagement. This symposium will guide attendees through the complex process of restoring...
$95
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Taking the Edge off: Pruning for Natural Areas Workshop
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
This lecture and hands-on workshop will cover how to manage and prune native vegetation adjacent to trails, drives, and streets for optimal environmental functions, appearance, safety, & visibility. This class is open to everyone, but geared towards public works, maintenance, and landscape crew members as well as community stewardship volunteers, supervisors, and field staff. Natural area landscapes hold an important place and functions in...
$85
Creating Closed Terrariums
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Join this workshop to learn how to build & maintain your own closed terrarium! Class supply fee covers all necessary supplies. Terrariums are micro gardening environments that allow you to view nature up close and display it as a work of art. Closed terrariums require less watering than traditional terrariums. During the day, condensation will form on the glass, then in the evening as the glass cools, the moisture returns to the soil....
$79
Native Plants 101: Edible Native Plants
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Learn to safely identify many of our native edibles here in the Puget Sound area as well as ways to incorporate native edible plants into your home landscape! This class will include a small tasting of different native plants you can grow and harvest as well as a short walk around the Union Bay Natural Area to take a look at some of the native edibles and compare them to invasive look-alikes. Children are welcome, but class content will be...
$20
Terrarium Workshop
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Learn how to create an indoor garden in miniature. Terrariums are a micro gardening technique that allows you to view nature up close and display it as a work of art. Instructor Tassy de Give, author of Rooted in Design, will guide you on building a terrarium and how to maintain it. Learn how to create an indoor garden in miniature. Terrariums are a micro gardening technique that allows you to view nature up close and display it as a work of art....
$68
Kokedama: Moss Ball Workshop
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Learn the ancient Japanese art of Kokedama gardening and create a unique living sculpture under the guidance of instructor Tassy de Give. Discover the history and materials used in this fascinating art form at UW Botanic Gardens.
$68
Local Plants for Natural Dyes and Pigments
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Discover the vibrant world of natural dyes as you learn to create your own beautiful colors from common garden plants, ornamental trees, and even weeds. Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll uncover the art of dyeing fabric and explore the use of mordants. Leave with a swatch book and stunning dyed silk scarf and cotton bandana.
$57
Watercolors from Natural Pigments
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Discover the art of lake pigmentation in this hands-on workshop at the UW Botanic Gardens. Learn how to transform organic materials into vibrant watercolor pigments and create your own paints. Leave with newfound knowledge and two unique watercolor paints to continue your artistic journey.
$57
Restoration Project Management
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Class attendees will be introduced to restoration-relevant project management concepts in order to plan and implement more successful and cost effective ecological restoration projects. Considerations of project management like identifying project needs and stakeholders and researching sites, as well as creating project schedules and budgets will be discussed. Class attendees will also be introduced to important resources for restoration practitioners...
Free
Five Easy Plants To Prune
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
This talk will focus on how to prune nandina, evergreen azalea, lilac, camellia, and yew. This lecture series is designed for those who work in landscape maintenance. Classes last two hours and are held on Thursdays in 2018. Each lecture provides information on tools and techniques for quality pruning with better long-term results and customer satisfaction.
$35
Art of Nature
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Join Certified Forest Therapy Guide, artist, and writer Julie Hepp as they facilitate nature and art experiences. Participants will be invited to slow down and connect with both human and more-than-human beings through sensory-based activities. Then, participants will be invited to create works by writing, illustration, painting, and working with nature to create patterns and art. Instructor Julie Hepp is a life-long lover of nature. Julie shares...
$30
Vine Pruning
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
This class covers pruning and management of some of our most common ornamental vines: wisteria, common varieties of clematis, Boston ivy/Virginia creeper, honeysuckle, and trumpet vine. This lecture series is designed for those who work in landscape maintenance. Each lecture provides information on tools and techniques for quality pruning with better long-term results and customer satisfaction.
$35
Fruit Tree Pruning
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Learn the basics of fruit tree pruning. Covers apple, cherry, plum, and pear trees. This lecture series is designed for those who work in landscape maintenance. Each lecture provides information on tools and techniques for quality pruning with better long-term results and customer satisfaction. This class takes the confusion out of pruning common fruit trees.
$35
Native Plants 101: Identification and Gardening
Learn to identify some of Western Washington’s common native plants as well as pick up a few tips on plant identification in general! We’ll cover several different species of native plants as well as their growth preferences and how best to incorporate them into your garden or yard at home. This online class will be delivered using Zoom and will be recorded. The recording will be available for two weeks to those who registered to attend.
Olmsted Parks Walking Tour: Univ. of Washington Campus
UW Botanic Gardens @ 1704 NE Grant Ln, Seattle, WA
Friends of Seattle Olmsted Parks Walking Tour: University of Washington Campus Join the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks on the final walking tour of Seattle’s Olmsted Brothers parks and parkways this summer! Relocated from downtown northward to larger, less-developed acreage in 1895, the University of Washington consisted of just six buildings when the Olmsted Brothers firm prepared a general campus plan in 1903. John Charles Olmsted...
$30
Playful Winter Collage - Botanical Art Workshop
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Join instructor Lisa Snow Lady in a collage workshop, drawing inspiration from the wintery botanical world to create original art pieces to frame or turn into cards! Cut, tear, and paste layers of colorful papers to create original cards or small pieces to frame. Drawing inspiration from the seasonal flora of the surrounding UW Botanic Gardens and Center for Urban Horticulture, students will learn how to simplify the subject matter, create dynamic...
$42
Botanical Fiber Art Workshop: Wildflower Embroidery Basics
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Flower power time! Learn to embroider wildflowers in this embroidery basics workshop with fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ. This two-hour, hands-on workshop covers a variety of beginner-friendly embroidery stitches such as the satin stitch, back stitch, stem stitch, reverse chain stitch, leaf stitch, and French knot. Each attendee will receive a full kit that includes: a wooden embroidery hoop, floral transfer designs, embroidery needle,...
$48
Botanical Print-Making Holiday Card Workshop
UW Botanic Gardens @ 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA
Combine nature and art to create beautiful holiday cards and gift tags! Come make your own unique holiday cards and gift tags through an exploration of mixed media printmaking! Explore the patterns and textures of plants through print-making processes. This class will invite you to use natural materials, like fallen leaves & conifer needles, to create one-of-a-kind holiday cards to give to your loved ones this holiday season.
$50
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