The University of Washington Botanic Gardens, part of the School of Environmental & Forest Sciences, consists of two sites: the Washington Park Arboretum and the Center for Urban Horticulture. With a diverse collection of over 20,000 plants and various amenities, these sites provide opportunities for education, research, and recreational activities.
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UW Botanic Gardens @ 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA
The Centennial Garden is at its best in summer. The garden, completed in September 2017 in partnership with the Seattle Garden Club, was designed as a colorful destination at the south end of Azalea Way, overlooking the pond and with views to the Lookout Gazebo. Ray Larson, our Curator of Living Collections, will talk about the plants in this new garden, and which ones are at their best during each season of the year. Your $5 at the door donation...
UW Botanic Gardens @ 18607 Bothell Way NE, Washington, DC
McMenamins has revitalized the Anderson School, Bothell’s first junior high dating back to 1931. Riz Reyes, McMenamins horticulturalist, will be your guide through the gardens on the 5.4 acre property. The gardens showcase several planting schemes aimed to display diversity and a plant collector's palette. Come see the architectural desert garden, bold and lush plantings outside and inside of the Northshore Lagoon, stroll through the wildflower...
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.
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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...
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.
UW Botanic Gardens @ Virtual Classroom
If you’ve been dreaming of a garden that attracts and nurtures songbirds, beneficial insects, and other wildlife, this class will help you make that dream a reality. You will learn a step-by-step method of choosing plants and other features that fit your site and fulfill the daily needs of wildlife, how to turn problem areas into habitat assets, create and manage pest-free feeding stations, and maintenance practices that help keep wildlife in...
Permaculture Orchards & Creating Productive Fruit Tree Guilds Learn how to make your fruit trees healthier, more disease resistant and bear more fruit by understanding the symbiotic relationship of ‘guilds’, including species selection for different trees. Productive fruit trees are gifts that keep on giving for generations! Learn how to make your fruit trees healthier, more disease resistant and bear more fruit by understanding...
Ray Larson, Curator of Living Collections, will take us on a journey through the most interesting plant collections in the UW Botanic Gardens. Learn about rare and unusual plants, collections based on genetics and eco-geographic habitats, and unusual stories of how these plants have made their way to us. This tour in particular will highlight the special places displaying the fauna of late summer in the Washington Park Arboretum. This program will...
UW Botanic Gardens @ Virtual Classroom
Whether you are a first time plant owner, or are looking to expand your knowledge of your existing collection, Houseplants 101 will give you the know-how and guidance for improving the life of your plants. Learn the do's and don'ts of indoor plants. Instructor Tassy de Give, author of Rooted in Design, will discuss how to choose the right plant for your indoor environment and troubleshoot potential plant problems. Whether you are a first...
Scratching the Surface: Soil Formation, Structure, and Chemistry Students will be introduced to the format of the class series and learn the essential basics of soil science; how they are formed, their physical properties and chemistry. Students will be provided and introduced to soil management plan and soil assessment worksheets to develop for their own project sites. Instructors will give demonstrations of soil properties assessment techniques...
This class teaches us how to prune rhododendron, hydrangea, callicarpa, Viburnum bodnantense and abelia. Included in this two-hour slideshow are basic pruning techniques techniques, common pruning mistakes and corrective pruning. 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 is part of a six part series, Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair. We will explore the realm of soil biology, its web of interdependence that creates soil ecology, and how a healthy soil ecosystem builds the foundation of whole ecosystem health and resilience. Emphasis will be made on the relationship between soil biology, physical properties, and chemistry. Soil and landscape stewardship practices...
This class is part of a six part series, Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair. We will dive into exploring how water enters, moves, and gets stored in soils and the relationship between levels of soil moisture and ecosystem function. Topics will include how topography influences water movement, soil physical and chemical properties control soil water storage, and field methods for assessing soil water holding...
Learn how to raise gentle solitary mason bees this spring to grow more fruit and berries in your gardens. Learn how to raise gentle solitary mason bees this spring and grow more fruit and berries in your gardens. Mason bees are dark blue bees, native to Washington State, who build their nests in cavities like those found in deadwood and hollow stems. You'll learn how to provide nesting habitat and care for the bee cocoons as they hibernate over...
This class is part of a six part series, Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair. Building up from the previous classes, we will review soil disturbance and resulting stewardship challenges commonly encountered at restoration sites such as former agricultural land, urban fill, construction sites, brownfields, and degraded natural areas. We will review how to assess for common soil disturbances as well...
This class will cover all you need to know about replacing hard-to-manage slopes with easy-care plantings. (This class is not intended for very steep slopes that require structural engineering.) Many homeowners in the Puget Sound region are faced with the challenge of gardening on a slope that may currently be covered with a dangerous-to-mow lawn, difficult-to-access garden beds, or multiple grades. This class will cover all you need to know about...
This class is part of a six part series, Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair. Conserving and building self-sustaining soils form the foundation of ecosystem restoration. Learn how a good understanding of existing site and soil conditions informs choosing best approaches to protecting intact soil ecosystems and repairing disturbed soils. Long-standing best practices as well as practices rooted in recent...
This class is part of a six part series, Getting Down to Earth: Understanding soils for ecosystem resilience and repair. In this final class of the series students will share their soil management plans developed over the previous 5 classes and discuss them with their fellow students and instructors. Emphasis will be placed on best practices for changing climate and drought resiliency.
UW Botanic Gardens @ Virtual Classroom
In his book, Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv writes that “stress reduction, greater physical health, a deeper sense of spirit, more creativity, a sense of play…are the rewards that await a family when it invites more nature into their children’s’ lives.” If you are intrigued by the idea of making inviting and nurturing places for children within your own garden, this class will inspire and inform you! You‘ll learn ways to create...
Learn the normal life cycle of plants and how to troubleshoot leaf loss, pathogens, pests, watering and lighting issues. Ever wonder why your plant's leaves turn brown or yellow? In this class instructor Tassy de Give, co-author of Rooted in Design and Plant Director of Glasswing Greenhouse and Geometry Gardens, will discuss the normal life cycle of plants: what is acceptable leaf loss, how to identify and treat plant pathogens, common houseplant...
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